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August 6, 2012
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Travel Writers & Photographers Conference This Week at Book Passage in Corte Madera
August 9-12, 2012 - Join us for four event-filled days writing, workshopping, networking and perfecting your craft with Susan Orlean (staff writer at The New Yorker), Andrew McCarthy (Actor, director, and Lowell Thomas Award-winning travel writer), Pauline Frommer (internationally syndicated travel expert and host of The Travel Show with her father Arthur Frommer), Peter Greenberg (Travel Editor for CBS News) and many more!
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2012 Conference Sponsors
   
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Upcoming Author Events
Book Passage author events are free and open to the public, unless otherwise specified.
       including Roger Housden, Peter Greenberg, Andrew McCarthy, Oksana Marafioti, Susan Orlean, Laura Lippman and Gail Tsukiyama
Off-Site Events
Various Bay Area Locations
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Events at Book Passage in San Francisco
1 Ferry Building, San Francisco, CA 94111, Phone: (415) 835-1020
Erin Byrne & Contributors
Mon., Aug. 13, 6:00 pm
Vignettes & Postcards, Writings from the Evening Writing Workshops at Shakespeare & Company Bookstore, Paris, Fall 2011
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Events at Book Passage in Marin
51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, CA 94925, Phone: (415) 927-0960
Susan Orlean
Sat., Aug. 11, 8:30 pm
My Kind of Place: Travel Stories from a Woman Who's Been Everywhere
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Upcoming Classes
Book Passage offers a prestigious program of workshops and classes taught by outstanding instructors. The following classes take place at Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, CA 94925, unless otherwise noted.
Language Classes
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Book Groups - Currently All in Session
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Classes on Writing, Publishing, Art & Culture
Rea Franjetic
Africa: Beyond Safaris
Mon., Aug. 13, 10:00 - 11:30 pm, $25
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Laura Deutsch
Starting Your Memoir
Three Thursdays: Aug. 16-30, $120
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You may also register for a class by phone at (415) 927-0960, ext. 1.
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21st Annual Travel Writers & Photographers Conference
The Premier Conference in the World for Travel Writers and Photographers!
August 9-12, 2012
Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, CA 94925 Register Today >> This year's participants will spend four event-filled days in beautiful Northern California writing, workshopping, networking, and perfecting their craft with an internationally acclaimed faculty featuring prize-winning journalists, authors and photographers including Susan Orlean (staff writer at The New Yorker and author of The Orchid Thief, Rin Tin Tin); Andrew McCarthy (Actor, director, and Lowell Thomas Award-winning travel writer); Spud Hilton (Travel Editor of the San Francisco Chronicle); Pauline Frommer (internationally syndicated travel expert and host of The Travel Show with her father Arthur Frommer). Read more about the conference >> |
An Evening with Peter Greenberg, Travel Editor for CBS News
Thursday, August 9, 2012, 8:00 pm
Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, CA 94925
Tickets $10 (free to conference participants) Register >>
Peter Greenberg is the travel editor for CBS News, and appears on The Early Show and CBS Evening News. He is a New York Times bestselling author, travel expert, Chief Contributing Editor for Michelin Travel, and contributing editor to Men's Health, and has been a featured guest on The Oprah Winfrey Show, The View, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, and Larry King Live. He is also the author of the recently released The Best Places for Everything: The Ultimate Insider's Guide to the Greatest Experiences Around the World ($19.99), an all-access pass to the most unique, inspiring, and life-changing experiences on Earth.
Peter Greenberg will be in conversation with Phil Cousineau. Peter Greenberg and Phil Cousineau are on the faculty of the 21st Annual Book Passage Travel Writers & Photographers Conference, which takes place August 9-12 at Book Passage. This event is part of the Conference. Tickets are $10.00 for the public, free for conference participants. |
An Evening with Lowell Thomas Award-Winning Travel Writer & Actor Andrew McCarthy
Friday, August 10, 2012, 8:30 pm
Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, CA 94925
Tickets $10 (free for conference participants) Register >>
Actor, director and Lowell Thomas Award-winning travel writer Andrew McCarthy was named the SATW Foundation 2010 "Travel Journalist of the Year." He has twice been cited for notable work in the Best American Travel series. He is a contributing editor at National Geographic Traveler. His travel writing has also appeared in Travel+Leisure, Afar, Men's Journal, Islands, National Geographic Adventure. His forthcoming book is The Longest Way Home: One Man's Quest for the Courage to Settle Down ($26.00).
Andrew McCarthy will be in conversation with Don George. Andrew McCarthy and Don George are on the faculty of the 21st Annual Book Passage Travel Writers & Photographers Conference, which takes place August 9-12 at Book Passage. This event is part of the Conference. Tickets are $10.00 for the public, free for conference participants.
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An Evening with The New Yorker Staff Writer Susan Orlean Saturday, August 11, 2012, 8:30 pm
Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, CA 94925
Tickets $10 (free for conference participants)
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Susan Orlean has been a staff writer at The New Yorker since 1992. She is the author of seven books, including Saturday Night, My Kind of Place: Travel Stories from a Woman Who's Been Everywhere, and The Orchid Thief, which was made into the Academy Award-winning film Adaptation. Her most recent book is Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend. She lives with her family and her animals in upstate New York (with occasional stints in Los Angeles and in New York City).
Susan Orlean will be in conversation with Don George. Susan Orlean and Don George are on the faculty of the 21st Annual Book Passage Travel Writers & Photographers Conference, which takes place August 9-12 at Book Passage. This event is part of the Conference. Tickets are $10.00 for the public, free for conference participants. |
Literary Luncheon with Gail Tsukiyama
Saturday, August 18, 2012, 12:00 pm
Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, CA 94925
Tickets $55 (includes lunch & a signed book) Register >> Join us for lunch as Gail Tsukiyama celebrates the publication of A Hundred Flowers ($24.99), a powerful new novel centering on the misfortunes which befall a family at the start of the Chinese Cultural Revolution. With this new work, Tsukiyama once again brings us a powerfully moving story of ordinary people facing extraordinary circumstances with grace and courage.
The year is 1957, and Chairman Mao has declared a new openness in society: "Let a hundred flowers bloom; let a hundred schools of thought contend." Many intellectuals fear it is only a trick, and Kai Ying's husband, a teacher named Sheng, has promised not to jeopardize their safety or that of their young son, Tao. One July morning, just before his sixth birthday, Tao watches helplessly as his Father is dragged away and sent off to a labor camp for "reeducation" after writing a letter criticizing the Communist Party.
Gail Tsukiyama is the bestselling author of six previous novels, including The Street of a Thousand Blossoms, Women of the Silk and The Samurai's Garden, as well as the recipient of the Academy of American Poets Award and the PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award. She lives in El Cerrito.
Book Passage hosts literary luncheons with celebrated authors at our Marin store. These events are catered by the outstanding Insalata's Restaurant of San Anselmo.
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Jonathan Kozol Presents Fire in the Ashes
Thursday, September 6, 2012, 12:00 pm
Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, CA 94925
Tickets $60 (includes lunch & a signed book) Register >> Join us for lunch as Jonathan Kozol discusses Fire in the Ashes: Twenty-Five Years Among the Poorest Children in America. In this powerful and culminating work, Kozol returns to the scene of his earlier prize-winning books and to the group of inner-city children he has so vividly portrayed in earlier works. Here, he shares the fascinating and unexpected story of their life journeys.
Jonathan Kozol is the National Book Award-winning author of Savage Inequalities, Death at an Early Age, The Shame of the Nation, and Amazing Grace. He has been working with children in inner-city schools for nearly 50 years.
Book Passage hosts literary luncheons with celebrated authors at our Marin store. These events are catered by the outstanding Insalata's Restaurant of San Anselmo. This special event is co-sponsored with 10,000 Degrees and Dominican University of California Institute for Leadership Studies. A portion of the proceeds will benefit 10,000 Degrees.
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Cooks with Books Events
Book Passage Cooks with Books events are held at outstanding Bay Area restaurants. The meal is inspired by the author/chef, who speaks to the group and visits with the guests throughout the meal. Coffee and conversation usually end about two hours later. These are happy, convivial, fun-filled events for any lover of fine food and wine. The price includes the meal, wine, tax, tip, & a signed copy of the author's book. Reserve online, or call (415) 927-0960, ext. 1 to register by phone.
Susan Feniger Thurs., Sept. 20, 2012, 6:30 pm, $110 per person Insalata's, 120 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., San Anselmo, CA 94960 Street Food: Irresistibly crunchy, creamy, crunchy, spicy, sticky, sweet recipes! Reserve >>
Alice Medrich & Diane Rossen Worthington Sun., Sept. 30, 2012, 12:30 pm, $120 per person Insalata's, 120 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., San Anselmo, CA 94960 Sinfully Easy Delicious Desserts & Seriously Simple Parties Reserve >>
Shelley Lindgren & Matthew Accarrino Sun., Oct. 28, 2012, 12:30 pm, $115 per person A16, 2355 Chestnut St., San Francisco, CA 94123 SPQR: Modern Italian Food and Wine Reserve >>
Tom Douglas Sun., Nov. 4, 2012, 12:30 pm, $110 per person Left Bank, 507 Magnolia Ave., Larkspur, CA 94939 The dahlia bakery cookbook Reserve >>
Hubert Keller Sun., Nov. 18, 2012, 6:30 pm, $125 per person Left Bank, 507 Magnolia Ave., Larkspur, CA 94939 Hubert Keller's Souvenirs: Stories and Recipes from My Life Reserve >>
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