by Kristopher | Oct 24, 2017 | Articles
From the Booking Desk: Today marks 5 years of BOLO Books! Where has the time gone? When I started BOLO Books in October of 2012, I had no idea how much joy and fulfillment it would bring to my life. Books have always been a central focus for me and to be able to help...
by Kristopher | Oct 20, 2017 | Composite Sketch
From the Booking Desk: There was no Composite Sketch last week because of Bouchercon – the International crime fiction convention. The plan is to skip only Bouchercon week and Malice Domestic week for this feature, so that will give us all 50 Composite Sketches...
by Kristopher | Oct 19, 2017 | Conference Recap
WEDNESDAY After spending several days in Niagara Falls and touring around Toronto – yay, Curiosa! – we dedicated a number of hours to helping the wonderful folks behind the scenes at Bouchercon. We volunteered for the book bag stuffing task and it was as much fun as...
by Kristopher | Oct 18, 2017 | Guest Posts
From the Booking Desk: As you have no doubt noticed, things have been quieter than normal here at BOLO Books. That is because this past week/weekend was Bouchercon – the annual international crime fiction convention, held this year in Toronto. It was a wonderful...
by Kristopher | Oct 12, 2017 | Bolo
From the Booking Desk: You have probably noticed that things are a bit quieter around here this week than normal. Of course, this is because this week is the annual International Crime Fiction Convention – Bouchercon. The tribe has assembled in Toronto,...
by Kristopher | Oct 6, 2017 | Composite Sketch
From the Booking Desk: The Friday Composite Sketch feature continues this week with Bruce Robert Coffin. I had the opportunity to spend some time chatting with Bruce at the most recent Malice Domestic conference. He has a very interesting history and you would be...
by Kristopher | Oct 5, 2017 | Articles
From the Booking Desk: When Ed Aymar reached out to ask me if BOLO Books would be interested in doing the cover reveal for a new book from Down & Out Books, I of course said yes. When I found out more about The Night of the Flood, I was not only honored to be the...
by Kristopher | Oct 3, 2017 | Review
Our favorite bag of bones, Sid the Skeleton (and his creator, Leigh Perry), have found a new home with Diversion Books and by all accounts it seems that the change of venue has managed to breathe new life into this delightful paranormal cozy mystery series – The...
by Kristopher | Sep 29, 2017 | Articles, Conference Recap
From the Booking Desk: As always, I am hoping to meet fans of the BOLO Books blog while wandering around the events associated with Bouchercon 2017 in Toronto. Below is a preliminary schedule of where I plan to be each day. I have no doubt that other panels/gatherings...
by Kristopher | Sep 29, 2017 | Composite Sketch
From the Booking Desk: I have not had the pleasure of meeting Joe Ide in person yet – that will happen in just a few weeks at Bouchercon in Toronto – but I am a huge fan of his writing and couldn’t be happier to have him as a guest here for the...
