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Chris Well: Learning Curve (Free subscription) | yesterday
This past weekend, the Wolfe Pack named the winner of The 2009 Nero Award: Joseph Teller , for The Tenth Case (Mira Books). The 2009 Black Orchid Novella Award went to Steve Liskow for his novella "The Strangle Hold." The Nero Award is presented each year to an author for the best American Mystery written in the tradition of Rex Stout's Nero Wolfe stories. Past winners include Lawrence Block...
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Chris Well: Learning Curve (Free subscription) | 12/05/2009
The links getting the most hits this week at The Thrill of it All ... 01. Interview: SARA PARETSKY 02. Mystery Scene nabs Lawrence Block 03. 10 Christmas Crime Stories -- Online! 04. Crime Fiction Alphabet: I is for The Innocence of Father Brown 05. Choose (her) own adventure 06. Best Mann: You fellas gangsters? 07. Interview: CAROL HIGGINS CLARK 08. Christmas Can Be Murder: 10 Seasonal Mystery Titles...
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Chris Well: Learning Curve (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
Mystery Scene Magazine welcomes celebrated author Lawrence Block as its new columnist. Block -- a Mystery Writers of America Grand Master and author of more than 60 novels -- will bring "a treasure trove of memories, anecdotes, and insights from a literary lifetime to his Mystery Scene column 'The Murders in Memory Lane.'" The column promises stories about the likes of Stanley Ellin , Donald...
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Ed Gorman Blog (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
At the Scene, November 2009 Solving the mystery of what to read next! In This Issue Greetings from Kate Legal Thrillers Overheard Gift Guide Quick Links Current Issue Book Reviews Mystery Scene Blog Follow us at... Holiday delivery! Mystery Scene #112 on its way to a mailbox near you Sara Paretsky, Larry Block, Peter Lovesey, MS Gift Guide Hello everyone, The holiday season is just getting started,...
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Janet Reid, Literary Agent (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
After a short hiatus, The Bat Segundo Show , the cultural radio program featuring unusual and insightful interviews with today's authors, filmmakers, and cultural voices, has returned to the airwaves, providing eight new installments for those contending with the exigencies of holiday travel. And beginning in 2010, the show will adopt a more regular frequency, airing a new weekly installment every...
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The Kill Zone (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
by James Scott Bell It's shameless self-promotion day here at TKZ. This week my third how-to book for Writers Digest releases. It's called The Art of War for Writers and I think, in my own unbiased fashion, that it's going to help a ton of writers, not only those fighting the battle get published, but also those who want to stay published. But more on that in a bit. In order to keep this from being...
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Rafe McGregor (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
It's been some time since my last McConfidential, so I'm very pleased to be back with one of my favourite hardboiled detective story authors, Sean Chercover . The natural successor to Chandler, Parker, and Crais, in my humble opinion... Rafe: Tell me a bit about your latest novel or current series. Sean: Trigger City is the second book about Chicago investigative reporter-turned PI Ray Dudgeon, who...
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Ed Gorman Blog (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
I've been reading a lot of short stories lately and thought I'd recommend a few tonight. On Tuesday I received the new Alfred Hitchcock double issue dated January/February 1010. I've been reading through it and found a number of particularly strong stories: "Game" by Janet E. Irvin is a classic suspense story with some truly chilling moments. Very precisely observed. "The God of Right...
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Ed Gorman Blog (Free subscription) | 10/24/2009
Mystery Scene Update Hi! The ad reservation deadline for Mystery Scene's Holiday Issue has been extended to October 31. Please let me know if you'd like us to save space for you. We'd need the finished ad by November 5th. Design services are available for $75. The Holiday Issue #112 publishes November 15th and stays on the newsstands until February 15th, 2010. BIG NEWS! 1. Lawrence Block's new column...
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Bill Crider's Pop Culture Magazine (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
Hi! The ad reservation deadline for Mystery Scene's Holiday Issue has been extended to October 31. Please let me know if you'd like us to save space for you. We'd need the finished ad by November 5th. Design services are available for $75. The Holiday Issue #112 publishes November 15th and stays on the newsstands until February 15th, 2010. BIG NEWS! 1. Lawrence Block's new column of literary reminisces,...
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The Rap Sheet (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
• First, Mystery Scene magazine brought in as contributors Lynn Kaczmarek and Chris Aldrich, following the closure of their Mystery News tabloid. Now, MS editor Kate Stine is touting a deal that adds author Lawrence Block to her stable of writers. His new column, “The Murders in Memory Lane,” will debut in the upcoming holiday issue of Mystery Scene. In it, says Stine, “This...
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Lesa's Book Critiques (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
Today, I'd like to welcome Elizabeth Zelvin as guest blogger. Liz is the author of Death Will Get You Sober , and the new mystery, Death Will Help You Leave Him . Elizabeth Zelvin is a New York City psychotherapist who has directed alcohol treatment programs and lectured widely on codependency, addictions, and relationships. Her author website is www.elizabethzelvin.com . She currently treats clients...
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Bill Crider's Pop Culture Magazine (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
The November Holiday Issue #112 is just around the corner and Mystery Scene is pleased to announce "The Murders in Memory Lane," a new column of literary reminisces by award-winning author Lawrence Block .
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SHOTSMAG CONFIDENTIAL (Free subscription) | 10/17/2009
More awards have been given out. This time it was the turn of the Shamus Awards. My thanks go to the Rapsheet for the information. The Awards which are sponsored by the Private Eye Writer's of America were given out at the Shamus Awards banquet which was held at Indianapolis' Slippery Noodle Bar. The winners were as follows:- The E ye (Lifetime Achievement) Award to Robert J. Randisi, author and founder...
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