Author Events for Naida West
Naida West has finished the third novel in her California Gold trilogy, Rest for the Wicked, and is now available to speak to groups, and to work with groups who wish to tour her property and the section of river where so many of the historic events in her novels occurred. Watch this column for tour details, or call 916-985-7411.
New! Listen to the podcast of Naida’s interview with Jeffrey Callison on Capital Public Radio’s Insight, 90.9 FM, Sacramento.
| 2010 | |
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| Jan. 22 | TV interview 7:30 a.m. Local station, Jackson, CA |
| Jan. 26 | Speaker Amador County Library, Jackson, CA 5:30-6:30 p.m. |
| Feb. 13 | Back-to-back book signings at Rancho Murieta Plaza. 9-11 a.m. MarSheTes Coffee Shop; 12-2 p.m. Plaza Foods |
| March 10 | Featured speaker, 7 p.m. Rotary Club of Rancho Murieta. Board or adjoining Terrace Room of Rancho Murieta Country Club. Followed by book signing. Contact: Rick 601-4727 |
| March 13 | Book Signing, Historic Sobon Estates Winery, 14430 Shenandoah Road, Plymouth, CA. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. 209-245-6554 |
| March 18-21 | Festival of the West, Scottsdale, Arizona. Booksigning in Booth #310 |
| March 27 | Book Signing, 1-4 p.m. Book Lovers, 5800 Madison Avenue, Suite #W, Sacramento, CA 95841 916-332-3133 |
| April 3 | Book Signing, 12-4 p.m., Opening of a special Sloughhouse-area photo display at the historic Elk Grove Hotel & Stage Stop Museum, the first building in Elk Grove, at 9941 East Stockton Blvd. in the NW corner of Elk Grove Park. Free to the public. Questions? Contact Jeanette Lawson, genealogy research librarian, 916-685-8810 |
| April 10 | Book Signing, 1-4 p.m., Borders, Roseville, 2030 Douglas Blvd, across the road from Kaiser. 916-784-1088 |
| April 13 | Speaker. 4th, 5th and 6th grade students, Sutter Creek Elementary School. Multipurpose room. Adults welcome. Phone 209-257-7200 |
| April 26 | Reading from Rest for the Wicked. Plenty of time for Q&A. Elk Grove Historical Society. In the new library on Elk Grove Blvd. General meeting, open to the public. Contact: Jim Entrican, President, 916-686-8336 |
| May 1 | Speaker: Atria Covell Gardens, Davis, CA. 3 p.m. Contact Cathryn Green, Cathryn.Green@atriaseniorliving.com |
| May 4 | Book signing booth, Downtown Tuesday Nights, Roseville, CA. 5-9 p.m. |
| May 8 | Book signing booth, Main Street in front of Clark’s Corner (espresso and pastry) at the Annual Ione Homecoming Parade and Picnic. |
| May 14 | Book signing, Orangevale Pow Wow Days, Orangevale Community Park on Filbert Avenue, near Hazel Ave. 3-11 p.m. Visit the Pow Wow Days website for entertainment schedule. |
| May 15 | Book signing, Orangevale Pow Wow Days (see above), 11 a.m.-11 p.m. |
| May 16 | Book signing, Book signing, Orangevale Pow Wow Days (see above), 12 noon-6 p.m. |
| May 18 | Interview with Jeffrey Callison on Insight, Capital Public Radio, 10 a.m. Radio channel 90.9 FM, Sacramento. Listen to the interview |
| May 18 | Book signing booth, Downtown Tuesday Nights, Roseville, CA. 5-9 p.m. |
| June 6 | Book signing, Cosumnes School Reunion, Jackson Road near Dillard. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. |
| June 11-13 | Book signing, “Authors Corral,” Building A, Western States Horse Expo. California State Exposition Fairgrounds, Sacramento. |
| June 15 | Visit with book club in Tahoe area; they have selected Rest for the Wicked as their monthly read. Private home. |
| June 17-20 | Book signing booth at the El Dorado County Fair, El Dorado County Fairgrounds, Placerville, CA. |
| June 26 | Book signing at the annual Bell Tower Brewfest, Placerville, CA. 6-9 p.m. In front of the Placerville News Building at the old bell tower. A microbrewery will be set up inside the store. Call 530-622-4510 for more information. |
| July 14-Aug. 1 | California State Fair, 1600 Exposition Blvd., Sacramento, CA. Authors Booth, Building A/B. Please note that the Fair has moved to July to accommodate school schedules. |
| July 28 | Storytelling at the campfire. (After early shift at State Fair.) Kit Carson Lodge on Silver Lake, Hwy 88. 7:30-9 p.m. Public invited. 209-258-8500 or www.KitCarsonlodge.com |
| Aug. 20 | 6:30 p.m. Guest Speaker at the family campfire after tour of the newly restored Rancho Nipomo Dana Adobe in San Luis Obispo. See www.danaadobe.org |
| Aug. 21 | 1 p.m. Featured speaker at the Summer Talk program, Rancho Nipomo Dana Adobe. “How Native Americans changed California and World History.” Followed by book signing. Contact: Dynia Valdovinos, Dynia@deanaadobe.org, or Marina Washburn, Marina@danaadobe.org |
| Aug. 25 | Storytelling at the campfire. Kit Carson Lodge on Silver Lake, Hwy 88. 7:30-9 p.m. Public invited. 209-258-8500 or www.KitCarsonlodge.com |
| Sept. 8 | Storytelling at the campfire. Kit Carson Lodge on Silver Lake, Hwy 88. 7:30-9 p.m. Public invited. 209-258-8500 or www.KitCarsonlodge.com |
| Oct. 1 | Possible date of the next Ranch Walking Tour at Naida's place in Rancho Murieta. Phone 916-985-7411 if you want to participate on that date. |
| 2011 | |
| September | Naida West will conduct a multi-day writing workshop at Kit Carson Lodge on Silver Lake, focusing on historical novels and memoirs. Cost to include lodging, wine and cheese reception, and delicious meals in the excellent lodge dining room. Details TBA. |