The first edition in 2012 of Needle Magazine is out, with 18 brand spanking new stories on the noir side, including "Push Comes to Shove" by yours truly. This is one of the few remaining print zines around, which you can order via Lulu. And right now, if you use the coupon code "marbooks12," you can save 20% off the list price.
The debut issue of print magazine Grift, edited by John Kenyon, is also out on the shelves, with fiction and nonfiction from Lawrence Block, Scott Phillips, Ray Banks, Chris Ratigan, Keith Rawson, Craig McDonald and more. You can also order this one from Lulu. As part of the focus for this 'zine, Kenyon said he wants contributors to, "Avoid things on either end of the intensity spectrum: we are not interested in cozies, nor are we impressed with stories drenched in buckets of blood with high body counts. Make us think, challenge us; it's not the size of the gun, it's what you do with it."
This week's Beat to a Pulp offering is from Frank Wheeler Jr., English teacher, reviewer and author of the upcoming book, The Wowzer.
The Lambda Literary Foundation announced the finalists for the Lambda Awards that honor achievement in LGBT writing for books published in 2011, including a mystery category.
Jen's Book Thoughts continues this year's crime fiction March Madness bracket with matchups between Heroes & Villains. This week, vote in Round 2 for your favorites.
The Q&A roundup this week includes Steve Brewer, author of the Bubba Mabry mysteries; Steve Torres, author of six novels including his most recent, The Concrete Maze; and Paul D. Brazill, out with his latest collection of short stories, Snapshots.
If you're hoping to see your own short story included in an upcoming anthology, Angie's Desk has a listing of some markets seeking submissions.
Writing fiction for the YA crowd? Literary agent Laura Langlie has some advice.
If private eye fiction is your genre, Guns, Gams and Gumshoes (a/k/a Colleen Collins and Shaun Kaufman) always has entertaining and informative tips, including the recent post "What Records Can PIs Get via Databases or by Phone?"
Wondering how to market your books to libraries? Publishers Weekly has a free audio file from a presentation on that topic at this year's Independent Book Publishers Association.
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