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Susannah Charleson and Sarah Moss

Posted May 20 2010 by Marrie Stone

Marrie Stone interviews Susannah Charleson, author of Scent of the Missing: Love and Partnership with a Search-and-Rescue Dog and Sarah Moss, author of Cold Earth.

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(Broadcast date: May 12, 2010)

Today’s show: Robert Sabbag and Ander Monson

Posted May 19 2010 by Barbara DeMarco-Barrett

Today, at 9 a.m. PT, tune in to Writers on Writing for guests Robert Sabbag, author of “Down Around Midnight” (Penguin) and Ander Monson, author of “Vanishing Point: Not a Memoir” (Graywolf). A New York Times review of Monson’s book is here.

The show airs on 88.9 FM KUCI, at www.kuci.org and at iTunes: Radio>talk/news.

Orange County Noir last night

Posted May 16 2010 by Barbara DeMarco-Barrett

Another great evening for the Pen on Fire Speakers Series. C.J. Bahnsen moderated the panel, with editor of the anthology, Gary Phillips; Marty Smith, Mary Castillo, Patricia McFall and me. Soon I’ll post the podcast but for the time being, here are some photos of our night. Hopefully some of you can join us next time when Aimee Bender and Michael Jaime-Becerra will be our guests.

Pen on Fire Speakers Series

Posted May 7 2010 by Barbara DeMarco-Barrett

Nice, huh? Designer Dave Mosso at Spacious Mind Web & Graphic Design did a fabulous job with the first official poster for the Pen on Fire Speakers Series. He’s also great to work with and affordable. He did my website, too. A big shout out to Dave.
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My mother in law and I were emailing about the Evening with the Writers of Orange County Noir that’s taking place next Saturday. She reads mysteries and so I invited her, as my guest, thinking she’ll enjoy it. Not being familiar with the genre, she asked me about noir.

It’s not like mysteries, I said. Everything does not turn out gloriously in the end.

You mean it is like real life??? she said.

I had to laugh. Exactly, I said.

And got to thinking: Noir is probably the fictional form that is closest to real life because it’s about your stupid side taking over, isn’t it? And instead of wising up, you get more and more stupid, at the mercy of your lower nature. Think of Double Indemnity (one of my favorite movies) or The Postman Always Rings Twice. Things start out okay, even wistful, but they go downhill fast.

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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