Truth is- I love to promote authors, books, and experts so this is an opportunity to let you know about a book event that I am really excited about attending tonight in the Portland area. I also wanted to give Jeff and his new book some web ink.

Author Jeff Kaliss, got my dream interview’s with music icon and genius, Sly Stone (yep, this is on my dream list!). His book, I Want to Take You Higher: The Life and Times of Sly and the Family Stone (Backbeat Books 2008) has just been released and he is on tour to promote it.  

I haven’t personally met the author or read any of his work but from taking a read around his website combined with my personal admiration of this particular interview- I can’t wait to meet him, ask a ton of questions, and get a copy of the book tonight.

My hope isthat you will support authors and your local bookstore events in whatever genre appeals most to you. Not only are events inspiring, educational and a really good time, we want to keep our authors, their publishers, and our bookstores in the business of educating and entertaining us.

As for my dream of interviewing and publishing information about Sly Stone, there’s still opportunity. I think I will add a video interview with him to my dream board and in the mean time enjoy picking the brain of one who went before me! 

Here is the event information at Powell’s Books: www.powells.com/calendar.html Not in Portland? Looks like Jeff is touring so be sure and check out his book tour information. Here is Jeff’s website: www.jeffkaliss.com/index.html with more information.