Earlier this week, the Fairfax County Public Library in launched its first-ever system-wide Adult Summer Reading Program, offering prizes for…
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Kind Words for “Care & Feeding”
Last week brought a nice surprise—nice boost to the ego. On Friday, Kristopher Zgorski of BOLO Books gave a shout-out…
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The Advocates: Honoring Janet Rudolph & J. Kingston Pierce
The Thrill Begins is running a new series of posts, The Advocates, with mystery writers honoring people who support and…
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The First Two Pages: My Darkest Prayer by S.A. Cosby
In April 2015, B.K. Stevens debuted the blog series “The First Two Pages,” hosting craft essays by short story writers…
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Hosting at House of Clues
I’ll be hosting the discussion at House of Clues on Monday, January 21—partly with a focus on Civil Rights Era…
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Books, Not Booze
At SleuthSayers today, I follow up on my wife’s column in the Washington Independent Review of Books to share some…
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Giveaway Contest Winners
Congratulations to Marcia Hines and Terrie Moran, the winners of my Goodreads giveaway of On the Road with Del &…
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5 Crime Short Story Writers You Should Be Reading Right Now
Keith Rawson at LitReactor published a list of “5 Crime Short Story Writers You Should Be Reading Right Now”—and I…
Continue reading →“The Odds Are Against Us” and “Premonition” Named Agatha Award Finalists!
I’m stunned and thrilled that two of my short stories have been named as finalists for the upcoming Agatha Awards!…
Continue reading →Call for Submissions: Murder Under the Oaks, the Bouchercon 2015 Anthology
Attention, fellow short story writers! I’ve been invited to edit the short fiction anthology Murder Under the Oaks for Bouchercon 2015…
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