I lecture and teach on arts, culture, technology and their relation to the human experience throughout North America. To invite me please get in touch at
Fees negotiated on a case-by-case basis.
Topics
- The future of arts and culture in a digital age.
- Technology and entrepreneurship for creatives.
- Outreach to younger audiences for arts organizations.
- The Future of reading, publishing and books.
Sample Clips
2009
- California Writer's Club
- Arizona Book Publishers Association.
- O'Reilly Tools of Change Conference.
- San Francisco Writers Conference
- South by Southwest Interactive Conference
- Ann Arbor Book Festival
- Commonwealth Club of California
2008
- Ann Arbor Book Festival
- California Writer's Club
- San Francisco Writers Conference (clip)
- South by Southwest Interactive Conference
- Women's National Book Association
2007
- Bay Area Travel Writers
- Publishers Group of the West Annual Conference
- Northern California Book Publicity and Marketing Association
- San Francisco Writers Conference (clip)
- South by Southwest Interactive Conference
- WebVisions
2006
- Alberta Publishers Association
- Bay Area Independent Publishers Association
- Book Expo America
- Book Expo Canada
- Idea Festival
- Jewish Funders Network National Conference
- Northern California Book Publicity and Marketing Association
- San Francisco Writers Conference (clip)
- Simon Fraser University
- South by Southwest Interactive Conference
- UC Berkeley Department of Journalism
2005
- Ann Arbor Book Festival
- Book Promotion 101 Workshop
- Commonwealth Club of California
- Contra Costa County Jewish Book Festival
- Humber College
- Jack London Writers Conference
- Left Coast Writers
- Litquake
- Mechanics Library
- Midwest Literary Festival
- Northern California Book Publicity and Marketing Association
- Palm Springs Writers Conference
- San Francisco Writers Conference (clip)
- Simon Fraser University
- South by Southwest Interactive Conference
- Texas Book Festival
- Virginia Festival of the Book
- WebVisions
- Wisconsin Book Festival
2004
- Book Expo America
- Book Promotion 101 Workshop
- Commonwealth Club of California
- Jack London Writers Conference
- Litquake
- Texas Book Festival
- WebVisions
2003
- California Writer's Club
- Commonwealth Club of California
- Jack London Writers Conference
- Mechanics Library
- South by Southwest Interactive Conference

Bookmark Now: Writing in Unreaderly Times edited by Kevin Smokler
The Customer Is Always Wrong: The Retail Chronicles edited and compiled by Jeff Martin. Essay by me on page 45.