'Berkeley to Beijing' to Be Featured at Beijing International Book Fair, Sept. 3-7, 2009
New Book Chronicles the Amazing Journey of a Young Activist in the 1960s and 1970s
* Press Release
* Source: iUniverse
* On Wednesday August 26, 2009, 8:10 am EDT
SANTA FE, N.M., Aug. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- "My childhood was different from most," writes Karen Boutilier Kendall in her new memoir, "Berkeley to Beijing: The Journey of a Young Activist" (published by iUniverse). "I lived, breathed and experienced history in a way that exposed me to amazing, fascinating and sometimes frightening situations."
Raised in California during the 1960s, Kendall, a preacher's daughter, recalls a unique upbringing living in communal strike houses with volunteer strike workers, runaways and prostitutes. Her playmates and babysitters were the children of Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta of the United Farm Workers. "While other kids drew in coloring books, I walked picket lines and civil rights and anti-war protest marches," she recalls.
In 1973, at age 12, Kendall received a call from actress Shirley MacLaine inviting her to travel with a group of women to China. Kendall had met MacLaine a year before while campaigning for George McGovern. The group, The First American Women's Friendship Delegation, was among the first group to travel to communist China since the early 1950s. The resulting documentary of the group's trip was nominated for an Academy Award.
Follow Kendall's extraordinary, unique, life-altering experiences up through the age of 14 as she makes an amazing journey from Berkeley to Beijing.
Karen Boutilier Kendall currently lives in the mountains of northern New Mexico and has a bachelor's degree in accounting. She is the business operations manager for the Los Alamos County Utilities Department and will celebrate her 30th wedding anniversary this summer.
For more information, please visit http://www.kbkendall.com.
"Berkeley to Beijing: The Journey of a Young Activist"
Available from: http://www.iUniverse.com, http://www.bn.com, and http://www.amazon.com
ISBN: 9781440141300 - 6 x 9 - Paperback - 212 pages - $17.95
ISBN: 9781440141317 - 6 x 9 - Hardcover - 212 pages - $27.95
iUniverse offers a variety of publishing services to help individuals publish, market and sell fiction, poetry and nonfiction books. The company utilizes print-on-demand technology, and is one of the largest self-publishing companies in the U.S. iUniverse is based in Bloomington, Indiana.
Contact: Teresa Hale
iUniverse Promotions Dept.
thale@authorsolutions.com
Toll-free: 1-800-AUTHORS (288-4677)
Fax: 812-961-3133
Other releases:
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Berkeley-to-Beijing-to-Be-prnews-285411702.html?x=0&.v=1
http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS132150+26-Aug-2009+PRN20090826
http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/prnewswire/press_releases/national/China/2009/08/26/PH65873
http://www.bizjournals.com/eastbay/prnewswire/press_releases/national/China/2009/08/26/PH65873
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Thank You Kiwanis
Thank you to Sharon Stover for inviting me to speak at Kiwanis this week. It was a lot of fun. Great questions from a wonderful group of people! Also, thank you so much to each person who bought a book! The response was heart warming.
Next week I am meeting with a Los Alamos book club. This is my first book club discussion about Berkeley to Beijing. Looking forward to it!
In September I have a whirlwind set of events.
Sept 11 @ 3 pm Author's Tea @ Pilgrim Place - Claremont, CA
Sept 13 @ 3 pm Book Signing @ Clayton Books - Concord, CA
Sept 14 @ 7 pm Book Signing @ Pegasus Books - Shattuck Ave Berkeley, CA
Sept 15 @ 5 pm Book Club Meeting in Concord, CA
Next week I am meeting with a Los Alamos book club. This is my first book club discussion about Berkeley to Beijing. Looking forward to it!
In September I have a whirlwind set of events.
Sept 11 @ 3 pm Author's Tea @ Pilgrim Place - Claremont, CA
Sept 13 @ 3 pm Book Signing @ Clayton Books - Concord, CA
Sept 14 @ 7 pm Book Signing @ Pegasus Books - Shattuck Ave Berkeley, CA
Sept 15 @ 5 pm Book Club Meeting in Concord, CA
Friday, July 3, 2009
1st Book Signing a Success
Thank you to everyone who came out for the book signing at Otowi Station Bookstore. It was a great success. The bookstore sold about 40 books! We had a lot of fun. There was a nice mix of people I know from the community (including dear friends and coworkers) and people who read about the book in the Monitor newspaper. A number of folks had already read the book and bought a second (or third) book to give to friends.
I was initially impressed by my Uncle Dave and Uncle Danny who drove the hour and a half from Albuquerque for the event. That was until my Aunt Julie and Uncle Charlie shocked me by showing up unannounced all the way from California. My husband's parents and sister, Melissa, also came to the event.
If you missed the fun - the book is 20% off at Otowi Station through July.
Link to Event Pictures
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Monitor Article
Check out news story about Berkeley to Beijing appearing in local paper by clicking on link below.
www.kbkendall.com
Big thanks to Carol Clark for the great article!
Hope to see folks at the book signing on Thursday, July 2nd at Otowi bookstore located at 1350 Central Avenue in Los Alamos, New Mexico. I will be signing books from 6:00 pm to 7:30 p.m.
www.kbkendall.com
Big thanks to Carol Clark for the great article!
Hope to see folks at the book signing on Thursday, July 2nd at Otowi bookstore located at 1350 Central Avenue in Los Alamos, New Mexico. I will be signing books from 6:00 pm to 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Monitor Interview
Karen being interviewed by Carol Clark, Managing Editor of the Los Alamos Monitor newspaper.
Beijing International Book Fair - Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Gregory Kendall
Berkeley to Beijing Promotions Dept.
karen@kbkendall.com
Phone: 505-412-3793
“Berkeley to Beijing” to Be Featured at
Beijing International Book Fair Sept. 3 – 7, 2009
New Book Chronicles the Amazing Journey of a Young Activist in the 1960’s and 1970s
SANTA FE, N.M. – “My childhood was different from most,” writes Karen Boutilier Kendall in her new memoir, Berkeley to Beijing: The Journey of a Young Activist (published by iUniverse). “I lived, breathed and experienced history in a way that exposed me to amazing, fascinating and sometimes frightening situations.”
Kendall, a preacher’s daughter, recalls a unique upbringing living in communal strike houses with volunteer strike workers, runaways and prostitutes. Her playmates and babysitters were the children of Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta of the United Farm Workers. “While other kids drew in coloring books, I made picket signs. I went on civil rights and anti-war protest marches and walked picket lines,” she recalls. Kendall not only witnessed, but experienced the horrors of bigotry and violence while navigating both family and political upheaval.
In 1973, at age 12, Kendall received a call from actress Shirley MacLaine inviting her to travel with a group of women to China. Kendall had met MacLaine a year before while campaigning for George McGovern. The group, The First American Women’s Friendship Delegation, was among the first group to travel to communist China since the early 1950s. The resulting documentary of the group’s trip was nominated for an Academy Award.
“Berkeley to Beijing is the remarkable, well-written story of a young girl's coming of age in the midst of the turbulent 1960s & 1970s. It is also the untold story of a brave, committed family struggling to stay together while throwing themselves into the heart of Cesar Chavez' farm workers' movement,” exclaimed Rev. Chris Hartmire, former Director of the California Migrant Ministry.
Karen Boutilier Kendall currently lives in the mountains of northern New Mexico. She is the business operations manager for the Los Alamos County Utilities Department and will celebrate her 30th wedding anniversary this summer.More information about Berkeley to Beijing and Karen Boutilier Kendall available at http://www.kbkendall.com
Berkeley to Beijing will be a featured title at the Beijing International Book Fair, held Sept. 3 – 7, 2009. More information is available at www.bibf.net.
Berkeley to Beijing: The journey of a young activist
Available from: www.iUniverse.com, www.bn.com, and www.amazon.com
ISBN: 9781440141300 · 6 x 9 · Paperback · 212 pages · $17.95
ISBN: 9781440141317 · 6 x 9 · Hardcover · 212 pages · $27.95
Contact: Gregory Kendall
Berkeley to Beijing Promotions Dept.
karen@kbkendall.com
Phone: 505-412-3793
“Berkeley to Beijing” to Be Featured at
Beijing International Book Fair Sept. 3 – 7, 2009
New Book Chronicles the Amazing Journey of a Young Activist in the 1960’s and 1970s
SANTA FE, N.M. – “My childhood was different from most,” writes Karen Boutilier Kendall in her new memoir, Berkeley to Beijing: The Journey of a Young Activist (published by iUniverse). “I lived, breathed and experienced history in a way that exposed me to amazing, fascinating and sometimes frightening situations.”
Kendall, a preacher’s daughter, recalls a unique upbringing living in communal strike houses with volunteer strike workers, runaways and prostitutes. Her playmates and babysitters were the children of Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta of the United Farm Workers. “While other kids drew in coloring books, I made picket signs. I went on civil rights and anti-war protest marches and walked picket lines,” she recalls. Kendall not only witnessed, but experienced the horrors of bigotry and violence while navigating both family and political upheaval.
In 1973, at age 12, Kendall received a call from actress Shirley MacLaine inviting her to travel with a group of women to China. Kendall had met MacLaine a year before while campaigning for George McGovern. The group, The First American Women’s Friendship Delegation, was among the first group to travel to communist China since the early 1950s. The resulting documentary of the group’s trip was nominated for an Academy Award.
“Berkeley to Beijing is the remarkable, well-written story of a young girl's coming of age in the midst of the turbulent 1960s & 1970s. It is also the untold story of a brave, committed family struggling to stay together while throwing themselves into the heart of Cesar Chavez' farm workers' movement,” exclaimed Rev. Chris Hartmire, former Director of the California Migrant Ministry.
Karen Boutilier Kendall currently lives in the mountains of northern New Mexico. She is the business operations manager for the Los Alamos County Utilities Department and will celebrate her 30th wedding anniversary this summer.More information about Berkeley to Beijing and Karen Boutilier Kendall available at http://www.kbkendall.com
Berkeley to Beijing will be a featured title at the Beijing International Book Fair, held Sept. 3 – 7, 2009. More information is available at www.bibf.net.
Berkeley to Beijing: The journey of a young activist
Available from: www.iUniverse.com, www.bn.com, and www.amazon.com
ISBN: 9781440141300 · 6 x 9 · Paperback · 212 pages · $17.95
ISBN: 9781440141317 · 6 x 9 · Hardcover · 212 pages · $27.95
Thursday, June 4, 2009
NAMI donation
We are donating 5% of all Berkeley to Beijing author profits to the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Since it began in 1979, NAMI has been dedicated to improving the lives of individuals and families affected by mental illness.
Greg and I chose NAMI to honor my mother's memory and her sustained demonstration of humor, grace and love in the face of adversity. It is also in hopes of both increased research to find better medical treatments and pressure on government for better support/programs for people living with mental illness.
See www.kbkendall.com for more information on Berkeley to Beijing.
Greg and I chose NAMI to honor my mother's memory and her sustained demonstration of humor, grace and love in the face of adversity. It is also in hopes of both increased research to find better medical treatments and pressure on government for better support/programs for people living with mental illness.
See www.kbkendall.com for more information on Berkeley to Beijing.
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