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Kim Bancroft

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New York, The United States
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History, Nonfiction

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Time for a change! After teaching for 30 years, I turned to editing and writing larger works. First the 1890 autobiography of my great-great-grandfather, H.H. Bancroft, the founder of the Bancroft Library at UC Berkeley (Heyday Books 2014). Next "The Heyday of Malcolm Margolin: The Damn Good Times of a Fiercely Independent Publisher," about Heyday Books' iconoclastic founder. Then I discovered the intriguing papers of my great-great-grandmother and her predecessor. These 19th-century stories comprise "Writing Themselves into History: Emily and Matilda Bancroft in Journals and Letters." I encourage all to examine legacy, that of our ancestors and our own lives, to save stories for future generations. ...more

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Kim Bancroft You can't create anything ultimately if you don't put your fingers to the paper or typewriter (or easel or musical instrument). We have to practice ou…moreYou can't create anything ultimately if you don't put your fingers to the paper or typewriter (or easel or musical instrument). We have to practice our art. So give your visions the chance to be realized by giving them time spent creating.(less)
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Kim Bancroft I'm enjoying starting a series of blogs that connect my current life in a cabin in the woods with the work and experiences I have in the community her…moreI'm enjoying starting a series of blogs that connect my current life in a cabin in the woods with the work and experiences I have in the community here and relating all that to what I see in my ancestors lives from 150 years ago, as I report from their writing in my last book. My blog is at kimbancroft.com(less)
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The Hearth of Storytelling

My friend Malcolm Margolin called hanging out with friends and family “warming oneself at the hearth of their stories.” All we have to do is kindle those flames.

Malcolm on Kim’s deck, 2012

Malcolm is a master storyteller and collector of stories. The founder of the phenomenal publishing house Heyday Books, Malcolm began publishing stories in the 1970s of California Native people, and then p

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Such a great entry into this book! Jane Futcher takes us right into the childhood dilemma of her character Jill who, as a young girl, is wrestling with what her desire for another female means--in this case, her teacher! Jill's early fantasies give u ...more
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