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A very special evening to benefit Colorado Conservation Voters

Beth — Fri, 21 May 2010 14:44:06 +0000

Please join editor Beth Conover and contributing authors of How the West was Warmed for a special event to support
Colorado Conservation Voters – Wednesday, June 16th, 6-8 pm at the home of Martha Records and Rich Rainaldi, 1215 Detroit Street, Denver CO. Featuring the latest updates on conservation policy in Colorado, editor comments, author readings and light refreshments.
$35 suggested minimum contribution.
Contributors of $50 or more will receive a complimentary copy of How the West Was Warmed.
Please RSVP to Ben Gregory at bgregory@coloradoconservationvoters.org, 303-454-3349

Your Host Committee for the evening
Rich Rainaldi and Martha Records, Jerry Conover and Jacquelyn Wonder, Laurie and Marty Zeller

Special How the West Was Warmed Author Host Committee
Beth Conover, David Akerson, Diane Carman, Megan Castle, Mark Eddy, Jill Hanauer, Peter Heller, Jocelyn Hittle, Susan Innis, Kirk Johnson, Todd Neff, Laura Pritchett, Josh Radoff, Hillary Rosner, Auden Schendler, Ken Snyder, Tim Sullivan, Brad Udall, Florence Williams

Colorado Conservation Voters turns conservation values into Colorado priorities. Online at www.coloradoconservationvoters.org. The first $50 of eligible contributions will directly support pro-environment candidates through the CCV Action Fund – Small Donor Committee.

Book sales to benefit science reporting, advocacy groups

Beth — Fri, 14 May 2010 23:11:44 +0000

20% of royalties from How the West Was Warmed will be donated to two nonprofit organizations. The High Country News Research Fund supports excellent regional science reporting, which we need now more than ever, and Western Resource Advocates energy program does excellent analysis and advocacy for a clean energy future. Every book purchased will help to support these two excellent groups.

HTWWW a finalist for 2010 Eric Hoffer Award

Beth — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 21:50:09 +0000

We’ve just received word that How the West Was Warmed is a finlist for the 2010 Eric Hoffer Award!

From the website: “The Eric Hoffer Award for short prose and books was established at the start of the 21st century as a means of opening a door to writing of significant merit. It honors the memory of the great American philosopher Eric Hoffer by highlighting salient writing, as well as the independent spirit of small publishers. The winning stories and essays are published in Best New Writing, and the book awards are covered in the US Review of Books.” We’re honored to be considered for the award. Stay tuned!

Check out great excerpts from all the book’s essays below

Beth — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:04:18 +0000