It's with great sadness I have to report that another indie bookstore is closing. Mysteries to Die For in Thousand Oaks, California held a farewell party last night with Edgar nominee Timothy Hallinan discussing and signing The Fear Artist, the newest thriller set in Bangkok featuring Poke Rafferty. The last day of business or the bookstore will be Saturday, July 28.
The Fifth Witness by Michael Connelly won the second annual Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction, from the University of Alabama School of Law and the ABA Journal. The award honors the work of fiction that best exemplifies the role of lawyers in society.
The Sisters in Crime Australia organization released the longlists for the group's annual Davitt Awards for crime fiction, in the categories of Adult Crime Fiction, Children’s/Young Adult, and True Crime.
The pulp of the week over at Beat to a Pulp is Patti Abbott's "How to Stay Ahead." Hop on over and check it out.
Mystery Writers of America has added two MWA Universities later this year, one in Denver on August 11th and another in Charlotte on October 27th. These all-day writing seminars focus on a core curriculum of topics such as After the idea; Dramatic structure and plot; Setting and description; Character; Editing; and The writing life.
Five international bestselling crime fiction authors will appear at this year's CSI Portsmouth in November as part of Portsmouth BookFest in the UK. Stephen Booth, Ann Cleeves, Roger Ellory, Matt Hilton and Pauline Rowson will join experts from Hampshire Police and Portsmouth University to discuss crime fiction and fact on Saturday 3 November at this third annual event.
The Left Coast Crime Conference has already announced their plans for 2014, so if you didn't make this year and can't swing next year's event in Colorado Springs, then put March 20-23, 2014 in Monterey, California on your calendar and start saving now. The U.S. Guest of Honor is Cara Black, International Guest of Honor is Louise Penny, Toastmaster is Brad Parks and Fan Guest of Honor is Sue Trowbridge.
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