California gets $105 million in arts education support. So why is former Arts Council Director Barry Hessnius still depressed?
May 17, 2008
From CaliforniaAuthors editor Donna Wares, Great Escapes: Southern California is a collection of exceptional road trips with suggestions for the perfect books to take along. Highlights include first-person passages from Pico Iyer, T. Jefferson Parker, Judith Freeman, Veronique de Turenne and other great guides, plus cover images by renown photographer Rick Rickman. Learn more at Donna’s SoCal So Cool blog or buy yours here
It took a remarkable outpouring of generosity to make My California: Journeys by Great Writers a reality. This anthology of travel and adventure stories donated by 27 of California’s most talented writers benefits the beleaguered California Arts Council and writing programs for children statewide. Learn more about the project and author events at mycaliforniaproject.org or buy the book here.
Meet the authors of the California Authors Directory. Visit the directory to discover writers like Julia Flynn Siler, a contributing writer for The Wall Street Journal and author of the best-selling The House of Mondavi, released in paperback in May. Says one reviewer: "The reporting on the rise and fall of the Mondavis is stunning. Think ‘Barbarians at the Grape’." Learn more and make the connection with Julia Flynn Siler and other exciting California talents in our author directory.