What better New Year resolution can you have than to read more books in 2009? As a means toward that end, here's the latest monthly roundup of author booksigning events at mystery book stores around the U.S. and Canada (for dates at chain stores and other venues, check out booktour.com and similar sites).
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Aunt Agatha's
Ann Arbor, MI
Authors: Steve Miller and Andrea Billups
Title: A Slaying in the Suburbs
Event Time: Tuesday, January 6 at 7 p.m.
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Book Carnival
Orange, CA
Author: C.J. Box
Title: Three Weeks To Say Goodbye
Event Time: Saturday, January 10 at 12:00 noon
Author: Jan Burke
Title: The Messenger
Event Time: Saturday, January 17 at 1 p.m.
Author: Thomas Perry
Title: Runner
Event Time: Sunday, January 18 at 1 p.m.
Author: Steven J. Cannell
Title: On The Grind
Event Time: Saturday, January 24 at 11 a.m.
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Book Passage
Corte Madera, CA
Author: Jan Burke
Title: The Messenger
Event Time: Thursday, January 8 at 1 p.m.
Author: Richard North Patterson
Title: Eclipse
Event Time: Thursday, January 8 at 7 p.m.
Author: Stephen J. Cannell
Title: On the Grind
Event Time: Friday, January 9 at 7 p.m.
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Centuries and Sleuths
Forest Park, IL
Author: J.A. Jance
Title: Cruel Intent
Event Time: Friday, January 16 at 7:00 p.m.
Author: Jasper Fforde
Title: Big Over Easy
Event Time: Saturday, January 17 at 1:00 p.m.
Author: Julie Hyzy
Title: Hail to the Chef
Event Time: Saturday, January 24 at 2:00 p.m.
Author: Mehmet Murat Somer
Title: The Kiss of Murder
Event Time: Wednesday, January 28 at 7:00 p.m.
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Clues Unlimited
Tucson AZ
Author: J.A. Jance
Title: Cruel Intent
Event Time: Friday, January 9th at 7:00 p.m.
Author: Michael McGarrity
Title: Dead or Alive
Event Time: Wednesday, January 14th at 7:00 p.m.
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Foul Play Books
Westerville, OH
Author: Casey Daniels
Title: Night of the Loving Dead
Event Time: Wednesday, January 28th at 6 p.m. (off-site)
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M is for Mystery
San Mateo, CA
Author: Scott Sigler
Title: Contagious
Event Time: Saturday, January 3rd at 2:00 p.m.
Author: Carol O'Connell
Title: Bone By Bone
Event Time: Sunday, January 4th at 3:00 p.m.
Author: Jane Burke
Title: The Messenger
Event Time: Thursday, January 8th drop-by signing only
Author: Stephen Cannell
Title: On the Grind
Event Time: Saturday, January 10th at 2:00 p.m. (off-site)
Author: Betty Webb
Title: The Anteater of Death
Event Time: Sunday, January 11th at 2:00 p.m.
Author: Richard North Patterson
Title: Eclipse
Event Time: Tuesday, January 13th at 7:00 p.m. (off-site)
Author: Elle Newmark
Title: The Book of Unholy Mischief
Event Time: Wednesday, January 14th at 7:00 p.m.
Author: Rodes Fishburne
Title: Going to See the Elephant
Event Time: Thursday, January 15th at 7:00 p.m.
Author: J. Sydney Jones
Title: The Empty Mirror
Event Time: Tuesday, January 20th at 7:00 p.m.
Author: Josh Bazell
Title: Beat the Reaper
Event Time: Saturday, January 24th at 2:00 p.m.
Author: Catherine Coulter
Title: Tailspin
Event Time: Sunday, January 25th at 2:00 p.m.
Author: Thomas Perry
Title: Runner
Event Time: Wednesday, January 28th at 7:00 p.m.
Author: Leonard Downie, Jr.
Title: The Rules of the Game
Event Time: Friday, January 30th at 7:30 p.m.
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Murder by the Book
Portland, OR
Author: Arlene Sachitano
Title: Quilter's Knot
Event Time: Sunday, January 11 at 5 p.m.
Author: Kevin O'Brien
Title: Final Breath
Event Time: Tuesday, January 20 at 6:30 p.m.
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Murder on the Beach
Delray Beach, FL
Author: Jane Cleland
Title: Antiques to Die For
Event Time: Thursday, January 8 at 7 p.m.
Author: Carol O'Connell
Title: Bone by Bone
Event Time: Friday, January 9 at 7 p.m.
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Mysteries to Die For
Thousand Oaks, CA
Author: Betty Webb
Title: The Anteater of Death
Event Time: Friday, January 9 at 1:00 p.m.
Author: Jan Burke
Title: The Messenger
Event Time: Saturday, January 10 at 1:00 p.m.
Author: C.J. Box
Title: Three Weeks to Say Goodbye
Event Time: Saturday, January 10 at 4:00 p.m.
Author: Hallie Ephron
Title: Never Tell a Lie
Event Time: Saturday, January 17 at 11:00 a.m.
Author: Stephen J. Cannell
Title: On the Grind
Event Time: Saturday, January 17 at 1:00 p.m.
Author: Charlie Huston
Title: The Mystic Arts of Erasing All Signs of Death
Event Time: Saturday, January 24 at 1:00 p.m.
Author: John Morgan Wilson
Title: Spider Season
Event Time: Saturday, January 24 at 3:00 p.m.
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Mysterious Galaxy
San Diego, CA
Author: Elle Newmark
Title: The Book of Unholy Mischief
Event Time: Friday, January 2 at 7:00 p.m.
Author: Carol O'Connell
Title: Bone by Bone
Event Time: Monday, January 5 at 7:00 p.m.
Author: Jan Burke
Title: The Messenger
Event Time: Tuesday, January 6 at 7:00 p.m.
Author: Stephen J. Cannell
Title: On the Grind
Event Time: Wednesday, January 7 at 7:00 p.m.
Author: John Lamb
Title: The Clockwork Teddy
Event Time: Saturday, January 10 at 10:00 a.m.
Author: C.J. Box
Title: Three Weeks to Say Goodbye
Event Time: Sunday, January 11 at 2:00 p.m.
Author: Wrath James White
Title: Succulent Prey
Event Time: Saturday, January 17 at 2:00 p.m.
Author: Daniel Suarez
Title: Daemon
Event Time: Saturday, January 24 at 2:00 p.m.
Author: John Morgan Wilson
Title: Spider Season
Event Time: Saturday, January 31 at 2:00 p.m.
Author: Thomas Perry
Title: Runner
Event Time: Saturday, January 31 at 2:00 p.m.
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Mystery Bookstore
Los Angeles, CA
Author: Betty Webb
Title: The Anteater of Death
Event Time: Thursday, January 8 at 2:00 p.m.
Author: John Morgan Wilson
Title: Spider Season
Event Time: Saturday, January 10 at 12:00 noon
Author: C.J. Box
Title: Three Weeks to Say Goodbye
Event Time: Saturday, January 10 at 2:00 p.m.
Author: Jan Burke
Title: The Messenger
Event Time: Saturday, January 10 at 4:00 p.m.
Author: Hallie Ephron
Title: Never Tell a Lie
Event Time: Saturday, January 17 at 4:00 p.m.
Author: Thomas Perry
Title: Runner: A Jane Whitefield Novel
Event Time: Saturday, January 17 at 5:00 p.m.
Author: Hannah Dennison
Title: Vicki Hill Mysteries
Event Time: Tuesday, January 20 at 6:00 p.m. (off-site)
Authors: Stephen J. Cannell, Lee Goldberg, and William Rabkin
Title: On the Grind / Mr. Monk is Miserable / Psych: The Mind is a Terrible Thing to Read
Event Time: Saturday, January 24 at 3:00 p.m.
Author: Charlie Huston
Title: The Mystic Arts of Erasing All Signs of Death
Event Time: Saturday, January 24 at 5:00 p.m.
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Mystery Lovers Bookshop
Oakmond, PA
Author: Lila Shaara
Title: The Fortune Teller's Daughter
Event Time: January 2 Publication Part , starting at 7 p.m.
Author: Hallie Ephron
Title: Writing Killer Crime Fiction workshop
Event Time: Friday, January 9, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Author: Hallie Ephron
Title: Never Tell a Lie Booksigning
Event Time: Saturday, January 10, Coffee & Crime breakfast, starting at 10 a.m.
Author: Charles and Caroline Todd
Title: A Matter of Justice
Event Time: Charles and Caroline Todd - Saturday, Jan. 17, 2009, starting at 10 a.m.
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Once Upon a Crime Books
Minneapolis, MN
Author: Carol O'Connell
Title: Bone by Bone
Event Time: Saturday, January 3 at 2 p.m.
Authors: KJ Erickson, Ellen Hart, and Mary Logue Panel Discussion and Q&A
Title: Mars Bahr Mysteries / Sweet Poison / Point No Point
Event Time: Tue. Jan 27 - 7:00
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Poisoned Pen
Scottsdale, AZ
Author: Elle Newmark
Title: The Book of Unholy Mischief
Event Time: Saturday, January 3 at 2 p.m.
Author: J.A. Jance
Title: Cruel Intent
Event Time: Monday, January 5 at 7 p.m.
Author: Carol O'Connell
Title: Bone by Bone
Event Time: Tuesday, January 6 at 7 p.m.
Author: Jan Burke in an event hosted by Rhys Bowen
Title: The Messenger
Event Time: Wednesday, January 7 at 7 p.m.
Author: C.J. Box
Title: Three Weeks to Say Goodbye
Event Time: Friday, January 9 at 7 p.m.
Author: Stephen J. Cannell
Title: On the Grind
Event Time: Monday, January 12, at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Author: Michael McGarrity
Title: Dead or Alive
Event Time: Tuesday, January 13 at 7 p.m.
Author: Donis A. Casey
Title: The Sky Took Him
Event Time: Saturday, January 17 at 2 p.m.
Author: Louise Penny
Title: Rule Against Murder
Event Time: Tuesday, January 20 at 7 p.m.
Author: Thomas Perry
Title: Runner
Event Time: Saturday, January 24 at 7 p.m.
Author: Jeffrey Siger
Title: Murder in Mykonos
Event Time: Saturday, Janurary 24 at 7 p.m.
Author: Josh Bazell
Title: Beat the Reaper
Event Time: Tuesday, January 27 at 7 p.m.
Author: Lois McMaster Bujold
Title: Sharing Knife Horizon
Event Time: Friday, January 30 at 7 p.m.
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Seattle Mystery Bookshop
Seattle, WA
Author: Jayne Ann Krentz
Title: Running Hot
Event Time: Tuesday, January 6, time TBA
Author: Kevin O'Brien
Title: Final Breath
Event Time: Saturday, January 10 at noon
Author: Charlie Huston
Title: The Mystic Arts of Erasing All Signs of Death
Event Time: Thursday, January 22 at noon
Author: Tim Maleeny
Title: Greasing the Piñata
Event Time: Thursday January 22 at noon
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Vrooman's
Pasadena, CA
Author: Charlie Huston
Title: The Mystic Arts of Erasing All Signs of Death
Event Time: Tuesday, January 20 at 7 p.m.
Author: Stephen J. Cannell
Title: On the Grind: A Shane Scully Novel
Event Time: Wednesday, January 21 at 7 p.m.
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