In Reference to Murder: Mystery Melange

 In Reference to Murder: Mystery Melange

In Reference to Murder: Mystery Melange

In Reference to Murder: Mystery Melange: The typewriter of celebrated murder mystery author Dame Agatha Christie will be featured in a new exhibition celebrating her life later thi...

Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity: 47 Glorious Writing Conferences and Workshops in June 2026

Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity: 47 Glorious Writing Conferences and Workshops in J...: This June there are nearly four dozen writing conferences and workshops. Some conferences and workshops will be held online, but most will b...

In Reference to Murder: Mystery Melange

In Reference to Murder: Mystery Melange: The 2026 winners of The British Book Awards (aka "The Nibbies") were announced on Tuesday. A Case of Mice and Murder by Sally Sm...

Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity: 39 Marvelous Writing Conferences and Workshops in May 2026

Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity: 39 Marvelous Writing Conferences and Workshops in ...: This May there are more than three dozen writing conferences and workshops. Some conferences and workshops will be held online, but most wil...

In Reference to Murder: Mystery Melange

In Reference to Murder: Mystery Melange: The Los Angeles Times announced the winners of the 46th annual Book Prizes in a ceremony at USC’s Bovard Auditorium. The Times ’ Book Priz...

In Reference to Murder: Mystery Melange

 In Reference to Murder: Mystery Melange

Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity: 34 Awesome Writing Conferences and Workshops in April 2026

Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity: 34 Awesome Writing Conferences and Workshops in Ap...: This April there are more than two dozen writing conferences and workshops. Some conferences and workshops will be held online, but most wil...

In Reference to Murder: Mystery Melange

In Reference to Murder: Mystery Melange: The Southwest Festival Reading Festival returns this Saturday, March 7, to downtown Fort Myers, Florida, sponsored by the Fort Myers Region...

Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity: 34 Marvelous Writing Conferences and Workshops in March

Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity: 34 Marvelous Writing Conferences and Workshops in ...: This March there are more than two dozen writing conferences and workshops. Some conferences and workshops will be held online, but most wil...

In Reference to Murder: Mystery Melange

 In Reference to Murder: Mystery Melange

In Reference to Murder: Mystery Melange

In Reference to Murder: Mystery Melange: The 2026 Pulp Factory Awards finalists have been announced, voted on by members of Pulp Factory, a professional association of pulp writers,...

In Reference to Murder: Mystery Melange

In Reference to Murder: Mystery Melange:  Author James Sallis passed way last week after a long illness. Sallis was 81 years old. He began writing science fiction for magazines in ...

In Reference to Murder: Mystery Melange

In Reference to Murder: Mystery Melange: Mark Billingham is the 2026 recipient of the Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) Diamond Dagger, sponsored by Karen Baugh Menuhin. The award r...

Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity: 18 Fabulous Writing Conferences and Workshops in February 2026

Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity: 18 Fabulous Writing Conferences and Workshops in F...: This February there are more than a dozen writing conferences and workshops. Some conferences and workshops will be held online, but most wi...

In Reference to Murder: Mystery Melange

In Reference to Murder: Mystery Melange: The Westport Library in Westport, CT, is presenting a crime writing panel discussion about weaving real life crime into storytelling. Schedu...

In Reference to Murder: Mystery Melange

In Reference to Murder: Mystery Melange: On Sunday, January 25, the Westport, Connecticut, Library will host a Crime Writing Panel Discussion, "Ripped from the Headlines: Weavi...

SleuthSayers: 2025 Year in Review: Writing and Other Things

SleuthSayers: 2025 Year in Review: Writing and Other Things: In my previous SleuthSayers post , I discussed my year as an editor; in the following I discuss my year as a writer, and I discuss some of ...

In Reference to Murder: Mystery Melange

In Reference to Murder: Mystery Melange: The Wolfe Pack, the Official Nero Wolfe Literary Society, announced that Agony Hill by Sarah Stewart Taylor (Minotaur Books) has won the an...

Lesa's Book Critiques: Star of the Show by Dolly Parton with Tom Roland

 Lesa's Book Critiques: Star of the Show by Dolly Parton with Tom Roland