EVENTS
Here's the latest schedule. I really hope you'll come visit—I'd love to meet you! Any questions—click here to email me!
EVENTS THIS MONTH
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January 6-7-8
San Diego, CA
American Librarians Association
January 6, 6pm
Mysterious Galaxy Books
Signing with Tim Hallinan, Rosemary Harris, Kelli Stanley, Jeri Westerson, Vicki Doudera, Naomi Hirahara, Harley Jane Kozak and more!
January 7
Mystery Day at ALA!
Interviewing T. Jefferson Parker
Moderating panels with Rosemary Harris, Diane Emley, Kelli Stanley, Jeri Westerson, Vicki Doudera, Naomi Hirahara, Harley Jane Kozak, Sue Ann Jaffarian
January 8
Romance Day at ALA!
Moderating three panels with Wendy Corsi Staub, Sylvia Day, Christie Ridgeway and more—sponsored by Romance Writers of America
January 15
New York, NY
MWA weekend
Annual orientation for Board of Directors of Mystery Writers of America
January 26 (Postponed due to snow, rescheduled for March 31)
Norwood, MA
Norwood Public Library
February 3, 7 pm
Woburn, MA
Woburn Public Library
March 20, 10:30 am-12:30 pm
South Dartmouth, MA
Literary Brunch Panel
Claire T. Carney Library Associates
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
With Anne LeClaire, Ben Mazur and Sondra Perl
March 25, 8:45 am
Haverhill, MA
Winning Opportunities for Women conference
Keynote Speaker
March 31 (rescheduled event from January 26)
Norwood, MA
Morrill Memorial Library
Main speaker
April 2, 12 noon
Hyannis, MA
Cape Cod Authors series
Sponsored by Friends of the Hyannis Public Library
Alberto's Restaurant
360 Main Street
Main Speaker
April 6
Reading, MA
Reading College Club
Main speaker
April 7, 7:30 pm
Braintree, MA
Braintree Women's Club
Sons of Italy Hall
Main speaker
April 9
Indianapolis, IN
Private event
April 16, 11 am
Mashpee, MA
Mashpee Public Library
April 27
New York, NY
MWA symposium
Panel moderator: "The Writing Life"
April 28
Newton, MA
New TV 20th anniversary celebration
Main speaker
April 30-May 1
Bethesda, MD
Malice Domestic Convention
DRIVE TIME nominated for the AGATHA AWARD for Best Mystery of 2010
May 2
Waltham, MA
Brandeis National Committee Spring Luncheon
"Media Mavens"
May 4, 6:30 pm
Boston, MA
Boston Public Library
Panel with Hallie Ephron and Cara Black
May 5
Cambridge, MA
Porter Square Books
With Hallie Ephron and Cara Black
May 11
Melrose, MA
American Association of University Women
Main Speaker
May 14
North Haven, CT
Central Connecticut Fiction Fest
Instructor: Using TV Techniques to Write A Killer Novel
May 24
Stoughton, MA
Sharon Hadassah meeting
June 7
New York, NY
MWA—NY Chapter
June 9
Boxford, MA
The Friends of the Boxford Library
Annual Spring Luncheon
Main Speaker
June 17
Madison, WI
Wisconsin Festival of the Book
panelist: MWA-U
instructor
June 24-26
New Orleans, LA
American Librarians Association
August 5-7
Parsippany, NJ
Deadly Ink Convention
Guest of Honor
August
Hudson, MA
PRIME TIME is the "town read" book!
September 7, 6:30 pm
Brookline, MA
Brookline Library with Hallie Ephron
Women's National Book Association
September 14-18
St. Louis, MO
Bouchercon
September 14, 4:00 pm
Panel: SISTERS—These gals and doing it for themselves
With Robin Agnew, Jan Burke, Deborah Crombie, Erin Hart
September 17, 10:00 am
Panel: TROUBLE—Hank Ryan and 5 well-behaved young writers
With Jeff Abbott, Harlan Coben, Joseph Finder, Steve Hamilton, Ridley Pearson
September 18
Anthony Awards!
DRIVE TIME nominated for Best Paperback Original
September 17, 3:00-4:30 pm
O'Fallon, MO
MURDER IN THE STACKS: ST. CHARLES CITY-COUNTY LIBRARY MYSTERY FEST
Middendorf-Krendell Branch (2750 Hwy K)
Panel: Mysterious Women/Thrillers!
With JT Ellison, author of the Taylor Jackson series; Julie Compton, author of "Rescuing Olivia" and "Tell No Lies"
September 22, 7:00 pm
Falmouth, MA
Ballymeade Bookies
Ballymeade Country Club
September 24
Marshfield, MA
Bookstock
September 25
Salem, MA
Salem Literary Festival
With Brunonia Barry, Sarah Strohmeyer and Cornelia Read
October 1
New Orleans, LA
MWA-University
Instructor
October 6, 10 am-Noon
Watertown, MA
Perkins Braille and Talking Book Library
Mystery Day
With Dennis Lehane and Barbara Delinsky
October 13
Boston, MA
Private book club event
October 15-16
Boston, MA
Boston Book Festival
October 15, 11:00 am-Noon
Panel: Crime Fiction: The Killer Panel in the OSC Sanctuary
With Joe Finder, Chuck Hogan, and George Pelecanos
Hank Phillippi Ryan, moderator
Joan Parker will give a short intro on the topic of crime fiction.
October 17
Waltham, MA
Brandeis National Committee's Book and Author Luncheon
Main Speaker
October 22
Yarmouth, MA
American Association of University Women
October 23
Brookline, MA
Private book event
October 24
Braintree, MA
Friends of the Thayer Library
Main speaker
October 27, 7:30-9:00 am
Lynnfield, MA
Keynote Speaker
2011 North of Boston Businesswomen of Year Awards
Spinelli's Function Facility
November 2, 7:00 pm
Wilmington, MA
Wilmington Library
November 5
Boston, MA
Crohn's and Colitis Foundation 38th Anniversary Ball
Master of Ceremonies
November 11-13
Dedham, MA
New England CrimeBake
November 19, 10:30-11:30 am
Middleborough, MA
Middleborough Women's Club of Oak Point
November 20
Newton, MA
Jewish Book Fair
Panel moderator and panelist
December 15
Sharon, MA
Temple Sinai
Annual Sisterhood Hanukkah Dinner
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