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SUMMARY:WNBA-SF 2023 Group Book Release Party
DESCRIPTION:WNBA-SF 2023 Group Book Release Party\n\n\nDecember 1\, 2023\, 8:00-9 P.M. ET/5:00-6 P.M. PT\nREGISTER HERE! \nJoin us as we CELEBRATE the past year’s book releases of WNBA-SF members. Hear the triumphs and lessons learned by women authors who have published a book in 2023. \nIf you aspire to write or publish a book\, or you love to hang out with fellow writers and book lovers\, you won’t want to miss this fun event. Plus\, when you attend\, you’ll automatically enter a giveaway to win great books! There will be an author’s giveaway of Jill Lublin’s Publicity Breakthrough Bootcamp. The giveaway will be done live at the end of the event. \nDuring the book release party\, the authors will discuss their books and the challenges and joys of their publishing journey. You will find many inspirational journeys to learn from given this diverse roster of authors\, from the genre they write in and their publication path to their ethnicity and their topics. \nThe celebration will include an opportunity to mix and mingle in small breakout rooms where you’ll have the opportunity to talk to the authors directly and receive the answers to all your burning questions. It will be fun\, lively\, and instructive. \nGet inspired and gather ideas for wonderful gifts for everyone on your holiday list!\nMeet the authors and their books. \nLeslie Kirk Campbell – The Man with Eight Pairs of Legs: Stories\, February 2022\, Sarabande Books\nThe Man with Eight Pairs of Legs\, an award-winning short story collection and WNBA Great Group Read Selection\, is about the ways our bodies are marked by memory\, often literally – scars\, tracks\, tattoos – and the risky decisions we make when pushed to the extreme. \n  \n  \n\nElise Marie Collins – Social Work Education and The Grand Challenges\, Chapter 5 Advancing Long and Productive Lives\, April\, 2023\, Routledge\nThis chapter explores the opportunities and challenges in improving the quality of life for the increasing global and U.S. population aged 65 and above. Emphasizing the importance of equitable aging\, it introduces gerontological theory and offers practical guidance for elders’ engagement in paid work\, volunteering\, and caregiving roles. \n  \n \nJoan Gelfand – Outside Voices: A Memoir of the Berkeley Revolution\, January 16\, 2024\, Post Hill Press\nLiving in Berkeley in the early ’70s\, Joan was immersed in second-wave feminism. Among a vibrant community of musicians\, painters\, filmmakers\, entrepreneurs\, and activists\, she is empowered to find her writer’s voice while exploring the limits of spirituality\, sexuality\, and politics. \n  \n  \n  \nJoanie Osburn – Café Society: Time Suspended\, The Cafés and Bistros of Paris\, December 27\, 2022\, Goff Books\nThe Parisian café is an integral part of the city’s daily life no matter the weather\, the time of day or year\, the\nmood or neighborhood. It is the spirit of the café\, the dance of the waiters\, the camaraderie of the patrons\,\nthe perpetual movement and joy\, that brings Joanie Osburn to share a dollop of history\, a shot of insight\,\n\nand a boatload of images that celebrate the Paris café as a cultural heritage worth preserving in her book\, Café Society: Time Suspended\, The Cafés and Bistros of Paris. \n\n\n\n \nPamela K. Peirce – Golden Gate Gardening: The Complete Guide to Year-Round Food Gardening in the San Francisco Bay Area & Coastal California\, 30th Anniversary Edition\, August 15\, 2023\, Sasquatch Books\nI wrote Golden Gate Gardening to help people grow food in the climate and microclimates of central and northern California\, where our weather is Mediterranean (dry summer\, mild wet winter)\, and often influenced by the ocean. It has succeeded\, helping several generations of gardeners\, and this new edition keeps the information it offers up to date. \n\n  \n  \nMaxine Rose Schur – Places in Time: Reflections on a Journey\, January 23\, 2023\, Legacy Books Press\nA vivid travel narrative recounting a young woman’s around-the-world journey in the early 70s. The rare and powerful experiences are given significance as the now much older author understands the significance of her youthful adventures. Named Best Travel Book of the Year by the North American Travel Journalists Association and Winner of the Gold Award by the Society of American Travel Writers. \n  \n \nNita Sweeney – A Daily Dose of Now: 365 Mindfulness Meditation Practices for Living in the Moment\, November 1\, 2023\, Mind\, Mood\, and Movement\nReduce stress\, ease anxiety\, and increase inner peace—one day at a time—with a year of easy-to-follow mindfulness meditation techniques. Certified mindfulness teacher\, bestselling author\, ultramarathoner\, wife\, and dog-mom\, Nita Sweeney\, shares mindfulness meditation practices to help anyone break free from worry and self-judgment\, feel calmer\, think more clearly\, and enjoy a more fulfilling life. \n  \n  \n \nJia Ling Wang (Karen Wang Diggs) – 10 Super Asian Women Who Shaped History (Volume One) – August 8\, 2023\, Words Alight Publishing\n10 Super Asian Women Who Shaped History (Volume One) reveals the remarkable lives of 10 Asian women from the 1st to 13th centuries who never received proper recognition or honor for their brilliant and fearless contribution to society due to racial bias and patriarchy. \n\n\nSeina Wedlick – Naming Ceremony\, Illustrated by Jenin Mohammed\, April 11th\, 2023\, Adams Kids Publishing\n\nNaming Ceremony is a story about rich traditions and the unique bond between sisters\, celebrating a multigenerational Nigerian family and Black joy.\n\n\n\n  \nStephanie Wildman – Breath by Breath\, (illustrated by Estefania Razo) from Lawley Publishing (coming January 23\, 2024).\nIn this bedtime (or anytime) story\, twins Flor and Roberto wonder how they can possibly go on an adventure at the same time as they go to sleep. Big brother Luis\, guides them in an adventure through their bodies\, from the top of their heads to the tips of their toes. (Spanish language version\, Respiro a Respiro coming in May 2024) \n  \n\n\nVanessa MacLaren-Wray – Flames of Attrition\, August 9\, 2023\, Water Dragon Publishing\nFlames of Attrition is a secondary-world science fantasy that blends political commentary with humor\, action\, and technological wizardry\, as the newly-appointed king of a small matriarchal nation faces down an insurrection. \n\n\n  \n  \n  \nPlease register for this event.
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LOCATION:Zoom\, OH\, United States
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SUMMARY:Writing a Memoir That is More Than a Memoir
DESCRIPTION:WNBA-Sf Lunch n’ Learn \nWriting a Memoir That is More Than a Memoir\nThursday\, December 8\, 2023 at Noon PT/3pm ET \nIf you’ve been around the memoir scene for very long\, you’ve no doubt heard “Memoirs don’t sell.” As with any myth\, there’s more that’s false about that statement than true. A more accurate statement is “Some memoirs don’t sell.” But many do! \nJoin bestselling memoir author Nita Sweeney for this Lunch N Learn in which she will discuss how to improve the odds that your memoir will sell. \nNita’s first book\, the running and mental health memoir\, Depression Hates a Moving Target\, not only sold to a publisher\, it won awards\, made lists\, and continues to sell four years after it was published. \nIn this program\, Nita will discuss: \n\nUniversal themes in memoir\nMemoir as self-help\nMemoir as how-to\nMemoir as resource offering\n\nGrab your lunch\, a cup of coffee\, and bring your best questions. Join us for a fun\, interactive session. \nAbout Nita: \nMindfulness coach Nita Sweeney is the bestselling wellness author of the award-winning running and mental health memoir\, Depression Hates a Moving Target: How Running with My Dog Brought Me Back from the Brink\, and co-creator of the writing journal\, You Should Be Writing: A Journal of Inspiration & Instruction to Keep Your Pen Moving. Her third book\, Make Every Move a Meditation: Mindful Movement for Mental Health\, Well-Being and Insight was featured in the Wall Street Journal. Her most recent book\, A Daily Dose of Now: 365 Mindfulness Meditation Practices for Living in the Moment\, was released in October. \nNita lives in central Ohio with her husband\, Ed\, and their yellow Labrador retriever\, Scarlet. Download your free copy of Nita’s eBook Three Tools for a Happier\, Healthier Mind or the infographic\, Meditation Myths. \nREGISTER HERE!
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LOCATION:Zoom\, OH\, United States
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SUMMARY:Nita Sweeney reading/signing at The Book Loft
DESCRIPTION:Nita Sweeney reading/signing at The Book Loft \nWednesday\, December 13 from 7pm to 8:30pm \nJoin bestselling author Nita Sweeney for a live reading/signing of all her books including her latest release\, A Daily Dose of Now: 365 Mindfulness Meditation Practices for Living in the Moment which was published November 1st. \nThe Book Loft will have copies of Nita’s other books on hand. These include her award-winning running and mental health memoir\, Depression Hates a Moving Target\, Make Every Move a Meditation\, and You Should Be Writing.
URL:https://nitasweeney.com/event/nita-sweeney-reading-signing-at-the-book-loft/
LOCATION:The Book Loft of German Village\, 631 S 3rd Street\, Columbus\, OH\, 43206\, United States
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