Some members from our chapter will be part of the annual LADIES OF INTRIGUE hosted by Orange County Sisters in Crime on November 10, 2019, in Costa Mesa. Sisters in Crime/LA members Jill Amadio, Ellen Byron, and Laurie Stevens will be among the people you can see at this 6th annual event. Full details are below.
For registration information, get more details at www.ocsistersincrime.org
Here’s where you can see our members in person this coming month (and subsequent months), or where you can find them – or their content – in media outlets! It is updated throughout the month with last minute additions and changes, so keep checking back!
Anne Louise Bannon will be talking about how to write a novel at the Pasadena Central Library (285 E. Walnut St., Pasadena) on October 3 at 7 p.m.
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Members Ellen Byron and Mary Marks will both participate in the Kensington Cozy Club Convention: Western USA Region – Day 1, with Day 2 happening in San Diego. Here’s the full details on the local Saturday portion taking place in Redondo Beach,
Date: Saturday, November 16th, 2019, 12:00-4:00PM
Bookseller: Mysterious Galaxy / Creating Conversations
Venue: Redondo Beach Library
303 N. Pacific Coast Hwy., Redondo Beach, CA 90277
Cost to Attend: FREE
Authors:
Christin Blum
Laura Bradford
Christin Brecher
Lynn Cahoon
Maria DiRico (Ellen Byron)
Peggy Ehrhart
C.M. Gleason / Colleen Gleason
Debra H. Goldstein
J.D. Griffo
Lee Hollis
Cheryl Hollon
Linda Johnson
Kathleen Krevat
Victoria Laurie
Laura Levine
Mary Marks
Sarah Osborne
Misty Simon
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Join Autumn Doerr on Saturday October 26th at 6p.m. for a reading and book signing at Tea-Tasting, 40 Downtown Mall, Lodi 95240. Autumn will read from her new release, FREE FOR ALL, book two of the Lexi Fagan Mystery Series, as well as from BAKER’S DOZEN (book one).
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Mister in Crime August Norman, and his debut thriller, COME AND GET ME: A Caitlin Bergman Novel, will be at Magna Cum Murder in Indianapolis, October 25-27, and Bouchercon in Dallas, October 31-November 3, including the Sisters in Crime breakfast on Friday, November 1st.
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SinC/LA members Laurie Stevens and Laura Brennan will be on a different kind of panel on Saturday, October 19, 3:15-4:15 pm at Canoga Park Library, 20939 Sherman Way Canoga Park 91303. Billed as A Halloween Escape Room and Spooky Tales, the event will focus on mysterious local happenings, incorporating true and spooky tales into an escape room game designed by Laura Brennan.
For ages 12 and over. You won’t be locked in, but you’ll have fun solving a mystery! Mark your calendar for this debut interactive event.
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Jeri Westerson will be at the following locations: Wednesday, October 16, 3 to 4 pm — Halloween Spooktacular. Only on Facebook. Lots of authors all day. Check it out here: https://www.facebook.com/events/401716227049664/ …THEN on Saturday, October 19, 5 pm to 9 pm, Jeri will be releasing TWO books — THE DARKEST GATEWAY & THE DAEMON DEVICE at her book launch and Sleepy Hollow Event at the Etiwanda Historical Society’s Chaffey-Garcia House 7150 Etiwanda Avenue, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91739. Jeri’s event is free. Tours of the re-enactment of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow will require tickets. http://www.etiwandahistoricalsociety.org/ … Thursday and Friday, October 24 and 25, Noon to 5 pm — California Library Association Conference. She’ll be at the Historical Novel Society Booth #525, Pasadena Convention Center, 300 E. Green Street, Pasadena, CA. https://conference.cla-net.org/2019/…Saturday, October 26, 3 pm — Facebook Virtual Launch of THE DARKEST GATEWAY and THE DAEMON DEVICE. Only on Facebook! Spend an hour with Jeri chatting, with video readings, plenty of laughs, and giveaways. Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/384187415813049/ to sign up!
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On November 14th, The Partnership Scholars Program is hosting a literary event for teens featuring Pamela Samuels Young and her young adult mysteries about child sex trafficking (#Anybody’s Daughter) and teen sexting (#Abuse of Discretion).
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ON THE RUN: Australian Crime Writers in America
A panel with
Sulari Gentill * Robert Gott* Jock Serong * Emma Viskic
Moderator: Pasadena author and Sisters in Crime member Désirée Zamorano
Saturday, November 9, 5:00 PM
Flintridge Bookstore and Coffeehouse – 1010 Foothill Blvd., La Cañada Flintridge, CA
Want to know where you can see our members in person? Here’s more details!
Join Ellen Byron and Nancy Cole Silverman at on Saturday September 14th at 3 p.m. at Mystery Ink (8907 Warner Ave. #135, Huntington Beach, CA 92647) to celebrate the September 10th releases of their new mysteries FATAL CAJUN FESTIVAL (Crooked Lane Books) and THE HOUSE ON HALLOWED GROUND (Henery Press). There will be treats! Nancy and Ellen will also be speaking and signing at Book Carnival at 3 p.m. on Sunday, September 29th (348 Tustin Avenue, Orange, CA.)
Ellen Byron will be interviewed by Kellye Garrett about her latest release, FATAL CAJUN FESTIVAL, as well as her upcoming book, HERE COMES THE BODY (written as Maria DiRico) at New York City’s Book Culture (450 Columbus Avenue) on Tuesday, September 17th, at 7 p.m. Share the news with your tristate friends!
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The following event includes member Diane DeMille, Ph.D.:
PATH OF THE DEVIL: CAMINO DEL DIABLO is now in both English and Spanish!
Authors: Dianne DeMille Ph.D., Larry Hardin, Jeff Pearce, and Randy Torgerson
Come join us at our book signings on Sunday, September 29: Westminster at 1:00 or Pasadena at 4:00!
Sunday, September 29th, 2019 at 1PM: Mystery Ink, 8907 Warner Ave #135, Huntington Beach, Westminster
Sunday, September 20th, 20109 at 4PM: Vromans, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena.
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Tori Eldridge, debut author of THE NINJA DAUGHTER, combines her writing and acting experience to teach Dynamic Readings and Believable Dialogue: An Actor’s Approach to Embodying Characters at the Central Coast Writers Conference in San Luis Obispo, Sept. 26-28. https://centralcoastwritersconference.com https://torieldridge.com
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Sheila Lowe will be the featured speaker at the SinC/LA Sept 8th meeting. On the 14th, she’ll be addressing a Camarillo writers group on writing a series, and on the 21st, she will speak at the SinC chapter in Nipomo about her new Beyond the Veil series, as well as showing the handwritings of the presidential hopefuls.
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Janet Elizabeth Lynn and Will Zeilinger will be reading/presenting from their latest novel GAME TOWN at Lit Up Orange County on Tuesday, September 24 from 7:00 to 9:00 at the Bardot Bars and Coffee in Tustin.
For address go to: https://www.facebook.com/
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SinCLA Mister in Crime August Norman will discuss his path to publication and sign his debut thriller, COME AND GET ME: A Caitlin Bergman Novel, as a guest speaker at the Southern California Writers’ Conference – Irvine, September 21st, Saturday morning, 8 AM. For more info, augustnorman.com or writersconference.com.
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Joan Renner is teaching THE DARK HISTORY OF LOS ANGELES for Urban Elective. The class examines murder and mayhem in the city from 1850 to the present day. The six-week course is for adults 21-years and older and begins Monday, September 9, 2019. Enrollment details are available at: urbanelective.com
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In addition to her appearance at Mystery Ink with Ellen Byron mentioned earlier, you can catch Nancy Cole Silverman promoting THE HOUSE ON HALLOWED GROUND at these events:
Sunday, September 29, Book Carnival, Tustin
Saturday, October 12th, El Modena Public LIbrary
Saturday, October 26th, Mysterious Galaxy, San Diego
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