Bouchercon!

But first…

The West Hollywood Book Fair is coming up on Sunday, Oct. 2nd. I’ll be there on a panel with some wonderful authors: Dianne Dixon, Tim Hallinan, Ryan David Jahn, and Thomas Perry, moderated by Wendy Hornsby. Our panel, on literary thrillers, is at 11:30, but there are great panels and events going on all day, and it’s free! If you’re in the Los Angeles area, I hope you’ll stop by.

Now, where was I?

Right! The Bouchercon! Bouchercon 2011 is in St. Louis, a city I’ve never visited. I hear they have great barbecue…

I’m on two panels, the first on Thursday at 4 PM, “SEMPER FIDELIS-Landmark 1,2,3 Crime fiction & the military. Where the two meet. Matthew C. Funk (M), B. Kent Anderson, James R. Benn, me, Martin Limon, Charles Todd,” the second on Saturday at 1 PM, “NEVER LET ME GO-Majestic A,B,C Passport to murder. Peter Rozovsky (M), Lisa Brackmann, Roger Ellory, David Hewson, Martin Limon, Anne Zouroudi.” My wonderful publisher, Soho Press, is also hosting a cocktail party on Friday at 4:30, to introduce Lene Kaaberbol and Angnete Friis, authors of the international bestseller THE BOY IN THE SUITCASE—I’ve read it, and it’s an awesome book! I’m told there will be ARCs for some lucky guests. And I’ll be manning the International Thriller Writers booth on Friday from 12:30 – 2:30.

I’m so looking forward to seeing old friends and meeting some new—if you’re attending, feel free to tweet me!

Now I just need to get Shack by the Sea ready for my house-sitters…

ETA: New Event!

Just added—I’ll be at the Paragraph Party hosted by Left Bank Books. Check out this lineup: “Chelsea Cain will be the Mistress of Ceremonies for the evening, and paragraph-reading guests include Cara Black, Tasha Alexander, Eoin Colfer, Deon Meyer, Daniel Woodrell, James Benn, Peter James, Stuart Neville, Paul Doiron, Marcia Clark, Martin Limon, Dana Haynes, Leighton Gage, D.E. Johnson, Lisa Brackman, Gianrico Carofiglio, Judith Rock, and Nancy Means Wright.” We’ll all be reading a paragraph, just one, from our latest work. And then we’ll sit around, sign books, chat and drink beer, because the party’s being held at the Bridge Tap House & Wine Bar. How cool is that?