Club Hen House: Holiday Traditions
At the Henery Press blog, I chat about holiday traditions: taking down the Halloween decorations, looking toward the Christmas decorations, […]
Thanksgiving Trials and Troubles at the Washington Independent Review of Books
My column this month for the Washington Independent Review of Books looks at the troubling proximity between Election Day and Thanksgiving,
Reading Reading Reading
Here just past mid-semester and in the midst of both the build-up to the election and the election’s aftermath—plus with
Weekend Events: Leesburg, VA & Raleigh, NC
This weekend, I’ll be appearing in two states in a little less than 48 hours! First, on Friday, November 4,
Sisters in Crime Author Showcase
This Saturday, October 29, I’ll be joining 15 other members of the Chesapeake Chapter of Sisters in Crime at The
Short Story Program: Central Virginia Sisters in Crime
On Saturday, October 22, I’ll be presenting a short story program for the Central Virginia Chapter of Sisters in Crime.
Reading, Reading, Reading
In my blog post this week at SleuthSayers, I take cues from fellow authors Cynthia Kuhn and Patti Abbott to
New Fiction in EQMM
The November 2016 issue of Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, out this week, includes my story “The Great Detective Reflects,” a
Looking Ahead, Looking Back
After a long run of events—the kick-off for Wake County Libraries’ Margaret Maron celebration, Bouchercon, Fall for the Book, and
Just Published! Best American Mystery Stories
This year’s Best American Mystery Stories, published Tuesday, October 4, features for the first time one of my own stories—a bucket-list
Storm Warning Program: Saturday, October 8
On Saturday, October 8, the Burke Centre Library in Burke, VA will host nine contributors to Chesapeake Crimes: Storm Warning
Fall for the Book Continues
After a fun Sisters in Crime panel on Fall for the Book‘s opening day, the festival continues with a number