Unfortunately 3/4 of the remaining hardcover Sonoma County picture books ended up in this pile of destroyed publications in the February 2019 flooding.
Hopes had been to come out with a new series of picture books starting last fall…. Then the Kincade fire.... and now a world-wide pandemic...... just outrageous the setbacks. So all new publishing other than the 2021 calendar are on hold for a while, need to sell the existing inventory I was able to save from the flooding last year.
So while between full size picture books available for the holidays, the details of the previous hardcover book will remain here as it was a massive labor of love effort... and now I guess a bit historical with so many disastrous changes over the last four holiday seasons here in the county.... which itself was produced in the thick of the 2009-2011 recession!!
This 104-page hardcover book featured a dazzling array of gorgeous photos representing the heart and soul of Sonoma County.
104-pages, regular retail is $26.95, 12" x 9" hardcover format.
ISBN# 9781890443528
Library of Congress Control Number: 2010931020
Creative Table of Contents page.
I designed a section of 6 pages called "What Sonoma County Means to Me..." and gathered 36 Sonoma County notable residents to answer this within 70 words, that is accentuated on the accompanying page by a collection of sepia-toned photos.
notables quoted include:
John Ash (master chef)
Richard Arrowood (renowned winemaker)
Jack Blades (songwriter/musician)
Beth Costa (Wine Road)
Brent Farris (radio personality)
Bill Lynch (Sonoma Index Tribune)
Michelle Anna Jordan (writer)
Nick Frey (Sonoma Co. Winegrape Commission)
Ben Stone (So Co Economic Development Board)
Clare Harris (Johnsons Beach - businessman)
Saralee Kunde (wine personality, grape grower)
Michele Luna (Exec Dir Stewards of the Coast & Redwoods)
Catherine DePrima (Macys, and former So. Co Film Commissioner, So. Co. Tourism - PR)
Peter Lang (proprietor, Safari West)
Ken Fischang (SoCo tourism Bureau exec. dir.)
Debra Giusti (founder Harmony Festival)
John Sawyer (long-time SR retailer, City Council, former SR Mayor)
Louis Foppiano (100-year old, winery founder)
Efren Carrillo (So Co. Board of Supervisors)
Kay Marquet (past Chops, Teen Center ED, past President So. Co. Community Foundation)
Paul Jaffe (Copperfields books co-founder)
Betsy Fischer (food & wine authority)
36 notables in total covering a wide gaumet of local personality flavor, with their own take on what Sonoma County maens to them.
The 95-wineries included in the 48" double gate-fold spread