Sari Robins: Media

PEACH BUZZ

Richard L. Eldredge - Staff
Saturday, July 24, 2004

Girls Night Out toasts busy women writers

How popular was Girls Night Out, the all-female book-signing event at Emeril's Atlanta in Buckhead on Thursday night? The valets outside were so backed up trying to park 275 cars, the young men dashing about were politely requesting that customers self-park in a nearby garage.

Inside, authors and readers alike sipped martinis, champagne and chardonnay in the crowded bar area as Carolyn O'Neil ("The Dish on Eating Healthy and Being Fabulous"), Hollis Gillespie ("Bleachy-Haired Honky [Female Canine\]"), Barbara Babbit Kaufman ("Attitude"), Patti Callahan Henry ("Losing the Moon"), Shauna Austin Grice ("The Memories of Sara Harvey") and Sandy Riggin ("Forbidden Memories: A Journey of Healing") greeted fans and signed books.

We took a particular interest in Buckhead resident Sari Robins, who a few years back traded in her career as a Delta Air Lines attorney to pursue a passion for pulp.

Robins was at Emeril's signing her third romance novel, "One Wicked Night" (Avon, $5.99).

"I went from arguing about the price of airplane parts to writing about characters living in the Jane Austen time period," Robins told Buzz, laughing. "With kids, I wanted to do something that didn't require traveling all the time. Life is tough. I found when I got time to read, I wanted candy."

These days, fictional folks with names like Marques, Cornelius, Lady Langham and Dillon keep Robins busy plotting their lives. "The characters really take control of the situation," she admitted. "I can't make them do what they don't want to do."

With writing about heaving bosoms, flowing manes of hair and chiseled chests, Robins' new life is, well, vastly different from the bland covers of the legal briefs she used to peruse.

"And the cover paintings are created using real models, too!" she added. "I have readers who only buy a particular book just because it features one of their favorite models. Hey, if they happen to venture inside later, that's just fine with me."





PEACH BUZZ Richard L. Eldredge - Staff Saturday, July 24, 2004 Girls Night Out toasts busy women writers How popular was Girls Night Out, the all-female book-signing event at Emeril's Atlanta in Buckhead on Thursday night? The valets outside were so backed up trying to park 275 cars, the young men dashing about were politely requesting that customers self-park in a nearby garage. Inside, authors and readers alike sipped martinis, champagne and chardonnay in the crowded bar area as Carolyn O'Neil ("The Dish on Eating Healthy and Being Fabulous"), Hollis Gillespie ("Bleachy-Haired Honky [Female Canine\]"), Barbara Babbit Kaufman ("Attitude"), Patti Callahan Henry ("Losing the Moon"), Shauna Austin Grice ("The Memories of Sara Harvey") and Sandy Riggin ("Forbidden Memories: A Journey of Healing") greeted fans and signed books. We took a particular interest in Buckhead resident Sari Robins, who a few years back traded in her career as a Delta Air Lines attorney to pursue a passion for pulp. Robins was at Emeril's signing her third romance novel, "One Wicked Night" (Avon, $5.99). "I went from arguing about the price of airplane parts to writing about characters living in the Jane Austen time period," Robins told Buzz, laughing. "With kids, I wanted to do something that didn't require traveling all the time. Life is tough. I found when I got time to read, I wanted candy." These days, fictional folks with names like Marques, Cornelius, Lady Langham and Dillon keep Robins busy plotting their lives. "The characters really take control of the situation," she admitted. "I can't make them do what they don't want to do." With writing about heaving bosoms, flowing manes of hair and chiseled chests, Robins' new life is, well, vastly different from the bland covers of the legal briefs she used to peruse. "And the cover paintings are created using real models, too!" she added. "I have readers who only buy a particular book just because it features one of their favorite models. Hey, if they happen to venture inside later, that's just fine with me."