Next Meeting: Thursday, 16 MAY 2019 at 6:30 PM
at Panera Bread, 13205 Jamboree Road (at Irvine Blvd), Tustin
The next LIT UP! A Conversation with Orange County Writers and Readers is happening at 7:00 p.m. on 21 May at Bardot Bars & Coffee, 662 El Camino Real, Tustin (see the map below).
Map to Bardot Bars & Coffee, 662 El Camino Real, Tustin
You can download posters here (1-up and 2-up).
Three featured local authors will read from their works and discuss them with the audience. The lineup:
- Crime writer DP Lyle.
- Science fiction author Dianne Dotson.
- Contemporary fiction writer Janet Clare.
As always, be sure to check the LIT UP Facebook page for more details on the authors. See you there!
The 18 May Southern California Writers Association meeting features author and former journalist Christina Hoag.
A former journalist, Christina Hoag has had her laptop searched by Colombian guerrillas and her phone tapped in Venezuela, was suspected of drug trafficking in Guyana, hid under a car to evade Guatemalan soldiers, and posed as a nun to get inside a Caracas jail. She has interviewed gang members, bank robbers, thieves and thugs in prisons, shantytowns and slums, not to forget billionaires and presidents, some of whom fall into the previous categories. Now she writes about such characters in her fiction.
The meeting takes place at the Claim Jumper restaurant on 18050 Brookhurst Street in Fountain Valley. Doors open at 8:30 and the program begins at 9:00. Tickets are $25 for members, $35 for non-members ($30 with a reservation), and include a buffet breakfast. Check the SCWA website for more information.
9 May meeting notes; 16 May reading list
9 MAY MEETING NOTES
Ten people attended: Burt, Casey, Dennis P., Lance (read a chapter from Chasing Clay), Leighanne, Lily, Lisa W., PJ, Rosie (read a chapter from The Lion and the Eagle), and Sherry C. (read the beginning of a short cozy mystery, “The Sozzled Flapper”).
News and Notes
The next LIT UP! is happening at 7:00 p.m. on 21 May at Bardot Bars & Coffee, 662 El Camino Real, Tustin. You can download posters here (1-up and 2-up). As always, be sure to check the LIT UP Facebook page for details on past authors and programs.
16 MAY READING LIST
Leighanne (5/9)
Maddie (4/25)
Jo (3/28)
Lisa W. (5/9)
Lily (5/9)
Glenda (5/2)
Burt (5/9)
Joanne (5/2)
Leslie P. (4/25)
Marianna (4/25)
Casey (5/9)
PJ (5/9)
Shari (5/2)
Dennis P. (5/9)
Sherry C. (5/9)
Rosie (5/9)
Lance (5/9)
Book Carnival
, an independent Orange County bookstore dedicated to mysteries and thrillers, will host the following author readings/signings through the end of May:
- Saturday, May 11, 2 p.m.: Robert Knott, Buckskin
- Saturday, May 18, 2 p.m.: Michael Brandman, Wild Card (launch party)
The events are mostly free (unless marked otherwise), although it’d be nice if you buy the featured book. Book Carnival is located at 348 S. Tustin Street in Orange, three-ish blocks south of Chapman Avenue. Look for more information on the store’s website or Facebook page.
Independent bookstore Laguna Beach Books will be hosting the following event this May:
- Sunday, May 5, 4 p.m.: Third Street Writers Book Launch Party for Beach Reads: Paradise
Events are free unless otherwise noted. Laguna Beach Books is located at 1200 South Coast Highway in Laguna Beach. Get more information on their website or Facebook page.
Independent bookstore Mystery Ink will be hosting the following author events in May:
- Sunday, May 12, 1 p.m.: Jeri Westerson, Traitor’s Codex
- Saturday, May 18, 5 p.m.: Michael Brandman, Wild Cards
Events are free, but it would be nice if you bought a book. Mystery Ink is located at 8907 Warner Ave. #135 in Huntington Beach. Get more information on their website or Facebook page.
A curated collection of PJ Colando’s…
- short stories — those published elsewhere with rights returned, and those yet to be published;
- journal articles;
- blog posts and witticisms;
- one poetic eulogy; and,
- short stories workshopped in the Pure Fiction League writers’ group.
Available for Kindle on Amazon
Trade paperback available at Amazon
PJ Colando was born and raised in the Midwest, yet unabashedly aspired for adventure elsewhere, following her parents’ model. She lives in Southern California with her family, hobbies, and pets. PJ writes contemporary women’s fiction and has drawn praise for her singular voice, humor, and satire on contentious current affairs, and insights into human life. It’s Boomer Chick-Lit, babe – PJ writes funny! Join her on her Boomer humor blog on her author site, http://www.pjcolando.com.
