Indie Bookstores Archives - Shelley Blanton-Stroud

Only gratitude for all the people who show up for stories

Shelley Admin2023-12-05T20:54:02+00:00AUTHOR, Book Event, Book Passage, Book signing, Fact and fiction, historical fiction, History, Indie Bookstores, Poster Girl|

Tuesday night, I had my second-to-last book launch event for Poster Girl at Book Passage, Corte Madera, a wonderful Marin [...]

Return on investment

Shelley Admin2023-11-28T21:07:03+00:00AUTHOR, Book Event, Book signing, Fact and fiction, historical fiction, historical thriller, History, Indie Bookstores|

I first met author Mary Camarillo (The Lockhart Women and Those People Behind Us) in the Summer of 2014 at [...]

Sister Authors, this week and next

Shelley Admin2023-11-26T20:15:31+00:00AUTHOR, Book Event, Book signing, Fact and fiction, historical fiction, historical thriller, History, Indie Bookstores, Poster Girl|

When I first learned COPY BOY would be published with She Writes Press, I didn’t know that would also mean [...]

Sparks flew!

Shelley Admin2023-11-16T15:51:48+00:00Book Event, Book signing, Fact and fiction, historical fiction, History, Indie Bookstores|

Poster Girl's launch party was great fun. Welding Sculptor Gina Rossi opened her welding studio to us, even performing a [...]

Poster Girl Audio is Up!

Shelley Admin2023-11-14T14:50:02+00:00AUTHOR, Fact and fiction, historical fiction, historical thriller, History, Indie Bookstores|

One of the great joys of the past four years has been the chance to work with audiobook narrator/voice actor [...]

Libations and Provisions by Shady Lady Saloon

Shelley Admin2023-11-14T01:05:58+00:00AUTHOR, Book Event, Fact and fiction, historical fiction, historical thriller, History, Indie Bookstores|

This weekend, my son and I went over to Shady Lady Saloon to sample the drinks and snacks we'll serve [...]

Poster Girl Launch–You’re Invited!

Shelley Admin2023-11-11T15:48:10+00:00Gina Rossi, historical fiction, Indie Bookstores, Interview, Jane Benjamin, Launch, library, Mary camarillo, Noir, Poster Girl, Rosie the riveter, Ruby's Books, Sacramento Public Library, Shady Lady Bar, Wendy the Welder, women in history, world war ii|

I can hardly believe it's time but Poster Girl's publication day is this Tuesday, 11/14! I'd love to see you [...]

We’re having a POSTER GIRL launch party!

Shelley Admin2023-09-14T20:47:38+00:00AUTHOR, book club, Book Event, Book signing, Capital Books, Copy Boy, Fact and fiction, historical fiction, History, Indie Bookstores, Launch, Poster Girl, women in history, world war ii|

I'm so excited to invite you to POSTER GIRL's book launch party, Tuesday, November 14, 5-7 pm at Rossi Sculptural [...]

In conversation with Mary Camarillo–THOSE PEOPLE BEHIND US

Shelley Admin2023-09-12T19:23:47+00:00#amwriting, Book Event, Book signing, historical fiction, Indie Bookstores, Launch, Mary camarillo, Poster Girl|

I first met author Mary Camarillo nine years ago, as we were both whimpering in the corner of the patio [...]

This thing I have about bookstores

Shelley Admin2023-08-05T17:45:09+00:00AUTHOR, Cara Black, Copy Boy, historical fiction, Indie Bookstores, Tomboy|

My dear friend (and awesome librarian) Nora found this picture of Jane Benjamin's two current books so near to the [...]