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(event) ANTI 9-TO-5 GUIDE book reading/Q&A in N. Seattle 4/12

Hi everyone,

You know how Disney's always saying, "last chance to get 'Fantasia' or 'Bambi' or 'The Little Mermaid' before we shove it in the vault for the next decade?" While this announcement isn't anywhere near as melodramatic, this Thursday (4/12) I am doing my last Seattle bookstore event for my book, THE ANTI 9-TO-5 GUIDE: PRACTICAL CAREER ADVICE FOR WOMEN WHO THINK OUTSIDE THE CUBE (Seal Press), at least for a little while. The book will of course continue to be available through all the usual retail outlets, and I have some other non-bookstore events (read: not necessarily free) in the works for summer.

If you or your friends are the least bit anti-curious (men, too!), come join me for a chat on all things alternagig: freelancing, flextime, part-time, permatemp, small business, travel work, a life in the arts, and more. Bring your questions about how to land clients, finagle health insurance, finance a career shift, squeeze more time from an already maxed schedule, and anything else you're dying to know about working outside the cube. Go on -- try to stump me! If you make it, be sure to say hello. I would love to meet you. Event details:

ANTI 9-TO-5 GUIDE READING AND AUTHOR Q&A Thursday, April 12, 7:00 p.m. Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park (North Seattle) Free and open to the public.
Info: www.anti9to5guide.com/events

Thanks so much, Michelle

The reviews are in:

• "Snappy and practical, this guide to quitting your job at the 'e-mail-saturated, meeting-happy cube farm' will prove indispensable to any young professional itching to strike out on her own." --Publishers Weekly

• LitPick for February/March 2007 --BUST magazine

• "The Anti 9-to-5 Guide is a must-read for anyone who daydreams about smashing the time clock and feeding her soul." --Seattle Times

THE ANTI 9-TO-5 GUIDE by Michelle Goodman Seal Press | Now in bookstores | www.anti9to5guide.com

ANTI 9-TO-5 GUIDE does the east side

Hi everyone,

I thought some of you east side Bizniks might be interested in this event...

I'm reading from my book, THE ANTI 9-TO-5 GUIDE: PRACTICAL CAREER ADVICE FOR WOMEN WHO THINK OUTSIDE THE CUBE, and answering questions about the self-employed life at Parkplace Books in Kirkland, WA, at 7 p.m. this Thursday, March 29th. Men welcome too, of course. The details:

When: Thursday, March 29th at 7 p.m. Where: 348 Parkplace Center (at Third Street South), Kirkland, WA Directions: http://maps.citysearch.com/map/view/10748733 Phone: (425) 828-6546

I'll also be in the SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA next week, reading from the book and answering questions about the anti 9-to-5 life. The deets:

When: Tuesday, April 3, 7 p.m. Where: Habitat Books, 205 Second Street, Sausalito Contact: (415) 331-3344; http://www.habitatbooks.com/ Co-sponsored by Media Alliance

When: Wednesday, April 4, 7 p.m. Where: Borders - Union Square, 400 Post Street, San Francisco Contact: (415) 399-1633; http://www.bordersstores.com/stores/store_pg.jsp?storeID=57

As always, more info here: www.anti9to5guide.com. Thanks so much.

Best, Michelle

THE ANTI 9-TO-5 GUIDE by Michelle Goodman Seal Press | Now in bookstores | www.anti9to5guide.com

ANTI 9-TO-5 GUIDE Bellingham event 3/20

Hi everyone,

I'm doing a reading and author Q&A for my book, THE ANTI 9-TO-5 GUIDE: PRACTICAL CAREER ADVICE FOR WOMEN WHO THINK OUTSIDE THE CUBE (Seal Press), at Village Books in Bellingham, Wash., this coming Tuesday, March 20. I thought I'd pass the info on, in case anyone's in the area or knows someone who is. (Men welcome, too!)

The details:

Tuesday, March 20, 7:30 p.m. Village Books (http://villagebooks.booksense.com/NASApp/store/IndexJsp) 1200 Eleventh Street, Bellingham (360) 671-2626

The book:

Wage slaves, take heart. Life in the cube doesn’t have to be forever. In THE ANTI 9-TO-5 GUIDE: PRACTICAL CAREER ADVICE FOR WOMEN WHO THINK OUTSIDE THE CUBE, do-or-die freelancer Michelle Goodman shows hopeful cubicle expats how to transition to part-time, flextime, at-home, outdoor, overseas, nonprofit, or self-employed work. If you’ve ever wondered what life is like without the golden handcuffs, this book is for you.

If you or your pals do make it, please be sure to say hello. If you're in Seattle, San Francisco, or New York and are interested in this book, here are some other events in your neck of the woods:

www.anti9to5guide.com/events

And I'll also be rocking out at BizJam in June. (!)

Thanks so much!

Michelle

THE ANTI 9-TO-5 GUIDE by Michelle Goodman Seal Press | Now in bookstores | www.anti9to5guide.com

Anti 9-to-5 Salon this Thursday!

Hi there,

I'll be reading from my new book, THE ANTI 9-TO-5 GUIDE: PRACTICAL CAREER ADVICE FOR WOMEN WHO THINK OUTSIDE THE CUBE (Seal Press), and serving up my best tips on fleeing the cube at Seattle's University Bookstore this Thursday evening.

The skinny:

What: ANTI 9-TO-5 GUIDE reading and author Q&A

Where: University Bookstore, 4326 University Way NE, Seattle

When: Thursday, March 1, 7 p.m.

Tel: (800) 335-7323

Web: http://www.bookstore.washington.edu

Deets: Free and open to the public

If you make it to the reading, be sure to say hello. Feel free to bring your freelance-curious friends (men, too)! If you can't make this event but are curious about future dates/locales, many more events listed on my site, below.

Michelle

THE ANTI 9-TO-5 GUIDE by Michelle Goodman Seal Press | Now in bookstores | www.anti9to5guide.com