Community Corner
Meet the Author: Lisa Barr, FUGITIVE COLORS
International journalist and Deerfield resident Lisa Barr will be
autographing copies of her award-winning historical fiction novel Fugitive
Colors at Barnes & Noble, 728 N. Waukegan Rd. Deerfield, Illinois, (847)914-9293.
Lisa Barr’s debut novel Fugitive Colors (www.fugitivecolorsthenovel.com) won first prize
at the Hollywood Film Festival for “Best Unpublished Manuscript” and is being
launched in October by Arcade Publishing. Fugitive Colors is a
suspenseful tale of an artist’s revenge during World War II. Julian Klein,
a young American artist, leaves behind his religious upbringing for the
artistic freedom of Paris in the 1930’s, only to find himself trapped inside a
world in which a paintbrush is far more lethal than a gun.
A journalist for 20 years, Lisa served as an editor for
five years at The Jerusalem Post in
Israel, and managing editor of Moment
Magazine and Today’s Chicago Woman.
Most recently she served as a staff reporter for the Chicago Sun-Times. Her work ranges from covering terrorism and
politics to celebrities, lifestyle, sex and relationships. In addition, she's
contributed to numerous publications worldwide. She earned her master’s degree
from the Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University and currently
lives in the Chicago suburb of Deerfield, Illinois, with her husband and three
teenage daughters. Lisa Barr is also the creator and blogger of the popular
website “GIRLilla Warfare: A Mom’s
Guide to Surviving the Suburban Jungle” (www.girlillawarfare.com) launched in May 2012.