The Golden Poppies Book Awards Committee
2019 Committee Chair: Michael Barnard (Rakestraw Books) rakestraw_books@yahoo.com
Fiction Chairs: Kaitlin Smith: ksmith@copperbook.com & Hilary Smith: hsmith@copperbook.com Copperfield's Books 106 Matheson Street Healdsburg, CA 95448
Non-Fiction Chair: Christin Evans:(The Booksmith), christin@booksmith.com, 1644 Haight St, San Francisco, CA 94117
Anna Bullard (Bookshop West Portal), anna@bookshopwestportal.com, 80 W Portal Ave, San Francisco, CA 94127
Jeff Battis (Sausalito Books by the Bay) - jeff.battis@sausalitobooksbythebay.com, 1100 Bay Street
Sausalito, CA 94965
Regional Chair: Michael Barnard - rakestraw_books@yahoo.com, Rakestraw Books 3 Railroad Ave, Danville, CA 94526
Poetry Chair: Lise Solomon - lise.solomon@sonic.net, Karel Dutton Group 1047 Stannage Ave. Albany, CA 94706
John Evans, Diesel, A Bookstore, 225 26th St, Suite 33, Santa Monica, CA 90402
Brad Johnson, East Bay Booksellers, 5433 College Ave, Oakland, CA 94618
Stephen Sparks, Pt Reyes Books, 11315 State Route 1, Pt Reyes Station, CA 94956
Marissa Bell Toffoli, unaffiliated, 5881 Chabot Rd, Oakland, CA 94618
Chris Carosi, City Lights Bookstore, 261 Columbus Ave., SF, CA 94133
Owen Hill, Moe's Books, 2476 Telegraph Ave., Berkeley, CA 94704
Food & Cooking Chair: Claire Teel- thebookelf@yahoo.com, Hicklebee's, 22241 Alamitos Rd, San Jose CA 95120
Lucy Corona, Hicklebee's, 1378 Lincoln Ave CA 95125
Luan Stauss, Laurel Bookstore, 5406 Roberts Ave., Oakland, CA 94619
Calvin Crosby, NCIBA, 651 Broadway, 2nd Floor, Sonoma, CA 95476
Childrens Picture Book Chair:
Co-Chair: Jennifer Gordon, Mrs.Dalloways, 2904 College Ave, Berkeley, CA 94705
Co-Chair: Judy Wheeler, 555 Main St, Pleasanton, CA 94566
Katharine Wright, Charlie's Corner, 4102 24th St, San Francisco, CA 94114
Sarah Hines-Stephens, A Great Good Place for Books, 524 Spruce St., Oakland, CA 94606
Toni Wheeler, Mendocino Book Company, 102 S School St, Ukiah, CA 95482
Jane Wattenberg, Author/Illustrator, 80 Putnam Street, San Francisco CA 94110
Shoshana Smith, The Reading Bug, 785 Laurel Street, San Carlos, CA 94070
Caitlin Jordan, Kepler's Books, 1010 El Camino Real, Suite #100, Menlo Park, CA 94025
Middle Grade Chair: Mary Sheila McMahon, marysheila@lindentreebooks.com, Linden Tree, 265 State St, Los Altos, CA 94022
Summer Laurie - sdledits@gmail.com, Books Inc. 2101 Pacific Ave, No. 605, SF CA 94115
Drew Durham; Books Inc. Burlingame; drewdur04@gmail.com; 1375 Burlingame Avenue suite 101, Burlingame CA 94010
Mari Allen; Book Passage; mallen@bookpassage.com; 51 Tamal Vista, Corte Madera, CA, 94925
Cindi Whittemore; Ink Spell; cindiwh@hotmail.com; 500 Purissima st, Half moon bay CA. 94019
Young Adult Chair: Angela Mann; angela@keplers.org Kepler's Literary Foundation,
1047 El Camino Real #201 Menlo Park CA 94025
Mirrors & Windows Chair: Suzi Hough - suzi@hicklebees.com, Hicklebee's 1378 Lincoln Ave, San Jose, Ca 95125
Stephanie Seales; stephaniebookshopsc@gmail.com, Bookshop Santa Cruz, 1520 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95060,
Elise Filka; elise@charliescorner.com, Charlie's Corner, 4102 24th St, San Francisco, CA 94114
Bel McNeill; bel@belandbunnasbooks.com, Bel & Bunna's Books, 3581c Mt Diablo Blvd, Lafayette, CA 94549
Lucy Corona, corona710@gmail.com, Hicklebee's, 1378 Lincoln Ave, San Jose, CA 95125
Michelle Bellah, mbellah@copperbook.com, Copperfield's Books, 139 Edman Way, Sebastapol, CA 95472
The NCIBA Book Awards "The Golden Poppies" will honor Martin Cruz Smith with a lifetime achievement award as well as an ongoing award named in his honor celebrating Northern California Authors publishing in the Suspense/Mystery Genre each year coinciding with the annual awards program. He will be involved in the award process.
Please send books and nominations to:
Calvin Crosby, MCS Award,
Northern California Independent Booksellers Association
651 Broadway, upstairs
(mail to) PO Box 280
Sonoma, CA 95476
Fiction Chairs: Kaitlin Smith: ksmith@copperbook.com & Hilary Smith: hsmith@copperbook.com Copperfield's Books 106 Matheson Street Healdsburg, CA 95448
Non-Fiction Chair: Christin Evans:(The Booksmith), christin@booksmith.com, 1644 Haight St, San Francisco, CA 94117
Anna Bullard (Bookshop West Portal), anna@bookshopwestportal.com, 80 W Portal Ave, San Francisco, CA 94127
Jeff Battis (Sausalito Books by the Bay) - jeff.battis@sausalitobooksbythebay.com, 1100 Bay Street
Sausalito, CA 94965
Regional Chair: Michael Barnard - rakestraw_books@yahoo.com, Rakestraw Books 3 Railroad Ave, Danville, CA 94526
Poetry Chair: Lise Solomon - lise.solomon@sonic.net, Karel Dutton Group 1047 Stannage Ave. Albany, CA 94706
John Evans, Diesel, A Bookstore, 225 26th St, Suite 33, Santa Monica, CA 90402
Brad Johnson, East Bay Booksellers, 5433 College Ave, Oakland, CA 94618
Stephen Sparks, Pt Reyes Books, 11315 State Route 1, Pt Reyes Station, CA 94956
Marissa Bell Toffoli, unaffiliated, 5881 Chabot Rd, Oakland, CA 94618
Chris Carosi, City Lights Bookstore, 261 Columbus Ave., SF, CA 94133
Owen Hill, Moe's Books, 2476 Telegraph Ave., Berkeley, CA 94704
Food & Cooking Chair: Claire Teel- thebookelf@yahoo.com, Hicklebee's, 22241 Alamitos Rd, San Jose CA 95120
Lucy Corona, Hicklebee's, 1378 Lincoln Ave CA 95125
Luan Stauss, Laurel Bookstore, 5406 Roberts Ave., Oakland, CA 94619
Calvin Crosby, NCIBA, 651 Broadway, 2nd Floor, Sonoma, CA 95476
Childrens Picture Book Chair:
Co-Chair: Jennifer Gordon, Mrs.Dalloways, 2904 College Ave, Berkeley, CA 94705
Co-Chair: Judy Wheeler, 555 Main St, Pleasanton, CA 94566
Katharine Wright, Charlie's Corner, 4102 24th St, San Francisco, CA 94114
Sarah Hines-Stephens, A Great Good Place for Books, 524 Spruce St., Oakland, CA 94606
Toni Wheeler, Mendocino Book Company, 102 S School St, Ukiah, CA 95482
Jane Wattenberg, Author/Illustrator, 80 Putnam Street, San Francisco CA 94110
Shoshana Smith, The Reading Bug, 785 Laurel Street, San Carlos, CA 94070
Caitlin Jordan, Kepler's Books, 1010 El Camino Real, Suite #100, Menlo Park, CA 94025
Middle Grade Chair: Mary Sheila McMahon, marysheila@lindentreebooks.com, Linden Tree, 265 State St, Los Altos, CA 94022
Summer Laurie - sdledits@gmail.com, Books Inc. 2101 Pacific Ave, No. 605, SF CA 94115
Drew Durham; Books Inc. Burlingame; drewdur04@gmail.com; 1375 Burlingame Avenue suite 101, Burlingame CA 94010
Mari Allen; Book Passage; mallen@bookpassage.com; 51 Tamal Vista, Corte Madera, CA, 94925
Cindi Whittemore; Ink Spell; cindiwh@hotmail.com; 500 Purissima st, Half moon bay CA. 94019
Young Adult Chair: Angela Mann; angela@keplers.org Kepler's Literary Foundation,
1047 El Camino Real #201 Menlo Park CA 94025
Mirrors & Windows Chair: Suzi Hough - suzi@hicklebees.com, Hicklebee's 1378 Lincoln Ave, San Jose, Ca 95125
Stephanie Seales; stephaniebookshopsc@gmail.com, Bookshop Santa Cruz, 1520 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95060,
Elise Filka; elise@charliescorner.com, Charlie's Corner, 4102 24th St, San Francisco, CA 94114
Bel McNeill; bel@belandbunnasbooks.com, Bel & Bunna's Books, 3581c Mt Diablo Blvd, Lafayette, CA 94549
Lucy Corona, corona710@gmail.com, Hicklebee's, 1378 Lincoln Ave, San Jose, CA 95125
Michelle Bellah, mbellah@copperbook.com, Copperfield's Books, 139 Edman Way, Sebastapol, CA 95472
The NCIBA Book Awards "The Golden Poppies" will honor Martin Cruz Smith with a lifetime achievement award as well as an ongoing award named in his honor celebrating Northern California Authors publishing in the Suspense/Mystery Genre each year coinciding with the annual awards program. He will be involved in the award process.
Please send books and nominations to:
Calvin Crosby, MCS Award,
Northern California Independent Booksellers Association
651 Broadway, upstairs
(mail to) PO Box 280
Sonoma, CA 95476