12 August, 2008 at 6.30pm to 8.00pm
Fictional Female Detectives: From Hard-Boiled Dames to Gray-Haired Ladies with Cats
Mid-Manhattan Branch, New York Public Library, 455 Fifth Avenue, 6th floor
I'll be speaking about Sweet Man Is Gone's sleuth, Maxx Maxwell. Other panelists will be Karen Olson, Sharon Linnea, Angela Zeman, and Michele Slung. The panel will be moderated by S. W. Hubbard.
15 August, 2008 to 17 August, 2008
Killer Nashville
Franklin Marriott Cool Springs--Nashville, Tennessee
I'll be attending this Nashville-based mystery conference for the first time this year. Panel assignments aren't out yet, so stay tuned. For more information about the conference, visit www.killernashville.com .
19 September, 2008 at 1.30pm to 2.30pm
New England Independent Booksellers' Association Trade Show
Boston, Massachusetts
I'll be signing copies of Sweet Man Is Gone at the Mystery Writers of America/Sisters in Crime booth.
4 October, 2008
Collingswood Book Festival
Collingswood NJ
I'll be participating in a panel chaired by Jeff Markowitz. For more information about the festival, visit www.collingswoodbookfestival.com .
9 October, 2008 to 12 October, 2008
Bouchercon
Sheraton Baltimore City Center--Baltimore, Maryland
This will be my first Bouchercon. I'm hoping to be on a panel--I'll keep you posted.
14 November, 2008 to 16 November, 2008
Crime Bake
Boston, Massachusetts
I'm looking forward to meeting my New England Sisters in Crime at this wonderful mystery conference.
18 November, 2008 at 6.30pm
Changing Careers: Writing Mysteries Later in Life
Mid-Manhattan Branch, New York Public Library, 455 Fifth Avenue, 6th floor
I'll be moderating a panel of mystery writers who came to writing after successful careers in other fields.
28 February, 2009 at 10.00am to 12.00pm
Sisters in Crime--Central Jersey
Jamesburg, New Jersey
I'll be speaking to this group about Sweet Man Is Gone and other mysteries set in New Jersey.