MARIE EQUI in 2015: 105 Days, 27 Book Events

 On December 23rd I concluded my last author event of 2015 for my biography MARIE EQUI: Radical Politics and Outlaw Passions. Kate Raphael, host of the KPFA Women’s Magazine “devoted to womanist/feminist perspectives on news and culture,” interviewed me for an upcoming broadcast on KPFA Radio 94.1 in Berkeley. It was the 27th event since September 10, 105 days earlier. It’s been a busy three months.
 
After ten years of research, writing, re-writes, editing, and production, I was excited and more than ready to take MARIE EQUI on the road, on the air, and online. I’ve had the opportunity for
 

• Twelve book talks, including book launches in Portland, San Francisco, and Berkeley
• Six radio interviews (KBOO Portland, KPQR Portland (twice), KGGV Guerneville, Oregon Public Broadcasting Radio, and KPFA Berkeley)
• One podcast on The PDX Beat
• One print interview (Bay Area Reporter, San Francisco)
• Three reviews (OregonArtsWatch, eugeneweekly, The Seattle Lesbian)
• Three guest blog posts (Oregon State University Press, Rose City Reader, OHSU Historical Collections and Archives)
• One book trailer produced and distributed

 
One of the most frequent questions asked at my talks was “Why have we never heard of Marie Equi before?” Now, several thousand people have listened or read about Equi life’s in the first full-length biography of her long life.
 
A huge thanks to the many individuals and organizations that welcomed me, organized events, conducted interviews, and helped with the overall marketing. And a special toast to Dale Danley who helped make it all happen.
 
Coming up in 2016: book talks in new cities, radio interviews, cable TV appearances, special events, book trailers, journal articles, and a lecture at Harvard. And social media, of course. Others have urged Marie Equi: The Movie and MARIE EQUI: THE OPERA. Stay Tuned.