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Pen on Fire Speakers Series

Sept 12

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Corona Del Mar

An Evening with Novelists

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Writers on Writing

Wednesdays at 9am PT on KUCI 88.9 FM and streaming worldwide More »

Upcoming Guests
- August 16: Barbara talks with memoirist Bernadette Murphy, Harley and Me
- August 23: Marrie talks with short story writer Michael Knight, Eveningland, and Meghan Kenny, Love Is No Small Thing
- August 30: Barbara talks with novelists Don Winslow, The Force, and Claire Messud, The Burning Girl and The Woman Upstairs
Barbara's Writing Classes

Private Workshops • Group Instruction • Online Classes
USA Noir

Barbara's story, "Crazy for You," that was published in 2010 in Orange County Noir is included in USA Noir: Best of Akashic's Noir Series, released November, 2013. The new anthology includes short stories by some of the greats in the suspense field: T. Jefferson Parker, Michael Connelly, Lee Child, Joyce Carol Oates, and more. Details and purchase information ».

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