Left Coast Writers®

Book Passage hosts the monthly meetings of Left Coast Writers® at our Corte Madera store. This Literary Salon is led by author/teacher Linda Watanabe McFerrin. The monthly meetings provide an evening of literary connections, support, counsel, provocative readings, writing tips, literary chat, unabashed networking, and great fun. Each meeting also features a presentation by one of several Bay Area literary figures. The fee includes membership in Left Coast Writers®, a group of new and experienced writers. LCW has its own lively newsletter and website at www.leftcoastwriters.com/.

Also check out the additional Left Coast Writers® Monthly Writers' Workshop >>

Members of Left Coast Writers® hold readings at our Corte Madera and San Francisco stores. The readings at our Ferry Building store and the launches at the Corte Madera store are open to the public. Corte Madera store salon meetings are for members only. Upcoming Left Coast Writers® events are listed below:

Upcoming Left Coast Writers Launch Events (Corte Madera):
These events are open to the public:

• Sat., Jan. 14, 2012, 7:00 pm
  Lindy Hough reads from Wild Horses, Wild Dreams ($22.95). Hough presents a sweeping journey through four decades of writing, following a trajectory from the early 1970s to the present. This new collection gives an overview of Hough’s intellectual world, as it probes themes of inner life reflected in artistic roots and process.
• Sat., Feb. 11, 2012, 7:00 pm
  Join us for a Pre-Valentines Day Celebration with Hot Flashes: Sexy Little Stories & Poems series editors Linda Watanabe McFerrin and Laurie McAndish King. Experience sexy short stories and poems that demonstrate how simple it is to find pleasure.
• Sat., Mar. 10, 2012, 7:00 pm
  Stan Goldberg presents Leaning into Sharp Points ($14.95). There are an estimated 35 million in the U.S. who currently provide care for someone terminally or chronically ill. Those who accept this responsibility often feel alone in a frightening world. Goldberg offers an honest, caring, and comprehensive guide.
• Sat., Apr. 14, 2012, 7:00 pm
  Chana Wilson presents Riding Fury Home: A Memoir ($17.00), which spans 40 years of the intense, complex relationship between Chana and her mother—the trauma of their early years together, the transformation and joy they found when they both came out in the 1970s, and the deep bond that grew between them.
• Sat., May 12, 2012, 7:00 pm
  Kirby Surprise discusses Synchronicity: The Art of Coincidence, Choice, and Unlocking Your Mind ($16.99). The experience of meaningful coincidences is universal. They are reported by people of every culture, every belief system, and every time period. This new book examines the evidence for the human influence on the meaningfulness of events.
• Mon., June 9, 2012, 7:00 pm
  Editors Linda Watanabe McFerrin and Joanna Biggar discuss Wandering in Bali: A Tropical Paradise Discovered ($14.95). From temples to Balinese feasts to classical music and dance, the writers included in this anthology sample and share the multiple faces of Bali.

Upcoming Left Coast Writers Events at the Ferry Building:
These events are open to the public:

• Mon., Feb. 13, 2012, 6:00 pm
  Left Coast Writers® Readings on “Romance”
• Mon., Mar. 12, 2012, 6:00 pm
  Judith Horstman, author of The Scientific American Book of Love, Sex and the Brain
• Mon., Apr. 9, 2012, 6:00 pm
  National Poetry Month & Left Coast Poets
• Mon., May 14, 2012, 6:00 pm
  Lindy Hough, editor of Wondrous Child, and contributors
• Mon., June 11, 2012, 6:00 pm
  Linda Watanabe McFerrin, Joanna Biggar, editors of Wandering in Bali: A Tropical Paradise Discovered