Librarian Debbie Foster of El Cerrito is the lucky winner of an autographed copy of Human: The Science Behind What Makes Us Unique by Santa Barbara neuroscientist Michael S. Gazzaniga.
“Cool! I’m looking forward to reading this book for my blog,” says Debbie, whose online home is called, appropriately, My Mind on Books.
Stories in Giveaways:
Update: Our latest Book Lotto winner
Book lotto: Human gets inside our heads
This coming week we’ll be giving away an autographed copy of Human: The Science Behind What Makes Us Unique by Michael S. Gazzaniga.
Gazzaniga is the director of UC Santa Barbara’s SAGE Center for the Study of the Mind. His new book is an engaging (and easy reading) exploration of the latest research into the [...]
Some BookExpo grazing
I’m enjoying browsing the wealth of eco-friendly books at BEA, including the new Greenopia guides to Los Angeles and San Francisco and the just-released A Spring without Bees by Michael Schacker.
Other choice goodies that found their way into my 100% reusable and recyclable book bag (courtesy of Chronicle Books) are this trio of Big [...]
A trio of author updates
After I wrote yesterday about Latinos In Lotusland, editor Daniel Olivas shared the backstory of the anthology’s magical cover. He says, “Yes, it is a beautiful cover. Bilingual Press is affiliated with Arizona State University, which has the largest Chicano art collection in the country. So, last year, they flew me out to [...]
A desktop for the launch pad
Think publishing is a high pressure biz? Here is my new desktop image, made from one of our photos taken earlier this month at the March Reserve Air Force Base, Airfest 2008. The Airfest airshow is a type-o-rama of warnings and designations. This one seemed like just what I needed during the last days of [...]
A new day at CaliforniaAuthors and a book lotto, too
Welcome to the new CaliforniaAuthors.com! Click around and you’ll find our familiar features with a fresh face and an easy-to-navigate new site.
To celebrate our re-launch, Kate and I are delighted to share an autographed copy of Mark Sarvas’ new novel, Harry, Revised.
Mark hosts the popular and often cheeky litblog, The Elegant Variation. Along [...]
Monkey Girl lotto update
We had a great response from across the country to this week’s Monkey Girl Sweepstakes.
Congratulations to our winners — Cheryl Shepherd-Adams and Janice Theriot will each receive a just-released copy of Monkey Girl: Education, Religion, and the Battle for America’s Soul autographed by author Edward Humes.
Here’s what the LA Times had to say about [...]
Monkey Girl book lotto
Monkey Girl: Evolution, Education, Religion, and the Battle for America’s Soul by Pulitzer Prize-winner Edward Humes is just out in paperback this week. We have TWO autographed copies to share with CaliforniaAuthors.com readers.
Want one?
Just send us an email [to info at californiaauthors.com] with Monkey Girl in the subject line and we’ll enter you in [...]
Courting reader reviews
From today’s Publisher’s Lunch:
LibraryThing.com is working with Random House to “give out free pre-publication books in exchange for reviews” and will expand the program to other publishers in October. First titles include books from Amanda Eyre Ward, Lisa See, and Amy Bloom, and LT tells their customers, “You get free books, and share [...]
Update: Our latest Book Lotto winner
Book lotto: Human gets inside our heads
This coming week we’ll be giving away an autographed copy of Human: The Science Behind What Makes Us Unique by Michael S. Gazzaniga.
Gazzaniga is the director of UC Santa Barbara’s SAGE Center for the Study of the Mind. His new book is an engaging (and easy reading) exploration of the latest research into the [...]
Some BookExpo grazing
I’m enjoying browsing the wealth of eco-friendly books at BEA, including the new Greenopia guides to Los Angeles and San Francisco and the just-released A Spring without Bees by Michael Schacker.
Other choice goodies that found their way into my 100% reusable and recyclable book bag (courtesy of Chronicle Books) are this trio of Big [...]
A trio of author updates
After I wrote yesterday about Latinos In Lotusland, editor Daniel Olivas shared the backstory of the anthology’s magical cover. He says, “Yes, it is a beautiful cover. Bilingual Press is affiliated with Arizona State University, which has the largest Chicano art collection in the country. So, last year, they flew me out to [...]
A desktop for the launch pad
Think publishing is a high pressure biz? Here is my new desktop image, made from one of our photos taken earlier this month at the March Reserve Air Force Base, Airfest 2008. The Airfest airshow is a type-o-rama of warnings and designations. This one seemed like just what I needed during the last days of [...]
A new day at CaliforniaAuthors and a book lotto, too
Welcome to the new CaliforniaAuthors.com! Click around and you’ll find our familiar features with a fresh face and an easy-to-navigate new site.
To celebrate our re-launch, Kate and I are delighted to share an autographed copy of Mark Sarvas’ new novel, Harry, Revised.
Mark hosts the popular and often cheeky litblog, The Elegant Variation. Along [...]
Monkey Girl lotto update
We had a great response from across the country to this week’s Monkey Girl Sweepstakes.
Congratulations to our winners — Cheryl Shepherd-Adams and Janice Theriot will each receive a just-released copy of Monkey Girl: Education, Religion, and the Battle for America’s Soul autographed by author Edward Humes.
Here’s what the LA Times had to say about [...]
Monkey Girl book lotto
Monkey Girl: Evolution, Education, Religion, and the Battle for America’s Soul by Pulitzer Prize-winner Edward Humes is just out in paperback this week. We have TWO autographed copies to share with CaliforniaAuthors.com readers.
Want one?
Just send us an email [to info at californiaauthors.com] with Monkey Girl in the subject line and we’ll enter you in [...]
Courting reader reviews
From today’s Publisher’s Lunch:
LibraryThing.com is working with Random House to “give out free pre-publication books in exchange for reviews” and will expand the program to other publishers in October. First titles include books from Amanda Eyre Ward, Lisa See, and Amy Bloom, and LT tells their customers, “You get free books, and share [...]
Meet the authors of the California Authors Directory. Visit the directory to discover writers like Christina Meldrum, a Bay Area attorney whose book Madapple was just released this month. “In debut novelist Christina Meldrum's mesmerizing literary mystery, 