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• Clayton Books: A Kihn-Do Kind of Book Shop

  November 19, 2009

  • It’s been a rough year for most of us, but I guess I should count myself among the lucky ones. When Chronicle Books began mapping out promotional plans for the Grateful Dead Scrapbook, in late summer or early fall, I turned down one of the first bookstores to invite me for a signing. Lord knows, it could have turned out to be the only one. But it was Clayton Books, in Clayton, which I ...
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• How to Video Yourself Without Flipping Out

  October 23, 2009

  • Want a video of your readings or signings? Sometimes, they’re being recorded without your even knowing about it.    That was the case the other evening when I showed up at The Booksmith in the Haight-Ashbury to flog The Grateful Dead Scrapbook. There was a camera set up, for Fora.tv. And, sure enough, a few days after the reading, an edited version was on its site. At least I hope ...
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• Blog, Blog, Blog...

  October 2, 2009

  • Don't let me forget: I've got to mention that my new book is out--it's the Grateful Dead Scrapbook--and I'm giving it a light push; mainly at The Booksmith on Haight St. October 7 (a Wed.) at 7...Anyway: The Banned Books concert at the Main Library here in SF was fun, considering the subject was the censorship of books and other artistic works and expressions. It was partly the weather, which had ...
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