“A seven-year labor of love”—that’s how Westporter Brigitte Quinn describes the process of her first novel, Anchored, in bookstores now. The story follows Barbara King, an anchor at a fledgling cable news channel who eyes a spot at a big-time news network and her new coanchor, with whom she has a little too much chemistry. “I thought I might want to write a memoir about my experiences in cable news,” she says of her twelve years, “but I quickly realized it would be more fun to make up a story and create original characters, including a protagonist who is worlds spicier and more dynamic than me.” Quinn is now the anchor of the morning-drive for 1010 WINS radio. brigittequinn.com