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by Erin Mitchell
My trip to Bouchercon was shorter than I had planned because of a death in the family, but despite missing the first couple of days, it included more than a few memorable moments. I'm going to limit myself here to talking about just two favorites.
On Saturday morning, I was honored to be part of the Bloody Murder: Voices from the Margin event. I'm calling it an "event" rather than a "panel" because it included 46 authors (plus me and Terri Bischoff) in a format that, to the best of my knowledge, was entirely new to Bouchercon.
I'm going to bypass a discussion of how this event came to happen (for the moment), and focus instead on what it was—and can be in future years.
While many of us attend Bouchercon for professional reasons, it is, always and above all else, a fan convention. A gathering of readers. A celebration of stories. It gives us the opportunity to discover new and new-to-us books and authors in the most dynamic ways possible. And it is exactly this that Bloody Murder: Voices from the Margin celebrated.
Each participant was asked to share an author whose work is less well-known than it could (should!) be or we might have forgotten. In this way, it touted the diversity and inclusion that is core to the crime fiction community we all love so much.
To say the room was electric does not adequately capture the excitement and enthusiasm present. Charlaine Harris and Sara Paretsky embraced their role as Fearless Leaders (click here to read Sara's opening remarks) with gusto. There were cheers. There were laughs.
It was surely special.
I'm going to include the list of participants and recommendations at the end of this post, and I encourage you to check them out. I've already started doing exactly that. We could all do worse than to use this list for our holiday shopping.
I sincerely hope that this becomes an annual mainstay at Bouchercon. It would be a fantastic way to open the event, as the format and content would give attendees a quick introduction to a large group of authors, which would help them target their panel attendance. More importantly, though, it would set a tone for Bouchercon, reminding us that we, as readers, owe a great deal to an amazingly diverse group of storytellers, some of whom we have yet to discover.
Orchestrating the Bloody Murder: Voices from the Margin was an awesome feat that saw an ad-hoc team pull together in days what I would have easily expected to take weeks. In addition to Charlaine and Sara, here's who you have to thank: Terri Bischoff, Lori Rader-Day, Catriona McPherson, Margery Flax, Dana Cameron, Clare O'Donohue, Jess Lourey, Jessie Chandler, and Jamie Freveletti.
Here's a super photo of the event, by Kristopher Zgorski:
Saturday evening at the Anthony Awards, Judy Bobalik received the David Thompson Special Service Award, which "recognizes extraordinary efforts to develop and promote the mystery and crime fiction field." I knew Judy was in the running (because the award is voted on by the Bcon board, of which I'm a member), but her winning was a surprise, and I couldn't think of anyone more deserving. Judy has been involved with Bouchercon for years, and her support of authors, readers, and the community as a whole is unmatched.
Here's Judy giving the World's Shortest Acceptance Speech (she was really surprised!):
We've wrapped up Bouchercon for another year, and I'm hearing lots of folks making plans for Raleigh next year. So I'll leave you with this: If you want to be considered for a panel, the registration deadline for Raleigh is May 1, 2015.
As promised, here's the list of recommendations from Bloody Murder: Voices from the Margin. You can also find it on the MWA and Sisters in Crime websites.
Kristi Belcamino: Sara Gran
Mark Billingham: Steve Mosby
Terri Bischoff: Barbara Neely
Allison Brennan: Deborah Coonts
Carla Buckley: Dennis Tafoya
Dana Cameron: Margaret Lawrence
Joelle Charbonneau: Tracy Kiely
Jessie Chandler: Amanda Kyle Williams
Reed Farrel Coleman: Wallace Stroby and Peter Spiegelman
Hilary Davidson: Todd Robinson
Jamie Freveletti: Charlotte Carter
Jim Fusilli: Penelope Fitzgerald
Alison Gaylin: Lauren Sanders
Joel Goldman: Barbara Neely
Heather Graham: Harley Jane Kozak
Andrew Grant: Charles McCarry
Daniel Hale: Harry Hunsicker
Rachel Howzell Hall: Paula L Woods
Charlaine Harris: Toni L. P. Kelner, Don Harstad, and Shirley Jackson
Sara J. Henry: Charlotte Armstrong and Carol O'Connell
Greg Herren: Sandra Scoppettone
Ted Hertel: Terrance Faherty
Naomi Hirahara: Hisaye Yamamoto
Linda Joffe Hull: John Galligan
Toni L. P. Kelner: Barbara Paul and Troy Soos
Harley Jane Kozak: Georgette Heyer
Katia Lief: Sarah Weinman
Elizabeth Little: Steph Cha
Jess Lourey: Margaret Millar and Daniel Woodrell
Alex Marwood: Sarah Hilary
Catriona McPherson: Carolyn Wall and Eleanor Taylor Bland
Erin Mitchell: Carolyn Keene, Martyn Waites, and Reba White Williams
Clare O'Donohue: Wendy Lyn Watson aka Annie Knox
Karen E Olson: Mary-Ann Tirone Smith
Sara Paretsky: Dorothy Salisbury Davis, Eleanor Taylor Bland, Valerie Wilson Wesley, and Alison Gordon
Ralph Pezzullo: Eduardo Manchado and Joe Trigoboff
Lori Rader-Day: Inger Ash Wolfe aka Michael Redhill
Lynne Raimondo: Joseph Hansen
Hank Phillippi Ryan: Shannon Kirk
Alex Segura: Steve Weddle and Kelly Braffett
Johnny Shaw: Anonymous 9, Matthew McBride, and Chester Himes
Daniel Stashower: Jan Marete Weiss
Wendy Corsi Staub: Tom Savage
Elaine Viets: Craig Rice, Jeffery Marks
Martyn Waites: Bill Loehfelm
Sarah Weinman: Jen Sacks
Jeri Westerson: Dorothy B Hughes
James Ziskin: Lynne Raimondo
My apologies for not posting last week. I was at Bouchercon and was so caught up in the festivities that I forgot to post. Or it might just be my old age.
I believe that tomorrow Erin will be posting on Bloody Murder, the ad hoc panel that a group of us threw together to celebrate writers on the margins - writers who haven't gotten the exposure or support they deserve. The event itself was amazing. I don't remember how many authors participated, but I know it was over 40. Overall a pretty fantastic event. We should shirts and raised $500 for WriteGirl. MWA graciously provided free Bloody Marys during the event. It sounds like an event like this may become a regular at Bouchercon. This situation was turned into a very positive event and I applaude Bouchercon 2014 and Ingrid Willis for their cooperation and efforts to make it happen.
And then a funny thing happened. Catriona McPherson won the Anthony Award for the Best Paperback Original. I was floored. Of course I loved the book. Catriona's writing is amazing. She absolutely deserved the award. And I can tell you, there are more of these in the pipeline - contemporary suspense stand alones. Two published and three more coming.
For me personally, I suddenly felt legit. Like many authors, I believe a lot of acquiring editors are filled with doubt about our talent. Let's face it, not every book or series we acquire becomes a best seller. Heck, most of us would settle for a good solid seller. We may be acquiring books that we feel are solid and deserve to be published, yet they fail in the marketplace. Winning an Anthony Award is one of those confidence builders that helps to heal the broken heart for those books that didn't commerically succeed. I have to say that I am extremely proud. Of Catriona. Of the Midnight Ink authors who attended the awards and were there to cheer Catriona on. Of the whole Midnight Ink family - our authors, our editors, our sales people, our publicity and marketing departments. Pubbing a book is a group effort. And we all should be basking in glory. I do have the best job in the world. Now if I can only figure out the magical formula to make all my babies succeed.
I am going to wrap this up with a link to the speech Ursula Le Guin made. She was honored for Lifetime Achievement by the National Book Awards. Here is a transcript. Take a quick peek. She is calling out publishers for acting as profiteers rather than creating art. Powerful words by a highly respected pioneer. It's a difficult balancing act - publishing the very best that comes across my desk, yet being constantly aware of the market and the chances for financial success. Ms. Le Guin certainly gives us in the industry something to think about.
Have a great rest of the week y'all.
Lynne Patrick
They call it tartan noir. Somebody, quite possibly one of the authors I'm about to mention, suggested recently that crime fiction might be about to turn into Scotland's third biggest export after whisky and wool. I'll give you the whisky; my feeling is, though there are a lot of sheep in Scotland, it's up there above wool.
For benefit of Dead Guy's American followers, who are probably in the majority by a wide margin since there are so many more of you than of us: Val McDermid; Ian Rankin; Stuart McBride. And that's just for starters. I've just googled Scottish crime writers, and found a list of sixty-one names. I don't claim to have read, or even heard of, all of them, but a good half are on my to-read or to-read-more lists. Heck, I think I can even claim to have had a hand in discovering one of them.
A few of the others among the sixty-one write the kind of thing I'm pretty sure I wouldn't enjoy – which doesn't mean I don't respect their work, just that they don't write what I like to read. On which subject I'll put the spade down and walk away from the hole.
So – today's question is, what is it about Scotland? It has a population roughly a tenth the size of England's. It's hard to know if England can boast six hundred-plus crime writers, but the Crime Writers' Association has just over that number of members – which, of course, includes Scottish, Welsh, overseas and associate members.
And membership is not compulsory; there could be any number of English crime writers who aren't among the six hundred. so numbers prove nothing.
(While we're talking statistics, though, my own homeland doesn't seem to do well in the crime writing stakes. Population about sixty percent of Scotland's, and only three authors come to mind; a quick google revealed more I wasn't aware of, but not many.)
But numbers are irrelevant when it comes to quality – and if the ones I've read are any criterion, Scottish crime writers are up there with the best. The three I mentioned are arguably the top sellers, but not far behind, and with good cause, are Denise Mina, Christopher Brookmyre, Peter May, Alexander McCall Smith (though noir doesn't exactly describe his work!). Then there are classics like Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Josephine Tey. And my personal, but less well-known favourites, Louise Welsh, Gordon Ferris and T F Muir.
The list could go on and on; I don't claim any special knowledge. I'm cherrypicking, and my idea of a sweet, juicy cherry might not chime with other people's.
I asked why Scotland. Maybe it's the unforgiving landscape, beautiful in its own stark way but not to be messed with: terrain that puts you in mind of cold-eyed psychopaths (cue loud protests from warm, generous Scottish people, of whom I've met many) and hidden dangers. Maybe it's the long winters; they seem to get more than their share of the kind of blasting wind and rain that keeps you indoors, and the mountains had their first snow in early October.
Or maybe it's the whisky.
Who knows? All I do know is that tartan noir has become something of a phenomenon here in the UK. It has its own annual convention, Bloody Scotland; and the term tartan noir is not my invention, but a recognized sub-genre.
Today's supplementary question: aside from the New Jersey Crime Writing Brigade, is there an area of the US which could be said to equate to Bloody Scotland? Is there a specific group of authors I should be reading? Share with me, blog-followers, as I have shared with you.
No, as a matter of fact, I didn't go to Bouchercon but oddly, I will be in Long Beach, CA in a few weeks (read on) and visiting some friends I haven't seen in far too long. I did miss seeing dozens of people I'd have loved to see at the biggest mystery gathering on the planet, but there were other plans being planned and this trip couldn't be made financially reasonable. Hopefully next year on the East Coast, where I can theoretically drive.
Now on to business: I don't feel like a grizzled veteran just yet, but I realized recently that I've been involved with book publishing (as an author) for about 15 years now, given that's when I started writing my first novel, FOR WHOM THE MINIVAN ROLLS. And that sort of made me stop and think for a moment.
It's been a weird ride, a really enjoyable one, and I don't feel like we've even gotten far from the station yet, so there's plenty to go. And along the way I've met some people who will be friends for the rest of my life, I've heard from wonderful readers, I've been reviewed well and hilariously and I've been interviewed on radio and television, not to mention online.
But one thing I've never done has been a "book tour."
As you saw last week, the advantages (or dis-) of an author traveling from city to city and meeting with booksellers and readers (hopefully) can be a topic for debate. But I've never done one because publishers will generally not pay for an author to do so unless the author is a bestseller and can therefore afford to pay for it themselves. Keep in mind that the person who coined the phrase "Catch-22" was an author.
Still, I've always wanted to meet some of the booksellers I've contacted over the years and seen some of the stores other authors have told me about. So with the publication of INSPECTOR SPECTER a hair over two weeks away, I've decided that now is the time to hit the road.
But since I'm not a bestseller--at least not to that degree--I'm going on a short tour. There's only so much goodwill some authors can afford.
INSPECTOR SPECTER, the sixth Haunted Guesthouse mystery, will be published on Tuesday December 2. I have a class to teach on Thursday, December 4, so the "tour" will begin on Monday, December 8. And here's how it'll go:
Tuesday, December 2: Barnes & Noble in East Brunswick, NJ with Toni LoTempio
Monday, December 8: Aunt Agatha's in Ann Arbor, MI (with our ex-DEAD GUY Robin Agnew!)
Tuesday, December 9: Murder by the Book in Houston, TX
Wednesday, December 10: The Poisoned Pen in Scottsdale, AZ
Thursday, December 11: I'm on the road. Literally. Plans are to fly to San Francisco and then make my way, via Los Angeles to:
Friday, December 12: Mystery Ink in Huntington Beach, CA.
Saturday, December 13: Mysterious Galaxy's holiday party in San Diego, CA.
So, five bookstores in five cities in six days. And if you work for a bookstore near San Francisco and would like to discuss an event on December 11, get in touch!
If you're in one of those areas and would like to say hi, please come on out! Keep in mind that I'm probably coming from a lot farther away than you are! And it's the readers and the booksellers who make these events special. So I'm hoping to see you there. Wherever "there" is.
Marilyn Thiele
Watching all the pictures of panels and partying popping up on Facebook for the last few days has made me wonder if I made the right decision in not attending Bouchercon this year. My reasons for forgoing one of my favorite events were timing considerations. I just returned from a trip to England and France a couple of weeks ago, and the mid-November scheduling of Bouchercon comes too close to the busy holiday shopping season, which seems to have begun already. Those organized individuals who are through their lists before the rest of us have made them are browsing the shelves and ordering the more esoteric items to be sure they have them in time. It's not the cold snap here in the East that arrived just as Bouchercon began that prompted my second thoughts, but missing the fun and excitement of spending so much time with other mystery lovers. So with Josh and Jeff, I look forward to Raleigh next year. Terri and Erin, I hope you're having a blast.
Speaking of envy (and I was), some recent posts from other Dead Guys, namely Josh and Terri, of the "day in the life of … " variety have made me a bit jealous. The things they do, reading manuscripts, deciding what to accept, working with authors, marketing the work to others, holding meetings to plan schedules, and much more, are not necessarily things I would be at or even want to do. What I covet are the days that seem to be planned and organized. The blessing and the curse of a retail establishment is that one never knows what the day will bring. I have thought many times about writing here describing a typical day; it's just that there really isn't one.
A good day starts quietly; for the most part, there are few if any customers in the first hour or so after opening. I usually arrive an hour before opening time to do some paperwork or list the things that must get done (bills paid, orders placed, books displayed on release date). A bad start? A regular customer waiting in the parking lot because she can never remember what time I open, and, "As long as you're here, can I just look around?" The distraction begins before I even get the lights on. I really can't hide in my office while someone is in the shop, and it seems to be a pattern that one early shopper attracts others. One shouldn't complain about buyers … but I'm thinking about reactivating the unused side door in the alley so I can sneak in to my own shop!
The daily stream of readers looking for their next pleasurable entertainment is the enjoyable part of my work. I love talking about books, finding out what a customer likes to read and making suggestions, and listening to their thoughts on their most recent reads. But there is another daily stream: those who want to solicit the shop owner's time, money or space and know that the door is always open. So why not walk in? The local fundraiser is soliciting donations of money for ads in event booklets, or books for a "tricky tray." At the least, could you put this poster in your window, and these flyers on your counter? Saying yes to all of these would solve my window decorating problem; it would look like a construction fence in the city, covered with ads. The counter would be unusable for actual business. Another self-published author wants just a little display space for his masterpiece and a consignment arrangement. The planner for the next town-wide event wants to discuss your participation. The publisher's sales rep just happened to be in the area and decides to drop in. As does the salesperson with the latest great deal on credit card processing. And the lady with hand-made greeting cards that are sure to be a big seller if you carried them. None of these people call ahead; they know it's much easier to say no on the telephone. The shop owner will always have a smile and listen, at least up to a certain point.
The telephone may no longer be the favored means of communication among friends and family, but it hasn't lost its luster for sales solicitors. For every call from a customer asking to have a book held, or ordered, there are at least five offering small business loans or more credit card processing or another opportunity to enhance my on-line presence. Fortunately, more and more of these are recordings, making it easier to hang up quickly. I'm still not sure what the friendly female voice from Google that I hear at least once a week really wants. I find it hard to be rude to a real person, so it takes a little longer to say no. Someone suggested when I mentioned this in an earlier post that I make use of the caller-id feature. The problem is that an unknown or blocked number doesn't mean it's not a customer, who will go elsewhere if there is no answer. There are even legitimate calls from far away area codes, people who would like a book shipped to them. And the solicitors are very clever at disguising their identities.
It's the nature of a retail business for the proprietor and the staff to be constantly available during business hours. We look forward to the "interruptions" that involve finding a specific book, or suggesting others, or hearing about what customer just loved. Sometimes these involve a reordering of the day's plans; the book order for Wednesday needs to go in Monday because a book has been promised for Tuesday. The mid-afternoon lull that allows for some shelf reorganizing or unpacking the carton of new books doesn't always materialize. Frequently, the day ends with many additions to the to-do list and few, if any, deletions. The days when there is help in the shop are a bit better, since someone else can field the phone calls; I've been known to tell Dani "I'm not here" when things are too far behind; the solicitors always want to talk to the owner. Unfortunately, the days I have help are ones I also need to attend to personal business, or I have to reveal my presence. Not all my work is in the office. I'm looking forward to the winter months when the shop schedule goes from seven to five days a week. I miss the interaction, but I can legitimately ignore the phone and doorbell and finish at least one item I've started.
I know my envy of my fellow bloggers who seem to have more organized schedules is probably misplaced. No job is without interruptions, unplanned events, and reordering of priorities on the fly. And I'm fortunate that many of my daily interactions are pleasurable: after all, they're with book lovers. But sometimes I wish I could really know what the next day will be like.
Would someone please write a biography or a novel or a screenplay about heroic WWII librarian Ona Simaite?
According to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum:
ONA SIMAITE (1899-1970), Lithuania
Ona Simaite, a librarian at Vilna University, used her position to aid and rescue Jews in the Vilna ghetto. Entering the ghetto under the pretext of recovering library books from Jewish university students, she smuggled in food and other provisions and smuggled out literary and historical documents. In 1944, the Nazis arrested and tortured Simaite. She was then deported to Dachau and later transferred to a concentration camp in southern France. She remained in France following her liberation.
Photo credit: Yad Vashem photo archives.
Lynne Patrick
The thing I like most about crime novels is the way right always triumphs in the end. It kind of helps you believe that the world isn't such a bad place after all – that it's possible for the bad guys to get what they deserve despite the wealth of evidence to the contrary out there in the real world.
I've just finished reading one of those novels in which right triumphs over the legal system because a cop is willing to bend the rules to make sure of the right result. And the other night I watched a cop show on TV in which someone was found guilty of a crime he didn't commit, but no one really minded because they knew he'd committed plenty of others without being caught.
And so was launched a train of thought. Apologies in advance if this gets a bit heavy; it's the way I'm feeling today.
Is there really any clear definition of right and wrong? How helpful is any legal system when it comes to ensuring that right wins out? Are we all at the mercy of human nature with all its flaws and inconsistencies? And does crime fiction help us to understand any of it?
Let's take the third question first. Human nature: is it just another way to describe self-interest? For instance, take the noisy, smelly, dirty, disruptive building site opposite my house, which used to be a peaceful stretch of green land where horses lived. The transformation has taken place courtesy of legislation formulated two hundred miles away by bureaucrats who have never visited this area or taken the trouble to acquaint themselves with a few salient facts, and despite the best efforts of several hundred people who live close by and have probably forgotten more about the area's housing needs than those bureaucrats.
Emotive language, you're thinking, and you'd be right; I do get pretty emotional about it, since I was at the centre of the fight to stop the building. But the other side of the coin, the bigger picture if you like, is the development company, who need to build and sell the houses in order to stay in business and do their bit towards regenerating the national economy – and, of course, to line the pockets of their shareholders, who also live a long way away. Whether it will work remains to be seen; houses still aren't selling well, and these aren't low-cost houses. But maybe best not to get me started on that; there are two sides to the coin after all.
There are always two sides to the coin, however dull and/or twisted one side may seem. The most hardened or sociopathic criminal operates according to his/her own internal logic. I had to kill her, says the serial murderer; the voices in my head told me to. Why shouldn't we rob the old lady who carelessly leaves her door open while we lure her outside, ask the small-time villains; we have no jobs, nothing else to do. Of course I have to blow myself up and take fifty people with me, says the suicide bomber; I do it to destroy the infidels who don't worship (insert name of deity who probably doesn't even require said worship) who everyone in the world should believe in.
Fortunately most people don't think like that. At least, most of the people who pass through my life.
Let's look at the other three questions. I suppose that when it comes to crime, we are at the mercy of the nature of a few humans; and there's not much doubt that the law fails to do the right thing for all the people all the time, and sometimes just completely fails. But right and wrong? Who knows? I can think of a few people of my acquaintance who are absolutely convinced that what they believe about certain things is incontrovertibly right; and others who are absolutely convinced of something which contradicts them.
And crime fiction? I sometimes wonder if I should stop reading it; it fosters illusions, creates a fantasy world in which the good guys always come out on top, and it can be hard to come back to a reality in which ordinary people suffer through wars between two sets of bad guys, and smaller-fry bad guys rob old ladies of property laden with memories and are never caught because the police clear-up rates are more important and drunk drivers are easier to catch.
And then I think, no; I won't stop. Those illusions aren't really illusory: they're reminders that good can triumph. Even if the rules have to be bent sometimes.
Josh Getzler
So I was looking through my Facebook feed this afternoon, and there are all manner of posts mocking me. THIS friend is packing short and tees for Long Beach. THIS one, already there, is posed in front of a film studio in LA. THAT one is saying where she will be at every moment of the next four days (not the bar. At least not ALL the time…).
And not me, this year. I'll be getting ready for Child #2's Bat Mitzvah, which is the Sunday following the end of the conference. I had no illusions. Last year, when we saw how the dates lined up, it was very clear that the HSG Client Bowl-o-rama against Team Decker would need to wait another year. I'll miss you guys. Have fun talking about, thinking about, learning about, and listening to people talking about Crime Fiction.
First and most important: An absurdly happy 22nd birthday to one of the most interesting and wonderful people I know--my daughter Eve. Hope you have the best time anyone could possibly have today, Baby Girl. But you know the old man's going to be calling sometime today, so carve out a few minutes, won't you? We're never not proud of you.
Now, then. (Which is, let's face it, contradictory.):
Those who read this space regularly might have come to the conclusion by now that I am a know-it-all pain in the buttocks who thinks his opinion on every subject regarding the publishing of crime fiction is sacrosanct.
Others might have actually seen that I'm not all that confident, but you never know.
Either way, I'm lucky--and in this case, so are you--that over the years I've met a good number of other crime fiction authors, and have learned that many of them are really smart. So I've asked a few to chip in on a question (one that I've been struggling with, but more on that next week!) that has been a topic for debate among writers for a while now:
The Book Tour: Important Promotional Tool, or Outmoded Expensive Dinosaur
And here's what they had to say:
Chris Grabenstein (author of the John Ceepak/Danny Boyle mystery series, middle-grade books like Escape From Mr. Lemoncello's Library, and Treasure Hunters: Danger Down the Nile, with James Patterson): I think the Book Tour is still pretty important when you're starting out, especially in the mystery genre. It's a good chance to meet all the indie mystery booksellers and see the country, too. Love that drive from Houston to Phoenix. Next time I think I'll fly.
In my new kids world, there is a new kind of book tour. It's called "doing school visits." Those are actually quite awesome-tastic, to quote a fifth grader. You put on three shows. The kids treat you like a rock star. And you sell a ton of books, usually at a discount, because the publishers and many bookstores offer very generous price cuts to schools. And, you get to drink chocolate milk at lunch.
Lorraine Bartlett (also Lorna Barrett, author of Victoria Square mysteries, Lotus Bay mysteries, and much, much more): Total and complete waste of time. Usually a book tour involved giving away books. People who hope to win aren't going to buy. If they don't win on this blog stop, they might on the next. If you do want to spend a LOT of time writing posts that won't sell any books, at least give away a prize other than a book. (People LOVE coffee mugs.) Virtual book tours are useless. Anything other than a stock signing is pretty useless these days. Unless you have a HUGE following, people have other entertainment options. It's been my experience that people don't go to bookstore signings. But ... these days I have much better luck at holiday craft shows. I sell copies of my own books, pay a table fee, and come home in the black. It's not a lot of fun, but after several years, people actually look for me. I don't do booksignings anymore.
Harley Jane Kozak (author of the Wollie Shelley mystery series and Keepers L.A. series from Harlequin Nocturne): I didn't tour for my last book and so the last time I did tour was 2010, so I feel completely incompetent. My 2010 book came out as Doubleday was falling apart — oops; I mean restructuring — and so the hardcover turned to trade paper and the "tour" was minimal. My real tours were for the three earlier books, but that feels so long ago and far away I can barely recall. Plus, the stores that did my book launches are now long gone. Frankly, the world is so changing. I think it always helps, but I have no idea how much, and whether the cost of the tour is worth it. Does anyone know?
Renee Paley-Bain (co-author with Donald Bain and Jessica Fletcher of the Murder She Wrote novels): First of all, if the publisher isn't paying for the tour, forget it. You'll never make back in sales what you spend on travel. If you're less concerned about the money and more eager to market yourself and your books, then keep careful track of your expenses; they're tax deductible.
Just my opinion but in general signings are a tricky business.They can be grueling and embarrassing if too few people show up. BUT getting the chance to talk with store managers and sales personnel can do you a world of good if they like you and your books. In that case, they may hand-sell your books to their customers after you've gone on to your next stop. Make sure you sign all their stock before you leave so they can put a sticker on it saying "Autographed by Author." Bookstore managers usually like to get your bookmarks, too. The biggest plus happens if you can generate press interest. An article in the local newspaper or radio or TV interview in conjunction with your appearance may reap online sales as well as bookstore sales. And thanking the store on FB and/or your website will endear you to the store manager who worked so hard to host the event.
Thanks to my pals for contributing! (But now I'm confused--are you confused?)
My library recently acquired a copy of Harry Potter and Leopard Walk Up to Dragon, an unauthorized Harry Potter knockoff in Chinese with illustrations stolen from Disney and other sources. It may be of interest to Harry Potter fans, students of Chinese, and anyone interested in copyright and intellectual property; it may also be of interest to Tolkien fans, since in this novel Harry teams up with a wizard named Gandalf and goes after a magic ring and a dragon. Don't believe me? See this jaw-dropping excerpt.
I can't say for sure how J.K. Rowling feels about these bootlegs (and these, and others), but I'm guessing it might be like this:


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NEW ORLEANS: LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL inhabits the spirit of the city as Grammy Award-winning Marsalis celebrates one of the most unique cities in the world by introducing the rhythm and soul of the Big Easy through its music, its people, its traditions and its love of football and the New Orleans Saints as it prepares to kick off the biggest party of the year, Super Bowl XLVII. CBS Sports' Sarah Rinaldi produces.
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Concert planned to raise funds to repair Hancock vestry
Sitting in the shadow of the Hancock Meeting House/Congregational Church is the church vestry on Main Street in Hancock. A concert Saturday is helping to fund a repair of the vestry cupola. (MEGHAN PIERCE PHOTO)
While the town and church share the costs of maintaining the meeting house/church, the 1836 built vestry that sits next to the meeting house on Main Street is owned and maintained by the church, said the church's pastor Rev. Judith Copeland.
"We use it for Sunday school and a variety of church activities, but it's also used for just about everything in town," Copeland said.
From weekly community suppers, rehearsal space for community musical groups, Tai Chi and art classes to the Fourth of July Ice Cream Social, the Hancock Vestry is often where people in town gather.
"It's a building the church makes available to the whole Hancock community," said Rick Simpson of Main Street, a member of the Kroks of the 70s. "I think their general rule of thumb is anyone can use the building as long as it's something appropriate and the time works out and all of that."
The vestry is the only large public meeting space with kitchen facilities in the community.
Groups make donations to the church to use the vestry, as they are able. And no group is turned away on account of limited funds. It's a long standing policy the church hopes to continue.
According to Copeland, some "great New Hampshire institutions were fledglings of the Hancock vestry," including the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen.
The league held one of its earliest fairs in the vestry. The event has grown into a nine-day showcase for New Hampshire artisans each August in Sunapee. The New Hampshire Association for the Blind also got its start in the vestry and recently celebrated its 100th anniversary with a special program in the vestry.
The project to repair and paint the vestry cupola costs just under $7920.
The church has received a $3,500 grant from the Ella Anderson Trust, which the church must match, Copeland said.
The concert is one of many fundraisers the church has organized in order to start the project this summer.
Simpson was asked to perform with other former Krokodiloes members from the 1970s when the 1946 founded Krokodiloes had a 60th anniversary concert in 2006.
They had such a good time they decided to meet two or three times a year to rehearse and perform.
This year it was the Kroks of the 70s turn to return to Hancock, Simpson said. So he offered to hold the performance to benefit the vestry project.
Simpson and his wife Jody Simpson understand how important the vestry is to the community, he said. "We live next door so Jody and I personally enjoy it."
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You can expect some sentimental ballads and Cole Porter numbers, Simpson said. "It's both ballads and show tunes all the way from the 20s to today, except we don't do any rap or anything like that."
The concert is to be held in the First Congregational Church, next to the vestry, Saturday at 5 p.m.
There is no admission, but donations are being accepted for the vestry repair fund.
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Nice trip. nice cabins and food. Just noisy neighbors... I would do trip again without hesitation. One fault was in The cafe,it had only one cashier working so food was cold by the time it was paid for as the line was so long. This is quite bad and people were annoyed, so improvement needed here. So I would tell people to take there own snacks & food.
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WE sailed with Corsica Sardinia Ferries from Bastia to Nice at the beginning of Oct. 2014. It's a five and a half hour trip and it has been our most enjoyable ferry trip ever.Calm seas,warm sunshine, sun deck and deckchairs and an enjoyable breakfast made the trip feel like a mini cruise. I have to admit that our main ferry journeys have all been on the Irish sea in recent years, but nonetheless I would like to applaud Corsica Sardinia Ferries.
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First of all the port of Nice:- There are two areas of the port where you can board the ferries, one on each side of the port or harbour, approx 20 mins walk from each other. There is a small mini bus that runs between each of them. However there does not appear to be any way on knowing, certainly not in English which side/office to go to. Other than that everything went very smoothly. The ferries:- All the 'Corsica Ferries' which we travelled with seem to be based in Genoa, so the crew is mostly Italian, which wasn't a problem, but a little unexpected. The ferries were well run and clean, with good food and helpful staff, would certainly recommend them if travelling from southern France to either Bastia or Ajaccio in Corsica.
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I have a asus m4a88t-v evo usb 3 motherboard when I switch my pc on it comes up with press f1 2 set up chip set configuration or f2 to boot pc dose any one now how to set up the chip set configuration
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You should have a manual for your board which will show you what to do or you could also have a look on the Asus website for some answers.
From your description I would suspect that the boot disk order is wrong.
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Pressing F1 will take you into the BIOS where you can set up all the parameters for the chip set. As ams4127 says its may be for the boot order, it could be the time or one of a number of alternatives. If you look at your manual on page 2-27 you will see the Boot Menu and on pge 2-31 on the Exit Menu you will see Load Setup Defaults, if all else fails you can go back to the default settings.
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Mould: is this a new motherboard, or an old one and this problem has just started occurring? If the latter, you may need a new CMOS battery.
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Ian in Northampton that is a good point, I has assumed that a board with USB3 would not have a CMOS battery problem yet.
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Good point chub_tor - I'd missed the USB 3.0 reference... :-(
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If its USB3 then its got to be a new one.
As above F1 takes you to BIOS setup page where you configure your Hardware. Read the Manual and follow that to set it up, including any Jumpers, as these can be the make or brake of the build
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2B Brett Lawrie, Brewers
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Alex Liddi is the first Italian-born player to play professional baseball in the United States. He's batting just .265 with a .338 on-base percentage this season at Double-A West Tennessee, but the Mariners feel has a fairly bright future. He doesn't turn 22 until mid-August and he launched 23 home runs in 129 games at the Single-A level last year.
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I use different fabric for front and back to give the tie a small amount of contrast
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Noriko Fujii Paukert
Noriko Fujii was born in Tokyo, Japan and began piano studies at age four. After graduating from Toho-Gakuen School of Music she came to the United States, having received a Fulbright grant to study at Washington University in St. Louis.
Miss Fujii made her U.S. debut with St. Louis Symphony Orchestra in Handel's Messiah. Since then, her performances of recitals, chamber music and oratorios have been hailed in Europe, United States and Japan by audiences and critics alike. Her engagements have taken her to Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and Japan. Known and praised for the performances of contemporary music, she was a guest artist with the Cleveland Chamber Symphony and Aki, festival of new music.
Several composers (e.g.. Jean Langlais, Ilja Hurnik, Sydney Hodkinson, Edwin London, P.Q. Phan, Marcel Dick) dedicated their works to her. Venues and ensembles she collaborated with include St. Louis Bach Festival, Chicago Camerata, August Opera Festival (St. Louis), Piccolo Spoleto, De Koninklijke Zangvereiniging Arti Vocali (Antwerp, Belgium), Flemish Music Festival (Ghent, Belgium).
Recordings include A la Vierge Marie French 20th century sacred music (Dabringhaus und Grimm, Germany); For John Muir by Bain Murray: Music of Cleveland composers; and Sonnet Haiku by Edwin London.
Presently she teaches at the Cleveland State University and the Cleveland Institute of Music, where she is the voice chair in the Preparatory and Continuing Education division. She was appointed to the CIM faculty in 2004.
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November 21, 2014, 8:00 pm
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