Tag Archives: Literary World of San Francisco

Frisco Beat: Robert Barbour Johnson

Posted on November 28, 2021 by Don

Autograph Hound Super-Sunday once more, and our maniacal John Hancock-collecting pal Brian Leno hauls out a new acquisition. If I remember right, he told me he’s been looking for a Robert Barbour Johnson for decades, but if the signature did … Continue reading →

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Frisco Beat: Lit World of San Francisco Now Podcasted

Posted on November 3, 2016 by Don

If you missed the live transmission of my interview on BFF.fm a month ago, it is now in an archive and ready to be listened to. One minute short of two hours, most of the chatter concerns my book The … Continue reading →

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Frisco Beat: October 4, On Air with Burrito Justice

Posted on October 1, 2016 by Don

On Tuesday October 4 I drop into the studio from noon to 2p.m. for an episode of the Burrito Justice Show, a.k.a. the Burrito Justice League — I believe Burrito himself will be on the control panel and Nicole Gluckstern … Continue reading →

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Frisco Beat: Lit World Has Its Fans

Posted on October 10, 2015 by Don

Shot above — sales table at the Mechanics’ Library talk — shot at bottom, foreground: Nathan Ward and Vince Emery somewhere in the process of getting an inscription put into The Lost Detective — background: me talking to a guy … Continue reading →

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Frisco Beat: Top of the Heap!

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Don

The Literary World of San Francisco — as I’ve been reporting — is still no.2 on the Amazon bestseller list for travel books about San Francisco as I check the stats today, but yesterday for about 4 hours muscled it’s … Continue reading →

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Frisco Beat: Definitely a Bestseller

Posted on March 23, 2015 by Don

The other day I recorded that my long-out-of-print title The Literary World of San Francisco had hit the no.10 spot on Amazon’s list of bestselling travel books about SF. From there it drifted down the rungs to the 20s and a … Continue reading →

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Frisco Beat: Kind of a Bestseller

Posted on March 3, 2015 by Don

Okay, this scenario kills me — but in a good way. Remember when I noticed that my long out-of-print title The Literary World of San Francisco had just hit no.97 on the Amazon bestseller list for travel books about SF? … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: Lost Books of the Amazon

Posted on January 27, 2015 by Don

After who knows how many years of goofing off, I finally got around to getting my Author Page on Amazon looking pretty.  Some photos, a basic blurb, updates fed in from this blog — and a few but by no means all … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: Literary Homes, on the Block

Posted on June 2, 2014 by Don

Surfing around in Bill Crider’s Pop Culture blog the other day, I noticed a link to an article about no less than eight literary homes being up for sale at the moment. I’d seen separate articles about Ray Bradbury’s long … Continue reading →

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Tour: The Last Cheap Walk

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Don

A guy hauling in from England just gave me a month’s advance notice, so if you want to join him, the next walk open to anyone who wants to show up is set for Sunday April 7, noon start at … Continue reading →

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