Author Events
Author Talks - Invite Me!
About Force of Nature - About the John Muir Trail - About the Art & Craft of Writing
For more information about any of these events, please email me.
Author Talk & Book Signing
"Force of Nature & The JMT"
Sun City Lincoln Hills Hiking Club
Kilaga Springs Presentation Hall
Lincoln Hills
September 2024
Book Club Talks
I am available to visit with you and your Book Club, either in-person or via Zoom.
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I can discuss Force of Nature, the writing process, hiking in the Sierra Nevada, and/or the John Muir Trail. And I can answer your questions.
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The Force of Nature Book Club Kit with discussion questions, food ideas, complimentary book titles & reference links to John Muir Trail history and maps is available to download.
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Email me to schedule a Book Club visit at joangriff@gmail.com.
Upcoming Classes
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In-Person & Zoom Classes at OLLI at Sierra College
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Host of Author Interview Series at OLLI at Sierra College
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Zoom Classes at OLLI at UC Davis
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Service Organization Talks
Spotlight on Local Authors - Zoom Lunch Pail Series - OLLI at Sierra College
Spring, Summer, Fall Semesters 2024
I will act as the moderator of this monthly series of live, noon-time interviews on Zoom with authors. All are interesting local authors representing a variety of different genres. ALL proceeds go to the Sierra College Food Closet to support food-insecure students. Click here for all the details on the OLLI at Sierra website.
OLLI at Sierra College
Fall Semester 2024
Strong Women - Strong Stories
Book Discussion Series
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The Women
by Kristin Hannah
The best-selling historical fiction novel based on the true and overlooked stories of the brave and skilled women nurses who served in the Vietnam War and came home to denial.
In person & via Zoom
September 26, October 3, 10
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Becoming Madam Secretary
by Stephanie Dray
The amazing story of the brilliant and bold Frances Perkins, first woman to serve in a Presidential Cabinet. This heroine, who was FDR's "right hand woman," left a huge legacy that includes our Social Security System.
In person & via Zoom
November 18, 25, December 2
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Online catalogue is available:
OLLI at Sierra College
Spring-Summer-Fall 2024
Lunch Pail Interview Series
Spotlight on Local Authors & Books
Host/Interviewer - Joan Griffin
Monthly Zoom Series
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Aug 16 - N L Woody - Tears & Trombones
Sep 20 - Catharine Bramkamp - Deep Trouble
Oct 18 - Mary Helen Fein - Stitching a Life
Nov 15 - Patricia D Miller - Bamboo Secrets
Dec 6 - Gary Noys - Hellacious California
More to follow
All proceeds from this series
go to Sierra College Food Closet
to support food-insecure students
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Catalogue & registration
are available online.
Talks Available for
Clubs & Groups
The Invention of the First Lady
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The first three First Ladies, Martha, Abigail, and Dolley, have vastly different personalities and brought very different strengths to the position. But between them, they created the role of First Lady out of thin air. In fact, not one of their husbands would have ended up in the White House had they not had these women as their partners.
Additional First Lady-themed talks/classes are available, too:
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One talk for each of the First Ladies from Martha Washington to Eleanor Roosevelt
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"The Creation of the Modern First Lady"
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Shared with:
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Emigrant Gap Chapter - DAR
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Springfield History Club, Rocklin, CA
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Lincoln AAUW
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NC Professional Women's Groups
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UC Davis OLLI Program
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OLLI at Sierra College
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Available In-Person or via Zoom.
Contact me for more information about these and other talks I have available.
Past Classes, Talks, and Events
OLLI at Sierra College
How Did I Not Know That?
Social Justice Series
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Books previously read in this series include:
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The New Jim Crow
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The Warmth of Other Suns
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Just Mercy
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The Sum of Us
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How the Word Is Passed
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Four Hundred Souls
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How Did I Not Know That?
Environmental Science Series
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Books previously read in this series include:
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Finding the Mother Tree
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Braiding Sweetgrass
OLLI at Sierra College
Women's Work is Never Done
Book Discussion Series
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Books previously read in this series include:
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Lessons in Chemistry
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The Personal Librarian
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Remarkably Bright Creatures
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The Language of Flowers
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Summer Fun Reads
& Book Discussion
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Books previously read in this series include:
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Daisy Jones & The Six
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Finding Dorothy
OLLI at UC Davis
Spring Semester 2023
History & Government
Discussion Series
Conversations with Historian Don Fraser
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Political Parties
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It's Time to Amend the Constitution
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Controversies in American History
© 2023 by Joan M. Griffin.