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Industry news about the publishing industry, print and ebooks, publishers, book deals, publishing jobs, book fairs and trade shows, and book marketing. Before becoming an author, fairstein was the head of the sex crimes unit in manhattan where she prosecuted some very highly publicized cases. Throughout her life, alexandra penneys worst fear was of becoming a bag lady. Having read most of the louise penny books a while ago, and the latest two murder novels only recently, i dont feel its essential to read the louise penny books in order well unless youre a stickler to reading the book list in chronological order like me, no matter what. Even as she worked several jobs while raising a son as a single mother, wrote a bestselling advice book, and became editor in chief of self magazine, she was haunted by the image of herself alone, bankrupt, and living on the street. Dominique browning, slow love, alexandra penney, the bag lady. Alexandra penney, the former editor of self magazine, author of the bestselling how to make love to a man and bilked investor with bernard l. Bestselling selfhelp author alexandra penney has lost her life savings in the madoff financial scandal that has rocked the investment world. The daily beast s alexandra penney and tarp wife liz peek were. After graduating, she attended the art students league, studied painting under norman lewis and opened her own studio in new york. Alexandra penney on losing it all to bernie madoff. George washington, smallpox, and the american revolution.