Dunn takes authors series stage
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Award-winning author Samantha Dunn (right) was this week’s speaker at Eduardo Santiago’s (left) Idyllwild Author Series Sunday afternoon. Dunn was a finalist for the PEN West Fiction Award in 2000 for her book “Failing Paris” and has been published in numerous national publications, including the Los Angeles Times, O (Oprah) Magazine, Ms. and Shape. Photo by Jenny Kirchner
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