Nocturnal America By John Keeble Monday, July 23-29, 2007Fernie Writers Conference 2007 Author appearance and "Novel Workshop". For all upcoming events, please visit Author Events & Book Signings page Continue reading Author Events July 26 thru August 1

Lee Lowenfish, author of the biography Branch Rickey: Baseball’s Ferocious Gentleman, was supposed to throw the first ball at Dutchess Stadium yesterday, July 19, 2007, but the game was rained out.  Lee will throw the first ball sometime in August for the New York Penn League.  Check back here for updates. Continue reading Rained out!

The Fortune Teller’s KissBy Brenda Serotte Saturday, July 21, 2007 — 2:00 PM – 5:00 PMBlake Library2351 SE Monterey RoadStuart, FL772.288.5702Author appearance and workshop: "The Magic of Memoir." Just Breathe NormallyBy Peggy Shumaker Sunday-Tuesday, July 15-31, 2007Fairbanks Summer Arts FestivalUniversity of Alaska FairbanksFairbanks, AK 99775Author appearance and Peggy Shumaker will be teaching along with Marvin Bell, Scott Olsen, and Ann Pancake. Rock, Ghost, Willow, DeerBy Allison Adelle Hedge Coke Monday, July 9-31, 2007ArtsCorr3200 East Highway 34Pierre, SD 57501Author workshops and reading. For all author events, please visit the University of Nebraska Press’ AUTHOR EVENTS & BOOK SIGNINGS page. Continue reading Author Events July 19 thru July 25

(and there are a lot this week!) The Best of All Seasons By Dan Aadland Saturday, July 14, 2007 — 2:00 PMBarnes and Noble530 S 24th Street WestBillings, MT 59102406.655.9500Author appearance, reading and book signing. Branch RickeyBy Lee Lowenfish Thursday, July 19, 2007 — 7:05PM Lee Lowenfish is throwing out the first ball at a New York Penn League game: Hudson Valley Renegades home game (at Dutchess Stadium, about 80 miles from NYC) versus State College Spikes! The game will take place near Newburgh, NY.  Check back at this blog for updates after the game, including photos of Lee pitching … Continue reading Author Events July 11 thru July 18

The Big Empty made its debut at University of Nebraska President James B. ("J.B.") Milliken’s House on Thursday, June 21, 2007.  The evening was filled with food, drink, and Nebraska’s literary finest, all to celebrate the publication of The Big Empty: Contemporary Nebraska Nonfiction Writers, edited by Ladette Randolph and Nina Shevchuk-Murray.  Click the continue link below to see more pictures from the star-studded event. 

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Decisive Battles of the U.S.A., 1776-1918By J. F. C. Fuller “Each battle chapter is linked skillfully to the next by a synopsis covering the intervening period, thus leading to an understanding of political and economic events as well as military action. This volume still has considerable value for military history collections.”—Library Journal Chainbreaker: The Revolutionary War Memoirs of Governor Blacksnake as told to Benjamin WilliamsEdited with an introduction and notes by Thomas S. AblerWith a new preface by the editor “It is a real pleasure to see the memoirs of Governor Blacksnake at last in print, well edited and introduced … Continue reading Happy Independence Day

Rock, Ghost, Willow, Deer: A Story of SurvivalBy Allison Adelle Hedge Coke Sunday, July 1-6, 2007The Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics at Naropa UniversitySummer Writing Program 20072130 Arapahoe AvenueBoulder, CO303.245.4600Author appearance, workshop "Cultural Activism and Cross-Cultural Exploration" and reading. Tuesday, July 3, 2007 — 8:00 PMPerforming Arts Center at Naropa University’s main campus2130 Arapahoe AvenueBoulder, CO 80302303.245.4630Author appearance and reading. What Becomes YouBy Aaron Raz Link and Hilda Raz Tuesday, July 3, 2007 — 7:30 PMPowell’s City of BooksSW 10th and BurnsidePortland, OR 97209Aaron Raz Link appearance, reading and book signing. For all upcoming author events, please visit our … Continue reading Author Events June 28 thru July 4

FamousBy Kathleen Flenniken Sunday, June 24, 2007 — 8:00AM to 10:30AM2007 ALA Annual ConferenceWashington Convention               Center801 Mount Vernon Place, NWWashington, DC 20001Kathleen Flenniken will be speaking at a breakfast honoring Notable Books, along with Pulitzer prize-winner Jed Horne and New York Times and New Yorker contributor Melissa Fay Greene. To the Last SaluteBy Georg von Trapp; Translated and with an introduction by Elizabeth M. Campbell Saturday, June 23, 2007 — 11:15 AMVermont History ExpoTunbridge World’s Fair GroundsTunbridge, VTAuthor appearance, reading, talk and book signing. Where the Trail Grows Faint By Lynne Hugo Monday, June 25, … Continue reading Author Events June 21 thru June 27

I’m not neglecting our blog.  Well, I have not intentionally neglected our blog.  It’s just that I’ve been away for work.  I planned to post to the blog during these days, but time got away from me. . . .  Earlier this month–the week before last, actually–I attended a meeting in San Francisco.  But while there, I got to do some exploring on my own.

I will preclude my mini travelogue by saying that this was my first trip to the west coast.  Having been raised in Milwaukee, which extends from Lake Michigan and living a short time on Long Island in New York, where the Atlantic borders the shores, everything was disorienting to me in California: Water to my west was a little more than confusing since I have always oriented myself with knowing that the Lake (in Wisconsin) and the Ocean (in New York) is to the east (imagine my navigational problems when I first moved here to Lincoln, NE).  Many times, I found myself leaving my hotel room, getting lost trying to find a place that was only a couple of city blocks away and later, getting lost on my way back to the room!  >>sigh<<  I was told prior to my trip that San Francisco is a great city for walking.  I guess I can see that, but it took some getting used to for me.

The first picture above is, obviously, a cityscape taken while I was on the Bay.  For a mere seven dollars one-way, one could take a ferry to any of a number of island locations.  I took the ferry to Sausalito, a half hour, peaceful trip.  Soon after leaving dock, my friend and I took this picture of downtown San Francisco.   The sign is just a detail of the photo.

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