Janis Couvreux's Blog, page 4
November 5, 2018
Listen Here to KRCB Radio Interview
Listen to Janis’ 5 minute interview on Sonoma County’s NPR station KRCB 91.1, highlighting her Sunday, Nov. 11, presentation at Sonoma County’s Occidental Center for the Arts. 2-4 p.m.
November 4, 2018
Semi-finalist For a Book Award!
Sail Cowabunga! has been named one of 17 semi-finalists in the Chanticleer 2018 Journey Book Award for Narrative Non-fiction. The final first place and grand prize winners will be announced April 27, 2019 at Chanticleer’s Gala Awards Dinner in Bellingham, Washington. Sail Cowabunga! won out in several elimination phases over the past year, from the first Slush Pile out of hundreds of entries progressing to a Long List, Short List, and finally the Semi-Finalists.
Chanticleer International Book Awards is looking for the best books featuring true stories about adventures, life events, unique experiences, travel, personal journeys, global enlightenment, and more. We will put books about true and inspiring stories to the test and choose the best among them.
Sonoma West Newspaper Features ‘Sail Cowabunga!’s’ Homecoming
In somewhat of a homecoming, former Sonoma West reporter (in the 1990s), Janis Couvreux is featured in this week’s October 31, 2018 edition of the same newspaper on the occasion of her upcoming Sail Cowabunga! book launch event November 11, 2018 at the Occidental Center for the Arts. After sailing into Bodega Bay, Sonoma County, and first resettling in Occidental in 1990, the story of Sail Cowabunga! culminated here several years later, as the family settled into a new life.
October 24, 2018
'Gone With the Family' Travel Site Hosts 'Sail Cowabunga!'
Read Sail Cowabunga!’s guest blog piece, Why Live on a Sailboat: The Pros and Cons on Lisa Goodmurphy’s Gone With the Family travel website
October 16, 2018
News Flash! 'Sail Cowabunga!' Radio Author Interview Airs Nov. 5
Tune in to Sonoma County’s public radio station FM KRCB, Rohnert Park, 91.1, for an interview with Janis Couvreux about her book Sail Cowabunga!, Monday, Nov. 5, at 7:53 a.m. Radio host Roland Jacopetti interviews Janis on the Sonoma Spotlight segment, highlighting her upcoming book presentation and reception at the Occidental Center for the Arts on Nov. 11. (See the Events page.) The recorded podcast will be posted on the Sail Cowabunga! website.
News Flash! Listen Live 'Sail Cowabunga!' Radio Author Interview October 18
Tune in to Sonoma County’s public radio station FM KRCB, Rohnert Park, 91.1, for an interview with Janis Couvreux about her book Sail Cowabunga!, Thursday, October 18 at 12:30 p.m. Radio host Roland Jacopetti will have Janis on air for a five minute interview during the segment Sonoma Spotlight. The recorded podcast will be posted on the Sail Cowabunga! website.
October 15, 2018
Parenting While Traveling: Why Kids Need Routines
Changing up your life’s scenery is good, but kids need to feel stable. Check out my new guest blog post.
August 3, 2018
Rotary's International Focus Good Fit for 'Sail Cowabunga'
The Sunrise Rotary chapter of Santa Rosa warmly welcomed Janis, Thursday, Aug. 2, 2018, as she recounted the story of Sail Cowabunga! to an internationally focused audience of travelers, sailors, and exchange student program staffers and organizers. This was the second of several scheduled Rotary appearances for Sail Cowabunga!
July 2, 2018
Ruminate Magazine 'haunted' by 'Sail Cowabunga!'
Sail Cowabunga!'s musings on "what haunts me" was included in the current Summer 2018 issue of literary magazine Ruminate, here below.
June 20, 2018
Wanderlust Journal Features St. Peter and St. Paul Postcard
Wanderlust Journal took note of Sail Cowabunga!’s journey to St.Peter and St. Paul Rocks in their blog entry Postcards: 00°55’1”N.
