One day last fall, Michelle Becker and I reviewed the forensic sessions we'd attended at several writers' conferences. The classes were good—but the information often covered the same ground twice or left gaping holes. What we needed was a conference dedicated to solely to forensics.…

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Sisters In Crime is looking for a few good book clubs. Well, we're actually looking for a LOT of good book clubs and reader groups.

With hundreds of mysteries published every eyar, how can your group find new, fresh voices you'd be interested in trying? Perhaps you want to know when your favorite mystery author puts out a new book. Registering your group with Sisters In Crime's Book Club Data Base will ensure that your to-be-read pile will never drop below a foot…

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At a Sisters in Crime library event a couple of weeks ago, a woman

approached me and asked: "But what does Sisters in Crime DO for you?"



Fair enough question, so here goes. Twenty years ago, a small group of

women, most famously led by Sara Paretsky, realized there was a problem with

equitable treatment of women crime fiction writers. They decided to shine a

light on the issue and the SinC organization has been dedicated to that ever

since.



With our… Continue