by Lisa Fernow | Dec 31, 2013 | Book Stores and Writers I Love
I met Bill Kenower recently at a Pacific Northwest Writers Association event where I learned he had recently published a really cool book on writing, called WRITE WITHIN YOURSELF: An Author’s Companion. It speaks to why we write, and why we MUST MUST MUST write...
by Lisa Fernow | Dec 9, 2013 | Book Stores and Writers I Love
Rosemary Harris has written a fun book that reminds me of The Women, if you happen to be a film fan. I love the premise. This from her website: “Are they really bitches? That depends who you ask…Rachel, Clare, Tina and Jane are four friends...
by Lisa Fernow | Dec 2, 2013 | Book Stores and Writers I Love
There I was, browsing in one of my favorite mystery book shops, when in walked J.A. Jance herself. She’d come to sign some books the proprietor was holding for some special customers. We got to chat a little. And that, ladies and gentlemen, is one very good...
by Lisa Fernow | Nov 24, 2013 | Shoes, Tango World
I have to confess, half the time when I am watching a really great tango dancer, my mind starts to wander to a somewhat unrelated subject. Shoes. Where did she get them? Can I get some? Could I dance in them well enough? Could I dance in them at all? I have a small...
by Lisa Fernow | Nov 19, 2013 | Tango World
My friend Karen Snepp is always sending me interesting articles. This one, from CBS News, does a great job of introducing the tango world. CBS’s headline: Elaine Quijano takes us on a dancing tour of Buenos Aires, birthplace of the cultural phenomenon of the...