<font face="georgia,serif"><br clear="all"></font><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Hi everyone, <br><br>Lysley Tenorio, an awesome short story writer, is coming to Southern California to read and promote from this new book, MONSTRESS.<br>
<br>I've just had him on my podcast, and his work is honest, humorous and compelling. The Beatles and Imelda Marcos make an appearance in his collection.<br><br>Please read below for more information on dates and locations.<br>
<br>I'm going to the Skylight one; let me know if you are interested in caravaning from Riverside!<br><br>Best,<br>Rachelle<br></span><div class="gmail_quote"><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div>
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<div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:17px"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:17px">Lysley Tenorio will be reading from his short story collection, MONSTRESS (Ecco/HarperCollins), in Southern California next week. A former Stegner Fellow at Stanford University, his work has appeared in the Atlantic, Zoetrope: All-Story, and The Pushcart Prize Anthology. Born in the Philippines, he lives in San Francisco, and is an associate professor in the MFA Program at Saint Mary's College of California. </span></div>
<div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:17px"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:17px">He will be reading at the following bookstores:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family:Arial">FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial">7:30 PM</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial">SKYLIGHT BOOKS (in Los Feliz)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">
<span style="font-family:Arial">1818 N. Vermont Ave</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial">Los Angeles, CA 90027</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Arial">SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial">7:00 PM</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial">BARNES & NOBLE (in Mira Mesa)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">
<span style="font-family:Arial">10775 Westview Parkway</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial">San Diego, CA 92126</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Arial">TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial">7:00 PM</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial">VROMAN’S BOOKSTORE</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">
<span style="font-family:Arial">695 E. Colorado Blvd.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial">Pasadena, CA 91101<span style="font-size:13pt"></span></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial">You can read NPR’s review of MONSTRESS here:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">
<span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial"><a href="http://www.npr.org/2012/02/01/146140123/monstress-the-beautiful-and-the-damned" target="_blank">http://www.npr.org/2012/02/01/146140123/monstress-the-beautiful-and-the-damned</a></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:17px">And more info at his site: <a href="http://www.lysleytenorio.com" target="_blank">www.lysleytenorio.com</a></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial">Thank you and hope to see you there!</span></p></div><div><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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