Upcoming Author Talks and Events

Below are author talks coming up.

Sausalito Houseboat Wars: What Really Happened?
John Byrne Barry in Conversation with Books by the Bay’s Cheryl Potts

• April 9, 6 pm, Books by the Bay, 100 Bay Street, Sausalito

How to Write a Killer Book Blurb

This hands-on workshop, hosted by CIPA (Collective of Independent Publishers and Authors), based in Denver, is for authors who want to work with other participants to make their book blurbs stronger and sharper. Other than your book cover and title, nothing is more important in attracting readers to your book than your blurb.

We’ll review formulas and study examples, and devote most of our time to putting participants’ blurbs up on the shared screen and, together, brainstorming ideas and editing copy. 

Past Events

• May 1, 630 pm, Mill Valley Library (co-sponsored by the Mill Valley Historical Society)
  “Sausalito Houseboat Wars: What Really Happened”
  I’ll be talking more about the history the novel is based on than the book itself.

  

• May 18, 10 am, Book Passage
  How to Write a Killer Book Blurb (California Writers Club–Marin)
  This is a workshop for authors on writing blurbs. I won’t be talking about my book except in passing, though I will use my blurb as an example. (RSVP)

  

• May 19: Floating Homes Day in the Park
  I’ll be sitting at a table selling books. Come by and say hello. It’s fun and free.