Merrill Markoe, author of Nose Down, Eyes Up and Walking in Circles Before Lying Down, shares her wit, wisdom and writing during the Pen On Fire Speaker Series at the SCAPE Gallery in Corona Del Mar.

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(Event Date: April 09, 2009)

Food for thought, in the current New Yorker. Thoughts? Comments? Criticism?

Here’s an interesting link with more info on Lisa See, who will be our author guest on Sat. here in Corona del Mar, CA.

On June 6 at Scape Gallery, we’ll celebrate the publication of Lisa See’s new novel, Shanghai Girls. Lisa will discuss her book, writing novels, take questions, and do a book signing. We’ll have nibbles and sips. Cost: $15. We expect this event to sell out before the night of the event so don’t wait till the last minute to reserve your seat. You can PayPal $16 to penonfire@earthlink.net or write to me and I’ll give you the mailing address.

What do you think about this list?

It’s just one man’s opinion, and not a very informed opinion at that, but still….six women authors on a Best Of list? Too bad this list wasn’t confined to a private blog.

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