MWA NorCal To celebrate the conclusion of the exhibit, Bullets Across the Bay: The San Francisco Bay Area in Crime Fiction, the Library at the University of California, Berkeley, in partnership with Mystery Writers of America, NorCal Chapter and Sisters in Crime, Northern California Chapter, is holding a closing reception on Friday, February 24, 2012 from 6:00-8:00pm … Read more
Coming this year to a bookshelf near you: • March 6: the second Professor Sophie Knowles mystery by Ada Madison, THE PROBABILITY OF MURDER, from Berkley Prime Crime. • April 2: the sixth miniature mystery by Margaret Grace, MIX-UP IN MINIATURE, from Perseverance Press.
The nominees for the 2011 Edgar awards were announced today. Congratulations to all! BEST NOVEL The Ranger by Ace Atkins (Penguin Group USA – G.P. Putnam’s Sons) Gone by Mo Hayder (Grove/Atlantic – Atlantic Monthly Press) The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino (Minotaur Books) 1222 by Anne Holt (Simon & Schuster … Read more
Where: Mechanics’ Institute, 57 Post Street, San Francisco, CA 94104 When: 2 pm 1/22/2012 Who and What: MWA NorCal will host a conversation/roundtable and workshop with Charlie Newton on January 22, 2012 at 2:00 PM. Charlie and his private editor, Ed Stackler, will discuss the publishing journey, the novels, the research, the choice of multiple gender first person, and … Read more
Is Florida sounding pretty good right now? How about in March? Here’s some information from Julie Compton, the Co-Chair of SleuthFest, scheduled to take place March 1-4 in Orlando: SleuthFest is sponsored by the Florida Chapter of Mystery Writers of America. Our guests of honor in 2012 are Charlaine Harris and Jeffery Deaver, and our … Read more