All Blog Posts Tagged 'readings' (5)

Looking for somewhere to kill someone: suggestions please

I’m always looking for a good spot in which to kill someone. Still, as a crime writer, I rarely have to ask about potential locations for a good murder. People are keen to suggest that the blood be spilled on their doorstep. Most recently, it was a pastor and his wife. To be fair, they actually said I ought to have my Palestinian detective Omar Yussef visit their church on the top of the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem, where I live. But when I noted admiringly that it’d be a great place for a mu… Continue

Added by Matt Rees on November 5, 2009 at 5:00pm — No Comments

Jerusalem reading Nov. 16

I'll be talking about my Palestinian crime novels in Jerusalem on Monday, Nov. 16 at 10 a.m. The location is Beit Frankforter, 80 Bethlehem Road, in Baka. So call in sick (if you still have a job) and come along. Continue

Added by Matt Rees on October 30, 2009 at 5:48pm — No Comments

Ingenious book readings: Just don't mention books!

In his terrific book… Continue

Added by Matt Rees on July 12, 2009 at 7:13pm — No Comments

Marketing Stress: Real or Imagined?

Yesterday morning I read chapter one of Dead Witness at CFIS 93.1 FM in Prince George, BC. I didn't realize just how stressed I'd been. In fact, up to that point, I was pretty impressed with my calm attitude. Ben Meisner is a popular radio personality in BC, and I conversed with him as if he were my neighbour. Then I sat down with Reg Feyer and recorded my first chapter without a hiccup. It airs Monday night at 6… Continue

Added by joylene butler on November 29, 2008 at 6:04am — No Comments

Good Times, Bad Times - SC Book Festival - cross posting

Part of this could be a horror story - my friend thinks so and I think in the horror area, comes the crime of rudeness by hotel staff - so this is my crime related story and I'm sticking to it - lol - Actually, I have cross posted this on my other ning groups and done this in a 2-part posting on my regular blog - http://elysabethsstories.blogspot.com Book festivals are fun - you get to meet new authors and some more familiar ones alike. You get to renew friendships and acquaintances from other… Continue

Added by Elysabeth Eldering on February 27, 2008 at 4:21am — No Comments