DON'T MISS THE SACRAMENTO BOOK FESTIVAL!

SATURDAY, MAY 31, 2025, 10 AM TO 4 PM, AT THE SHEPARD GARDEN & ARTS CENTER,

NEXT TO McKINLEY PARK IN EAST SACRAMENTO

Hosted by the Sacramento Branch of the California Writer Club

I’m honored to be the chair of this year’s Sacramento Book Festival Committee

Good Day Sacramento Interview

My live interview with Good Day Sacramento news personality Cody Stark on January 13, 2025. So much fun to talk about The Wool Translator, writing in general, and my career arc from circus clown to attorney to novelist. Many thanks to Cody and KMAX 31.

Good Day Sacramento Interview!

Tune in to Good Day Sacramento on Friday morning, January 3, 2025, from 7 am to 11 am, to hear Tim interviewed by TV personality Cody Stark about The Wool Translator, writing craft, and Tim’s career trajectory from clown to lawyer to author. The interview will air during several segments on KMAX 31 (channel 12 for Comcast viewers).

ROSEVILLE AUTHOR TALK!

I’m proud to announce I will present the first in a series of author talks sponsored by the Roseville Library. Please join me on Saturday, March 16, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m., at The Fig Tree Coffee, Art & Music Lounge, 217 Vernon Street, Roseville. I’m looking forward to talking about the crafting of The Wool Translator. Come here tales of The Alhambra, of stumbling onto fifteenth century documents, and of bumbling into ancient castles.

AVID READER DAVIS EVENT - FEBRUARY 28, 2024, 6 TO 8 P.M.

Join me and author Judith Starkston at the Avid Reader, Davis bookstore, 617 2nd Street, on Wednesday, February 28, 2024, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. We’ll be teaching a writing workshop focused on essential skills for getting the “right” point of view for your story. Hope to see you there!

TWO EVENTS IN OCTOBER 2023

I’m excited about two appearances this month:

On Saturday October 14, 2023, all day, I’ll be talking about The Wool Translator and signing and selling books at The Great Valley Bookfest in Manteca.

On Thursday October 19, 2023, at 4:30 p.m., I’ll be reading from The Wool Translator and signing books at the Avid Reader on Broadway bookstore, 1945 Broadway, Sacramento, as part of the California Writers Week events presented by the Sacramento branch of the California Writers Club.

I hope to see you at one of these events!

Come Out to the Authors Booth at the California State Fair on July 14-30, 2023, Building A

This is your chance to meet great California authors, talk to them about their writing, and even get books signed by the author.

I’ll be there on July 17, 27 & 30.

I hope to see you there!

Book Signing at Capital Books

Wednesday, September 14, 2022, 4:00 to 6:00 pm

Capital Books on K Street (between 10th and 11th)

Come say hello and buy a copy of The Wool Translator. Tim will be on hand to sign your book. It’s a great way also to support a great local independent bookstore. Hope to see you there!

The Wool Translator is Short-Listed for the Prestigious Chaucer Book Award!

Exciting news! The Wool Translator has been placed on the short list for the prestigious Chaucer Book Award, presented by Chanticleer Reviews. The winner of the award will be announced in June 2022.

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At an awards ceremony on August 22, 2019, Tim Schooley received the Jameson Award for The Wool Translator. Given annually by the University of Pacific Conference on Creative Writing, the Jameson Award recognizes the best unpublished novel submitted to the conference’s writing contest.