Portland Book Festival
Portland Art MuseumSave the date! More info to come.
Save the date! More info to come.
An indie author’s guide to selling international rights for their books This presentation will teach indie authors all you need about elevating your books to the worldwide stage, including how international rights work, what to expect from a rights contract, and how to showcase your books to rights buyers worldwide. Key Takeaways include: Learn […]
with Kit Hinrichs Join us for a unique evening with designer Kit Hinrichs, as he discusses his latest book and the value of storytelling in his career. Award-winning designer, author, and collector Kit Hinrichs will present his latest book, Narrative Design: A 50 Year Perspective. He'll explore how storytelling has allowed him to create lasting imagery […]
Here’s our outstanding list of authors who will be reading from their latest books: Ana Brazil Josie Brown Michele Drier Victoria Kazarian Claudia Hagadus Long Ana Manwaring Karen A. Phillips Nannette Potter Terry Shames Lisa Towles
Join two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist John King in discussion on his new book Portal: San Francisco's Ferry Building and the Reinvention of American Cities. King’s narrative spans the rise and fall and rebirth of the Ferry Building. Rich with feats of engineering and civic imagination, his story introduces colorful figures who fought to preserve the Ferry […]
The San Francisco Chronicle #1 bestselling author Obi Kaufmann of the canonical California Field Atlas returns with an epic, forward-looking exploration of the state’s arid eastern regions. The Deserts of California: A California Field Atlas blends science and art in Kaufmann’s signature style to throw into relief ecological insights greater than either might yield alone. Through expressionistic mapmaking, wildlife renderings, […]
MWA NorCal CPA Maura Matera will be giving a Zoom seminar on tax issues for authors. If you have any specific issues that you want Maura to cover, please let Claire Johnson know.
The Orange and the Dream of California takes a lively, literary, and extraordinarily visual look at the symbiotic and highly symbolic relationship between the Golden State and its “golden apple.” Untold thousands of adventurers and health-seekers came West in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, lured by postcards of orange blossoms juxtaposed to snow-capped […]
Refresh and rejuvenate your body, mind, spirit, and attitude with our second annual New Year Wellness and Renewal program. The program will feature Dr. Dacher Keltner, Professor of Psychology at UC Berkeley and author of Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life, and Dr. Aric Prather, co-director of UCSF’s […]
Starting with the very land SFO was built on, A People' History of SFO sees the airport as a microcosm of the forces at work in the Bay Area—from its colonial history and early role in trade, mining, and agriculture to the economic growth, social sanctuary, and environmental transformations of the twentieth century. In lively, engaging […]
When We Walk By takes an urgent look at homelessness in America, showing us what we lose—in ourselves and as a society—when we choose to walk past and ignore our neighbors in shelters, insecure housing, or on the streets. The book brilliantly shows what we stand to gain when we embrace our humanity and move toward […]
For this Lunar New Year celebration, we welcome back renowned Bay Area author Maxine Hong Kingston, historian and former parade director David Lei, educator Linda Lei, and Executive Director of the Center for Asian American Media (CAAM), Stephen Gong. They will talk about how Lunar New Year has been celebrated in San Francisco, share memories […]