by Kristopher | May 3, 2019 | Composite Sketch
From the Booking Desk: Today marks the occasion of the 100th profile in this Composite Sketch series. Can you believe it? On such an auspicious occasion, I wanted to talk with an author who has meant so much to me on my personal journey with the crime writing...
by Kristopher | May 1, 2019 | Conference Recap
Looking to find me at Malice Domestic? Here’s some times and places where you might have the best luck. Now remember, this is my first Malice Domestic as both the Secretary on the Board of Directors and the Dealer Room Liaison, so take this schedule with all the HOPE...
by Kristopher | Apr 30, 2019 | Review
A writing team composed of two sisters, Liv Constantine, burst onto the crime fiction landscape with their debut novel, The Last Mrs. Parrish – garnering critical acclaim, a loyal following among fellow authors, and most recently, a development deal with Amazon....
by Kristopher | Apr 29, 2019 | Bolo
From The Booking Desk: Assuming that you survived your weekend of Game of Thrones and Endgame, you might be looking for something new to read, and I certainly have to some titles for you to check out. Susanna Calkins – Murder Knocks Twice (Minotaur, Paperback, $17.99,...
by Kristopher | Apr 26, 2019 | Conference Recap
Last night, the Dashiell Hammett Society, in collaboration with the CCBC Creative Writing Forum hosted an evening of crime fiction on the campus of the college. Hosted by Anjili Babbar, with panelists Nik Korpon, Angie Kim, and Ed Aymar, the evening was both...
by Kristopher | Apr 26, 2019 | Composite Sketch
From the Booking Desk: What does one say about Katherine Hall Page? She is one of those icons of the traditional cozy mystery world. I can pinpoint moments in my crime fiction journey with books from the Faith Fairchild Mystery Series— twenty-five books and counting...
by Kristopher | Apr 25, 2019 | Review
As a society, we are currently – and have been for a long time – in a crisis of toxic masculinity. As we justifiably struggle to figure out better ways to raise our boys to grow into more compassionate, accepting, and decent men, we cannot overlook other troubling...
by Kristopher | Apr 24, 2019 | Conference Recap
After hosting Sarah Pekkanen and Greer Hendricks earlier this year (recap of that event here), the Miller Branch of the Howard County Library system in Maryland hosted another crime fiction-related event last night. Alafair Burke on tour with her new psychological...
by Kristopher | Apr 23, 2019 | Review
Peter Lovesey’s short story collection, The Crime of Miss Oyster Brown and Other Stories, was previously released in the United Kingdom back in 1994, but publisher Crippen and Landru have recently released an edition for the U.S. market. The title story, “The...
by Kristopher | Apr 19, 2019 | Composite Sketch
From The Booking Desk: I believe I was first “introduced” to Lauren O’Brien (Winters) online by Erin Mitchell. From there, I began to follow her excellent reviews at Shelf Awareness and then on her own blog. Since we share many common reading...
