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April 26
Los Angeles Times Festival of Books
2:30 p.m. Saturday
Young Hall CS

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Pen On Fire:
A Busy Woman's Guide To Igniting The Writer Within

Winner of the 2005 ASJA Outstanding Book Award

Here is the first practical, inspirational guide to generate ideas and get yourself writing with only 15 spare minutes a day... More ยป

"... perfectly combines inspiration and practical advice, with the premise that anyone can find 15 minutes a day to become the writer he or she always wanted to be." —Dale Raben, LibraryJournal

"Finally, someone has come along to tell would-be writers the two words they desperately need to hear: get real! ... a supremely relevant guide to the writing life." —Carol Haggas, Booklist

"Pen on Fire soars with inspiration and crackles with joy. It’s a blessing for anyone going crazy trying to find time to write.”
—Carolyn See, author of Making a Literary Life

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Knitting Through It: Inspiring Stories for Times of Trouble, edited by Lela Nargi, author of Knitting Lessons
Read Barbara’s essay, “Knitting: My Urban Escape,” included in this anthology, edited by Lela Nargi ( author of Knitting Lessons). In her essay, Barbara talks wryly about how knitting keeps her connected to the natural order of things, vital for her as she tries to stay sane in the paved paradise of Orange County, CA, where she resides with her husband, son, cats and fish.