It happens to the best of us. You have that magical date. That rare feeling of being in the company of someone you are excited about. You go home and call your girlfriends to let them know there was chemistry. You are sure he felt it too. You talked about getting together again, but sadly, …
It was a privilege and honor to meet the lovely Allegra Huston, sister of Anjelica and daughter of the legendary director, John Huston, at her book signing and appearance at The Council of the Library Foundation of Los Angeles. Her new book,?Love Child: A Memoir of Family Lost and Found, is an emotional story of …
It was with great joy and anticipation that I waited for the arrival of Rubies in the Orchard: How to Uncover the Hidden Gems in Your Business, The Pom Queen’s Secrets to Marketing Just About Anything. Lynda Resnick is by far a true marketing genius, and although she got talked into writing this book by her …
I always wonder how different life would be if I took the right turn instead of the left turn. I love inspirational stories and admire the women who share them. This is the case with Andrea’s Buchanan’s new book,?Note to Self: 30 Women on Hardship, Humiliation, Heartbreak, and Overcoming It All. I met Andrea at …
Best-selling author, Sally Shields, who wrote the book,?The Daughter-in-Law Rules: 101 Surefire Ways to Manage (and Make Friends with) Your Mother-in-Law! has provided us with some great advice in her book to ease the stress of the wedding planning for the bride. Sally’s vision is to inspire more harmony among 20 million mothers and daughters-in-law …
Mireya Navarro, an environmental writer for the??New York Times,?has just written a wedding book for today’s eco-friendly world called?Green Wedding: Planning Your Eco-Friendly Celebration. The book features stories from couples who have “greened up” their dream weddings, along with beautiful photos and ideas for an eco-friendly wedding celebration. If your guests are interested in global-warming, …
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I recently attended a book signing for?Fabulous Parties: Food and Flowers for Elegant Entertaining,?where Peggy Dark of the well loved caterer, The Kitchen, graciously was autographing her book co-authored with Mark Held and Richard David of Mark’s Garden, an elegant florist in Los Angeles. The event was held at the Karen Lynne Gallery in Beverly …
If you haven’t yet read Elizabeth Gilbert’s best seller Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman’s Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia, you need to order it now. The book was recommended to me by a male friend, and is still on the New York Times Bestseller List. It was even endorsed by Oprah. Gilbert’s …
It was a fun night at LACMA recently when the Costume Council hosted the elegant Liz Goldwyn, author of Pretty Things: The Last Generation of American Burlesque Queens. ?A documentary film of the same name appeared on HBO in 2005. ?Liz has been collecting burlesque costumes from the 30s, 40s, and 50s, and some pieces …
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Recently I attended the opening night event for the Costume Council at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, LACMA, which featured celebrity photographer, Patrick McMullan who was signing his beautiful book,?Glamour Girls. The book has over 1000 photos of classic beauties such as Kim Basinger, Raquel Welch, and Gwen Stefani, all photographed by McMcullan. …
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