We know it’s not Thursday, but we didn’t want you to miss out on all this great mystery news while we’re away in Las Vegas setting up for ALA Annual. But first, awards news! The 2014 Shamus Award finalists and Macavity Award nominations have been announced and we have several outstanding Minotaur books in the Read More » […]
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Monday Fun Day! (7/15/2013 Edition)
Helloooooo, Monday!
Welcome to another glorious week, librarian friends. Today we're celebrating nominees and winners of all kinds.
- The 2013 Macavity Award nominations have been announced by Mystery Readers International and we're delighted to see some of our titles featured in several categories.
Best Mystery Novel:
THE BEAUTIFUL MYSTERY by Louise Penny
THE OTHER WOMAN by Hank Phillippi Ryan
Best First Mystery Novel:
DON'T EVER GET OLD by Daniel Friedman
Sue Feder Historical Memorial Award:
A CITY OF BROKEN GLASS by Rebecca Cantrell
See the full list at MysteryReaders.org.
- The Private Eye Writers of America also recently announced their 2013 Shamus Awards shortlist! Nominees include:
Best Hardcover PI Novel:
HUNTING SWEETIE ROSE by Jack Fredrickson
THE OTHER WOMAN by Hank Phillippi Ryan
Best First PI Novel:
HUSH MONEY by Chuck Greaves
Best PI Short Story:
"O'Nelligan and the Lost Fates" by Michael Nethercott, author of THE SEANCE SOCIETY
The winners will be announced at Bouchercon on September 20th. See the full shortlist here.
- JANE: The Woman Who Loved Tarzan by Robin Maxwell has been selected as a nominee for the Salt Lake County Library System's semi-annual Reader’s Choice Award. The winning title will be announced on November 1st. Until then, see their blog for more recommendations.
- I'd like to finish up by congratulating Rachel Kitzmann, Childrens Librarian II at the Los Feliz branch of the Los Angeles Public Library, who won our Rainbow Rowell signed-book sweepstakes and Fran Juergensmeyer, Collection Manager at the Waukegan Public Library, who won our Uncharted Pages sweepstakes!! See which characters Fran wants to see fall in looove in the post update!
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Monday Fun Day! (2/4/2013 Edition)
Hello, librarian buds! We'reback in the office after ALA Midwinter and ready to talk about a bunch of great award nomination news.
The 2013 nominees for the Left Coast Crime (a.k.a. Lefty) Award, which honors the best humorous mystery published during the previous year, have been annouced! The Macmillan nominees are:
SWIFT RUN by Laura DiSilverio
THE GIRL NEXT DOOR by Brad Parks
Also HUSH MONEY by Chuck Greaves has been shortlisted for the Rocky Award for best mystery novel set in the Left Coast Crime geographical region and DANDY GILVER AND AN UNSUITABLE DAY FOR A MURDER by Catriona McPherson is shortlisted for the Bruce Alexander Memorial Historical Mystery Award, which is given to mystery novels covering events before 1960!
Winners will be announced on March 23rd during the 23rd annual Left Coast Crime Convention in Colorado Springs, CO.
In other award news, Colin Cotterill's GRANDAD, THERE'S A HEAD ON THE BEACH was shortlisted for this year’s Dilys Award! See all of the nominees here.
And again in award news, CURSE OF THE JADE LILY by David Housewright is up for the Genre Fiction Minnesota Book Award this year! See the rest of the cetegories and nominees here.
In, um, dragon news, Publishers Weekly talked to Marie Brennan, author of A NATURAL HISTORY OF DRAGONS, about—you guessed it—dragons! Read "Why Do Dragons Look Like That?" on PublishersWeekly.com.
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ALA Annual’s Mystery Day @ the Pop Top Stage!
We're in full-on PLA mode here at Macmillan Castle, but we're pumping the breaks for a minute to bring you news of this year's fantastic line up for Mystery Day at the Pop Top Stage at ALA Annual!
Here's an early glance at the schedule:
Mystery Day: Saturday, June 23rd
11:00am - 12:00pm
Laugh, or I'll Kill You: A conversation between Chuck Greaves* and Deb Coonts
12:15pm - 1:30pm
Mystery Chicks and Private Dicks: A conversation between Jeri Westerson and Kelli Stanley
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Location, Location, Location: How a Mystery's Setting Impacts the Story - featuring Brian Freeman, Caroline Todd, Charlie Newton, Chuck Greaves, Kelli Stanley, and Mike Lawson
Moderated by: Kelli Stanley
3:15pm - 4:00pm
Attention to Detail: How Research Adds to the Mystery OR How to do Research and Avoid Arrest OR What is #ResearchFail? Featuring Brian Freeman, Caroline Todd, Charlie Newton, and Mike Lawson
Moderated by: Jason Pinter
See the full Mystery Day schedule here. And make sure you add these events to your calendar for ALA Annual!
*Check Greaves wrote a great blog post about his love for librarians. Check it out here.
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