Bloody Scotland announced the shortlist for the Bloody Scotland Scottish Crime Debut of the Year 2021. This year's titles include The Silent Daughter by Emma Christie; No Harm Done by AJ Liddle; Edge of the Grave by Robbie Morrison; and Waking the Tiger by Mark Wightman. Three of the books are also on this year’s longlist for the McIlvanney Prize for Best Crime Fiction Novel.
Slaughterfest is returning once again. Now in its second year, the event celebrates crime writing with a weekend of programs curated by author Karin Slaughter with HarperFiction. Covering the broad spectrum of crime fiction, from historical to courtroom thrillers, organized crime gangs to the return of serial killers, SlaughterFest will offer a diverse slate for readers in the genre. The festival will feature a mix of live and pre-recorded content, hosted on Zoom and the Killer Reads Facebook page, and will take place on the 3rd and 4th of September.
On Wednesday, July 7, the Toronto Star is sponsoring a Q&A with Kathy Reichs, author of the crime novels featuring Temperance Bones that were adapted into the TV series, Bones. Fans can submit their questions ahead of time for Reichs to answer during the online event.
The journal Genre en séries : cinéma, télévision, medias has put out a call for papers for a special themed issue reexamining gender representations in film noir. Proposals (abstract of 500-800 words along with a short bio-bibliography) are due before September 15. The issue itself will be published in fall 2022. Shots Magazine's Ayo Ontade has additional information including some suggested topic areas.
Writing for Criminal Element, Tracy Clark offered a brief "Roundup of Black Detective Novels from Then Until Now." Clark also provided her take on the subject for Crime Reads, with an article on "The PI of Color: When It's About More Than the Crime."
Over at The Rap Sheet, Jeff Pierce wondered where all the literary heirs to Agatha Christie's Poirot had vanished. In true sleuthing fashion, he digs deeper into the mystery.
Here's a fun idea for a theme park: Storyville Gardens, a new interactive park that aims to instil a love of reading in visitors.
This week's crime poem at the 5-2 is "Eastside Shakedown" by C.W. Blackwell.
In the Q&A roundup, Connie Berry, author of The Art of Betrayal, talked about craft over for the Dark Phantom blog; and Lucy Burdette chatted with Terrie Farley Moran about taking over the Murder She Wrote novel series and her inspiration behind the first title, Killing in a Koi Pond.
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