| FRIDAY |
| Time |
Grand AB |
Grand C |
Grand EF |
Grand G |
| 7:15-8:45 AM |
Meet the New Authors Breakfast sponsored by Sisters in Crime (Evergreen D-I)
Program 7:30-8:30 AM, hosted by Mike Befeler with the assistance of Les & Leslie Blatt |
| 9:00-9:45 AM |
A Cop by Any Other Name: Law Enforcement in Other Roles Besides Local/State/Federal
Joe Clifford (M)
Dwight Holing
Paty Jager
Sheri Lewis Wohl
Mark Zeid |
This Ain‘t Perry Mason: Getting Legal Details Right in Fiction
Cassandra Myers (M)
Judith Ayn
Warren Easley
Robyn Gigl
McCracken Poston, Jr. |
Lefty Humorous Nominees
Lucinda Surber (M)
Jennifer J. Chow
Lee Matthew Goldberg
Leslie Karst
Wendall Thomas |
The Whole Package: Crime Across a Variety of Formats
Gary Phillips (M)
Dale Berry
Shaun Harris
Al Warren |
| 10:15-11:00 AM |
Every Story Is a Mystery: The Proof Is in the Panel
Alyssa Bones (M)
James T. Bartlett
DK Coutant
Cindy Goyette
Adam Plantinga |
Book Buzz: You Know … That One Book …
Olivia Day Wallace (M)
Megan Beatie
Terry Shepherd
Dänna Wilberg
Frank Zafiro |
Lefty Debut Nominees
Lucinda Surber (M)
Lina Chern
Margot Douaihy
Nina Simon |
Murder Is My Side-Gig: Interesting Jobs for Our Sleuths
Julie Holmes (M)
Jenny Andersen
Leslie J Hall
Jason Powell |
| 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM |
Stiff Upper Lip: Why We Love British Mysteries
Emma Dakin (M)
Nicholas George
Sharon Lynn
Holly West
Marty Wingate |
There’s No Gum on My Shoe: The Modern PI
Lisa Bush (M)
Pamela Beason
Mark Coggins
James D.F. Hannah
Tim Maleeny |
Lefty Best Novel Nominees
Libby Fischer Hellmann (M)
Tracy Clark
Matt Coyle
James L’Etoile
Gigi Pandian |
Not My Day Job: Amateur Sleuths
D.R. Ransdell (M)
Marco Carocari
Heather Haven
Cayce Osborne
Karen A. Phillips |
| 12:15-1:30 PM |
Lunch Break (on your own)
|
| 1:30-2:15 PM |
Toastmaster Wanda M. Morris interviewed by Tracy Clark (Grand AB) |
| 2:45-3:30 PM |
Blood on the Badge
J. Schuberth (M)
Claire Booth
Mike Lawson
James L’Etoile
Shawn Wilson |
Combat, Cyanide & Codebooks: War & Espionage in Crime Fiction
Puja Guha (M)
Michael J. Cooper
Libby Fischer Hellmann
Adam Sikes
Iona Whishaw
|
Lefty Historical Novel Nominees
Linda McNab (M)
Cara Black
Susanna Calkins
Dianne Freeman
Cheryl A. Head
Naomi Hirahara
|
Why We Can No Longer Avoid Politics In Fiction (as if we ever could)
David Corbett (M)
Mysti Berry
John Copenhaver
GP Gottlieb
Terry Shames |
| 4:00-4:45 PM |
Many Bites, Different Apples: Writing Multiple Series
Lee Goldberg (M)
Tracy Clark
Robert Dugoni
J.A. Jance
Gigi Pandian |
Slang Me: Dialogue Through History
Sarah Niebuhr Rubin (M)
Sarah M. Chen
Tessa Floreano
Jeanne Matthews
Ann Parker
|
Talking About Tough Topics: Addiction, Mental Illness, PTSD, etc.
Amy Rivers (M)
Becky Clark
George Cramer
Alex Kenna
A.K. Ramirez
|
Mix it Up: Writers Who Bend Genres
Rob Osler (M)
M.H. Callway
Rob Hart
Kat Richardson |
| 5:15-6:00 PM |
Guest of Honor Megan Abbott interviewed by Christa Faust (Grand AB)
Signing in Grand AB immediately following the interview |
