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November 20, 2008

Stories in Nature:

‘A cookbook for getting something done’

Verlyn Klinkenborg, author and New York Times editorial writer, digs into the American Earth anthology at Book Forum. From Henry David Thoreau, writing from Concord in 1837, to book editor Bill McKibben, writing from the Yosemite backcountry last year, American Earth is a collection of essays, speeches, and poems about nature and the [...]

Posted by Donna Wares, September 5th, 2008 | Permalink
File under: Nature, New Release 2008

Someone to see: upcoming author events

Ray Bradbury will discuss “The Future of Libraries and the Importance of Books” at an event in support of the beleaguered Long Beach Library. 2 pm, Saturday, September 6 in the Main Library Auditorium, 101 Pacific Avenue, Long Beach. [map]
Author Deanne Stillman, photographer Elissa Kline and wild horse conservationist Neda de Mayo will discuss “The [...]

Posted by Kate Cohen, September 4th, 2008 | Permalink
File under: Events and festivals, Libraries, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Nature, New Release 2008, Nonfiction, Politics/government, San Francisco

No place like home: California authors on California

A commitment to the terroir: On June 30, University of California Press released Wines & Wineries of California’s Central Coast by William A. Ausmus (I ordered mine today) and the Los Angeles Times’ Corie Brown uses the occasion to offer an interesting look at the University of California Press’ move into wine books — they’ve [...]

Posted by Kate Cohen, July 10th, 2008 | Permalink
File under: History, Nature, New Release 2008, Newspapers, Nonfiction, Publisher news