Press Information for the 2011 Central Coast Book and Author Festival

Updated on Monday, August 29, 2011

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Friedl Bell signs books

Longtime San Luis Obispo resident Friedl Semans Bell signs copies of her best-selling book She Cried for Mother Russia at the 2009 Central Coast Book and Author Festival.

Now living in Oregon, Bell will again be participating in the 2011 Festival, and will be making a public presentation on her book.

Her book, now in its second printing has receied worldwide acclaim.

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Central Coast Book and Author Festival

The Central Coast Book and Author Festival
will be held on Sunday, September 18, 2011
from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. in Mission Plaza,
San Luis Obispo, California.

Greg Long speaks at CCBAF

Greg Long makes a presentation in front of Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa during the 2010 Central Coast Book and Author Festival.

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Central Coast Book and Author Festival

The Central Coast Book and Author Festival
will be held on Sunday, September 18, 2011
from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. in Mission Plaza,
San Luis Obispo, California.

Reading in Public

Catherine Trujillo, a partner in San Luis Obispo’s Reading in Public Project, sits on the Reading in Public Chair, made of wood and book parts, in the Mission Plaza, San Luis Obispo.

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Central Coast Book and Author Festival

The Central Coast Book and Author Festival
will be held on Sunday, September 18, 2011
from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. in Mission Plaza,
San Luis Obispo, California.

Central Coast Book and Author Festival

Authors’ tables are set-up in the Mission Plaza in San Luis Obispo during the Central Coast Book and Author Festival.

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The Central Coast Book and Author Festival
will be held on Sunday, September 18, 2011
from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. in Mission Plaza,
San Luis Obispo, California.

 

Leigh Rubin at CCBAF

Author and cartoonist Leigh Rubin greets visitors at his table during the Central Coast Book and Author Festival. Rubin’s zany cartoon characters are featured in several books and other items in Rubin’s display.

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Central Coast Book and Author Festival

The Central Coast Book and Author Festival
will be held on Sunday, September 18, 2011
from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. in Mission Plaza,
San Luis Obispo, California.

Mom reads to boys at CCBAF

A mom reads to her boys on the curb at the 2010 Central Coast Book and Author Festival. Thousands of people visit the annual book event in Mission Plaza, San Luis Obispo, California.

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Central Coast Book and Author Festival

The Central Coast Book and Author Festival
will be held on Sunday, September 18, 2011
from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. in Mission Plaza,
San Luis Obispo, California.

Paula Zima with bear

Artist, author and sculptor Paula Zima poses with the bear she created for the Mission Plaza in San Luis Obispo. Zima, who now lives in Santa Fe, NM, visited during the 2010 Book and Author Festival to promote several new book projects she is developing.

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Central Coast Book and Author Festival

The Central Coast Book and Author Festival
will be held on Sunday, September 18, 2011
from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. in Mission Plaza,
San Luis Obispo, California.

Reading in Public

An author reads from his book to members of the public during the 2010 Central Coast Book and Author Festival. The opportunity to read in public is afforded to many during the day-long event.

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Central Coast Book and Author Festival

The Central Coast Book and Author Festival
will be held on Sunday, September 18, 2011
from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. in Mission Plaza,
San Luis Obispo, California.

People poring over books

Buyers sort through offerings of used books at the 2010 Book and Author Festival. Various library friends’ groups offer tables of used books at the Festival, these in addition to the scores of authors who exhibit their latest works.

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Central Coast Book and Author Festival

The Central Coast Book and Author Festival
will be held on Sunday, September 18, 2011
from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. in Mission Plaza,
San Luis Obispo, California.

Roh Morgon at CCBAF Table

Author Roh Morgon discusses her book with visitors at the 2010 Book and Author Festival. Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa makes a wonderful backdrop for the annual Festival.

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Central Coast Book and Author Festival

The Central Coast Book and Author Festival
will be held on Sunday, September 18, 2011
from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. in Mission Plaza,
San Luis Obispo, California.

 

Julie Frankel bouquet

ART OF THE BOOK

Julie Frankel’s Book Bouquet is one of many book arts items that will be on display at the San Luis Obispo Museum of Art during the Central Coast Book and Author Festival. Book artists, illustrators, and photographers exhibit their works in the public libraries during August and September, and then the collection will be brought to the museum on the day of the Festival.

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The Central Coast Book and Author Festival
will be held on Sunday, September 18, 2011
from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. in Mission Plaza,
San Luis Obispo, California.

Beryl Reichenberg Street Scene

ART OF THE BOOK

Beryl Reichenberg’s Street Scene is a series of photos combined in a three-dimensional display. Reichenberg’s work is part of the 2011 Art of the Book, held in conjunction with the Central Coast Book and Author Festival in Mission Plaza, San Luis Obispo, California.

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The Central Coast Book and Author Festival
will be held on Sunday, September 18, 2011
from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. in Mission Plaza,
San Luis Obispo, California.

Marylu Weaver Meagher

ART OF THE BOOK

Marylu Weaver Meagher’s wonderful book, Counting Crows, is on display as part of The Art of the Book, which is hosted by the 12th annual Central Coast Book and Author Festival.

The book is on display in one of the San Luis Obispo County public libraries during the months of August and September, and will be moved to the San Luis Obispo Museum of Art on the weekend of the Festival.

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The Central Coast Book and Author Festival
will be held on Sunday, September 18, 2011
from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. in Mission Plaza,
San Luis Obispo, California.

Mission San Luis Obispo

The beautiful Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa, built by Spanish missionaries in 1772, is the location of the annual Book and Author Festival. The Mission Plaza in front of the Mission plays host to many annual events in the City of San Luis Obispo.

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Central Coast Book and Author Festival

The Central Coast Book and Author Festival
will be held on Sunday, September 18, 2011
from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. in Mission Plaza,
San Luis Obispo, California.

 

Mission San Luis Obispo horizontal

The beautiful Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa, built by Spanish missionaries in 1772, is the location of the annual Book and Author Festival. The Mission Plaza in front of the Mission plays host to many annual events in the City of San Luis Obispo.

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Central Coast Book and Author Festival

The Central Coast Book and Author Festival
will be held on Sunday, September 18, 2011
from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. in Mission Plaza,
San Luis Obispo, California.

 

 

 

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