Fly-fish the pristine waters of the Owens River. Step up to the microphone in a California honky-tonk. Surf the biggest waves California has ever seen. Mingle with ducks in an urban oasis. Roller skate through L.A.'s Union Station. See California through the eyes of 27 of the state's finest writers in this delicious travel and adventure anthology. All of the contributors to MY CALIFORNIA donated their work so proceeds of this book can benefit the beleaguered California Arts Council, an agency forced to suspend school writing and arts education programs in 2003. The arts council has earmarked money from MY CALIFORNIA for writing programs for children statewide. Join contributors Pico Iyer, Michael Chabon, Thomas Steinbeck, Dana Gioia, Matt Warshaw, Patt Morrison, T. Jefferson Parker, Edward Humes, Mark Arax, Deanne Stillman, Rubén Martínez, Percival Everett, Kathi Kamen Goldmark, Mary Mackey, Gerald Haslam, Aimee Liu, D.J. Waldie, Héctor Tobar, Firoozeh Dumas, devorah major, Carolyn See, Chryss Yost, Anh Do, Derek M. Powazek, Daniel Weintraub, David Kipen, and Veronique de Turenne in a good read for a good deed!!
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"...each of the contributors manages to transcend the thoroughly respectable genre of travel writing to achieve something more exalted." -- Los Angeles Times, August 1, 2004, Jonathan Kirsch review
"Here are views of this singular place from a dazzling roster of writers...by turns quirky and passionate and argumentative." -- David Freeman, author, It's All True: A Novel of Hollywood
"My California is both a good book and a good idea." -- Santa Barbara News-Press, July 4,2004
"These 27 essays prove once again that California is the Golden State." -- Author Ray Bradbury
"This extraordinary gesture is a display of kindness, civic responsibility, and a great concern for...funding of the arts." -- California Arts Council website
"Here are views of this singular place from a dazzling roster of writers...by turns quirky and passionate and argumentative." -- David Freeman, author, It's All True: A Novel of Hollywood
"My California is both a good book and a good idea." -- Santa Barbara News-Press, July 4,2004
"These 27 essays prove once again that California is the Golden State." -- Author Ray Bradbury
"This extraordinary gesture is a display of kindness, civic responsibility, and a great concern for...funding of the arts." -- California Arts Council website
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"California is the only state in the Union that has flourished beyond all expectations, primarily because it has always been all things to all people. And like the seduction of the Muses, she always appears in the garb of our own desires..."
So writes Thomas Steinbeck in "Montalvo, Myths and Dreams of Home," one of twenty-seven stories featured in MY CALIFORNIA, an extraordinary creative outpouring from the state’s literary community in support of the California Arts Council. MY CALIFORNIA is a collaboration between Angel City Press in Santa Monica and CaliforniaAuthors.com.
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A Wonderful Book,
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This review is from: My California: Journeys by Great Writers (Paperback)
This is an amazing collection of essays and the point of the book is not just to provide eloquent perspectives on the state. Every cent that the publisher receives in revenue goes directly to the California Arts Council,whose budgets were cut by 97%. When you buy a "used" book none of that money goes to CAC. Please think twice about saving the 40ish cents.
This book is a good read and you will feel very good about your deed!
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I loved this book (and I normally don't read short stories),
By Booklover Overseas (Milan, Italy & California) - See all my reviews
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I loved this book too, as I see others have, and this prompted me to write a review. I have tried to give it as a gift whenever possible and will continue to do so, as I think it is a great idea to benefit CAC. I wish local bookstores would display it more prominently. I grew up in California but this book allowed me a personal look at histories from different corners of the state. Fascinating, well written and truly enjoyable.
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This is a terrific collection of writing about California from a spectrum of outstanding authors. AND it's for a good cause.
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