Once again, master storyteller, Joyce Maynard, has delivered a riveting novel of domestic disturbance and fraught family relationships told in her inimitably clear, compelling style. The premise of The Good Daughters is deceptively simple: Two baby girls are born on the same day in 1950 in the same small New Hampshire hospital. But they are born into families that could hardly have been less alike. The echoes and aftershocks of this seemingly random occurrence will resonate through the lives of the girls and their families––in ways both prosaic and profound for decades.
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The Good Daughters is a chronicle of the unlikely ways the two women’s lives intersect––from childhood and adolescence to first loves, first sex, marriage, and parenthood; from the deaths of parents to divorce, the loss of home, and the loss of a beloved
partner––until an unavoidable moment when a long-held secret from the past alters everything.

*About the Author:** Joyce Maynard has been a reporter for The New York Times, a magazine journalist, radio commentator, and syndicated columnist, as well as the author of six novels and four books of nonfiction. Her bestselling memoir, At Home in the World, has been translated into eleven languages. She lives in Mill Valley, California.

Call Book Passage, Corte Madera (415) 927-0960 ext.1, to reserve. The ticket price of $60 includes an outstanding lunch catered by Insalata’s Restaurant & an autographed copy of Joyce Maynard’s
book.
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The Women’s National Book Association launched National Reading Group Month in October of 2007 to celebrate the organization’s ninetieth birthday. This year, WNBA will continue its tradition of promoting women and the book and literacy in general by hosting events in their chapter cities: Boston, Charlotte, Dallas, Detroit, Los Angeles, Nashville, New York, San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington, D.C.
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For more information, please go to
http://www.nationalreadinggroupmonth.org

See you there,

Lynn Henriksen
President

Tuesday, October 5th, 7pm :  Word Painters Series ~
Hosted by Stephen Kopel

Eureka Valley Branch of the San Francisco Public Library, 3232 16th Street (off Market Street)

Free - reception to follow

Past WNBA President, Joan Gelfand will  read new work, and will be accompanied by Mitch Nemeth on guitar.

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Saturday night, October 9th, 8:30 PM: - LITCRAWL!
with Jack & Adelle Foley, Christopher Bernard and others  with the Literary Magazine, Caveat Lector

Mission Pie, 2901 Mission

www.litquake.org




The Third San Francisco Writing for Change Conference: Changing the World One Book at a Time

November 13th-14th, 2010, at the Hilton Financial District, www.sfwritingforchange.org.

Keynotes: Dan Millman (The Way of the Peaceful Warrior) and John Robbins (Diet for a New America)


• Building a Freelance Career in Publishing, with Barbara Fuller

When: Monday, November 1; 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.

Where: First Presbyterian Church, 2407 Dana Street, Berkeley

Cost: $75 through October 25; $85 thereafter

• Editing for the Web, with Karen Seriguchi

When: Wednesday, November 3; 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.

Where: First Presbyterian Church, 2407 Dana Street, Berkeley

Cost: $75 through October 27; $85 thereafter


• Chicago 16: What’s New?, with Amy Einsohn and Marilyn Schwartz

Session I: Tuesday, November 9; 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.; at the First Presbyterian Church, 2407 Dana Street, Berkeley

Session II: Saturday, December 4; 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.; at the Meeting and Activity Space at Fort Mason Center, San Francisco

Additional sessions to be scheduled based on demand

Cost: $75

• Proofreading A to Z, with Robyn Brode Orsini

When: Three Saturdays, November 13, November 20, and December 4; 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Where: First Presbyterian Church, 2407 Dana Street, Berkeley

Cost: $320 through November 5; $340 thereafter


• Authors as Clients: New Strategies, New Technologies, with Zipporah Collins, Barbara Fuller, and Patricia Heinicke, Jr.

When: Wednesday, November 17; 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.

Where: First Presbyterian Church, 2407 Dana Street, Berkeley

Cost: $75 through November 10; $85 thereafter

• Editing with Word: Tools, Tips, and Tricks, with Melissa Stein

When: Friday, December 3; 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Where: MicroTek Computer Facility, 330 Bush Street, San Francisco

Cost: $265 through October 29; $315 thereafter

Details: Find out how much your computer can do for you; learn a step-by-step approach to making electronic editing faster, more accurate, and even more fun. Practice what you learn in a PC computer lab using Microsoft Word.

• Marking Up PDF Files, with Karen Seriguchi

When: Saturday, December 11; 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.

Where: First Presbyterian Church, 2407 Dana Street, Berkeley

Cost: $75 through December 3; $85 thereafter

EDITCETERA, an association of freelance publishing professionals, presents the following workshops in fall 2010. For registration and more info: www.edicetera.com; 510-849-1110; also learn about our other educational programs and freelance editorial services.

History

The Women's National Book Association is a national organization promoting the value of books and reading since 1917. WNBA exists as a nonprofit 501(c)(3) to promote literacy and to support the role of women in the community of the book. The San Francisco Chapter of WNBA was founded in 1968 by Effie Lee Morris, then coordinator of Children's Services for the San Francisco Main Public Library.  
Membership in the San Francisco Chapter stands at 147. Our members are writers, booksellers, agents, editors, publishers, publicists, librarians, graphic designers, career coaches, marketing specialists, conference planners, aspiring authors and avid readers.

The San Francisco branch of WNBA is one chapter in a vibrant organization with over 800 members across the county. Each branch has its own flavor and lively events to honor books, the creation of books, the world of books, and allied arts.

The Women's National Book Association has been a Non-Governmental Organization member of the United Nations since 1959. An NGO is defined as "any non-profit, voluntary citizens' group which is organized on a local, national or international level. Task-oriented and driven by people with a common interest, NGOs perform a variety of services and humanitarian functions, bring citizens' concerns to governments, monitor policies and encourage political participation at the community level."

In effect, WNBA members are to be ambassadors for the UN. Our organization disseminates information about the United Nations through all the means at our disposal, especially through our national and chapter publications and monthly programs.





C O N T E N T
The Bookworm publishes announcements, events listings and other WNBA member related news on a monthly basis.

F O R M A T
Submissions must be written in third person and should have a word count of no more than 300. Good quality jpegs sized at 200kb or less, with titles containing twelve characters or fewer may accompany any submissions.
Items may be rejected if they do not adhere to format guidelines.

DEADLINE
Submissions must be received by the 25th of the month preceeding publication.

Dear WNBA-SF Friends, 

Send your Blog posts to BlogEditor@WNBA-SFchapter.org .

Do you have a book or service you would like to promote? 

1. Increase exposure by linking your website to our SF chapter site and writing new posts on our Blog. 
2. Interact with members on our Bookworm Backdoor forum
3. Add your input and gain ideas from other members through E-newsletter Bookworm.
4. Check our website calendar not only for WNBA sponsored events, but also those with other organizations. 
5. Grab opportunities to provide leadership to the chapter – join a committee or run for office. 
6. Represent WNBA at conferences, book festivals, and other community events.
7. Co-facilitate mixers in your area. 
8. Attend board meetings.
9. Assist with "Meet the Agents & Acquisition Editors."
10. Assist with "Authors’ Showcase." 
11. Assist with database and elections.
12. Assist Membership Chair Mary Lunning.
13. List your book on our National Site – under Author books; List your name in our national database of members.
14. Have your book noted in our National Magazine, The Bookwoman.  Published 3x /year, The Bookwoman is sent out to all chapters and members (700+) and industry professionals for a total circulation of 3,000.
15. Sign up for Members’ Readings at our sponsoring bookstore: Bookshop West Portal, SF.  Contact Pam Reitman.
16. Work with our 10 chapters nationwide to network, plan book tours, build your platform.
17. Tell Leon Veal, Literacy Liaison, how you're promoting literacy in your community and he will profile you in his column.
18. Have fun! Foster relationships!