By Martin Rushmere

Retired four-star general Wesley Clark probably felt like giving an order to several audience members to sit down and shut up.  He did not, of course, surrender to this understandable temptation.  Clark is not only a military man, but an experienced politician and diplomat as well.  At Book Passage last Thursday night to discuss his new memoir, Clark showed that he was a master of more subtle ways to control an audience and get his point across.                   Read More . . .

By Laurence Ross

I felt an unexpected rush of excitement. I was at Book Passage in Corte Madera, listening to James Houston give a rather routine talk, promoting his latest novel. But towards the end of his talk last Thursday night, Houston turned from the routine to the sublime. Read More . . .

Wikipedia is a free, online encyclopedia in which the content is generated entirely by users. It is one of the most popular websites in the world, consistently ranking in the top ten most visited sites. According to comScore Media Metrix, it has over 43 million visitors every month. Read More . . .

I apologized to best-selling author Thrity Umrigar before I asked her. “I am sorry if this question is trite,” I said, “but why do you write?”

She answered quickly and easily: “Because I feel sick if I don’t.” Read More . . .