PHOTOS FROM PREVIOUS EVENTS July, 2008 Murder Under Bones event Hank and Gary Braver, celebrating his latest thriller "Skin Deep" at the hip (and delicious) Redbones in Somerville MA. In conjunction with Kate's Mystery Books, Redbones is hosting a monthly Murder Under Bones event. The place was packed! In August, Linda Barnes will read from her new Carlotta Carlyle Lie Down with the Devil. July 16, 2008 South Dartmouth, MA Knit Lit Readers Group Here's a truly lovely book club that meets at Baker Books in Dartmouth, Massachusetts. They're all accomplished knitters, and their Knit Lit Club shares tips about favorite books and also wool-work. We had a terrific time—this book club is wise and perceptive and extremely well-read, and I'm eager to come back next summer to talk about Air Time. Friday, April 11, 2008 Romance Writers of America - New England Conference Framingham, MA At the New England Chapter of Romance Writers of America Convention—Virginia Kantra, Lisa Gardner, Hank, Susan Wiggs. What a stellar trio to meet! Notice Susan Wiggs' chic yellow bag..and then Lisa Gardner's....if you want a Prime Time bag like Lisa's just email me! The "R" section of the NEC RWA signing table: Hank, Stephanie Rowe and Eileen Rendahl. We had a terrific day...Stephanie and Eileen were charming and so talented. The fabulous "R"s will be reunited in San Francisco at the RWA National Convention. Thursday, April 10, 2008 American Association of University Women Canton, MA Class photo! Hank, Hallie Ephron and Clea Simon after our panel discussion with the American Association of University Women, meeting in Canton Massachusetts. February 13, 2008 Macy's Boston, Downtown Crossing MACY'S MEANS ROMANCE Discussion and signing with Jennifer O'Connell and Annette Blair A wonderful event at Macy's in downtown Boston, where our books were given as gifts with a purchase! Thanks to all who slogged through the storm of the century to make it. Jennifer O'Connell, Annette Blair and Hank! January 26, 2008 Newton, MA NIGHT OF A THOUSAND STARS Newton Community Service Center Annual Gala Master of Ceremonies Katherine Hall Page held us all spellbound at Newtonville Books. Another stormy night...but I would have gone anywhere to be part of her signing. A real honor. 2 0 0 7 Fall, 2007 Waltham, MA Chamber of Commerce "Women in Business" breakfast     The Waltham MA Chamber of Commerce "Women in Business" breakfast. What a fascinating group, and so enthusiastic. It was—7:30 in the morning. I don't know how they do it. I had A LOT of coffee. And a lot of fun. Sept 29-30, 2007 Providence, RI New England Independent Booksellers Assn Conference Here's part of the Sisters in Crime crew at New England Independent Booksellers Association convention in Providence, Rhode Island. Me, Steve Kelner, Gail Clark, Hans Copek, Judy Copek and Sarah Smith. What a terrific booth Hans and Judy set up! The rest of us handed out books and bookmarks, talked to dozens of interested booksellers, and um, ate chocolate. Sharing "war' stories at the New England Independent Booksellers Association convention—this is Jim Benn, author of the acclaimed Billy Boyle World War II Mystery series. FIRST WAVE is his newest. Check them out—not only are they wonderful history and wonderful stories, the covers are terrific. Saturday, September 8, 2007 Arlington, MA Signing Prime Time (with author Mameve Medwed) Arlington Town Day Arlington Town Green Arlington Town Day was a glorious sunny New England end of summer afternoon in the town of Arlington Massachusetts. The streets were filled with of families eating ice cream and shopping in dozens of booths—getting balloons and getting their faces painted—and buying books! This is Shauna Staveley of the Arlington Advocate newspaper, interviewing me about Face Time and taping with a tiny camera at the same time. Best-selling author Mameve Medwed and I chatted with booklovers at the Haley Booksellers booth on Arlington Town Day. She's amazing...and her book How Elizabeth Barrett Browning Saved My Life is touching and hilarious and clever and not-to-be-missed. Another from Arlington Town Day—here's Shauna from the paper, Dick from Haley's Books and Geri from the fantastic Cyrus Dallin Museum. Check the website—you know his work! Sunday, August 26, 2007 Edgartown, Marthas Vineyard, MA Signing Prime Time (with author Jan Brogan) Edgartown Book Store 345 Main Street This is me with David Le Breton, the gracious owner of Edgartown Books on Martha's Vineyard. We sat on the porch of his store, signed books and had a lovely summer afternoon. Scoop was that Meg Ryan was on the island, and my thought was she would stop by, see Prime Time, and decide she wanted to star in the movie. She could be a pretty great Charlie, don't you think? Lots of other people came to chat and read and buy books—but alas, no Meg. Maybe next time. Wednesday, August 15, 2007 Wakefield, MA Lucius Beebe Library "Genre Blending—Combining Mystery and Romance" with authors Frankie Bailey and Sylvie Kurtz The wonderful people at the Wakefield Library. That's Frankie Bailey on my right, and Sylvie Kurtz is hidden by her fans. We had a hilarious and revealing evening discussing romantic suspense. July 8, 2007 Marlborough, MA Borders Books Reading and signing http://www.bordersstores.com/stores/store_pg.jsp?storeID=20-1905 There's more to this photo than what you see at first glance: oh, yeah, its the Marlborough MA Borders Books and oh, yeah, we sold almost ALL those Prime Times. (I decided to leave them 5.) But really, I have the cutest shoes...wish you could zoom in and check them out. June 26, 2007 Newtonville, MA Newtonville Books "Books and Brew" Reading and signing http://www.newtonvillebooks.com/ This is the amazing Mary Cotton, the owner of Newtonville Books. It's my neighborhood bookstore. It's so beautiful—one side is for grown-ups, and the other is a truly unique children's section. Both absolutely irresistible. We had a terrific event as part of their Books and Brews series—a fun reading with lots of great questions and discussion—all in their secret literary hideaway in the back of the store. I was going to say it's so secret we can't reveal what it looks like, but truth is, we had a small camera malfunction. So—next time! May 29, 2007 Cohasset, MA Seminar Instructor "Nip, Tuck, Tweak and Polish: The Joys of Editing" Buttonwood Books Grub Street South http://www.buttonwoodbooks.com/ These are the truly exceptional women who run the Buttonwood Bookstore in Cohasset. Owner Betsey Detwiler and Events Maven Totsie McGognagle. That's the lovely Claire Cook on the right, then David Gessner beside me. April 9, 2007 Cambridge, MA Reading "Four Stories" (Boston's literary salon) http://www.fourstories.org/event-featured.html This is a very hip spot in Cambridge called The Enormous Room where Tracy Slater's very, very hip Four Stories readings are held. The place is huge (um, enormous) and it's like a big living room with comfy couches and ottomans and plush chairs. People have great wine and tasty snacks and listen to four authors read from their books or manuscripts. In this photo: I had told Tracy that I'd just received the art for the cover of Prime Time, and she asked me to hold it up. Everyone applauded, as well they should. It's a great cover. March 30-31, 2007 Framingham, MA Romance Writers of America: New England Chapter Conference http://www.necrwa.org/ This is Kristin Nelson, my agent extraordinaire in the middle... and (from left) her clients and my dear pals Marianne Mancusi, Becky Motew and on the end Jennifer O'Connell. My favorite part of this photo is the accidental tiara created by the reflection of the chandelier behind me... March 22, 2007 Swampscott, MA Keynote Speaker Friends of Swampscott Library What a wonderful gathering! About 100 mystery lovers turned out at the Swampscott Library to talk about mystery writing and get the inside scoop about FACE TIME, the second Charlie McNally mystery! They're the first to know part of it actually takes place in their gorgeous oceanside town, and didn't even mind that it's the scene of the crime. This is me (with my faithful file folder), my darling husband, and Alyce Deveau, the librarian who organized the whole event.