Morning Call columnist Bill White listed his Top 10 Literary Detectives, with both old and new favorites (some of whom aren't technically detectives per se).
The Irish Times reviewed the new anthology Down These Green Streets: Irish Crime Writing in the 21st Century , edited by Declan Burke. It's filled with essays, interviews, short stories, memoir and first-hand perspectives from some of today's top Irish crime writers.
Many of you many already know that Martin H. Greenberg passed away this past weekend. Greenberg was a tireless supporter of short stories in the crime fiction, scifi and horror genres, and quite frankly I'm not sure anyone knows how many works he was involved with, but he shared editor duties with Isaac Isamov on over 120 scifi anthologies alone. He received four genre lifetime achievement awards, including the Science Fiction Writers Association Solstice Award, the Bram Stoker award, the Milford Award in science fiction, and the Ellery Queen award in mystery. He will be sorely missed.
The last remaining home to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of Sherlock Holmes, is under threat to be torn down. Lee Barwood has an article in Kings River Life magazine where you can read more, and if you'd like to help, visist the Save Undershaw Preservation web site.
Mystery Writers of America has added a new MWA University program in San Francisco on October 15th. There will be classes for writers led by Jess Lourey, Julie Smith, Rex Burns, Laura DiSilverio and Reed Farrel Coleman. Cost is $50 for both members and non MWA members, and you'd better hurry, because attendance is limited to 80 people.
The Macavity Award nominations were announced by Janet Rudolph. They're nominated and voted on by members of Mystery Readers International, with winners to be announced at Bouchercon, the World Mystery Convention in St. Louis in September. Congrats to all!
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