Yearly Archives: 2014

Summer Reading List

Thanks to the Sacramento Public Library for putting Chanel Bonfire on their great Summer Reading List!  I heart librarians.  For their complete list, click on the link below.

Summer Reading List

And remember if you and your book group read Chanel Bonfire this summer, I’d be happy to do a Skype Q & A with you!  Just contact me at chanelbonfire@gmail.com!  Happy Reading!

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Night Clubbing!

A thousand mea culpas, blog readers! The kids are out of school, the car broke down and Chanel Bonfire’s sequel, Heart of Glass has a deadline looming and I have been remiss! A number of fun events in Southern California allowed me to meet more readers and I’ve had more fun with Book Group Skypes too.

But this past week, my rock and roll girlfriend from Chanel Bonfire, Amy Wachtel aka dj Night Nurse was in town for a great show at LA’s Echoplex. Holly Cook (managed by Amy’s beau), Sly and Robbie and Bitty McClean performed. It was a fantastic show and Amy and I picked right up, as we always do.

Back stage we ran into the bloke above: Steve Jones from The Sex Pistols and now host of Jonesy’s Jukebox on radio. I used to phone in from my car while I was working on Chanel and waiting for the kids to get out of school and argue with Jonesy about dates and acts from my 70s London childhood. So it was nice to meet him in the flesh.

Amy’s been staying in Echo Park with her friend Roger Steffens, keeper of the world’s greatest Reggae Archive. This morning, I’m driving Amy to the airport so she can head back to New York. Hope to see her again soon. But I can always listen to her on Radio Lily. And you can too!

NightNurse on Radio Lily

And you can follow us both on Twitter @NightNurse1Love and @wendylawless2

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Arkansas Book Club Skype!

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Larger than life.
Such a fun time with the Book and Cocktail Club of Fayetteville, Arkansas, last week!  These gals are fun and funny and we all had a terrific time.  I love the virtual book tour because, I get spend real time with readers — talking and listening.  Book store readings and public appearances are great but nothing beats a sit-down with a glass of wine and true dialogue.  Thanks, ladies!
If your book club is reading Chanel, I’d be happy to Skype or Facetime with you.  Just contact me via email.
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The Shaun Proulx Show

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Many thanks to this darling man and (Canadian!) for a truly wonderful interview on his Sirius XM show: The Shaun Proulx Show.  It originally aired on CH 167 on Saturday, March 15th at 3 & 8PM and then again on Sunday at 4PM.  I was sandwiched between Betty Degeneres (Ellen’s mom) and Jared Leto’s trans acting coach Calperinia Sarah Addams.  Something delightful for everyone!  Look for it in Sirius archives and on Shaun’s website:  Shaun Proulx

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March Madness 34 Flavours

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A Canadian Girl dishing out delicious arts & culture and lifestyle scoops for your enjoyment

Many thanks to this great blog for the insightful reading and review of Chanel.  You will have a lot of fun on this blog: well written opinion on subjects from concerts to books to nail polish and lots of interesting pictures and ideas.

thirty four flavours

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Vitamin W on Chanel Bonfire

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News, Action and Change for Women Powering the World
Many thanks to Vitamin W and Amy Willard Cross for including Chanel Bonfire in the piece “Telling Your Life Story Without Limitations” along with Orange Is The New Black by Piper Kerman, Wave by Sonali Deraniyagala and Her by Christa Parravani.  Click the link below to read it:

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