I'll admit, I've been slacking. I haven't posted much in the way of author / writing stuff. It's been a bitch of a last few months, but that's no excuse. So...
Sisters In Crime - Burbank, CA
Saturday, August 11 at 2:00 p.m.
Sisters In Crime is holding a panel at the Burbank Library (300 N. Buena Vista, Burbank) with Harley Jane Kozak (Dead Ex), Sue Ann Jaffarian (The Curse of the Holy Pail) and Patricia Smiley (Short Change), three amazing and talented writers to discuss... well, I have no idea what they're discussing, but I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say "something to do with writing", and leave it at that. With the energy that these three can bring to a discussion god only knows what they'll come up with, but it'll be a fun time no matter what.
The Mystery Bookstore - Westwood, CA
Thursday, August 9 at 7:00 p.m.
Harley Jane Kozak signs Dead Ex
This is, what number 3 in her series? Dating Dead Men, Dating Is Murder, and now Dead Ex. Yep, number 3. A very cool writer and a cool person to boot. Go buy. Go read.
Friday, August 10 at 7:00 p.m.
Gregg Hurwitz signs The Crime Writer
A standalone by the author of the Tim Rackley series, this one looks fun. Man with seizures and memory loss is maybe going around killing people. And then again, maybe not.
Saturday, August 11 at 1:00 p.m.
Jim Pascoe signs Undertown
From the creator of Ugly Town and writer of some really twisted shit (check out his story in Akashic's Los Angeles Noir) comes a children's graphic novel, Undertow. The boy's no stranger to these sorts of things. He's penned some Kim Possible books for Disney and Buffy The Vampire Slayer stuff for Dark Horse.
Saturday, August 11 at 2:30 p.m.
Bob Truluck signs The Art of Redemption
This is the story of 98-year-old Joe Ready, ex-cop, PI and general ass-kicker who's still got his game on. Even if he is kind of long in the tooth.
Jim Nisbet signs The Octopus On My Head
That might be the best title I've seen in weeks. I have no idea what this one's about. Can't find anything on it. But his previous book, Dark Companion, looks like classic noir with a 21st century spin and was nominated for a Hammett Award by the International Crime Writers Association. You'd think I know what that was, but I'm drawing a blank. Sounds impressive, though.
Saturday, August 11 at 4:00 p.m.
Rupert Thomson signs Death of A Murderer
This one sounds... odd. Odd, but interesting. I know I'm intrigued.
Policeman Billy Tyler keeps vigil over the dead body of the U.K.'s most notorious serial sex murderer (based on the real-life murderer Myra Hindley, though she's never mentioned by name). Over the course of 12 hours, Tyler contemplates his own troubles – a difficult marriage, a disabled child – and communes with the ghost of the dead woman. Critics are already calling this book a masterpiece.
Mysteries To Die For - Thousand Oaks, CA
Wednesday, August 8 at 1:00 p.m.
Faye Kellerman signs The Burnt House
An electrifying thriller, the story begins when a routine commuter flight crashes into an apartment building in L.A. Was it terrorism or mechanical failure? Working overtime to calm the nerves of his community while sifting through the wreckage, LAPD detective Peter Decker finds no easy answers. Things become even more mysterious when all the bodies aboard the ill-fated plane are recovered except one – flight attendant Roseanne Dresden whom her parents suspect was murdered. As probes into the crash and Roseanne's fate converge, the investigation leads Decker and Rina down dangerous paths filled with dead ends and deadly consequences.Oooh. Sounds fun.
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