And The Lefty And Dilys Winners Are . . .

Attendees at the 2011 Left Coast Conference in Santa Fe voted for the following winners. The Lefty Award for the Best Humorous Mystery Novel: The Pot Thief Who Studied Einstein—J. Michael Orenduff The Bruce Alexander Memorial Historical Mystery Award for the Best Historical Mystery Novel, Events pre-1950–The Mapping of Love and Death–Jacqueline Winspear The Hillerman … Read more

CBC First Ever Book Awards For Canadian Authors

I’m sorry, but they need to rethink the title of the award: Golden Beaver. This is a certificate given to the winner of a “Bookie”. The categories are also odd, like ‘Best Scene” and “Best Relationship” CBC Books created this monumental award named the Bookies, their first book club award *ever*, and I suppose no … Read more

Malice Domestic–Make Your Reservations: April 29 – May 1, 2011 at the Hyatt, Bethesda, MD

“Established in 1989, Malice Domestic® is an annual “fun fan” convention in metropolitan Washington, D.C., saluting the traditional mystery—books best typified by the works of Agatha Christie.” The annual soft boiled mystery convention is taking reservations for this year’s extravaganza. For those not familiar with Malice, it’s a fan and mystery author based gathering that … Read more