by Lisa Fernow | Oct 23, 2014 | Dead on Her Feet - Behind the Scenes, Favorite mystery characters
Jane Reads noticed I am a big fan of Elizabeth Peters and asked me a great question about this. What if anything does my tango mystery Dead on Her Feet heroine, Antonia Blakeley, have in common with Elizabeth Peters’ egyptologist detective, Amelia Peabody? I...
by Lisa Fernow | Oct 16, 2014 | Dancers and Dances I Love, Dead on Her Feet - Behind the Scenes
If you are looking for a little inspiration on a grey day (at least it’s grey here in Seattle), please visit Queen of All She Reads, where I was asked a really fun question: what are my favorite dance movies and/or favorite professional dancers? I am amazed to...
by Lisa Fernow | Oct 2, 2014 | Dead on Her Feet - Behind the Scenes, Goddess Fish Blog Tour
The lovely people at Book ‘Em North Carolina asked me to explain why I used tango as the backdrop for murder in Dead on Her Feet, and particularly why I selected the dance floor as the place where the victim is (well, that would spoil things wouldn’t...
by Lisa Fernow | Aug 23, 2014 | Things I find funny and interesting
I enjoy trying to understand where fashion designers get their inspiration. How would you caption this shot? I vote for “The Knights Who Say Knee.”
by Lisa Fernow | Aug 9, 2014 | Dancers and Dances I Love, Tango World
I’m just now getting around to sharing this lovely video taken by Richard Escobedo at a master class taught by Susana Miller earlier this summer. Susana is considered one of the most important influences in tango, and it is always instructive and inspiring to...