They’re not famous for it, but they are famous, and they’ve got books out this month.
Speaker of the US House of Representatives California Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi will celebrate the launch of her book Know Your Power: A Message to America’s Daughters with three TV appearances on Monday (NBC’s “Today,” ABC’s “The View” and Comedy [...]
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Restoring the heroes’ welcome
Sunday is the 64th anniversary of the G.I. Bill, which sent a generation of veterans to college after World War II. CBS Sunday Morning features a segment on the history of the landmark legislation and the push in Congress to improve the current G.I. Bill (a puny shadow of its former self) to provide better [...]
Paperback Dreams and indy booksellers
Frances Dinkelspiel attended a BEA preview of Paperback Dreams, a new documentary by Alex Beckstead about the struggles of Cody’s Books in Berkeley and Kepler’s Books in Menlo Parks. It made her cry.
She writes:
The film is quite good as it traces the history of these two iconic West Coast bookstores. It also establishes the [...]
Paging the new American Idol
How cool that self-described “word nerd” rocker David Cook claimed the American Idol crown last night. Remember when Simon Cowell rolled his eyes and berated Cook back in February after the singer revealed that he enjoys crossword puzzles in between performances?
Last night the smart kid with a heart of gold pulled off the biggest upset [...]
Writers’ strike optimism abounds
From this morning’s LAT: “The Writers Guild of America leadership recommended Saturday that striking writers approve a contract offer from television networks and movie studios, signaling a likely — but not immediate — resolution to the crippling labor impasse.”
And the Washington Post: “Jubilant screenwriters declared victory Saturday in their 14-week-old strike, hailing the [...]
Deal or no deal?
Writers vote tonight on a tentative pact to end the three-month-old strike, sez Mark Lacter at LABizObserved.
They’re California authors, too.
Restoring the heroes’ welcome
Sunday is the 64th anniversary of the G.I. Bill, which sent a generation of veterans to college after World War II. CBS Sunday Morning features a segment on the history of the landmark legislation and the push in Congress to improve the current G.I. Bill (a puny shadow of its former self) to provide better [...]
Paperback Dreams and indy booksellers
Frances Dinkelspiel attended a BEA preview of Paperback Dreams, a new documentary by Alex Beckstead about the struggles of Cody’s Books in Berkeley and Kepler’s Books in Menlo Parks. It made her cry.
She writes:
The film is quite good as it traces the history of these two iconic West Coast bookstores. It also establishes the [...]
Paging the new American Idol
How cool that self-described “word nerd” rocker David Cook claimed the American Idol crown last night. Remember when Simon Cowell rolled his eyes and berated Cook back in February after the singer revealed that he enjoys crossword puzzles in between performances?
Last night the smart kid with a heart of gold pulled off the biggest upset [...]
Writers’ strike optimism abounds
From this morning’s LAT: “The Writers Guild of America leadership recommended Saturday that striking writers approve a contract offer from television networks and movie studios, signaling a likely — but not immediate — resolution to the crippling labor impasse.”
And the Washington Post: “Jubilant screenwriters declared victory Saturday in their 14-week-old strike, hailing the [...]
Deal or no deal?
Writers vote tonight on a tentative pact to end the three-month-old strike, sez Mark Lacter at LABizObserved.
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, 
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