Meet Authors Anne Nordhaus-Bike, Charlene Wexler at April 22 Book Signing at Woman Made Gallery

March 2, 2012 - PRLog -- Anne Nordhaus-Bike will speak about her astrology/art book "Follow the Sun: A Simple Way to Use Astrology for Living in Harmony," and Charlene Wexler will discuss her short stories and essays that pluck at your heartstrings and tickle your funnybone in the book "Milk and Oranges," at Woman Made Gallery, 685 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, IL, on Sunday, April 22.
The event will run from 2 to 4 p.m. Nordhaus-Bike and Wexler will speak at 3 p.m., with book signing immediately afterward. Admission is free. Books will be available for purchase.
An after-party will be held at Delux Bar and Grill, 669 N. Milwaukee Ave., immediately following the book signing.

"Follow the Sun"
Written by award-winning astrology author Anne M. Nordhaus-Bike, "Follow the Sun" offers a timeless, annual guide to using astrology for living in harmony with yourself, others, and nature. "Follow the Sun" reviews each astrological sign, shares ideas for making the most of that sign’s energies and opportunities, and shows how a public figure born under that Sun sign expressed its energies.

This full color book is enhanced with numerous images, including reproductions of all 12 original watercolors the author—a professional artist who has exhibited her work widely—created to symbolize the signs of the zodiac.

Every chapter of "Follow the Sun" also offers suggestions for balancing your life.

“Besides giving you simple yet powerful tools to work more effectively with the energy of a particular Sun sign, these suggestions will help you align yourself with the seasons and nature’s cycles,” Nordhaus-Bike said. “Over time, you will feel your life take on a more cyclical rhythm that will support your health and happiness on all levels.” See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23NmwfL3GYc.



"Milk and Oranges"
Whether she is tackling fiction or essays, Charlene Wexler writes from the heart. With a keen eye for detail and a way of looking at the world a bit sideways, Wexler’s writings in "Milk and Oranges" will entertain while they make you think.

In "Milk and Oranges," Wexler’s fiction and essays are grouped in five categories.

How’s Your Love Life? features two fiction pieces that will cause female readers to nod their heads in agreement, and a warm essay on Wexler’s feelings for her husband, Sam.

The Cruel Club features both essays and fiction on the tragedy of the death of a child.
In Family and Friends, you’ll meet some of the fun characters in Wexler’s life and in her fiction, and inevitably you’ll think about similar loved ones in your own world.

What would life be without our animal pals? Wexler shares some stories about four-footed friends and loved ones in Animal Magnetism.

The Passing Parade features Wexler’s fiction and prose observations on the changes in our fast-paced world.

Wexler’s advice for other aspiring writers—even grandmothers like herself—is to “follow your dream. You can do it, and it’s never too late.”

About the Authors
Nordhaus-Bike is president of ANB Communications, Chicago, IL, USA, http://www.anbcommunications.com. A writer, artist, and astrologer, Nordhaus-Bike's work has been recognized with four Apex awards from Communications Concepts Inc. a Washington, DC-area communication and journalism think tank, and one award from the Illinois Woman's Press Association. In 1997, she was added to the "Wall of Fame" of the National Women's Hall of Fame in Seneca Falls, NY. Nordhaus-Bike is a graduate of the University of Chicago and lives in Chicago’s Clearing community.

Wexler has worked as a teacher and dental office bookkeeper and as “a wife, mom, and grandmother,” she said. In recent years, Wexler’s lifelong passion for writing has led her to create numerous essays as well as fiction.

Her articles have appeared in numerous magazines and newspapers and on several websites. In 2010 her first novel, Murder on Skid Row, was published and won an Apex Award from Communications Concepts Inc. Wexler is a graduate of the University of Illinois and lives in Richmond, IL. For more information, see http: www.charlenewexler.com.

Woman Made Gallery
Woman Made Gallery (WMG), http://www.womanmade.org/, is a tax-exempt, not-for-profit organization located at 685 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Chicago. Celebrating its 20th anniversary, WMG’s vision is to ensure the equal placement of women’s art in the world. Nearly 7,000 women have exhibited their art at WMG since 1992.

Information
For more information, call (312) 622-6029.

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Nordhaus-Bike is president of ANB Communications, Chicago, IL, USA, www.anbcommunications.com. A writer, artist, and astrologer, Nordhaus-Bike's work has been recognized with four Apex awards from Communications Concepts Inc. a Washington, DC-area communication and journalism think tank, and one award from the Illinois Woman's Press Association. Nordhaus-Bike is a graduate of the University of Chicago and lives in Chicago’s Clearing community. Wexler’s lifelong passion for writing has led her to create numerous essays as well as fiction. Her articles have appeared in numerous magazines and newspapers and on several websites. In 2010 her first novel, Murder on Skid Row, was published and won an Apex Award from Communications Concepts Inc. Wexler is a graduate of the University of Illinois and lives in Richmond, IL. For more information, see www.charlenewexler.com.