Support our SinCC authors!
Allium Press/ Emily Victorson and Allium Press are featured in a January 3rd article “Independent publisher
hopes to continue her story” in the Chicago Sun-Times http://tinyurl.com/6u67fea Also mentioned are our chapter members published by Allium: Libby Hellmann, Frances
McNamara, and David Walker. Nice!
Lori Andrews, acclaimed legal pioneer in the areas of modern ethics
and privacy, discusses and signs her latest book, I Know Who You Are and I Saw What You Did: Social Networks and
the Death of Privacy on Thurs., Jan 19 at the Book
Stall in Winnetka, 7 pm . Another event is planned for Feb. 1, 6 pm, at the Harold
Washington Library Center, Pritzker Auditorium, 400 S. State St., Chicago. Seating is available first come, first served.
Registration is not required. http://www.loriandrews.com/ Lori was interviewed
on Feb 10 by Diane Rehm on NPR Listen here thedianerehmshow.org/
Sherrill
Bodine’s new book, All I Want is You, launched
this week from Grand Central Publishing. It has een picked up by Doubleday, Book of the Month, and Rhapsody book clubs. Sherrill
will be signing at The Book Stall in Winnetka on Tues., Jan. 24, 7 pm. www.thebookstall.com www.sherrillbodine.com
Barbara
D’Amato’s latest novel, Other
Eyes (Forge 2011), will be out in trade paperback in February 2012. More about her work at http://barbaradamato.com Barbara will also be one of our featured SinC authors on our LIM panel on Feb. 4.
Michael Dymmoch “Half
of my backlist is now available on Kindle. I hope to have the rest of my out of print titles up by the end of the month.”
See http://tinyurl.com/769ajtk for the list of Kindle titles. http://michaelallendymmoch.com
Susan Furlong-Bollinger has two more short
stories published: "Murder on the Ropes" by Untreed Reads December 2011 www.untreedreads.com and "The Detective and Mrs. O'Malley" Woman's World Magazine January 2012.
Julie Hyzy will be the 2012
Local Guest of Honor at Love is Murder. Julie’s fifth installment in her White House Chef series, Affairs
of Steak, is now available at fine bookstores near you.
If you missed the launch
party at Augie’s, there are more chances to see Julie: Sat., Jan. 14, 1-3 pm, at the ELA Public Library,
Lake Zurich, IL with Jamie Freveletti, David Walker, Bryan Gruley. Also, Tues.,
Jan. 17, Noon - 2:00 PM at The Center, Palos Park, IL. More info at http://juliehyzy.blogspot.com/
Dana Kaye/Kaye Publicity invites all Sisters to Chicago's
Literati Networking Event, Thursday, February 2, 6 to 9 pm, AT The Hidden Shamrock, 2723
N. Halsted , Chicago, IL 60614
Writing is a solitary practice, but the process of
being published, selling a script, and expanding your name recognition still requires schmoozing. This unique networking event
aims to bring the people of Chicago’s literary world together for an evening of mingling, brainstorming, and collaborating.
Featured guests include: Ben LeRoy - Publisher of Tyrus Books and F+W Crime.;
Jon and Ruth Jordan - Co-founders and editors of Crimespree Magazine, a publication dedicated to
the mystery genre; Sherrill Bodine - author of All I Want is You, A Black Tie Affair,
and Talk of the Town.
This is a wonderful opportunity to meet people
in the community, swap business cards, and make connections to further their literary career. Registration is $15 in advance,
$20 at the door. There will be a cash bar with drink specials, appetizers will be served, and the first 30 people to register
will receive a swag bag. More info http://chicagoliterati.eventbrite.com
Morgan Mandel (pen name of Mary Gruner) Morgan’s
paranormal romantic thriller, Forever Young: Blessing or Curse, is now
available on Kindle http://tinyurl.com/6tsntn6
and on Smashwords: http://smashwords.com/books/view/115446 Visit MM’s blogspot www.morganmandel.blogspot.com
Helen Osterman has a collection of digital short stories at Amazon (Kindle
e-book) A Visit From the Blues Brothers and Other Short Stories by Helen Macie Osterman. Kindle:
http://tinyurl.com/7fgeovp
Sara Paretsky’s V.I. Warshawski’s
latest adventure, Breakdown. has just been released. Local signings include Thurs.,
Jan. 12, 7:30 pm, at Women & Children First Books, 5233 N Clark Street,
Chicago 60640 and Sat., Jan. 14,
2 pm, at Barnes & Noble, 55
Old Orchard Center, Skokie 60077. Sara will also appear in Madison, WI on Sun., Jan. 29, 2 pm. at
A Room of One’s Own Books, 307 W Johnson St. www.saraparetsky.com
Diane Piron-Gelman /pen name D. M. Pirrone will moderate our Feb.
4 SinCC panel and sign at Love Is Murder XIII. www.dmpirrone.net
Chris
Roerdon Calling all unpublished mystery writers! Each year, two scholarships
of up to $500 each are awarded in the McCloy-MWA Scholarship Program. Chair Chris Roerdon reminds us that the postmark
deadline is February 29th to apply for one of two scholarships of up to $500 is coming up fast.
Funds are limited to covering tuition and/or registration fees for any live (not online) classes, courses, or other programs
in writing that will improve your skills. You do not have to be an MWA member to apply. Info and application
at www.mysterywriters.org/?q=AwardsPrograms-McCloy
David J. Walker will discuss The Towman's
Daughters at Centuries & Sleuths on Sat., January 28 at 2 pm. www.centuriesandsleuths.com and www.davidjwalker.com “The Last Page, a novella I co-wrote with fellow Chicago mystery writer Libby Fischer Hellmann, is now available on Kindle, NOOKbook, and lots of other eBook formats. “
