S.B. Author Melinda Palacio Receives PEN Award

Last week saw Santa Barbara author Melinda Palacio receive the 2012 PEN Oakland Josephine Miles Award for her debut novel, Ocotillo Dreams. This Thursday, December 6, at 6 p.m., Palacio appears at the Book Den (15 E. Anapamu St.) to sign copies of Ocotillo Dreams and her poetry book, How Fire Is a Story, Waiting. Call (805) 962-3321 for info.