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Pen on Fire Salon with Maile Meloy and Mona Simpson

Posted October 13 2010 by Barbara DeMarco-Barrett

Last night’s salon was another sold-out event and a wonderful evening with writers and books. Both authors talked about their current books, publishing, process, they signed, cake was eaten, wine was sipped. Laguna Beach Books brought the books, Scape Gallery loaned the site, and it seems it was another Pen on Fire Writers Salon Success. Thank you all!

Thanks to Travis Barrett and C.J. Bahnsen for additional photography. Thanks to Mike Boyle for recording the event for an upcoming podcast. Thanks to Jeannie Denholm and Diane Nelson, owners of Scape Gallery, for loaning their site. And thanks to Deb Cross, Nancy Klann, and Marrie Stone for helping with the door, with refreshments, and with whatever else came up. And thanks to Maile and Mona for braving L.A. traffic and spending hours on the freeway to make the event.

Today’s Show

Posted October 13 2010 by Marrie Stone

Join Marrie Stone this morning as she interviews Sharon Dogar, author of the YA novel “Annexed” (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) and Roy Peter Clark, author of “The Glamour of Grammar: A Guide to the Magic and Mystery of Practical English” (Little Brown).

Tune in at 9 a.m. Pacific Time, 88.9 FM KUCI or listen online at www.kuci.org and iTunes/radio: talk-news.

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Sara Gruen and Dennis Palumbo

Posted October 10 2010 by Marrie Stone

Barbara DeMarco-Barrett and Marrie Stone interview Sara Gruen, author of Ape House and Dennis Palumbo, author of Mirror Image.

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(Broadcast date: September 29, 2010)

Danielle Evans and Brian McMullen (McSweeney’s)

Posted October 10 2010 by Marrie Stone

Marrie Stone interviews Danielle Evans, author of Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self and Brian McMullen, editor of Art of McSweeney’s.

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(Broadcast date: September 22, 2010)

Amy Bloom and Hilary Davidson

Posted October 10 2010 by Marrie Stone

Barbara DeMarco-Barrett and Marrie Stone interview Amy Bloom, author of Where the God of Love Hangs Out and Hilary Davidson, author of The Damage Done.

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(Broadcast date: October 6, 2010)

Amy Bloom and Hilary Davidson on “Writers on Writing”

Posted October 6 2010 by Barbara DeMarco-Barrett

Tune in tomorrow morning at 9 a.m. PT to hear “Writers on Writing” with authors Amy Bloom, author of the short story collection of “Where the God of Love Hangs Out” (Random House) and Hilary Davidson, author of “The Damage Done” (Forge).

The show airs on 88.9 KUCI FM in Orange County, CA; at iTunes: news/talk radio; and streams live at www.kuci.org.

Palm Springs Noir, an anthology published by Akashic Books, edited by Barbara, also features her short story “The Water Holds You Still.” Order anywhere you buy books.
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