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Paperback Release! The Geography of Love, Broadway Books, August 2009
Available Nationwide
Loved by Critics & Readers Alike...
THE GEOGRAPHY OF LOVE,
"Startling, memorable, and deeply moving. With gentle, deliberate strokes... increasingly engrossing... Burgess' journey possesses bravery and open-eyed clarity." Publishers Weekly
Target Breakout Book Pick A Top 25 book carried nationwide.
Check out the recent US Release!
LOOSE THREADS
Penguin Books/AuthorHouse, March 2008
{2nd edition, softcover}
"...Burgess takes readers on an armchair world tour with Ellen d'Ullay and the changing map of her inner world." Saratoga News
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BOOK EVENT ARCHIVES
WHERE YOU THERE? FALL EVENTS 2008
Thank you readers! If you were there, or you were listening, drop me a line! And especially for you Aussies - I loved the opportunity to speak with your local newspapers and journals and guest on national radio interviews. Thank you!
2008 GEOGRAPHY OF LOVE Book Tour
HONOLULU
Maui Writers Conference (in Honolulu)
August 29-Sept 1, 2008,
Conference presenter of "Success Story: One Writer's Journey."
SEATTLE
University Bookstore, Mill Creek
Tues, Sept 9, 2008, 7pm,
Book Reading & Signing
Mill Creek Town Center
15311 Main Street
Mill Creek, WA 98012
Third Place Books, Lake Forest Park
Wed, Sept 10, 2008, 7 pm,
Book Reading & Signing
17171 Bothell Way NE
Lake Forest Park, WA 98155
SPOKANE
Aunties Bookstore, Spokane
Friday, Sept. 12, 7:30pm,
Book Reading & Signing
402 Main Street
Spokane, WA 99201
SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
Book Passage, Corte Madera
Tues, Sept 16, 2008, 1pm,
Book Reading & Signing.
51 Tamal Vista
Corte Madera, CA 94925
Copperfields, Santa Rosa
Tues, Sept 16, 2008, 7pm,
Book reading & Signing.
2316 Montgomery Drive
(Montgomery Village)
Santa Rosa, CA 95404
PORTLAND
Pacific Northwest Bookseller Assn. Trade Show, Portland,
"Celebration of Authors"
Sept 17, 2008, Wed., 11am,
Presentation and Book Signing
Wordstock Literary Festival, Portland
11:30a.m., Sunday Nov 9, 2008.
Featured Speaker
Oregon Convention Center
Thanks to these fabulous bookstores, and a warm thank you to so many amazing readers!
The Midnight Bookworm - Guest author Glenda Burgess talks about her books and new memoir THE GEOGRAPHY OF LOVE on Celebrity Talk Show "Goddess Radio," of the Midnight Bookworm, KCAA digital talk syndicated national radio program hosted by Vin Smith. Oct. 30, 2008, 7pm PST. For more information contact midnightbookworm@earthlink.net
PAST EVENTS
Midnight Bookworm Featured Guest 9:30pm Wednesday March 5, 2008 with Vin Smith on The Night Shift Program satellite radio KCAA and KTEA. Discussion of the upcoming release of THE GEOGRAPHY OF LOVE and second edition release of LOOSE THREADS.
Regional Book Tour 2007 appearing at PNWA conference, Willamette Writers Conference, San Francisco Writers Conference.
Aunties Bookstore, Main Street, Spokane, WA Local Authors Holiday Signing Roundatable, December 16, 2-3:30pm.
Reading & Signing Keplers Bookstore, Menlo Park, CA, November 16, 2006, 7pm.
Reading & Signing Printers Ink Bookstore, Palo Alto, CA, November 15, 2006, 7:30pm.
Away on summer travel- book research in Italy
Guest author, discussion of "Part Two: Funding of the Arts in America" on Midnight Bookworm, , WCRN digital talk syndicated national radio program hosted by Vin Smith for book afincinados. April 22, 2006, 9pm PST. For more information contact midnightbookworm@earthlink.net
Guest author, South Hill Book Club, Spokane, WA, May 23, 2006, 7pm. Discussion of "Exposures, a novel". For more information Contact Pam Dixon, 509-466-4310.
Guest author, Hangman Ridge Book Club, Spokane, WA, March 1, 2006, 7pm. Discussion of "Exposures, a novel."
Guest author, discussion of "Loose Threads" the first novel by Glenda Burgess, followed by a round table discussion on "Funding the Arts in America, Part One," on Midnight Bookworm, , WCRN digital talk syndicated national radio program hosted by Vin Smith for book afincinados. January 21, 2006, 9pm PST. For more information contact midnightbookworm@earthlink.net
Author signing at Women & Company , the Smith Barney Investment Group forum for successful women entrepreneurs, held Tuesday December 13th, 2005, 6-8:00pm at the 6th Avenue Event Center, Spokane. For more information call Michael at 509.838.8693
Guest Seaker, AAUW Regional Meeting, October 8, 2005, 11:30am-2:30pm reading by author followed by luncheon. Ridpath Hotel,Spokane, WA. for information call Carol Senske 509.468.5944
Guest author on Midnight Bookworm , syndicated West Coast radio program hosted by Vin Smith for book afincinados. October 8, 2005, 9pm PST. For more information contact midnightbookworm@earthlink.net
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MARK THE CALENDAR - HOPE SEE YOU THERE!
2012-2013 BOOK EVENT & WORKSHOP SCHEDULE
Readings, Festivals, Conferences, Workshops & Travel
Events Schedule updated monthly
BOOK RESEARCH!
Boring, right? Not if it means a trip to Italy! Time to look toward the next book... This trip begins in Roma and down through Pompeii, the Amalfi coastal towns, the islands, an "Ancient Empires" theme that ends in the heart of the Mediterranean on the Island of Malta. April 24-May 5, 2013. Lots of updates on the blog when I return.
(Almost 3/4s done with the novel in revision and polish edits, friends. Turning it in to my lovely agent end of May!)
WOMEN IN MEDICINE
Saturday, March 16, 2012
Bozarth Center, Spokane Washington
Breakfast meeting & 9:00am talk on The Geography of Love,
"Compassion as a Pillar of Medicine."
DC CONVENTION WEEK
October 12-18, 2012.
Washington DC.
Workshops, readings.
Good spouse credit ~ Check out the Anesthesiology 2012 national convention. Hear Matalin and Carville open the session. Run the ASA 3rd Annual "Hope for the Warriors" 5k. In the neighborhood? Join me!
SHARP PENCILS
September 16-20, 2012.
Stanford move-in and Baccalaureate ceremonies for my son, the electrical/computer engineer. Return to my old stomping grounds. Los Altos, Palo Alto, creative writing at Stanford University.
STETHOSCOPES & HUMAN ANATOMY
August 30-September 1, 2012.
My daughter's launch into medicine. A moment to just be a proud parent at the University of Washington Medical School commencement "Stethoscope Ceremony."
Working, writing, reading in the summer sun....
July 25 thru August 10, 2012
THE GREAT JOURNEY THROUGH EUROPE
June 11 thru June 26, 2012.
Where am I going? Exploring the canals of lovely Amsterdam and then embarking by boat down the Rhine... By railway into the heart of Switzerland and the Alps. Watch for pictures, notes and stories of my journey through the art, history, cuisine, and landscape of the Old World Continent. In my pocket? Mark Twain's A TRAMP ABROAD. Until July, Au Revoir!
LEFT COAST CRIME
Mystery Writers Conference
March 29 thru April 1, 2012
Sacramento, CA
Contact: www.leftcoastcrime.org or email conference co-chair Cindy Sample at CindySample@aol.com
BOOK REVIEWS
Book reviews by Glenda on Goodreads (www.goodreads.com) and the the literary online journal Gently Read Literature (www.gentlyreadlit.com).
BOOK AWARDS
THE GEOGRAPHY OF LOVE
Ten Best Books of 2008 by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
The Thirteenth Annual Books for a Better Life Awards, New York, February 23, 2009
Celebrate in support of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. The Geography of Love, 2008 finalist for "Inspirational Memoir."
Upper Priest Lake, Idaho
Visit Glenda's GoodReads Author Page Here
My selection this year. Have you read it?
WBN 2012: "The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao," by Junot Diaz
Concierge at a busy hotel
med student at the airport
Dive shop master
Marriage license agent
An optician
PAST BOOK EVENTS & WORKSHOPS
UBC, Vancouver, BC
October 3, 2011
Book Event - reading and signing
PRIEST LAKE, IDAHO
"Reflection and Story: Storytelling." - One Day Writing Workshop
August 8, 2011
RESEARCH AND WRITING
Houston to Austin, Texas, March 23-29, 2011.
SAN DIEGO La Jolla Writers Retreat
November 17-18, 2010
Marriott Hotel, La Jolla, CA
AUNTIES BOOKSTORE BOOK CLUB OPEN HOUSE
Book Clubs! Meet your local authors and collect reading group guides and author notes for scheduling authors and books for the upcoming calender year!
Tuesday, October, 19, 2010
7:30pm
For more information contact Linda, 509-838-3977, or Linda@auntiesbooks.com
Annapolis, MD to New Haven, CT
May 21-27th, 2010
Check with your local bookstore for scheduled readings. See you there!
Many thanks to the readers of Chesapeake Bay Book Dames, Belles Lettres de Brown, and the Page Gourmets!
LEAVENWORTH, WA
A BOOK FOR ALL SEASONS: WRITERS WORKSHOP SERIES (Winter-Spring)
Glenda Burgess: "Finding Your Voice in Memoir"
April 10, 2010 - 10am to 2:30pm, Book signing to follow
A Book for All Seasons Bookstore, Leavenworth, WA
Contact Lilly Anne Wilder at la@abookforallseasons.com
LONDON/PARIS
August 6th-16th, 2009
On the road to two of my favorite international cities. Bloomsbury Circle, anyone? Left bank bookstores? Look for The Geography of Love in softcover release!
LEAVENWORTH, WA
A Book for All Seasons
Leavenworth, Washington
July 24th - 25th, 2009
Two day reading, signing, and presentation event hosted by the Leavenworth Public Library and A Book for All Seasons - Times posted in June, or contact Lilly Anne Wilder at la@abookforallseasons.com
AUSTRALIA
A writer on tour. Australia's beautiful "Gold Coast" - Melbourne, Canberra, Sydney, Brisbane. April 20-25, 2009.
SPOKANE, WA
2009 Get Lit! Literary Festival
EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
Panel, readings, and Special Events
April 10-19, 2009
Glenda at Get Lit! events -
April 17, 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. SFCC, Rm 110, Bldg 24
Panel: "Approaches to Memoir"
April 18, 10:30a.m. South Hill Library
Festival Reading, The Geography of Love, with Glenda Burgess
April 18, 2:00-4:00p.m. Spokane Club
Writing workshop: Writing is Rewriting
Talking books at the Leavenworth Public Library, WA
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BIOGRAPHY / MEMOIR
Chosen as one of The Ten Best Books of 2008 by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and a finalist for the 2008 Books for a Better Life Award, this tender and intimate memoir of a marriage will resonate with readers of Joan Didion's The Year of Magical Thinking, and Susan Duncan's Salvation Creek.FICTION
Published for the first time in Britain as part of the "Great American First Novel" series, Loose Threads explores the uncommon thread, the path not taken as an emerging sculptor struggles through the complex turning points of her life. Engaging, fresh, and unforgettable, Loose Threads is a novel of the journey to authenticity and the redemptive power of genuine passion.
A reclusive photographer's life in the remote mountains of New Mexico intersects unexpectedly with the troubled life of a young cello prodigy. This unforgettable story sweeps the reader from a backcountry confrontation with a dangerous cougar to the career-making climax of an audition hall. Exposures is a sweeping tale of extraordinary talent and human destiny woven within the portals of music and twenty of history’s remarkable photographs. REFERENCE / ACADEMIC
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