James and Kara Davis

Kara and James Davis
Founders and Directors, Amicus Books Literary Arts Center and Bookstore

James and Kara, also known as JnK, were raised in the Yuba-Sutter area. They married in Santa Rosa, while away at Sonoma State College, December 2000.

Together they founded Amicus Books in 2005.¹ Their vision for their own personal relationship led them to the idea of "sphere of influence," which says in essence: the best way to have a joyful world is to create a joyful self. We achieve a joyful self when we realize that other people (our family, our friends, our community members) enter our lives as teachers, reflecting for us our greatest strengths and weaknesses. From this, using the power of writing as a tool to integrate and foster community, James and Kara have developed the model of Amicus Books, Literary Arts Center and Community Bookstore.