Ben and I will be talking about NO ONE YOU KNOW today on his weekly radio show, Backstage with Ben Fong-Torres. Tune your dial to 106.9 KFRC from 8 – 9 this morning or 8 – 9 this evening. In addition to chatting about the book, Ben will be playing songs related to No One…Continue reading Backstage with Ben-Fong-Torres
Category: San Francisco Life
real time
Ben Fong-Torres is on KGO AM 810 as we speak, talking about Elvis, Quincy Jones, the movie Almost Famous, and other stuff. He also talked about three books he’s in at the moment, including No One You Know. I’m about to call in and heckle him. You can tune in live here.
mayhem and fun
The No One You Know launch last night at Books Inc. Opera Plaza was fabulous fun. We went through 20 bottles of wine in about half an hour, which is always a good sign. Ben Fong-Torres put together this video clip. (If you’re wondering what Ben Fong-Torres has to do with No One You Know,…Continue reading mayhem and fun
california
My nice, Camille, who is a freshman at School of the Arts in San Francisco, made this for KQED’s digital storytelling contest. Go, Camille! See other Bay Area high school students’ digital film takes on the state of the state here. While you’re there, take a couple of minutes to watch Pacifica student Jovel Queirolo’s…Continue reading california
China earthquake blogs
I’ve been scouring expat blogs out of China for news and images in the aftermath of the earthquake, but have found very little. So if you know of a civilian English-language blog with news coming out of Sichuan, China, please let me know. Meanwhile, NPR’s China Diary blog is very informative, and includes photographs. A…Continue reading China earthquake blogs