Book sculpture by Daniel Lai
Tonight, the Berkeley, California, Literary Salon hosted by Janet Rudolph will feature Lisa Brackman, whose debut novel Rock Paper Tiger made several "Best of 2010" lists, and also Tim Hallinan, the author of three separate mystery series. You can check with Janet via her Mystery Fanfare blog about any seating availability by sending an e-mail to [email protected]
Congrats to Jane Cleland, winner of the David Award for Dolled Up for Murder. The award is handed out at the Deadly Ink Conference to honor the best mystery published during the previous year.
The nominees (short list) for the 2013 Ned Kelly Awards have been announced by the Australian Crime Writers Association, with winners to be announced on September 7th in conjunction with the Brisbane Writers Festival. The list includes those for best novel:
- The Holiday Murders by Robert Gott
- Web of Deceit by Katherine Howell
- Blackwattle Creek by Geoffrey McGeachin
- I Hear the Sirens in the Street by Adrian McKinty
- Silent Valley by Malla Nunn
The short list for the 2013 Bloody Scotland festival's Scottish Crime Book of the Year were also announced. The winners will be handed out September 14th. The nominees include:Dead Water by Ann Cleeves
- Pilgrim Soul by Gordon Ferris
- How a Gunman Says Goodbye by Malcolm MacKay
- The Vanishing Point by Val McDermid
- The Red Road by Denise Mina
- Standing In Another Man's Grave by Ian Rankin
In honor of author M.C. Beaton's Agatha Raisin series celebrating its 20th birthday, Criminal Element is sponsoring a sweepstakes with a chance to win all 22 books in the series. Just visit the website and click on the link to fill out the form.
The Private Eye Writers of America Shamus Awards Banquet will be held in conjunction with the Bouchercon conference in Albany on Friday night, Sept. 20. The event is open to the public, and you don't have to be a PWA member to attend and rub elbows with your favorite authors. For questions and ticket information email [email protected]
This week's Beat to a Pulp entry switches from short fiction to poetry, with three offerings from Charles A. Gramlich.
The latest poem from the 5-2, which features new crime poems each week, is "The Survivor of a Slasher Flick in Middle Age" by Massachusetts author Peter Swanson.
The ABA chose their picks for the "25 greatest law novels...ever!" Hop on over to see the list, and you can also cast your vote for THE greatest. (Hat tip to Elizabeth Foxwell.)
Alec Cizak, editor of the magazine Pulp Modern, announced that after five issues, he will be shutting the 'zine down. It's sad to see another high-quality publication bit the dust, but you can still order back issues via Amazon with great stories from the likes of Patti Abbott, Matthew C. Funk, Chris Rhatigan, John Kenyon, Stephen D. Rogers, Sandra Seamans, Lawrence Block and more.
The Q&A roundup this week includes a "short, sharp interview" with author Dana King at Paul D. Brazill's blog; Dana also makes an appearance on Patti Abbott's blog, talking about his fifteen-year path toward publication.
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