California the Beautiful

Media Contact: Gavin O'Connor (gavin@welcomebooks.com)

Press:

National Print and Online:

Chptr1.com - Review and excerpt

Coastal Living - March 2010 book coverage

Color magazine - March 2010 book coverage

Examiner.com - Nov 8, 2009 - Article about California the Beautiful being used to protect California state parks

Outdoor Photographer - Jan/Feb 2010 - Review

WritersCast.com - Review and audio-podcast: David Wilk interviews Peter Beren, editor of California the Beautiful

Regional Print:

California Bookwatch - Dec 2009

SW Art - fall coverage, date tbd

Regional Radio:

Conversations on the Coast - KKGN Radio (SF) - Sunday, Dec 20, 6 pm Pacific - Peter Beren half-hour interview; Jim Foster: "Conversations on the Coast."

Awards:

2009 Foreword magazine's Book of the Year Award finalist
(Regional category)

2011 BAIPA Best Art Book (Regional Theme)

Exhibitions and Events:

September, 2009 - San Diego, Los Angeles, Santa Cruz, Bay Area, and Sacramento
Environment California press conferences. San Diego, Los Angeles, Santa Cruz, Bay Area, and Sacramento to lobby against closing of 100 state parks.

November 4th, 7:30pm - Berkeley, CA
Pegasus Books, talk by Peter Beren and Dan Jacobson, Pegasus Books
Downtown, 2349 Shattuck Ave. Berkeley, CA 94704
contact: pdtevents@gmail.com

November 10th, 7:30 pm - San Francisco, CA
Books Inc. author Peter Beren event, 2251 Chestnut Street store in Marina, San Francisco

November 14th - San Raphael, CA
publishing talk by Peter Beren at Bay Area Independant Publishers Association (BAIPA)
First Congregational Church, 8 North San Pedro Road, San Rafael, CA 94903

December 3rd, 7:00pm - Corte Madera, CA
Book Passage, talk by Peter Beren and Dan Jacobson