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| Kristin Hannah |
KRISTIN HANNAH’s emotionally
compelling novels about women and their relationships are set in the Northwest. True Colors, a story about sisterhood, jealousy, and betrayal, landed on the 2008 New York Times best-seller list at Number Five. Firefly Lane, a poignant story of friendship, was on the best-seller list in 2009 for eight weeks. Her latest, Winter Garden, is about the mother/daughter bond and two estranged sisters’ search into their cold, disapproving mother’s past in war-torn Leningrad. www.kristinhannah.com |
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| Rhys Bowen |
RHYS BOWEN writes mysteries
that win readers and awards. Her three series feature Constable Evan Evans in World War II Wales, Irish immigrant and private detective Molly Murphy in early 1900s New York, and Lady Georgiana in 1930s England. Among her honors are Edgar, Agatha, Macavity, and Dilys awards, and an Arty for best cover. Booklist calls her Evan Evans books “satisfying as a Guinness pint” and the Lady Georgie series “a smashing romp.” www.rhysbowen.com |
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| Sandra Tsiing-Loh |
SANDRA TSING LOH, a
performer on stage in sold-out solo shows and on NPR speaking for Cal Tech, is an outside-the-box thinker and essayist. These titles reflect their hilarious content: Depth Takes a Holiday and If You Lived Here, You’d Be Home By Now. Her latest, Mother on Fire, satirizes the year she “exploded in flames” and into her 40’s as a M.O.S.C (Mother Of Small Children) to become, as described by the L. A. Times, “the conscience of public schools.” www.sandratsingloh.com |
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| Helaine Becker |
HELAINE BECKER, is an
entertaining performer and author of zany best-selling books for children.
She is a two-time winner of Canada’s Silver Birch Award — for
Boredom Blasters and Secret Agent Y.O.U. — and her
chapter book series Looney Bay All-Stars has sold over
170,000 copies. While Mother Goose Uncracked entertains kids
happily ever after, her other engaging books, alive with color and her
mischievous sense of humor, are “How-to’s” about being psychic, making
magic, doing comedy, and becoming spies.
www.helainebecker.com
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| Wendy Hornsby |
WENDY HORNSBY’s sixth Maggie
MacGowan mystery, In the Guise of Mercy, finds Maggie coping
with the death of her LAPD detective husband. She accepts his dying
challenge to solve the case of a missing boy, a mystery which haunted him
for a decade. Hornsby’s short stories and seven previous mystery novels
earned her an Edgar award, an Anthony nomination, le Grand Prix de
Litterature Policiere, as well as numerous other prestigious awards.
www.wendyhornsby.com |
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| Tania James |
TANIA JAMES sets her debut
novel, Atlas of Unknowns, in the opposing worlds of India and New York. Two sisters explore family, marriage, post-9/11 immigration, self-discovery, and then test the limits of their sisterly bond when one usurps the accomplishments of the other. As Chitra Banarjee Divakaruni (2008 Festival author) said, “James paints the dual worlds of the novel with masterful care, choosing beautiful, shocking details and peopling them with characters we will remember long after closing the book.” www.taniajames.com |
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| Rhoda Janzen |
RHODA JANZEN has written an
uproariously funny memoir, Mennonite in a Little Black Dress, reminiscent of Annie Lamott and Nora Ephron. After her husband leaves her for a man he met on Gay.com, she returns home to her conservative religious community. She finds endless humor in the details of her childhood, and becomes reacquainted with borscht, public prayer, and her matchmaker mother. Janzen holds a Ph.D. from UCLA and was its poet laureate in 1994 and 1997. |
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| Julie Marie Myatt |
JULIE MARIE MYATT is one of
theater's provocative new voices with more than a dozen plays to her
credit. The Happy Ones, a moving story set in Orange County in the 1970’s, was performed recently at South Coast Repertory Theater. Welcome Home, Jenny Sutter, which premiered at the Oregon Shakespeare Theater Festival in 2008, will be at Orange County’s Chance Theater in Spring 2010 following a cross-country tour and performances at the Kennedy Center. She is currently working on new plays for Roundabout Theatre and Yale Repertory. |
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