So…there have been a few developments since I posted about the book release party for A Sense of Place at the Pan Pacific in San Francisco. (“Inside to the Big Leaguers”)
First, Simon Winchester will be joining the event.
Second, as of yesterday, Book TV will be there, too.
Earlier this week Book TV did a segment on Simon. You can watch/read up on it here,“In Depth: Simon Winchester”.
The event costs $30 and proceeds will go to Lawrence Ferlinghetti’s City Lights Foundation. It’s selling out fast so hurry up and get your ticket.
If you’re just tuning in now, read on for a details about the event and the book.
From the Travelers’ Tales news brief:
For two years, Michael Shapiro roamed the world interviewing leading travel writers where they live. He met Jan Morris in Wales, Tim Cahill in Montana, Frances Mayes in Tuscany, and Peter Matthiessen at the east end of Long Island. He caught up with Pico Iyer in California and met Bill Bryson in New Hampshire just before Bryson moved back to England. The result is a fascinating collection of conversations ranging from how travel has deepened each writer’s understanding of the world to how these authors developed the skills and discipline to succeed as writers.
At a time when life on Earth is becoming ever more complex, Shapiro turned to leading travel writers to try to make sense of the world at the dawn of the 21st century. Each chapter begins with an insightful introduction about the author’s
life and work, followed by a conversation rendered in question-and-answer format. In addition to the writers mentioned above, Shapiro interviewed Paul Theroux, Isabel Allende, Simon Winchester, Arthur Frommer, Redmond O’Hanlon, Jonathan Raban, Rick Steves, and many others.
Advance copies will be available at two San Francisco Bay Area events in August.
Book Release Parties
Travelers’ Tales and Pan Pacific San Francisco present A Sense of Place: Conversations with Great Travel Writers, an intimate evening with Jan Morris, Tim Cahill, and Jeff Greenwald, hosted by Michael Shapiro, author of the forthcoming A Sense of Place: Great Travel Writers Talk About Their Craft, Lives, and Inspiration. The event will include a conversation about travel writing and the world and a reception with champagne and a dessert buffet.
The hotel’s Pacific Restaurant is offering a special Sense of Place two-course dinner for those who would like to dine prior to the engagement. For restaurant reservations, please call 415-929-2087 or email pacific.sfo@panpacific.com. Proceeds will be donated to Lawrence Ferlinghetti’s City Lights Foundation. $30 donation and
reservations required at 415-227-8600 or via email at
jennica@travelerstales.com.
Wednesday, August 11
7-9:30 p.m.
$30 donation
Pan Pacific Hotel
500 Post Street
San Francisco, CA
Ph: 415-227-8600
Reservations required
jennica@travelerstales.com
If you can’t make the Pan Pacific event, head on over to Book Passage Sunday night to get your signed copy.
Join author Michael Shapiro for an engaging conversation about travel
writing and the world with Jan Morris, Tim Cahill, and Jeff Greenwald.
Shapiro is the author of A Sense of Place: Great Travel Writers Talk
About Their Craft, Lives, and Inspiration. Get your book signed by all
four authors!
Sunday, August 15
4 p.m.
Free
Book Passage
51 Tamal Vista Blvd.
Corte Madera, CA 94925
415.927.0960
800.999.7909