Life With (Bad) Dogs

Published on January 26, 2009December 29, 2015 by Barbara Samuel

I have two rescue dogs. You’ve met Jack, my neurotic and stunningly gorgeous Chow mix, who prances more than walks and has been known to do things like bolt through my front window in terror over fireworks (a double-paned mullioned picture window on a bitterly cold New Year’s Eve). Jack is six, and stars as […]

An evolving recipe for pomegranate baklava (with pictures)

Published on January 12, 2009December 29, 2015 by Barbara Samuel

In The Lost Recipe for Happiness there is a recipe for Pomegranate Baklava. It is the invention of a surly, beautiful gay chef who is Elena’s nemesis for much of the book. I’ll be serving it at booksignings and wanted to be sure I remembered how it all went together (of course I tested it several […]

News and reminders

Published on January 7, 2009December 29, 2015 by Barbara Samuel

The Lost Recipe for Happiness has gone back to print for a third time. Hooray! If you are in Pueblo, please come celebrate a launch party with me on Saturday, January 10, 2-4 pm at Barnes and Noble. (That’s this Saturday in case your brain is as foggy as mine after the holidays!) If you’re […]

Telling stories

Published on January 4, 2009December 29, 2015 by Barbara Samuel

“We tell ourselves stories in order to live,” writes Joan Didion in The White Album. I was reading the book last night while I waited for my younger son to arrive home on snowy roads, reading it because I knew she would sweep me away from my worry and I could think about things like […]

A contest to celebrate release day

Published on December 29, 2008December 29, 2015 by Barbara Samuel

The team fixed the comments function at BarbaraOneal.com, so I can post the happy news of a contest to celebrate the release day of The Lost Recipe for Happiness. I am SO happy it is finally out!! Special thanks to all of you who have been here with me, while I cooked and gnashed my […]

Something to look forward to AFTER Christmas

Published on December 8, 2008December 29, 2015 by Barbara Samuel

The Lost Recipe for Happiness, of course. Only 22 days until arrives on a bookshelf near you. If you haven’t already done so, you can pre-order here. In the coming weeks, there are a couple of things to be looking for. First, the official Barbara O’Neal website will be up and running very soon, replete with […]

Australian cover change

Published on November 24, 2008December 29, 2015 by Barbara Samuel

The Australian cover has changed to this: Again, quite a different take on the same book. I love how many different ways there are to interpret a story! What do you think?

Today’s deals–more good news for Lost Recipe

Published on November 13, 2008December 29, 2015 by Barbara Samuel

Good news for THE LOST RECIPE FOR HAPPINESS: FOREIGN RIGHTS: FICTION Foreign rights to Barbara O’Neal’s THE LOST RECIPE FOR HAPPINESS, the story of a female chef, her dog, and the family they fall in love with, to Goldmann in Germany, at auction, by Peggy Gordijn at Jane Rotrosen Agency, in association with Thomas Schlueck […]

PREORDER THE LOST RECIPE FOR HAPPINESS

Published on July 18, 2008December 29, 2015 by Barbara Samuel

“As dark and deep and sweet as chocolate…I wanted to live in this book.” Sarah Addison Allen The Lost Recipe for Happiness Barbara O’Neal “A delectable banquet for the reader, celebrating the things that matter most–family, friendship, food and the healing power of love.” Susan Wiggs December 30, 2008 PREORDER: Amazon.com Barnes and Noble Borders […]

Cover art!

Published on July 16, 2008December 29, 2015 by Barbara Samuel

Oooh, the time is getting closer my friends! Elena’s book actually has a release date, December 30, and cover art for both editions. And now you can see that you will be able to buy it either as a trade or mass market paperback: You can preorder at Amazon or Random House (not yet available […]