BookTalk! The Buzz in the World of Books
What Does a Writer Do?
“What does a writer do?” asked the dentist as he stabbed me full of Novocain. Good question, but not one I could answer under the circumstances. When I started out at age seven, I was curious to see if I could place interesting words on a lined sheet. Five decades later I try to find Read More…
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FEMME Highlights the Power of Connections
By Margie Yee Webb Whether face-to-face or through social media, making connections brings benefits, forms friendships, and reaps rewards. We join groups to share common interests and to meet people we otherwise may not meet. At the same time, we find doors opening to opportunities and ventures we did not expect. Our lives are enriched Read More…
Get Out Books’ Picture Books
By Susan Pace-Koch Get Out Of My Head, I Should Go To Bed is beautifully illustrated by award-winning artist Jeremy Kwan. He was chosen for this particular book because of his artistic style. The richly dark colors and sleepy mood were perfect for this bedtime book. He captured the kids in their dream worlds, showing Read More…
Featured Member Interview
Lana Dalberg, Author of Birthing God
Interview by Catharine Bramkamp In her book, Birthing God, Skylight Paths Publishing, WNBA-SF member Lana Dalberg spent two years recording and now sharing the spirit filled moments of forty women. “I was sitting in a women’s conference one day when I thought to myself, I have experienced Spirit in my life in deeply meaningful ways, and … [Read More...]
Judie Ehret
Interview by Catharine Bramkamp It is the season of sharing, and what better way to celebrate than with a conversation with new member, Judie Ehret, who supports WNBA-SF’s literacy project at the Living Room, a drop-in day center for at risk and homeless women and their children, by reading to the children every week. “I never know what I’ll find … [Read More...]
Book Reviews
Buried Truths: Three New Novels
Reviews by Zara Raab The Bones of Paris: A Novel of Suspense By Laurie R. KingNew York: Random House, 2013 The Explanation for Everything by Lauren GrodsteinNew York: Workman Publishing, 2013 Margot A Novel by Jillian CantorNew York: Penguin, 2013 Note: To meet all three authors in a lively panel, join us for our National Reading Group … [Read More...]
Upcoming Events
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Annual WNBA-SF Holiday Party
It’s time to mix and mingle and make merry! Tuesday, December 17, 5:30-8:00 pm WNBA-SF members are invited to our annual holiday bash at the home of literary rock stars Michael Larsen and Elizabeth Pomada. This is a special pot luck, finger food celebration. Please sign up below to RSVP and let us know what Read More…
New Year’s Mixer: January 12
WNBA-SF Member Mixer Sunday, January 12, 2014, 2-4 p mSan Mateo Coastside January is International Creativity Month–a whole month dedicated to Creativity! Come, explore your creative self! Share and network. Snacks, wine and cheese. FREE Many will start the New Year making resolutions and creating lists of ambitions and goals to accomplish before the end Read More…
Literacy Partnership: The Living Room
The Free Book Mobile of Sonoma County visited the Living Room! It was wonderful to see the children and Mothers, along with other women from the center, gleefully select so many wanted books. Glen Weaver, founder and director of the Free Book Mobile, joined WNBA – San Francisco Chapter as a community partner in our Read More…
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