Booker Awards to be announced Tuesday

The awards, I know, are not US awards, but we all read books from all over the world in this global society. So it is always intneresting to me to see who wins. I read about the impending announcem...

Started by Sue Dawson in The Main Bar 8 seconds ago.

Bouchercon Highlights 2 Replies

Bouchercon was fantastic. On Saturady night Angie (who no longer has blue hair, but still has great attitude) asked me what my highlight was. We were sitting in the bar with Gerald So, Dana King ,...

Started by John McFetridge in Schmooze Lounge. Last reply by Angie 3 hours ago.

Looking for new hardboiled/noir fiction (short & novels)

Just started a review blog, EasternStandardCrime.com and will be reviewing all short stories and novels for 2009 awards. Anything with a release date of October 1, 2008 or later is what I'm looking...

Started by Geoff, easternstandardcrime.com in The Main Bar 1 day ago.

The Impact of the economy on book sales 12 Replies

This week, mine stopped selling on Amazon. I recall the last recession when, on another site, we theorized that in bad times people would turn to books for encouragement or just to escape the depre...

Started by I. J. Parker in The Main Bar. Last reply by John Dishon 20 minutes ago.

Mystery Chats? 3 Replies

I did a couple of chats this last week--one with Novelsisterhood on coffeetimeromance and another on eons--that was sort of a chat--sort of an "event." It was unexpectedly fun, but I wondered how e...

Tagged: mystery, chat, promotion, writing

Started by Christine Duncan in Writer's Den. Last reply by Beth Groundwater Oct 7.

Best-selling Books During the Great Depression 5 Replies

• 1929 All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque • 1930 Cimarron by Edna Ferber • 1931 The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck • 1932 The Good Earth • 1933 Anthony Adverse by Hervey Allen Int...

Started by Naomi Hirahara in The Main Bar. Last reply by Tom Cooke Oct 9.

NAMELESS DETECTIVE 1 Reply

Love these books. There is a but coming. I got one the other day off Ebay which i haven't opened yet! Have to keep one back, that you don't read. Right. Like an Agatha Christie novel, you always ke...

Tagged: Gibberishh, Total

Started by karen arditto in Schmooze Lounge. Last reply by Nick Lawless Oct 4.

Kindle This! 4 Replies

A request to the internet hive mind. I’m filling up my Amazon Kindle for the long flights ahead (NYC, B-con and Germany) and I’m looking for recommendations. Anybody out there have any suggestions?...

Started by Christa Faust in Reading Room. Last reply by BlaqueSaber 5 hours ago.

The O Line Mysteries 3 Replies

Hi Everyone, I'm writing a mystery/comedy podcast which is based on the "cozy" mystery idea. We're doing the show just like the old time radio serials - "The Falcon", "Candy Matson", etc. To simpli...

Tagged: sustainability, character, podcast, mysteries, cozy

Started by Billibatt in Writer's Den. Last reply by BlaqueSaber 5 hours ago.

Sad about Paul Newman 4 Replies

Paul Newman died today at 83. He brought both panache and gravitas (those were the words that came to mind, honest) to his many film roles and was kind of a hero in real life too, as a fighter for ...

Tagged: Newman, Paul

Started by Elizabeth Zelvin in The Main Bar. Last reply by Julie Lomoe Oct 4.

8th Annual Mystery Author Event in Westminster, CO

On Friday, October 17, 2008, from 7:00 - 9:00PM, Beth Groundwater will be signing copies of her debut mystery, A Real Basket Case, at the 8th Annual Mystery Author Event at the Barnes & Noble B...

Tagged: colorado, signing, mystery

Started by Beth Groundwater in Oct 7.

Support the Arlington, TX public libraries

"Right Brain, Left Brain, and the Texas Novel" I'll be speaking at the Friends of the Arlington Public Library Book & Author Luncheon on Friday, October 17th, 11:30 AM. The lunch is at Cacharel...

Started by L. A. Starks in Oct 7.

NOMINEES FOR DAVITT AWARDS FOR THE TOP CRIME BOOKS BY WOMEN 1 Reply

Forty-one crime books by Australian women are competing for Sisters in Crime's 8th Davitt Awards for the best crime novels and true crime books by Australian women published in book form in 2007. ...

Tagged: awards

Started by Jacqui Horwood in . Last reply by Jacqui Horwood Sep 25.