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Yellow Fever and Poisoned Wells
Yellow Fever and Poisoned Wells Here, let me tell you a quick story.I was eighteen years old, out to dinner at The Grove with three girlfriends. All four of us were Asian girls, three of […]
Month: July 2013
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From Screen to Stage to Page
From Screen to Stage to Page I’ve been a screenwriter for over twenty years, but since I now have a novel out and a play that I wrote being developed for a possible run in […]
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The Verdict is in: Landay and Quirk win the top prizes
The Verdict is in: Landay and Quirk win the top prizes On Wednesday, July 10, at an invitation-only cocktail party at the Society of Illustrators in Manhattan, William Landay won The Strand Critics Award for […]
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Interview with Carl Hiaasen
Interview with Carl Hiaasen AFG: We all know about the several challenges of writing, but what are some of the challenges you face with a YA book?CH: Kids are a sharp audience, and if you’re […]
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Of Prose, Professionals, and Politics
Of Prose, Professionals, and Politics You don’t spend twenty-five years as a Los Angeles trial lawyer without rubbing up against a few memorable characters. Some, in my case, were household names—Richard Pryor, for example, whom […]