FIRST PLACE FOR FICTION "Jose Builds a Woman"- first place for fiction. Urusla LeGuin says,"Let Baross take you on a wild ride through an extravagantly carnal Mexico of the imagination. A winner Mesmerizing Stunning Elegant Captivating Powerful Lush Magical realism that seduces the reader from beginning to end The most incredible love story imaginable. URSULA K. LE GUIN says: "What a romp Let Baross take you for a wild ride...through an extravagantly carnal Mexico of the imagination." JOSE BUILDS A WOMAN is a camel gallop through one of the most outrageous love stories ever told. The...

For those who love coloring books, there is nothing quite like the energetic images of Jan Baross' Cuba Use this book as a companion and guide. Can't get to Cuba? This book is the next best thing to being there

From a recent literary tour to meet Cuban writers, Jan Baross has produced "Ms. Baross Goes to Cuba." Aside from the delightful sketches and travel tips, she includes her experience of living with a Cuban family and witnessing their daily struggle to survive under the repressive regime. Ms. Baross says, "People asked me if I liked Cuba and I tell them the most beautiful thing about Cuba was the resilient family I got to know. Their hearts were beautiful." Many of her iconic Cuban images found their way into her "Cuba Coloring Book" for children to get to know Cuba.

A charmingly illustrated dinning guide to Paris with black and white sketches of Paris scenes, restaurants we where we ate and people whom we met when I lived in Paris with Henry Miller's ex-chef.

"San Miguel has been called a magical city. And now it has its own delightful talisman in this gem of a book by Jan Baross. If you want to know more about the people, the places and the essence of San Miguel, I can think of no better introduction than these lively, insightful, well crafted sketches and commentary. Jan's instincts are impeccable." -Mark Saunders, author of "Nobody Knows the Spanish I Speak"