In the late 1950s, filmmakers descended on Carson Springs to shoot the movie that made this sleepy Spanish mission town famous. A plaque commemorates the filming of Stranger in Paradise, but nowhere does it mention Cora Delarosa, whose life changed forever when Hollywood arrived.
When my author/editor buddy, the lovely Francine Lasala, first broached the idea of doing an author event in NYC to coincide with BEA, I thought, “What a great chance to connect with other authors!” I wasn’t too sure about the …