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• Book Passage in Marin Magazine

  

  The August issue of Marin Magazine is out and Book Passage was selected as one of the top 101 reasons (as in Highway 101) to live in the North Bay county. Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2011 BOOKS, CULTURE

• 2011 Faculty : Travel and Food Writing & Photography Conference

  

  The 40 faculty for the 20th annual Book Passage Travel and Food Writing Photography Conference (August 11-14, 2011) are a distinguished bunch. From bloggers t... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2011 BOOKS, CULTURE, TRAVEL

• Andrew McCarthy Discusses His New Role: Travel Writer

  

  by Don George[from Gadling.com]For many people, the name Andrew McCarthy probably conjures images of iconic movies from the 1980s and 1990s, films such as St.... Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2011 BOOKS, CULTURE, TRAVEL

• David Berkeley Presents 140 Goats and a Guitar

  

  Book Passage in San Francisco is very pleased to host local indie singer-songwriter David Berkeley as he presents 140 Goats and a Guitar ($25.00). Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2011 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Man Booker Prize Longlist Announced

  The longlist for the Man Booker Prize for fiction was unveiled yesterday in London. The chair of judges said, "We are delighted by the quality and breadth of... Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2011 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Deborah Harkness :: A Discovery of Witches

  

  Q: What's one of the hottest selling books at Book Passage ? A: A Discovery of Witches, by Deborah Harkness.On Wednesday, July 27th Deborah Harkness concludes... Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2011 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Food Rules at This Year's Book Passage Travel & Food Writing & Photography...

  

  Food writers, culinary bloggers, and aspiring restaurant critics will join travel writers and photographers at the 20th Annual Book Passage Travel Food Writin... Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2011 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Exclusive Interview with Andrew Baggarly, Author of A Band of Misfits

  

  Book Passage contributing blogger Zack Ruskin interviewed Andrew Baggarly (http://twitter.com/extrabaggs), author of A Band of Misfits ($19.95). Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2011 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Amazon Must Collect California Sales Tax

  On June 29 California Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill into law that requires Amazon.com to collect sales tax on all sales made to California customers. Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2011 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Most Treasured Book

  

  For a short while now, the San Francisco Chronicle has been running a short feature in its book review called "Special edition: Most treasured book. Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2011 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Sleeping Soundly in the Range of Light

  

  By Dick Jordan Award-winning travel writer David T. Page lives on the side of a volcano. But that doesn't mean that he spends all his nights sleeping in a lava... Read more

  Posted on 08 July 2011 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Mystery & Suspense Writers Gather in Corte Madera, California This Month

  

  18th Annual Book Passage Mystery Writers ConferenceThe 18th Annual Book Passage Mystery Writers Conference will take place July 21-24, 2011 at Book Passage, 51... Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2011 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Best That Women Can Write

  

  By Dick Jordan(On Saturday, June 25, 2011, at the Book Passage Corte Madera store, the editor and contributors to The Best Women’s Travel Writing 2011 will... Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2011 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Books Never To Read in the Summer

  

  by Andy RossIt is that time of the year again, when "summer reading" lists abound. For a refreshing change, I have prepared a very personal and idiosyncratic... Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2011 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Rick Steves Talks with Paul Theroux (Wed., June 15)

  

  By Dick Jordan On Wednesday, June 15, European travel guru, Rick Steves, will be recording new shows for his radio program, “Travel With Rick Steves. Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2011 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Exclusive Interview with Ann Patchett, Author of The State of Wonder

  

  Book Passage contributing blogger Zack Ruskin interviewed Ann Patchett, author of The State of Wonder ($26.99). Patchett will be appearing at Book Passage in... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2011 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Exclusive Interview with Erik Larson, Author of In the Garden of Beasts: Love,...

  

  Book Passage contributing blogger Zack Ruskin interviewed Erik Larson, author of In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berli... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2011 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Exclusive Interview with Adam Carolla, Author of In Fifty Years We’ll All Be...

  

  Book Passage contributing blogger Zack Ruskin interviewed Adam Carolla, author of In Fifty Years We’ll All be Chicks ($15.00). Carolla will be appearing at... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2011 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Getting to Timbuktu, Electronically

  

  By Dick Jordan One of the last, “old-tech” reading joys of mine is sitting at the breakfast table perusing the print versions of the Sunday editions of the loca... Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2011 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Exclusive Interview with Emma Donoghue, Author of Room

  

  Book Passage contributing blogger Zack Ruskin interviewed Emma Donoghue, author of Room ($14.99). Donoghue will be joining us for a Literary Luncheon at our... Read more

  Posted on 27 May 2011 BOOKS, CULTURE