Hey, I have a new author photo here and on my web site. Both were taken by my sister, Misty Richmond, a San Francisco photographer. You can see her work here. Her rates are competitive, and she’ll do the photo session in your home or at another location of your choice. She also does lots of artsy wedding photography and kids’ portraits, so if you’re getting hitched or popping out babies, check her out.

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When beloved San Francisco bookstore A Clean Well-Lighted Place announced last month that it was up for sale, Bay Area writers and readers knew it probably wouldn’t be long before the store closed for good. Now, after three decades of being central to the Bay Area literary community, the store is officially closing. Blame it on online sales, outrageous San Francisco real estate prices, dismally expensive parking meters on Van Ness, or what you will… but those of us who considered ACWLP among the top two spots to give a reading in the Bay Area (along with Book Passage...

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I’ll be participating in the Book Group Expo this Saturday and Sunday at the San Jose Convention Center, where fifty authors will live it up in a literary way with readers. The Book Group Expo website says it best: Book Lovers! Attend a first-of-its-kind event and have a SPA DAY for your Brain! Meet (famous) authors. Eat chocolate. Attend lively discussions. Taste wine. Have your books signed. Sample desserts. Meet other serious readers. Watch LIVE cooking demonstrations. Meet (not yet famous) authors. Savor fine tea. Browse books—lots of books—to your heart’s content. Listen to literati. Enjoy friends. Eat more...

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