Isabel Cruz: Isabel's Cantina booksigning at Warwick's 10/17

Isabel Cruz hosted a signing for her new book ISABEL'S CANTINA (Clarkson Potter, 2007) at her Coffee Cup restaurant in La Jolla, California. The restaurant, victim to a fire last year, is slated to be reopened at the start of November, so book lovers got a sneak peak of the redesign of their favorite neighborhood joint. The event was done in partnership with Warwicks books of La Jolla. (warwicks.com)

ISABEL'S CANTINA is a delightful mix of Latin-Asian fusion, the same signature style that has made her series of restaurants a huge success. Attendees last Wednesday night munched on everything from quinoa salads to bitesize brownies of chocolate flourless cake, while sipping on her famous sangria.

The good news is that the recipes are as easy to make as they are delicious to eat!

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AgentPalooza- San Diego Writers, Ink: Oct 13

In support of our local writers' organization - San Diego Writers, Ink (best name ever!) Lilly will be teaching the following half-day workshop on October 13 from 10am-1pm:

AGENTPALOOZA:

What if we told you you could have an agent's undivided attention? Who hasn't wondered what the heck goes on in a literary agent's mind? In this master class we will remove the mystery and cover all the major issues authors deal with, including:
*How To Pitch Your Book To Perfection
*The Do's and Don'ts of Query Letters
*Marketing Yourself As A Writing Professional From Day One

This session will be part lecture, part Q&A, and all fun.
(FYI: Lilly won't be taking pitches before, during or after the workshop, nor accepting manuscripts)

To register or learn more, please visit:

http://www.sandiegowriters.org/programs_workshops_agentpalooza.htm

Hope to see you there!