June 2009 Blog Posts (183)

A Great site for Readers

I like to point out good reads and places you can find them. One such place is the “Between the Lines” web site.

On “Between the Lines” you’ll find essays by and for authors, news of the best bookstores and reviews of new mystery novels. In fact, earlier this month the site featured an insightful review of Russian Roulette. It is a… Continue

Added by Austin S. Camacho on June 30, 2009 at 11:26pm — No Comments

NEW INTERVIEW POSTED AT SPINETINGLER

Brian Lindenmuth interviews me — a broad, wide-ranging discussion about genre, changing gender roles and the state of the mystery/crime novel among other topics at Spinetingler Magazine.

Added by Craig McDonald on June 30, 2009 at 11:07pm — No Comments

And When I Die, and When I'm Gone...

I really, really hope CNN, FOX News, and all the rest have no idea. I'd like my friends to remember me the way they want to, not the way some overly-made-up (and fake in every other way too) "personality" summarizes, eulogizes, and characterizes me.

Death of a celebrity in our culture creates a feeding frenzy of pseudo-news about the person, and it makes me sick that everyone who ever spoke to him or her seems unable to resist the urge to talk about it. And the speculation from… Continue

Added by Peg Herring on June 30, 2009 at 9:54pm — 3 Comments

Summer Book Signings Have Started!

Starting in Charleston, WV:

Books-A-Million SouthRidge Charleston, WV July 18,2009 12-4pm
Taylor's Books Downtown Charleston, WV July 30, 2009 12-2pm
Borders Town Center Mall Charleston, WV August 15 2009 12-2

More to Follow, it's going be a buzy summer!

Also, The Well Meaning Killer is now available on Kindle at Amazon.com!

Added by Miranda Phillips Walker on June 30, 2009 at 10:32am — No Comments

A new flash (and I don't mean Wally West).

Dig my new flash-fiction up at A Twist of Noir. It feels good.

Added by Jimmy Callaway on June 30, 2009 at 9:03am — 3 Comments

Nie hao !

Kensington publishing has just leased rights to publish Master Detective to the Chongqing Publishing Company in Chongqing, China. That's mainland China, or the PRC. You know, the BIG one. The rights were sold to Taiwan last year, so the Chinese language market seems to be pretty well covered at this point. I'm not sure exactly what appeal the Lindbergh kidnapping has in the far east, but I love it!

(If you're wondering about the rather cryptic title of this post, it means "hello" in… Continue

Added by John Reisinger on June 30, 2009 at 7:00am — 2 Comments

Book giveaway

The AllBooks June book giveaway is over tomorrow. Visit http://tinyurl.com/bpzumq or http://tinyurl.com/desuql to enter.

Added by RJ Medak on June 30, 2009 at 6:55am — No Comments

Which selection do you choose?

The recent discussion going on in John's 'The Ending' spot brings up an interesting question.

So you're standing in the bookstore and there are three detective novels you're seriously considering to puchase. You can only buy one. One books totes itself as being 'The next great Nero Wolfe or Ellery Queen!" A genuine puzzle in the traditionalist's style of writing.

The second is a new James Patterson serial-killer. One of his better ones.

The third is a book who… Continue

Added by B.R.Stateham on June 30, 2009 at 6:00am — 12 Comments

Gran Torino

(Also posted on One Bite at a Time.)

The Beloved Spousal Equivalent and I finally got around to watching Clint Eastwood’s Gran Torino last weekend. I wish I could remember what the hell was so important that it kept me from seeing it in the theater. This is a wonderful film.

Truly a character-driven thriller, the story is about a bigoted, retired autoworker named Walt Kowalski, played by Eastwood.… Continue

Added by Dana King on June 30, 2009 at 5:49am — 3 Comments

TOWER INTERVIEW #1 WITH KEN BRUEN NOW POSTED

To promote the autumn release of Busted Flush Press' new Ken Bruen/Reed Farrel Coleman collaboration, TOWER, I agreed to interview Ken, Reed and the novel's editor, Allan Guthrie. The first of the three interviews, this one with Ken, is now available HERE.

Added by Craig McDonald on June 30, 2009 at 1:25am — No Comments

Me and the White Rabbit

It's more and more Alice-like lately, with me running all the time and muttering to myself, "Oh my stars and whiskers, I'm late!" Or something like that.

So the question is, when am I supposed to do all those wonderful things people keep telling me I can't succeed without? A good business system requires learning the computer processes involved. A good marketing plan involves time spent meeting, communicating, schmoozing. A good writing process involves writing, writing, writing. A… Continue

Added by Peg Herring on June 29, 2009 at 11:14pm — No Comments

Great Weekend Past

My home state fans really turned out to embrace Russian Roulette in the last couple of days. I had a very successful book signing at the Borders Express in Springfield Mall Saturday. Then Sunday it was déjà vu happiness at the Borders Express in Dulles Town Center Mall. It is nice to be so welcomed.

Meanwhile, the Russian Roulette blog tour continued on the… Continue

Added by Austin S. Camacho on June 29, 2009 at 10:54pm — No Comments

Culture and harshness in Central Europe: Adam Lebor's Writing Life

Political writing at its best highlights the unexpected changes in parts of our world that are hidden to us. That’s true of writing about the corridors of power in our own capital cities, but it’s even more of a factor for a writer like Adam Lebor whose work – fiction and nonfiction – has captured the dynamism and double-dealing… Continue

Added by Matt Rees on June 29, 2009 at 5:55pm — No Comments

My northwest book signing tour

For a description of my 2-week northwest book signing tour, complete with photos, go to: http://bethgroundwater.blogspot.com/

I had a great time meeting readers who came in to chat with me!

Added by Beth Groundwater on June 29, 2009 at 12:05pm — No Comments

Today, LIve and On Line

Today I roll over to the Borders Express in Dulles Town Center Mall. I’ll hang out there from noon to 4 pm so stop by and say hi. If you haven’t been there, Mapquest to 21100 Dulles Town Circle, Dulles VA. Borders Express has become the neighborhood bookstore and the best place to find the books you want, including mine.

On line, The Russian Roulette blog tour continues on the Amused Authors blog. Check it out!

Added by Austin S. Camacho on June 29, 2009 at 1:53am — No Comments

California Crime Writers Conference a Success!

Here I am with fellow co-chairs Jane DiLucchio, left, and Susan Beery. The next one will be in 2011.

Added by Naomi Hirahara on June 29, 2009 at 1:33am — 2 Comments

Hot Reading in East Jerusalem!

This weekend I was the guest of Munther Fahmi, who runs the excellent bookshop at the American Colony Hotel in East Jerusalem, for a reading from my newest Palestinian crime novel THE SAMARITAN'S SECRET. Munther and I have been scheming for some time to organize an event,… Continue

Added by Matt Rees on June 28, 2009 at 9:05pm — No Comments

Virtual Launch Party, Chat & Sony e-Reader Contest w/Author Rachel Caine

Join us Tuesday 6/30/09 with author Rachel Caine who will be at http://bittenbybooks.com/ to talk about her new release "Carpe Corpus"

She’s also giving away a Sony Digital Book Reader to ONE lucky winner. Contest open to readers worldwide.

RSVP here: http://bittenbybooks.com/?p=8125

and get 50 entries… Continue

Added by Bitten By Books on June 28, 2009 at 11:14am — No Comments

REVIEW of THE EXECUTION OF JUSTICE by MICHAEL PHELPS

REVEREND BENJAMIN POTTER,. a former English Teacher, Youth Minister, a Patsor and a Book Reviewer/Critic posted his Review of my novel on his BOOK 'EM BENJ - O Blog site on June 26, 2009, giving the novel THREE READING GLASSES out of Five.

"First of all, before you get all up in arms, it's not that guy. No, this Michael Phelps is a former Chief Investigator for a law firm in Coral Gables. He's also co-author (with Ellie Janssen) of David Janssen-My Fugitive.

Sometimes when you… Continue

Added by Michael Phelps on June 28, 2009 at 9:56am — No Comments

The Death of Michael Jackson

Will we ever know the casue of his death? Was it a simple heart attack or something else? A fifty year old man in terrific shape who didn't drink or smoke. Sometimes the mysteries of real life dwarf that of our fictional tomes. In any case, we of the Generation X have lost an Icon. I remember the girls in my high school with the Thriller posters in their lockers. Its sad. . .

Added by Dennis Webster on June 28, 2009 at 6:41am — 3 Comments