by Kristopher | Feb 21, 2020 | Composite Sketch
From the Booking Desk: When you have been around the crime fiction community as long as I have, you witness people come and go for various reasons. But when they return to the fold, however, it is always a moment to celebrate and pick up right where things left off....
by Kristopher | Feb 14, 2020 | Composite Sketch
From the Booking Desk: It is nice to be able to use the Composite Sketch profiles to feature people who haven’t previously been on the blog. I have been a fan of Priscilla Royal’s medieval crime novels for years now, but she and I have not yet met. That...
by Kristopher | Feb 7, 2020 | Composite Sketch
From the Booking Desk: My respect for Verena Rose knows no bounds. Even before joining the Malice Domestic Board, I was always impressed with how professionally that convention runs – and so much of that is due to Verena’s work as the Convention Chair. As...
by Kristopher | Jan 31, 2020 | Composite Sketch
From the Booking Desk: I first came to be aware of Edwin Hill when Shawn Reilly Simmons told me there was this new book coming out that she thought I might enjoy. That book turned out to be Edwin’s debut, Little Comfort, which I did immensely enjoy (and which...
by Kristopher | Jan 24, 2020 | Composite Sketch
From the Booking Desk: Jessica has been a fan and supporter of BOLO Books for a number of years now. I think we first met at the Toronto Bouchercon, when I moderated a star-studded panel on LGBTQ+ crime fiction. I so appreciate her sharing, liking, and commenting on...
by Kristopher | Jan 17, 2020 | Composite Sketch
From the Booking Desk: From the moment I read her debut novel, The Ruin, I knew that Dervla McTiernan and I could be friends. While I have yet to have the pleasure of meeting her in person, we stay connected via social media and will find ourselves at the same crime...