Kathi Kamen Goldmark
Encyclopedia
Kathi Kamen Goldmark is an American author, columnist, publishing consultant, radio and music producer, songwriter, and musician. Goldmark is the author of the novel And My Shoes Keep Walking Back to You, has co-authored or contributed to numerous other books,writes a monthly column for BookPage with her husband, author and musician Sam Barry
and produces the radio show West Coast Live
. She is a member of the San Francisco band Los Train Wreck, and the founder and a member of the all-author rock band The Rock Bottom Remainders
. As President of “Don’t Quit Your Day Job” Productions inc., she has supervised the production of ten music and spoken-word CDs.
in Yellow Springs, Ohio
in 1971, a Masters degree from Goddard College
in Plainfield, Vermont
in 1974, and a California teaching credential in 1974.
with her boyfriend Jim Hodder
. Hodder soon became known as the original drummer in Steely Dan
, while Kamen worked as a drama teacher at Modern Playschool/Play Mountain Place, a private school in Culver City, CA. In 1974, she was recruited to direct The Rock Project (a media-education campaign about alternatives to unwanted pregnancy, directed at teenagers) for a non-profit organization, The Population Institute. She moved the project’s headquarters to San Francisco in 1976 and worked for the Population Institute, then the Center for Population Options, until 1980.
Kathi Kamen married her first husband, Joe Goldmark, in 1981 and their son Tony Goldmark was born in 1983. Kathi and Joe Goldmark were divorced in 2002. In 2009, Kathi married Sam Barry
in a ceremony officiated by author Scott Turow
.
In 1983, Kathi Kamen Goldmark started Goldmark Media Escorts, a company specializing in working with authors on book tours in San Francisco. At its peak, the company handled the bay-area portions of 500 author tours per year.
In 1992, Ms. Goldmark recruited a dozen well-known authors to join her in putting on a rock & roll show at a book convention. Meant to last one night, the Rock Bottom Remainders
are still performing as of 2010, and have raised nearly two million dollars for charity. In addition to Goldmark, band members currently include Stephen King
, Amy Tan
, Scott Turow
, Dave Barry
, Sam Barry
, Roy Blount, Jr.
, Ridley Pearson
, Mitch Albom
, Greg Iles
, James McBride
, and Matt Groening
. Two ringers, Josh Kelly and Erasmo Paolo, complete the lineup. Past author-members included Barbara Kingsolver
, Dave Marsh
, Joel Selvin
, and Greil Marcus
. “Rock Star in Residence” members have included Al Kooper
, Warren Zevon
, and currently Roger McGuinn
. Many other authors and well-known musicians have performed with the band on occasion.
Shortly after the Remainders’ first shows, Ms. Goldmark was introduced to the writer Jessica Mitford
by Dr. Maya Angelou
. Mitford performed Maxwell's Silver Hammer
in a Goldmark-produced literary talent show. This led to recordings of Mitford and Angelou singing as “Decca and the Dectones,” and the beginning of Goldmark’s boutique record label, “Don’t Quit Your Day Job” Records and “Don’t Quit Your Day Job” Productions inc. Goldmark became a member of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
at this time. In 1994, her original song “Heartaches for a Guy” was included in the soundtrack of The Stand (TV miniseries)
produced by Stephen King
.
Since January 1, 1992, Goldmark and pedal-steel guitarist David Phillips have hosted monthly music jams at San Francisco nightclubs. As of 2010, their band is called Los Train Wreck and includes Sam Barry
(keyboard and harmonica), Todd Swenson (guitar), Paul Olguin (bass), Peter Tucker (drums), and guest performers (such as author Ben Fong-Torres
) at El Rio, a venue in San Francisco’s Mission District.
In 2000, Goldmark turned Goldmark Media Escorts over to her assistant David Golia, after being recruited by HarperCollins
Publishers, where she worked in the publicity department at HarperSanFrancisco for three years. In 2003, she became producer of the Sedge Thomson’s nationally-distributed West Coast Live
, a two-hour weekly radio show that features interviews and musical performances.
Goldmark’s first published work was an essay titled “I’ll Take the Blame” in Mid-Life Confidential: the Rock Bottom Remainders Tour America with Three Chords and an Attitude, published by Viking/Signet in 1994. In 1997, she co-authored The Great Rock & Roll Joke Book, published by St. Martin’s Press, with Dave Marsh
. Her first novel, And My Shoes Keep Walking Back to You, was published by Chronicle Books
in 2002. She contributed personal essays to several other collections published between 2004 and 2010. Her most recent book, co-authored with Sam Barry
, is Write That Book Already!: the Tough Love You Need to Get Published Now, published by Adams Media in 2010.
From 2004 through 2010, Goldmark served as Author Liaison for the Friends of the San Francisco Public Library’s annual Literary Laureates dinner, and in 2007, 2008, and 2009 as Author Liaison and one of the organizers of Book Group Expo, an annual event for book lovers in San Jose, CA.
On November 8, 2008, Goldmark received the Women’s National Book Association (WNBA) Award, presented by the members of the Women's National Book Association to "a living American woman who derives part or all of her income from books and allied arts, and who has done meritorious work in the world of books beyond the duties or responsibilities of her profession or occupation."
)
Write That Book Already! (co-author, Adams Media)
The Great Rock & Roll Joke Book (co-author, St. Martin’s Press)
The Face in the Mirror (contributor—Prometheus Books
)
Feed Me! (contributor—Ballantine Books
)
Single Woman of a Certain Age (contributor – Inner Ocean Press)
My California: Journeys by Great Writers (contributor – Angel City Press)
How I Got Published (contributor—Writer’s Digest Books)
Instant City: A Literary Exploration of San Francisco (contributor, Volume 1)
Mid-Life Confidential: The Rock Bottom Remainders Tour America with Three Chords and an Attitude (contributor, Viking/Signet
)
Food that Rocks: Favorite Recipes from the Hottest Kitchens in Music (contributor, Conari Press)
He Said What?: Women Write about Moments When Everything Changed (contributor – Seal Press)
, whose shows have raised funds for grass-roots literacy programs, Goldmark has donated her time to committees and fundraising events connected to the publishing world, including:
Selection Committee member, San Francisco’s One City, One Book campaign;
Advisory Committee member, San Francisco Writers Conference;
Litquake
Board of Directors member
Legal Services for Children’s “Words, Wine, and Wit” event committee member
Leadership Award, Literary Volunteers of America, 1993: Awarded to all of the Rock Bottom Remainders
.
Certificate of Appreciation from the City of Los Angeles, April 25, 2003: “In recognition and appreciation for being a champion of literacy and your efforts supporting the after school creative writing program for inner city kids, America Scores.”
Certificate of Commendation from the California Arts Council, 2006: for contributing to the anthology My California
Honored as a San Francisco Library Laureate, 2007.
Recipient, Women’s National Book Association Award, 2008
Certificate of Honor from the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, November 8, 2008: “in appreciation of your extraordinary contribution to promoting literacy, freedom of expression, a love of reading, or women’s careers in the world of books.”
November 8, 2008: “Kathi Kamen Goldmark Day” in San Francisco by Mayoral Proclamation: “...in celebration of receiving the prestigious 2008 Women’s National Book Association Award.”
Certificate of Recognition from the California Legislature, November 8, 2008: for “...outstanding achievements in the arts and literary fields.”
There is a Moral to It All: Musical Duets by Maya Angelou and Jessica Mitford (1995)
Lit-Rock Sampler #1 (various author/artists, 1996)
You Bug Me!: Songs Guaranteed to Annoy Your Parents (Tony Goldmark, 1996)
Potty Animal: funny songs about potty training (Auntie Poo and the Porta-Potties, 1997)
Stranger than Fiction (The Wrockers—an assortment of 40 authors singing their favorite songs, 1998)
Masterpiece Weirder (Tony Goldmark, 2001)
Rage Against the Mundane (Tony Goldmark, 2004)
A Celebration on the Occasion of Guy Johnson’s 50th Birthday (Maya Angelou, Guy Johnson, Janice Mirikitani, 1996)
Sam Barry (author)
Samuel "Sam" Barry is an American author, columnist, publishing professional, and musician. Barry writes a national column and blog for BookPage with his wife, author Kathi Kamen Goldmark...
and produces the radio show West Coast Live
West Coast Live
West Coast Live is a live two hour radio variety show produced by hosted Sedge Thomson. The unscripted program is broadcast from KALW, live-to-satellite and features interviews with very well known literary figures, writers, and performances by comedians, and musicians, and other entertainers each...
. She is a member of the San Francisco band Los Train Wreck, and the founder and a member of the all-author rock band The Rock Bottom Remainders
Rock Bottom Remainders
The Rock Bottom Remainders is a rock and roll band consisting of published writers, most of them both amateur musicians and popular English-language book, magazine, and newspaper authors. The band took its self-mocking name from the publishing term remaindered book, a work of which the unsold...
. As President of “Don’t Quit Your Day Job” Productions inc., she has supervised the production of ten music and spoken-word CDs.
Early life
Kathi Kamen was born in Brooklyn, New York, the first child of Betty and Seymour Kamen. Her parents were photographers who later became educators and writers in the field of health and nutrition. She has two brothers: Paul Kamen, a naval architect and writer, and Dr. Michael Kamen, a college professor. Kathi Kamen earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Antioch CollegeAntioch College
Antioch College is a private, independent liberal arts college in Yellow Springs, Ohio, United States. It was the founder and the flagship institution of the six-campus Antioch University system. Founded in 1852 by the Christian Connection, the college began operating in 1853 with politician and...
in Yellow Springs, Ohio
Yellow Springs, Ohio
Yellow Springs is a village in Greene County, Ohio, United States, and is the location of Antioch College and Antioch University Midwest. The population was 3,487 at the 2010 census...
in 1971, a Masters degree from Goddard College
Goddard College
Goddard College is a private, liberal arts college located in Plainfield, Vermont, offering undergraduate and graduate degree programs. Goddard College currently operates on an intensive low-residency model...
in Plainfield, Vermont
Plainfield, Vermont
Plainfield is a town in Washington County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,286 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Plainfield is located at ....
in 1974, and a California teaching credential in 1974.
Career
In 1972 Kamen moved to Los AngelesLos Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
with her boyfriend Jim Hodder
Jim Hodder (musician)
Jim Hodder was an American drummer, best known as the original drummer for Steely Dan.He was born in Boston in 1947. As drummer/vocalist, he was a member of the band Bead Game, which released one album titled "Welcome" in 1970 on Avco/Embassy...
. Hodder soon became known as the original drummer in Steely Dan
Steely Dan
Steely Dan is an American rock band; its core members are Donald Fagen and Walter Becker. The band's popularity peaked in the late 1970s, with the release of seven albums blending elements of jazz, rock, funk, R&B, and pop...
, while Kamen worked as a drama teacher at Modern Playschool/Play Mountain Place, a private school in Culver City, CA. In 1974, she was recruited to direct The Rock Project (a media-education campaign about alternatives to unwanted pregnancy, directed at teenagers) for a non-profit organization, The Population Institute. She moved the project’s headquarters to San Francisco in 1976 and worked for the Population Institute, then the Center for Population Options, until 1980.
Kathi Kamen married her first husband, Joe Goldmark, in 1981 and their son Tony Goldmark was born in 1983. Kathi and Joe Goldmark were divorced in 2002. In 2009, Kathi married Sam Barry
Sam Barry (author)
Samuel "Sam" Barry is an American author, columnist, publishing professional, and musician. Barry writes a national column and blog for BookPage with his wife, author Kathi Kamen Goldmark...
in a ceremony officiated by author Scott Turow
Scott Turow
Scott F. Turow is an American author and a practicing lawyer. Turow has written eight fiction and two nonfiction books, which have been translated into over 20 languages and have sold over 25 million copies...
.
In 1983, Kathi Kamen Goldmark started Goldmark Media Escorts, a company specializing in working with authors on book tours in San Francisco. At its peak, the company handled the bay-area portions of 500 author tours per year.
In 1992, Ms. Goldmark recruited a dozen well-known authors to join her in putting on a rock & roll show at a book convention. Meant to last one night, the Rock Bottom Remainders
Rock Bottom Remainders
The Rock Bottom Remainders is a rock and roll band consisting of published writers, most of them both amateur musicians and popular English-language book, magazine, and newspaper authors. The band took its self-mocking name from the publishing term remaindered book, a work of which the unsold...
are still performing as of 2010, and have raised nearly two million dollars for charity. In addition to Goldmark, band members currently include Stephen King
Stephen King
Stephen Edwin King is an American author of contemporary horror, suspense, science fiction and fantasy fiction. His books have sold more than 350 million copies and have been adapted into a number of feature films, television movies and comic books...
, Amy Tan
Amy Tan
Amy Tan is an American writer whose works explore mother-daughter relationships. Her most well-known work is The Joy Luck Club, which has been translated into 35 languages...
, Scott Turow
Scott Turow
Scott F. Turow is an American author and a practicing lawyer. Turow has written eight fiction and two nonfiction books, which have been translated into over 20 languages and have sold over 25 million copies...
, Dave Barry
Dave Barry
David "Dave" Barry is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American author and columnist, who wrote a nationally syndicated humor column for The Miami Herald from 1983 to 2005. He has also written numerous books of humor and parody, as well as comedic novels.-Biography:Barry was born in Armonk, New York,...
, Sam Barry
Sam Barry (author)
Samuel "Sam" Barry is an American author, columnist, publishing professional, and musician. Barry writes a national column and blog for BookPage with his wife, author Kathi Kamen Goldmark...
, Roy Blount, Jr.
Roy Blount, Jr.
Roy Alton Blount, Jr. is an American writer. Best known as a humorist, Blount is also a reporter, actor, and musician with the Rock Bottom Remainders, a rock band composed entirely of writers. He is also a former president of the Authors Guild....
, Ridley Pearson
Ridley Pearson
Ridley Pearson, born on March 13, 1953 in Glen Cove, New York, is an American writer. Pearson has historically written suspense and thriller novels for an adult audience, but has also begun branching out by writing adventure books for children....
, Mitch Albom
Mitch Albom
Mitchell David "Mitch" Albom is an American best-selling author, journalist, screenwriter, dramatist, radio and television broadcaster and musician. His books have sold over 30 million copies worldwide...
, Greg Iles
Greg Iles
Greg Iles is an American bestselling novelist who lives in Natchez, Mississippi.Iles was born in Stuttgart, Germany, where his father ran the U.S. Embassy Medical Clinic. He was raised in Natchez, Mississippi, where he attended Trinity Episcopal Day School and graduated from the University of...
, James McBride
James McBride (writer)
James McBride is an American writer and musician whose compositions have been recorded by a variety of other musicians.-Early life:McBride's father, the late Rev. Andrew D...
, and Matt Groening
Matt Groening
Matthew Abram "Matt" Groening is an American cartoonist, screenwriter, and producer. He is the creator of the comic strip Life in Hell as well as two successful television series, The Simpsons and Futurama....
. Two ringers, Josh Kelly and Erasmo Paolo, complete the lineup. Past author-members included Barbara Kingsolver
Barbara Kingsolver
Barbara Kingsolver is an American novelist, essayist and poet. She was raised in rural Kentucky and lived briefly in the former Republic of Congo in her early childhood. Kingsolver earned degrees in biology at DePauw University and the University of Arizona and worked as a freelance writer before...
, Dave Marsh
Dave Marsh
Dave Marsh is an American music critic, author, editor and radio talk show host. He was a formative editor of Creem magazine, has written for various publications such as Newsday, The Village Voice, and Rolling Stone, and has published numerous books about music and musicians, mostly focused on...
, Joel Selvin
Joel Selvin
Joel Selvin is a San Francisco-based music critic and author known for his weekly column in the San Francisco Chronicle which ran from 1972 to 2009. Selvin has written books covering various aspects of pop music and has interviewed a large number of musical artists...
, and Greil Marcus
Greil Marcus
Greil Marcus is an American author, music journalist and cultural critic. He is notable for producing scholarly and literary essays that place rock music in a much broader framework of culture and politics than is customary in pop music journalism.-Life and career:Marcus was born in San Francisco...
. “Rock Star in Residence” members have included Al Kooper
Al Kooper
Al Kooper is an American songwriter, record producer and musician, known for organizing Blood, Sweat & Tears , providing studio support for Bob Dylan when he went electric in 1965, and also bringing together guitarists Mike Bloomfield and Stephen Stills to...
, Warren Zevon
Warren Zevon
Warren William Zevon was an American rock singer-songwriter and musician noted for including his sometimes sardonic opinions of life in his musical lyrics, composing songs that were sometimes humorous and often had political or historical themes.Zevon's work has often been praised by well-known...
, and currently Roger McGuinn
Roger McGuinn
James Roger McGuinn is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. He is best known for being the lead singer and lead guitarist on many of The Byrds' records...
. Many other authors and well-known musicians have performed with the band on occasion.
Shortly after the Remainders’ first shows, Ms. Goldmark was introduced to the writer Jessica Mitford
Jessica Mitford
Jessica Lucy Freeman-Mitford was an English author, journalist and political campaigner, who was one of the Mitford sisters...
by Dr. Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou is an American author and poet who has been called "America's most visible black female autobiographer" by scholar Joanne M. Braxton. She is best known for her series of six autobiographical volumes, which focus on her childhood and early adult experiences. The first and most highly...
. Mitford performed Maxwell's Silver Hammer
Maxwell's Silver Hammer
"Maxwell's Silver Hammer" is a song by The Beatles, on their album, Abbey Road, sung by Paul McCartney. It was written by McCartney, though credited to Lennon–McCartney.-Background:...
in a Goldmark-produced literary talent show. This led to recordings of Mitford and Angelou singing as “Decca and the Dectones,” and the beginning of Goldmark’s boutique record label, “Don’t Quit Your Day Job” Records and “Don’t Quit Your Day Job” Productions inc. Goldmark became a member of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
The National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, Inc., known variously as The Recording Academy or NARAS, is a U.S. organization of musicians, producers, recording engineers and other recording professionals dedicated to improving the quality of life and cultural condition for music and its...
at this time. In 1994, her original song “Heartaches for a Guy” was included in the soundtrack of The Stand (TV miniseries)
The Stand (TV miniseries)
# Project Blue [1:33]# The Dream Begins [2:08]# On the Road to Kansas [3:57]# The Trashmen in Vegas [1:58]# Headin' West [1:56]# Larry & Nadine [2:38]# Mother Abigail [3:10]# 'Sorry Mister, I Don't Understand' [2:54]# Mid Country [3:22]...
produced by Stephen King
Stephen King
Stephen Edwin King is an American author of contemporary horror, suspense, science fiction and fantasy fiction. His books have sold more than 350 million copies and have been adapted into a number of feature films, television movies and comic books...
.
Since January 1, 1992, Goldmark and pedal-steel guitarist David Phillips have hosted monthly music jams at San Francisco nightclubs. As of 2010, their band is called Los Train Wreck and includes Sam Barry
Sam Barry (author)
Samuel "Sam" Barry is an American author, columnist, publishing professional, and musician. Barry writes a national column and blog for BookPage with his wife, author Kathi Kamen Goldmark...
(keyboard and harmonica), Todd Swenson (guitar), Paul Olguin (bass), Peter Tucker (drums), and guest performers (such as author Ben Fong-Torres
Ben Fong-Torres
Benjamin Fong-Torres is an American rock journalist, author, and broadcaster best known for his association with Rolling Stone magazine and the San Francisco Chronicle .-Biography:Due to the Chinese Exclusion Act, Fong-Torres' father, Ricardo Fong-Torres Benjamin Fong-Torres (方振豪; Cantonese:...
) at El Rio, a venue in San Francisco’s Mission District.
In 2000, Goldmark turned Goldmark Media Escorts over to her assistant David Golia, after being recruited by HarperCollins
HarperCollins
HarperCollins is a publishing company owned by News Corporation. It is the combination of the publishers William Collins, Sons and Co Ltd, a British company, and Harper & Row, an American company, itself the result of an earlier merger of Harper & Brothers and Row, Peterson & Company. The worldwide...
Publishers, where she worked in the publicity department at HarperSanFrancisco for three years. In 2003, she became producer of the Sedge Thomson’s nationally-distributed West Coast Live
West Coast Live
West Coast Live is a live two hour radio variety show produced by hosted Sedge Thomson. The unscripted program is broadcast from KALW, live-to-satellite and features interviews with very well known literary figures, writers, and performances by comedians, and musicians, and other entertainers each...
, a two-hour weekly radio show that features interviews and musical performances.
Goldmark’s first published work was an essay titled “I’ll Take the Blame” in Mid-Life Confidential: the Rock Bottom Remainders Tour America with Three Chords and an Attitude, published by Viking/Signet in 1994. In 1997, she co-authored The Great Rock & Roll Joke Book, published by St. Martin’s Press, with Dave Marsh
Dave Marsh
Dave Marsh is an American music critic, author, editor and radio talk show host. He was a formative editor of Creem magazine, has written for various publications such as Newsday, The Village Voice, and Rolling Stone, and has published numerous books about music and musicians, mostly focused on...
. Her first novel, And My Shoes Keep Walking Back to You, was published by Chronicle Books
Chronicle Books
Chronicle Books is a San Francisco-based American publisher of books for adults and children.The company was established in 1968 by Phelps Dewey, an executive with Chronicle Publishing Company, then-publisher of the San Francisco Chronicle. In 1999 it was bought by Nion McEvoy, great-grandson of...
in 2002. She contributed personal essays to several other collections published between 2004 and 2010. Her most recent book, co-authored with Sam Barry
Sam Barry (author)
Samuel "Sam" Barry is an American author, columnist, publishing professional, and musician. Barry writes a national column and blog for BookPage with his wife, author Kathi Kamen Goldmark...
, is Write That Book Already!: the Tough Love You Need to Get Published Now, published by Adams Media in 2010.
From 2004 through 2010, Goldmark served as Author Liaison for the Friends of the San Francisco Public Library’s annual Literary Laureates dinner, and in 2007, 2008, and 2009 as Author Liaison and one of the organizers of Book Group Expo, an annual event for book lovers in San Jose, CA.
On November 8, 2008, Goldmark received the Women’s National Book Association (WNBA) Award, presented by the members of the Women's National Book Association to "a living American woman who derives part or all of her income from books and allied arts, and who has done meritorious work in the world of books beyond the duties or responsibilities of her profession or occupation."
Works
And My Shoes Keep Walking Back to You (a novel: Chronicle BooksChronicle Books
Chronicle Books is a San Francisco-based American publisher of books for adults and children.The company was established in 1968 by Phelps Dewey, an executive with Chronicle Publishing Company, then-publisher of the San Francisco Chronicle. In 1999 it was bought by Nion McEvoy, great-grandson of...
)
Write That Book Already! (co-author, Adams Media)
The Great Rock & Roll Joke Book (co-author, St. Martin’s Press)
The Face in the Mirror (contributor—Prometheus Books
Prometheus Books
Prometheus Books is a publishing company founded in August 1969 by Paul Kurtz, who also founded the Council for Secular Humanism and co-founded the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry. He is currently the chairman of all three organizations. Prometheus Books publishes a range of books, including many...
)
Feed Me! (contributor—Ballantine Books
Ballantine Books
Ballantine Books is a major book publisher located in the United States, founded in 1952 by Ian Ballantine with his wife, Betty Ballantine. It was acquired by Random House in 1973, which in turn was acquired by Bertelsmann AG in 1998 and remains part of that company today. Ballantine's logo is a...
)
Single Woman of a Certain Age (contributor – Inner Ocean Press)
My California: Journeys by Great Writers (contributor – Angel City Press)
How I Got Published (contributor—Writer’s Digest Books)
Instant City: A Literary Exploration of San Francisco (contributor, Volume 1)
Mid-Life Confidential: The Rock Bottom Remainders Tour America with Three Chords and an Attitude (contributor, Viking/Signet
Viking Press
Viking Press is an American publishing company owned by the Penguin Group, which has owned the company since 1975. It was founded in New York City on March 1, 1925, by Harold K. Guinzburg and George S. Oppenheim...
)
Food that Rocks: Favorite Recipes from the Hottest Kitchens in Music (contributor, Conari Press)
He Said What?: Women Write about Moments When Everything Changed (contributor – Seal Press)
Charitable Work
In addition to founding the Rock Bottom RemaindersRock Bottom Remainders
The Rock Bottom Remainders is a rock and roll band consisting of published writers, most of them both amateur musicians and popular English-language book, magazine, and newspaper authors. The band took its self-mocking name from the publishing term remaindered book, a work of which the unsold...
, whose shows have raised funds for grass-roots literacy programs, Goldmark has donated her time to committees and fundraising events connected to the publishing world, including:
Selection Committee member, San Francisco’s One City, One Book campaign;
Advisory Committee member, San Francisco Writers Conference;
Litquake
Litquake
Litquake is San Francisco's annual literary festival. Originally starting out as Litstock for a single day on July 16, 1999, it ran for two years under the same name before going dark in 2001 after 9/11...
Board of Directors member
Legal Services for Children’s “Words, Wine, and Wit” event committee member
Awards & Honors
Kathi Kamen Goldmark has been recognized by the following institutions for her work in support of literacy:Leadership Award, Literary Volunteers of America, 1993: Awarded to all of the Rock Bottom Remainders
Rock Bottom Remainders
The Rock Bottom Remainders is a rock and roll band consisting of published writers, most of them both amateur musicians and popular English-language book, magazine, and newspaper authors. The band took its self-mocking name from the publishing term remaindered book, a work of which the unsold...
.
Certificate of Appreciation from the City of Los Angeles, April 25, 2003: “In recognition and appreciation for being a champion of literacy and your efforts supporting the after school creative writing program for inner city kids, America Scores.”
Certificate of Commendation from the California Arts Council, 2006: for contributing to the anthology My California
Honored as a San Francisco Library Laureate, 2007.
Recipient, Women’s National Book Association Award, 2008
Certificate of Honor from the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, November 8, 2008: “in appreciation of your extraordinary contribution to promoting literacy, freedom of expression, a love of reading, or women’s careers in the world of books.”
November 8, 2008: “Kathi Kamen Goldmark Day” in San Francisco by Mayoral Proclamation: “...in celebration of receiving the prestigious 2008 Women’s National Book Association Award.”
Certificate of Recognition from the California Legislature, November 8, 2008: for “...outstanding achievements in the arts and literary fields.”
Music
Decca & the Dectones, featuring Jessica Mitford (1995)There is a Moral to It All: Musical Duets by Maya Angelou and Jessica Mitford (1995)
Lit-Rock Sampler #1 (various author/artists, 1996)
You Bug Me!: Songs Guaranteed to Annoy Your Parents (Tony Goldmark, 1996)
Potty Animal: funny songs about potty training (Auntie Poo and the Porta-Potties, 1997)
Stranger than Fiction (The Wrockers—an assortment of 40 authors singing their favorite songs, 1998)
Masterpiece Weirder (Tony Goldmark, 2001)
Rage Against the Mundane (Tony Goldmark, 2004)
Spoken Word
Required Reading and Other Dangerous Subjects (Amy Tan, 1996)A Celebration on the Occasion of Guy Johnson’s 50th Birthday (Maya Angelou, Guy Johnson, Janice Mirikitani, 1996)