Seriusly, if you wanna come down to the flats, I can pick you up from somewhere and drive you to St Kilda and back. NP. There's a Warrandyte contingent who goes (Sue T lives here too).

Scarlet Stilettos as on Friday 30 November. We usually meet about 6.30 for dinner or get there by about 8 for the start of the awards. I'll try to send you an email with the details, if you wish. :)

PS: I'm in Warrandyte

That's it! Scarlet Stilettos are on at the end of this month - come along. Just read your review and love it - cant' find the darned book anywhere so I hope they'll sell them on the night. I could meet you part way and drive you if you like. Are you in the Dandenongs?

LOL Karen - maybe because it's the home of the Ausie Sisters in Crime??? Are you a member? Did you go to the Davitts?

Got back yesterday, Karen! The book launch was excellent, as was the entire trip. I'll write a piece in my blog as soon as I can get my thoughts coherently together.

Hi and Thanks for the Welcome glad to increase the Aussie Quota :)

Hello to you, too. What an amazing forum this is for connecting with people!

I hope you'll enjoy Japrisot. We have several movies made after his novels here in France, including an excellent L'Ete meurtrier (A murderous summer?)
Let me know how you liked his novels once you have read one of them.

Hi Karen: Some interesting comments from you on the Melbourne Writers' Festival - although your blog cuts off the left hand side of your posts for the first sdeveral paragraphs. I note your slight reservation about the move from the Malthouse. What think you? Fed Square doesn't offer any of the smaller venues such as the Tower or the Bagging Room and it will take more than usually attend sessions to fill BMW Edge. But where else is there unless they divide Zinc into smaller meeting rooms - and there the seating is not sloped and we'll be craning around the heads of those in front to see the stage?

Thanks! I've heard wonderful things about Louise Welsh.

At this rate, the Antarctic will be tropical soon. Sorry about the drought -- we seem to be entering one here, though of much shorter duration (I hope). All the beautiful autumn foliage is already turning brown and falling from the trees.

Thanks for the name Danuta Reah, by the way - will have to check those books out.

Hi Karen,
Always glad to meet another Cotterill fan - if you read the Scots, do you like Denise Mina? (I do.)

Hope your summer isn't stifling. Ours wasn't -- and I miss it already.

Karen:

I noticed your write-up on the Australian Sisters in Crime anthology. Sounds interesting; great cover. What stories did you enjoy the most?

Hi Karen - thanks for the welcome and for befriending me!

Karen -- Which Australian writers should I be reading?

Best,

Tim

Hi, Karen --

In Australia, you're sort of around the corner, although it's a very wet corner, from Bangkok, where my Poke Rafferty books take place. If you go, though, I wouldn't recommend that you use Poke's book "Looking for Trouble in Thailand" as your guide.

By the way, Poke's got his own site, complete with Bangkok blog. It's www.pokerafferty.com.

Thanks for befriending me.

Tim

Welcome aboard Karen, hope you get a chance to tell others about my books and sign up for my author newsletter off the homepage of my site. wwww.rickmofina.com I have a small, loyal and growing following in Australia. I'm hoping it'll grow more when my new stand alone thriller ISX SECONDS hits stands there early in 2009. All the best,

Thanks for the list of hot Aussie writers Karen!! I'll be taking it to Aus in Jan and will be buying a shed load of Aussie crime.

Out of them all I have only read Peter Temple so I will aim to rectify that. A Broken Shore was brilliant BTW!!