Wednesday, July 01, 2009
New Owners at Hayward's Book Shop
I popped into The Book Shop today, the first day of its new ownership. I met Carl, and bugged Renée for a bit.
Haywardites and other East Bayers should (yes, should) support our local shop. There's plenty of other stuff you can buy from Amazon now -- I just bought two microphones, a toothbrush, and a TV antenna from Mr. Bezos -- so buy your books locally.
Haywardites and other East Bayers should (yes, should) support our local shop. There's plenty of other stuff you can buy from Amazon now -- I just bought two microphones, a toothbrush, and a TV antenna from Mr. Bezos -- so buy your books locally.
Labels: books, Hayward, people, retail
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Writing, Music, and Envy
Some of you know I'm envious of Mark Salzman. He's a famous, handsome author (his Lying Awake is one of my favorite books) who's also quite a good cellist. I'm a busy but obscure writer and mediocre bari sax player.
Today, in the course of writing a press release for Cal Performances, I encountered another person to envy: Dean Elzinga. In addition to being an esteemed and busy singer, he has also worked professionally as a technical writer. Cool thing is, he still lists "Writer & Editor" on his LinkedIn profile, along with "International, Classical Bass-Baritone Singer."
Mr. Elzinga will be in Berkeley on March 13, singing Schoenberg's Ode to Napoleon with the Brentano String Quartet. I'll be there, wearing green.
Today, in the course of writing a press release for Cal Performances, I encountered another person to envy: Dean Elzinga. In addition to being an esteemed and busy singer, he has also worked professionally as a technical writer. Cool thing is, he still lists "Writer & Editor" on his LinkedIn profile, along with "International, Classical Bass-Baritone Singer."
Mr. Elzinga will be in Berkeley on March 13, singing Schoenberg's Ode to Napoleon with the Brentano String Quartet. I'll be there, wearing green.
Labels: art, books, fun, music, people, singing, writing
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Michelle Gamble-Risley on ABC News
Michelle Gamble-Risley, who as editor of California Computer News gave me an opportunity early in my freelancing career, was on ABC News recently, sharing career- and life-changing ideas from her new book, Second Bloom. Congratulations, Michelle!
Labels: books, friends, jobs, marketing, money, news, people, TV, video, writing
Thursday, May 08, 2008
New Reader's Digest Book Out
I recently got my author copy of Save $20,000 With a Nail, a Reader's Digest book. I researched and wrote the Home Appliances chapter. My friend and colleague Aimée Oscamou also contributed to the book. (Aimée, I know you check this blog occasionally; what chapters did you end up doing? Honk your horn in the comments.)
The book was packaged by Gonzalez Defino in New York, and provided me with a welcome opportunity to work with the brilliant and kind Joseph Gonzalez.
The book was packaged by Gonzalez Defino in New York, and provided me with a welcome opportunity to work with the brilliant and kind Joseph Gonzalez.
Sunday, April 13, 2008
The Book Shop in Daily Review
Those of us who love The Book Shop in Hayward were happy to see the article about Hank Maschal in Saturday's Daily Review. In it, Staff Writer Kristofer Noceda got a lot of the details exactly right. For example: "If friends were made solely on first impressions, Maschal wouldn't have many. Yet he does, several of them longtime, loyal customers. That customer loyalty is what helps keep the store open." Count me among them. I also liked Noceda's calling Renée Rettig "the sweet to [Hank's] sour." An excellent article about a gem of a place.
Labels: books, friends, fun, Hayward, writing
