August 2026
Heather Haven – On August 15, Cleopatra Almost Slept Here, the 11th book of the Alvarez Family Murder Mysteries (and my 20th novel), will be available on Amazon in eBook and paperback, here.
Dwight Holing –The Yellow Hair, the tenth book in my award-winning Nick Drake Mysteries series, is now available in an audiobook. The inimitable and energetic podcaster, veteran radio personality, and author, Terry Shepherd, gives a buckle-up-and-hold-on-tight performance as the narrator.
James L’Etoile – On August 4, I will take part in the annual Readers Coffeehouse Great Big Book Giveaway, where you have a chance to snag a copy of Sins of the Father or Illusion of Truth. Join the Facebook Group here.
On August 8 at noon, I will present a virtual workshop for the San Joaquin Valley Writers Club on Author and Bookstore Relationships: or, how to make friends and influence booksellers. Find out more here.
On August 19 at 4 PM Pacific time, I will go live on Facebook (Lord only knows what will happen) on the Cozies, Conversation and More group page to talk about writing, story inspirations, and maybe a Plot Hound appearance. More giveaways! Join the Facebook group here.
And finally, on August 25, my novel Darkness Falls is scheduled for release.
Stay tuned for events, giveaways, and details on the inspiration for the fifth book in the Nathan Parker series, set in the desert Southwest.
Margaret Lucke – This fall I will be teaching a course called The Craft of Writing for UC Berkeley’s Extension program. It will meet on Zoom on Thursday evenings from September 10 through November 12, and is designed to help writers of fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry develop skills and techniques that can help make a piece of writing vivid and memorable. More info here.
Rob Osler – My first novel in the Harriet Morrow Investigates series, The Case of the Missing Maid, is a nominee for the 2026 Macavity Award – Sue Feder Memorial Historical Mystery.
Gigi Pandian – I’ve published nearly 20 novels, but for the first time, I’ve become an editor of an anthology! All the Crime in the World: Locked Room Mysteries and Impossible Puzzles from Across the Globe, co-edited by Gigi Pandian and Tom Mead, features stories by 15 authors from around the world. It’s out in August from Crippen & Landru.
Tom and I also co-wrote a short story, “The Problem of the Poison Garden,” for the anthology.
Learn more here.
Laura Jensen Walker
What: The Postmistress of Puddlington
When: Sat., August 8, 4 PM
Where: Old Haunts Bookshop, 8789 Auburn-Folsom Rd., Ste. C, Granite Bay, CA (a Sacramento-area suburb)
Who: Catriona McPherson will be interviewing me about my semi-epistolary WWII historical (not a mystery) about women on the English home front that’s been called “a must-read for fans of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society.” There will be treats and prizes! Space is limited, so please RSVP here.