Class: Daniel Riviera - Movie/TV Sales & Other Derivative Rights
Sun., July 21 • 12:30-1:45 pm • $30
Class will cover movie/TV option/purchase agreements and exploiting derivative rights for authors.
Authors’ Legal Rights Series
An overview of the legal and business issues facing writers. Daniel Riviera is an entertainment attorney based in San Francisco with extensive experience in the entertainment industry. Q&A session to follow presentations.
- Street:
- 51 Tamal Vista Blvd
- City:
- Corte Madera ,
- Postal Code:
- 94925
- Country:
- United States
Kimball Livingston - Sailing on the Edge: America's Cup
Sailing on the Edge ($75.00) is a comprehensive, behind-the-scenes look at the race that has inspired sports enthusiasts and nations alike for more than 150 years. This ultimate treasury of the America’s Cup explores the sport’s rich history, tracing its evolution to becoming the most riveting race on the water with the most coveted prize. Recent advancements in technology and design have revolutionized the sport like never before, making the 2013 34th America’s Cup the most thrilling race to date.
Kimball Livingston has been covering sailing in the Bay Area since the 1970s. Editor-at-large for Sail Magazine and author of Sailing the Bay, Livingston has established himself as the voice for San Francisco's sailing culture. He lives in San Francisco, California.
- Street:
- 1 Ferry Building
- City:
- San Francisco ,
- Postal Code:
- 94111
Rafe Esquith - Real Talk for Real Teachers
Corte Madera store
Priority seating with book purchase
Mention you plan to attend in the comments field when purchasing online!
If Rafe Esquith’s Teach Like Your Hair’s on Fire was food for a teacher’s mind, Real Talk for Real Teachers ($26.95) feeds the teacher’s soul. In this inspiring book, the genius behind the triumphs in Room 56 and on the stage with the Hobart Shakespeareans returns with words of wisdom and advice for those who struggle day to day in the world’s hardest profession.
After thirty-plus years in the job, Esquith still puts in the countless classroom hours with which any dedicated teacher will be instantly familiar. He recognizes that new teachers and veteran educators need different kinds of nourishment, whether it’s encouragement to see through a teacher’s difficult early years, advice on midcareer classroom building, or novel ideas for how longtime educators can put their expertise to work.
Mixing his trademark offbeat humor and no-nonsense maxims with instructive stories and useful in-class advice, Esquith proves the perfect companion for teachers who need a quick pick-me-up, a long heart-to-heart, or just a momentary reminder that they’re not alone. Real Talk for Real Teachers is from-the-hip advice to help teachers of every stripe cope with the overwhelming challenges of the classroom and beyond.
Rafe Esquith has taught at Hobart Elementary School in Los Angeles for twenty-eight years. He is the only classroom teacher to have been awarded the president’s National Medal of the Arts. His many other honors and awards include the American Teacher Award and People magazine’s Heroes Among Us Award. He lives in Los Angeles.
- Street:
- 51 Tamal Vista Blvd
- City:
- Corte Madera ,
- Postal Code:
- 94925
Reza Aslan - Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth
Who was the Jewish peasant who, two thousand years ago, walked across what is now Palestine to gather followers with the goal of establishing the Kingdom of God? Weighing both gospel and historical truth, Reza Aslan crafts a startling biography about one of history's littlest known but most influential figures: Jesus of Nazareth. By placing this charismatic preacher within the turbulent contexts of his time and closely examining the testimonies of those who knew him best-his disciples-Aslan sifts through myths and probabilities to reveal "the Jesus of history." Elegantly written, rigorously researched and scrupulously detailed, Zealot provides a brilliant portrait of a time, a man, and the birth of a religion.
Reza Aslan is an internationally acclaimed writer and scholar of religions. His first book, No god but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam, has been translated into thirteen languages and named by Blackwell as one of the hundred most important books of the last decade. He is also the author of How to Win a Cosmic War: God, Globalization, and the End of the War on Terror (published in paperback as Beyond Fundamentalism), as well as the editor of Tablet & Pen: Literary Landscapes from the Modern Middle East. Born in Iran, he lives in New York and Los Angeles with his wife and two sons.
- Street:
- 51 Tamal Vista Blvd
- City:
- Corte Madera ,
- Postal Code:
- 94925
Class: David Corbett - The Character of Crime
A Book Passage Mystery Writers Conference Pre-Conference Class
Thurs., July 25 • 1:00-3:30 pm • $125 or $90 for Conference Attendees
In this pre-conference workshop, award-winning crime novelist David Corbett shows the key roles that make crime fiction work, with focus on the specific demands of the three major subgenres of crime fiction—mystery/ detective, crime, and thriller—and an emphasis on maintaining dramatic tension, creating moral complexity, and avoiding cliché.
- Street:
- 51 Tamal Vista Blvd
- City:
- Corte Madera ,
- Postal Code:
- 94925
Class: Hallie Ephron - Turning Tell into Show
A Book Passage Mystery Writers Pre-Conference Class
Thurs. July 25 • 1:00-3:30 pm • $90 for MWC Attendees, $125 for General Public
As writers, we're scolded to "show not tell," but what exactly does that mean? Why is it a bad idea to just flat out tell the reader stuff? How do you turn telling into showing? We'll discuss, analyze examples, and write. Lots of examples will be provided, but participants are also encouraged to (optionally!) bring a sample of their own writing to analyze and rework in class.
We'll explore these questions:
- What does telling look like, and why do you want to avoid it?
- Are you telling instead of showing in your writing?
- How do you turn a tell into a show?
- What are some techniques for showing:
-- with behavior
-- with viewpoint
-- with carefully chosen details (of person; of place)
-- by unpacking the critical moment
- Do you have to show everything, or is it sometimes okay to tell? How to decide?
This class is part of the pre-conference events leading up to the Book Passage Mystery Writers Conference. The class is open to both conference participants and non-particpants, although conference participants receive a discount. To learn more about the conference, please visit the link above.
- Street:
- 51 Tamal Vista Blvd
- City:
- Corte Madera ,
- Postal Code:
- 94925
