You are invited to enjoy stories, friendship, belly-laughs, snacks and beverages, and possibly a very special guest appearance at the launch of Laurie McAndish King’s fourth book, Wild Thing, I Think I Love You! Close Encounters with Wildlife Around the World. Support a fellow BATW member and join the fun at 2:00 at Book Passage in Corte Madera on Saturday, October 10th. If you can’t make the celebration, you can get your copy here. Laurie is donating all 2026 paperback proceeds to wildlife advocacy organizations.
Ruth Carlson has published an article about the upcoming 2027 America’s Cup races, where for the first time, a woman must be part of every yacht’s crew. The feature is in the fall edition of Asia-Pacific Boating magazine at https://asiapacificboating.com/issues/autumn-2026/.
Jules and Effin Older highlight San Francisco in a new feature on the travel site Everett Potter. They acknowledge that most visitors want to see the Golden Gate Bridge, the Pier 39 sea lions, cable cars, Alcatraz, the Painted Ladies and the Palace of Fine Arts. What they write about are their five should not be missed favorites. Read it here.
Ginny Prior takes readers where they dare not go in the October issue of 7×7. It’s her top five haunted hotels…where keeping one eye cocked is always a good idea. Read it here. Ginny also had a September feature on Explora Journeys sail to the Caribbean in her column in the Bay Area NewsGroup. Read it here. Finally, in case you can’t get enough of this writer’s adventures…here is her September Dude Ranch feature for Diablo Magazine.