Meet the Authors of 2011-2012
Adrienne Momi
February 27, 2011
1:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Join us as we celebrate local author Adrienne Momi’s new book, The Amazing Adventures of Radish Toe. The talk will begin at 1:30 p.m. in conjunction with this year's John Steinbeck Birthday Celebration. Join us in the Salinas Room for a discussion of the book and its meaning, the author’s process and a digital presentation. Book-signing and Q&A to follow the talk. All books must be purchased at the National Steinbeck Center to be signed.
Tim Hernandez
March 4, 2011
6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Join us as we launch local author Tim Hernandez's new book. The evening will begin at 6:30 p.m. with a public reception with the author and cash bar. At 7:00 p.m. join us in the Salinas Room for a discussion of the book and its meaning, the author’s process and a digital presentation. Book-signing and Q&A to follow the talk. All books must be purchased at the National Steinbeck Center to be signed.
Larry Wilde
April 1, 2011
6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Join us as we celebrate National Humor Month with internationally acclaimed author and performing artist Larry Wilde, America's good humor expert. The evening will begin at 6:30 p.m. with a public reception with the author and cash bar. At 7:00 p.m. join us in the Salinas Room for a performance and discussion by the author. Book-signing and Q&A to follow the talk. All books must be purchased at the National Steinbeck Center to be signed.
Larry Wilde is a former nightclub comedian, television actor, motivational speaker, star of a one-man show and a prolific author. He’s also a humor historian and publisher as well as the worst golfer in Northern California. His 53 “official” joke books have sold more than 12 million copies - the most successful humor series in publishing history.
Rebecca Costa
April 29, 2011
6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Join us as we celebrate local author, Rebecca Costa and her new book, The Watchman's Rattle. The evening will begin at 6:30 p.m. with a public reception with the author and cash bar. At 7:00 p.m. join us in the Salinas Room for a discussion of the book and its meaning, the author’s process and a special presentation. Book-signing and Q&A to follow the talk. All books must be purchased at the National Steinbeck Center to be signed.
Ann Terakawa Muto
May 6, 2011
7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Join us May 6th for a for our monthly "Meet the Author" Series with Ann Terakawa Muto! She will be reading poems from her book "Open Passage". The author reception will start at 7:00 PM with the reading beginning at 7:30 PM with a book signing to follow.
Ann was born in a war relocation center – Poston , Arizona – during World War II. After the war her family returned to Salinas , California , where she graduated from Salinas High School and Hartnell College . Following degrees received from the University of California at Berkeley and San Jose State University , she worked as a teacher and administrator. Now retired, Ann continues to investigate her personal history and pursue her love of nature in Wild Places: Yosemite National Park and Point Lobos State Natural reserve.
The poems in this book capture the confusion and frustration of the author’s search for answers as to how the internment experience impacted her family as well as the welcome relief she finds in her favorite wild places: Yosemite National Park and Point Lobos State Natural Reserve
Donald Buraglio and Michael Dove
June 3, 2011
6:30 - 8:30 p.m. (Free Event)
The Running Life: Wisdom and Observations From a Lifetime of Running, is effectively a "greatest hits" collection of our writing over the course of six years, organized into sections that represent the topics we (the authors) most frequently write about: the benefits of running, basic training guidelines, inspirational stories and motivational boosts, social commentary, and accounts of our running and racing adventures.
Mike Martin
July 1, 2011
6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Mike Martin was born in Henryetta, Oklahoma. Following his family’s move to the central San Joaquin Valley in the early 1950s, he graduated from Cal State University at Fresno with B.A and M.A degrees in business administration and then completed a doctorate in education at The University of Northern Colorado. After that, he embarked on an over 30-year career in community college teaching and administration.
One Dust Bowl Family’s Story is a multimedia presentation based on books Mike has written about two small towns and schools that once existed in rural Oklahoma. Three generations of his family departed from there during the 1930’s and 1940’s to become farm laborers in the central San Joaquin Valley. In retirement Mike’s interests include writing about some of the communities in the Midwest that came about shortly after the land in the Oklahoma Indian Territory became available for settlement by outsiders. He also discusses what became of the settlers of these legendary town sites throughout history.
Not only Mike’s descendents, but many others ended up migrating to California during the years of the Dust Bowl and Great Depression. He writes about their migrant experience in his two books, “My Indian Territory School” and “Bryant: A Creek Indian Nation Townsite,” and his narrated presentations based his books have been well received on many occasions. He and his wife Ginny live in Visalia, California.
Richard Burns
September 2, 2011
6:30 PM - Reception
7:00-8:30 PM - Discusion
Struck down with a stroke (Cerebral Hemorrhage) and all but declared dead at thirty-eight years of age, Richard Burns regained consciousness and a life. This is the wise and witty story of his long and slow recovery and resurrection, in his own words. It is a story of hope and practical advice for victims of any serious illness and their families. It is also about what he learned from the ordeal and how his life and values changed for the better with each step he took to heal himself. Discover more in his book, Live or Die: A Stroke of Good Luck.
Richard Burns is a retired television and advertising man - the one who put the smile on the PSA airplanes and helped engineer a cultural icon, the Fruit of the Loom. He is recognized nationally as an authority on retail marketing through broadcast advertising and developed the first successful system of local broadcast/telecast advertising and sales for national advertisers. A graduate of Stanford University, Class of 1952, he suffered a massive s he suffered a massive stroke at age thirty-eight and was not expected to live. Yet, many years later, Mr. Burns resides happily in Central California where he is active in many organizations and is an avid golfer.
About the Meet the Authors Series
The National Steinbeck Center Meet the Authors series offers a chance to meet, greet and rub shoulders with some of the leading national and international authors and honor award-winning and new local authors.
This program invites authors to discuss their books, their inspiration and their process. The authors may talk about why they used a certain style of writing or how they researched the different topics and themes in their books and allow the opportunity to ask questions.
Join us for our monthly programs and help us celebrate literature! Most Meet the Author Series events are FREE. For more information about the authors visit us online at www.steinbeck.org