Susan Alcorn has published her new book, Miles of Kindness: Tales from the Trail. Alcorn collected stories from 30+ experienced hikers–on trails around the world–describing kindness freely given by “trail angels.” Readers not only find entertaining stories, they’ll also be reminded of their own pleasant encounters with kind strangers. This is Susan’s sixth book on hiking. Miles of Kindness in available on Amazon or from your favorite bookstore via Lightning Source.
Bob Cooper had three articles published over the summer. Two were about Lake Tahoe: a story about driving around the lake for Porthole Cruise & Travel and a deep dive into the myriad environmental initiatives in progress around the lake for KneeDeepTimes.org. The third is a profile of a pioneering Mexican-American female winery owner who picked grapes as a teenager, which appeared in the S.F. Chronicle.
Lina Broydo explores why so many notable orchestra conductors enjoyed long lives. According to Dr. Mathew Chin, It’s their daily two hours of exercise atop the podium. Read her column in the latest issue of Ksati, Russian American News and Views. Broydo also covers Events around the Bay in the online publication La Oferta.