CLEARLAKE? Wild About Books welcomes Carolyn Wing Greenlee, founder of Earthen Vessel Productions, will appear at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 19, at Wild About Books, 14290 Olympic Drive in Clearlake.
Greenlee is founder and president of Earthen Vessel Productions, a Lake County-based publishing company that is celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2008. Greenlee will speak on the writing and publishing process and go in-depth and behind the scenes about bringing some of the books to print.
Originally, Greenlee intended to only publish books on the Chinese-American experience to help keep her people”s presence and contributions in the historical record, but she soon found other people”s stories too irresistible to ignore. Working with Lake County museums and the Lake County Historical Society, she began making available out-of-print books on Lake County history.
Eventually she authored 10 books, edited and brought to print the poetry of Lake County Poets Laureate Jim Lyle and James Blue Wolf and she illustrated Blue Wolf”s children”s book, “Speaking for Fire.”
Greenlee is a popular featured lecturer and teacher at many historical, cultural and literary events including national conferences for Women Writing the West. In 2000, she received the Artie Award and awarded the Stars of Lake County Best Professional Artist of 2007. She was Lake County”s Poet Laureate for the years 2004-2005 and is an award-winning poet, painter and photographer.
Greenlee”s current work, “Eternal River,” covers the generational struggles of a Chinese-American family. For an updated list of times and dates for upcoming events, stop by Wild About Books or call 994-WILD (9453).
