Illustrations



Each chapter in the book is named for a constellation or other star feature. The chapter begins with a short description of the star feature, plus a beautiful watercolor illustration by artist (and friend!) Sherrie York. (Here's the Milky Way, my personal favorite.)


Selected "Live" Events

Reading and talk with special guest Sherrie York

Arts at the Library Series

March 21st, 3:00 p.m.

Salida Regional Library,

405 "E" Street

Salida, Colorado


Denver events:

March 26th, 7:00 p.m.

Bonfils-Stanton Lecture Series

Denver Botanic Gardens

1005 York Street

Denver, Colorado


Tattered Cover Bookstore

March 27th, 7:30 p.m.

2526 East Colfax Ave.

Denver, Colorado


Book Release Party:

March 29th, 3:00 p.m.

The Book Haven

128 F Street

Salida, Colorado

 
 

I'm headed off on a tour of the blogosphere to promote Walking Nature Home. Over three weeks, I'll "visit" 10 different blogs, plus be interviewed on a free national "teleseminar" on women's memoir writing, and end with a wrap-up at my own blog. Join me along the way!

3/23: I'll start at my own blog, Walking Nature Home.

3/25: Women Writing the West's blog (http://www.womenwritingthewest.blogspot.com/)

3/27: Janet Riehl's "Riehllife" multi-cultural, multi-national newsmagazine on village wisdom (http://www.riehlife.com/)

3/29: Deb Robson's "Independent Stitch" blog on fiber arts, life, and publishing (http://independentstitch.typepad.com/)

3/31: Sharman Apt Russell and friends' "Love of Place" blog (http://loveofplace.blogspot.com/)

4/2 Knitting wizard and author Donna Druchunas' "Sheep to Shawl" blog (http://www.sheeptoshawl.com/blog/)

4/4 "Brush and Baren," the blog of artist and nature journal publisher Sherrie York, who also is the illustrator of Walking Nature Home. (http://brushandbaren.blogspot.com/)

4/6 Artist, writer, gardener, and college professor Susan Tomlinson's "The Bicycle Garden" blog (http://bikegarden.blogspot.com/) 

4/7 "Women's Memoirs," the web site of memoir authors and coaches Matilda Butler and Kendra Bonnett (www.womensmemoirs.com)

4/8 Sculptor Susan Gallacher-Turner's blog (http://sculpturepdx.blogspot.com/)

4/9 Teleseminar with Matilda Butler and Kendra Bonnett, 6 p.m. RMT. This is a free 20-30 minute interview where I'll be answering questions from readers around the country. Anyone can listen in by calling 1-712-432-0600 and using the access code 998458#

4/10 "Telling HerStories: The Broad View," the group blog of Story Circle Network (http://storycircle.typepad.com/)

4/12 Back to Walking Nature Home with a wrap-up of the tour, plus University of Texas Press staffers commenting on what they loved and what surprised them about the book.

Blog Book Tour