Category Archives: Good cemetery news

News about graveyards coming back from the brink, new uses for graveyards, or features on the people who care for them.

2019 Bay Area Cemetery Events

Posted on September 20, 2019 by

Saturday, September 21, 2019 from 9 am-noon San Lorenzo Cemetery Clean Up and Open Day Usher Street and College Street, San Lorenzo, CA 94580 Drop by to help preserve our local historic cemetery! Bring gloves, rakes, and water. A hat, … Continue reading →

Posted in Cemetery event, Good cemetery news | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments

Would you like to join my newsletter?

Posted on June 4, 2019 by

I’ve been reading for years about author newsletters, how they are the best way to get information out to readers in a timely fashion. I’ve resisted the notion for a long time, figuring I blogged and I’m easy to find … Continue reading →

Posted in Good cemetery news | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

The Future of Death

Posted on May 15, 2019 by

These are the slides to illustrate the talk I’m giving at the Nebula Conference tomorrow afternoon. This is my first time sharing my slides like this, so I hope it works!

Posted in Good cemetery news | Tagged , , , , , , | 6 Comments

Cemetery Press in 2018

Posted on January 1, 2019 by

Considering I didn’t have a new book out in 2018, I was pleased with the attention that 199 Cemeteries to See Before You Die continued to draw. It opened doors for me to speak at a bunch of new (to … Continue reading →

Posted in 199 Cemeteries To See Before You Die, Good cemetery news | Tagged , , , , , | 2 Comments

My Last Cemetery Lecture of the Season

Posted on October 18, 2018 by

This Saturday night, I’ll be using my collection of cemetery postcards to illustrate the changes to the oldest European-style cemetery in Northern California. My talk will be part of the fabled Litcrawl in San Francisco’s Mission District. I’ll be joined … Continue reading →

Posted in Cemetery event, Good cemetery news | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment