Monday, January 13, 7:00 p.m.
Three local authors will discuss the
writing process and read excerpts from their latest bestsellers, when Crowell
Public Library presents, Three Local
Authors, One Special Evening, on Monday, January 13 at 7:00 p.m. The evening will be an escape into fantasy,
mystery and comedy…
DESIREE ZAMORANO's mystery, Human Cargo, is set mostly in Glendale
and Altadena and stars a smart, Latina detective named Inez Leon. A skilled private
investigator with a tortilla chip on her shoulder, Inez lives for truth,
justice and the Mexican-American way. In Human Cargo, Inez gains access to
Pasadena's Russian community in order to find a missing family. She uncovers a
culture of underground nightclubs and virtual slavery, as well the high price
of a passage into this country. A
playwright, Pushcart
Prize nominee, and novelist with a deep understanding of
and affection for Pasadena and Los Angeles, Desiree Zamorano
is also a fan of krav maga and vodka,
but not at the same time. She lives in Altadena and teaches at Occidental College.
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MARGARET FINNEGAN's The Goddess Lounge, set in Altadena and
Los Angeles, is a hilarious story about a divorced mother coming to the edge. Margaret
Finnegan's work has appeared in Salon, LA Times, FamilyFun and other
publications. She lives with her husband, her two children and her dog, Scout,
in South Pasadena, California. She is partial to all of them, but must admit
that the dog gives her the least grief, for which she is grateful. Margaret teaches writing at Cal State LA.
PETREA BURCHARD’s Camelot & Vine, begins in Hollywood and continues in Dark Ages in Britain.
It's about a failing Hollywood actress who loses everything, flies through
a gap in time and saves King Arthur's life. Petrea Burchard studied writing
and acting at the University of Illinois where she received with a Bachelors
Degree in Rhetoric and a double minor in Theater and French. As an actress she
has performed in the National Touring Company of Second City, a plethora of plays,
television shows, feature films, commercials and voice over work. Her writing took off in 2004 when she began
writing a column in NowCasting.com’s newsletter, ActorsInk.
