“20 in 20″—CWC Berkeley Book Launch June 20th
Meet 20 Bay Area Authors with 21 New Books!
Saturday, June 20th, we honor our 20 members who’ve published a new title in 2019 & 2020. A wide range of literary genres will be featured, including thriller, mystery, non-fiction, memoir, media criticism, fantasy, and poetry.
The virtual celebration will take place at 2 p.m., and will include a variety of insights and ideas for readers and writers alike. Each author will present or read briefly from their book, and answer one question. Join us for an engaging experience and a list of new books to read during shelter-in-place!
Get your digital books and hard copies right HERE on Bookshop.org! Your purchases support emerging authors AND local brick-and-mortar bookstores. Special bundle packages of CWC titles will be available at a discounted price. Many of these titles will make great Father’s Day gifts!
President Kristen Caven, who will be moderating the event, says, “Our club has never published so many books of such high quality in one fiscal year. We’re so excited to be part of, and to showcase the vitality of the Bay Area literary scene.”
This Is a Free Online Event, Register Below
To attend the event, register on Zoom at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0ldumspjouGtEMwV2FL7RFzCi6P28iGM4b.
Authors & New Books Featured
at June 20th Book Launch
Victoria Zackheim,
Private Investigations
Terry Tierny,
The Poet’s Garage
Kristen Caven,
The Souls of Her Feet
Judith Offer,
The Grating of America
Lily Iona McKenzie, Freefall 
Paul Corman Roberts,
Broke Bone Moon
Beth Barany, Into The Black 
Patricia McBroom,
Dance of the Deities
A Waltz in Tennessee
by Francine Howard (Andrew Benzie Publishing)
Age Matters
by Peggy Dougherty (Big Hat Press)
Finding Venerable Mother
by Cindy Rasicot (SheWrites Press)
Freefall: A Divine Comedy
by Lily Iona MacKenzie (Pen-L Publishing)
How to Understand and Deal with Your Fear and Anxiety
by Gini Graham Scott (Changemakers Publishing)
Oakland, I’m Not Dead
by Keith Mark Gaboury (The Pedestrian Press)
On A Road
by Jeff Kingman (Finishing Line Press)
People You’ve Been Before
by Tim Jollymore (Finns Way Books)
Private Investigations
by Victoria Zackheim (Seal Press/Hachette)
Squirrels in the Wall
by Henry Hitz (SheWrites Press)
Tell Me, Signora
by Ann Harleman (Elixir Press)
The Grating of America
by Judith Offer (Self Published)
The Poet’s Garage
by Terry Tierney (Unsolicited Press)
The Souls of Her Feet
by Kristen Caven (Uplift Press)
When I Killed My Father: An Assisted Suicide Family Thriller
by John Byrne Barry (Page-turners With a Conscience Press)
Expect Betrayal
by JoAnn Smith Ainsworth (Draft2Digital)
Discovering Kubrick’s Symbolism: The Secrets of the Films
by Nicole Berg (McFarland & Company)
These four titles will come out in the fall:
The Lines Between Us
by Rebecca D’Harlingue (SheWriters Press)
Dance of the Deities: Searching for Our Once and Future Egalitarian Society
by Patricia McBroom (Green Fire Press)
Dispatches From The Swinging Door Saloon
by Randall McNair (Bits of Steak Press)
Broke Bone Moon
by Paul Corman Roberts (Nomadic Press)
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Karma is president and web mistress for the Berkeley California Writers Club. She runs Future Is Fiction Communications, where she helps authors and other creatives spread the word about their projects. She writes poetry, and essays. She loves writing about music and politics.
lilyionamackenzie June 20, 2020 (3:54 am)
I love this new site! Congrats!
jacklondon June 29, 2020 (7:53 pm)
Thanks! Lots more planned for the site this year too!
BobbieTales June 22, 2020 (5:59 pm)
One great meeting — wonderful to see all the authors spotlighted and to hear their readings.