June 2009 Blog Posts (187)

The Professional Blogger

I met someone this weekend that I didn't even know existed: a professional blogger. I may say more about her in future entries, but she was very interesting to talk to. She studies what subjects people will find you to read about, which is of course the way to build readership and therefore interest in whatever you're presenting, in my case, books.

She suggested cats. I know, I know. It sounds, if I may, fluffy. Still, people love pets, so if you talk about yours, they tend to read… Continue

Added by Peg Herring on June 15, 2009 at 8:54pm — No Comments

Netanyahu holds his line

Israeli Prime Minister ignores Obama and reiterates same policies

by Matt Beynon Rees on Global Post

JERUSALEM — It’s as if Obama never happened.

Less than two weeks ago President Barack Obama laid out his plans for the Middle East in a speech in Cairo. He called for a freeze on Israeli settlement… Continue

Added by Matt Rees on June 15, 2009 at 4:24pm — No Comments

The Well Meaning Killer available now at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Bookstores!!!

Grab one, and let the mystery begin! To see Author page on Krill Press go to: http://krillpress.com/WellMeaningKiller.html

Added by Miranda Phillips Walker on June 15, 2009 at 10:16am — No Comments

Weekly Blog - Monday 15th June

There's no blog this week as I'm on vacation.

Cheers,
Steve

Added by Steven Hague on June 15, 2009 at 7:00am — No Comments

Who said Crime writers are creepy. :)

Thanks for the warm welcome! I have to admit that I get a little intimidated by mingling with real writers. I know that you all were not all born published writers and that at some point you were just like me. A wana be with a hard drive filled with finished or partly fished stories in one form or another. So I thank you for your acceptance and encouragement. Sally

Added by Sally Wolf on June 15, 2009 at 3:54am — 8 Comments

J.J. Abrams and Tom Cruise working together

Stories are circulating that J.J. Abrams and Tom Cruise are working on a story-line for 'Mission Impossible 4.' Here we go again---a revamping of an old series. Still. . . . one can't just automatically pan it and say its rubbish. Cruise is still a bankable star, and after the success of Star Trek, Abrams is the biggest director in Tinsel Town. So the raw ingredients look attractive. Wonder what the plot is gonna be.

Added by B.R.Stateham on June 15, 2009 at 1:33am — 2 Comments

Hear Me Today!

I will be interviewed live on the Blog Talk Radio show Books, Blogs, Dogs, Networking & Life at 3 pm Eastern. Please tune in.

Added by Austin S. Camacho on June 14, 2009 at 11:50pm — No Comments

A living foreign correspondent the most useless thing to media industry -- Reviewing a "Novel of Jihad"

The magazine of Harvard's Nieman Fellowship asked me to write an essay about Jeffrey Fleishman's "Promised Virgins: A Novel of Jihad". I wrote about why international correspondents like me and Fleishman, Cairo bureau chief for the LA Times, turn to novels to express the depth of what we learn about a foreign culture. Here's how the article begins:

Jay Morgan,… Continue

Added by Matt Rees on June 14, 2009 at 5:59pm — No Comments

BUY TECHNO NOIR OR RESURRECTION DIVA AT THE MYSTERY BOOKSTORE IN WESTWOOD AND WIN A COOL PRIZE!

In addition to her booksigning, Eva Batonne taught a READING workshop at THE MYSTERY BOOKSTORE in Westwood. Aspiring mystery authors, Tony and Kevin read from TECHNO NOIR, a collection of short mystery stories edited by Eva Batonne and Jeff Marks. And mystery author, Ron, read from RESURRECTION DIVA, Eva's Joan Lambert novel, a police procedural set in Los Angeles against the backdrop of the Hollywood underbelly and the glamour of the movie and music industry.

Understanding "the… Continue

Added by Eva Batonne on June 14, 2009 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Mythica Publishing is publishing my sci fi thriller story.

Still here and writing.
Latest news is my futuristic sci fi thriller story, DEATHLESS is being published in
an anthology of sci fi stories, entitled MAYBE TOMORROW, published by
Mythica Press in print and e-book.

Added by carole gill on June 14, 2009 at 6:00am — 3 Comments

Crimespree now on Kindle

We are now offering Crimespree Magazine as a Kindle download.
As of last night the latest two issues are available.

I've also loaded my book of author interviews from 2003, INTERROGATIONS

you can access all three right here (the last one isn't me!)

Crimespree Kindle

Added by Jon Jordan on June 14, 2009 at 5:00am — No Comments

Meet Me! Hear Me! Read Me!

Today’s book signing - the first with Russian Roulette – is at Borders, 3304-A Crain Highway in beautiful Waldorf, MD, from 1 pm to 7 pm.

If you can’t make it, catch my live interview tomorrow at 3pm EST on Books, Blogs, Dogs, Networking & Life.

And the Russian Roulette blog tour continues later today on The Little Blog of Murder‏.

Added by Austin S. Camacho on June 14, 2009 at 12:01am — No Comments

Grassroots signs for my Palestinian crime novels

A new review in the Ann Arbor Chronicle suggests healthy grassroots popularity for my Palestinian crime novels. The review of my first Palestinian crime novel "The Collaborator of Bethlehem" (UK Title: The Bethlehem Murders) is written by Robin Agnew, owner of Aunt Agatha's Mystery Bookstore in Ann Arbor. She… Continue

Added by Matt Rees on June 13, 2009 at 8:56pm — No Comments

The first review of THE CONVICT'S SWORD

Well, it's a reviewlet, but very welcome. This one is by Christopher Gortner, a fellow author, and appears on the DAILY BEAST. We are still a month and a half from release, so I assume the ARCs are beginning to reach people.

The link is http://bit.ly/q3FpZ.

I like some of the phrases: "brutality-beneath-the-silk" and "This historical reads like a modern thriller." I wonder if I shocked Mr. Gortner. :)

Added by I. J. Parker on June 13, 2009 at 4:58am — 7 Comments

An Interview with Peter Rozovsky

Peter Rozovsky is the creator of the popular and award-winning blog, Detectives Beyond Borders, which focuses on crime fiction written outside the United States. For those not familiar with Peter or his blog, an anecdote from last year’s Bouchercon will give an idea of the regard with which he is held in the crime fiction community. No less an authority than Ali Karim found himself stuck for the name of a foreign (to Americans) writer, and solved his dilemma by asking if Peter Rozovsky was in… Continue

Added by Dana King on June 13, 2009 at 3:30am — 10 Comments

Meet Me in MD tomorrow!

The very first bookstore event featuring Russian Roulette is tomorrow in the Borders superstore in Waldorf, MD. The signing was originally scheduled for the nearby Borders Express but it kind of grew out of that space. That store’s manager, Becky, is such a good friend that she convinced the Borders folks to move my signing to the much larger store down the street.

If you stop by Saturday between 1 pm and 7 pm you can get one of the first autographed copies of Russian Roulette. The… Continue

Added by Austin S. Camacho on June 12, 2009 at 11:04pm — 2 Comments

On Liking and Not Liking Books

I'm mostly amused but sometimes bemused by people who can't get over the fact that I didn't like a book they liked. They suggest a book or an author, and before I can stop myself, I say something like, "I tried it (or read it) and didn't care for it." Suddenly it's as if I proclaimed that I really enjoyed the last time I sawed off someone's legs. By the look on the person's face, I know I've been relegated in her mind to idiot. She might say something to indicate that I obviously didn't try… Continue

Added by Peg Herring on June 12, 2009 at 9:54pm — 3 Comments

A NEW BEGINNING FOR GOD OF DARKNESS

Pundits have for the past year danced around those shoveling dirt onto the grave of traditional publishers. Not that publishers will vanish into the hole any time soon. But the emergence of ebooks seems ready to drive the mass of readers to electronic readers.…

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Added by ChristopherGMoore on June 12, 2009 at 8:30pm — No Comments

"An Honor Just to be Nominated" for YWO's Book of the Year

A tad bittersweet coming in second though...

Just found out that "Frame-Up," my recently completed crime thriller co-written with Brad Schoenfeld took first runner up in a well-known British-based competition for unpublished writers in all genres.

The contest is run by a site called YouWriteOn, or YWO for short, which is sponsored by the British Arts Council. It's at http://www.youwriteon.com/

One gets nominated by one's peers at the site (and there must be a… Continue

Added by Eric Christopherson on June 12, 2009 at 8:00pm — No Comments

special offer

Crimespree greetings!

Our 5 year anniversary issue #30 is out now

It's a well packed issue with a great interview with John Connolly as the cover story.

We are extending our special offer of an extra issue if you renew before the 15th, 7 for the price of 6

It's not too late if you'd like to renew and still get this issue or start a new subscription

You can do it on line here:

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or send a check… Continue

Added by Jon Jordan on June 12, 2009 at 1:15pm — No Comments