COMING in OCTOBER 2024 from CHRONICLE BOOKS: The Theatrical Adventures of Edward Gorey

The Theatrical Adventures of Edward Gorey: Rare Drawings, Scripts, and Stories For anyone who’s ever been curious about the brilliant, eccentric creator of such classics as Dracula on Broadway, the PBS Masterpiece Mystery animation, and strange little books like The Curious Sofa and The Gashlycrumb Tinies, this large, lavish volume is a treasure trove. Just …

Good news! “Silent Night Violent Night: a Cory Goodwin Mystery” wins BAIPA Cover Design Award

I’m thrilled to announce that on Saturday 12/3/2022, the Bay Area Independent Publishers Association (BAIPA) gave its Best Cover Award in the Mystery/Thriller category to Silent Night Violent Night — a twisty whodunnit in which journalist/sleuth Cory Goodwin takes a walk on the wild side of publishing, and a posh …

Now Available Worldwide! Shafted, or The Toastrack Enigma: an Edgar Rowdey Cape Cod Mystery (#3)

MANY THANKS to the thousands of readers who sent SHAFTED or THE TOASTRACK ENIGMA to the top of Amazon’s best-seller lists on Nov. 6! 400 years after the “First Thanksgiving,” reclusive genius Edgar Rowdey teams up with Leo’s Back End soup-chef Lydia Vivaldi and Wampanoag dessert chef Mudge Miles to …

Just Published! “Scandal at the Savoy: The Monocle Murder” in Mystery Magazine

In October 2021, the popular and highly regarded Mystery Weekly is publicly admitting it’s a monthly by renaming itself Mystery Magazine. They’re celebrating this (re)launch with a thrill-packed double issue featuring “The Monocle Murder” — the brand-new first story in my Holmes and Watson “Scandal at the Savoy” series. I’m …

Pathways to Publication 2021 — Links & Resources

From Librarian Taryn Edwards at the Mechanics’ Institute Library: Hello, thanks so much for attending Carol Verburg’s presentation on Wednesday. Here is the link to the video (it should be completely ready for viewing by 10am) https://youtu.be/Twbh2zLKX-s Also I pulled out the useful links from the chat. (And I’ve added …

How Can Authors & Publishers “Build Back Better” after 2020? Join Me at SF’s Mechanics’ Institute Library, 6 PM Wed. 4/21

Pathways to Publication, 2021 — Traditional? Indie? What About Amazon? Wednesday, April 21, 2021 – 6:00pm to 7:00pm PDT Presented by the Mechanics’ Institute in partnership with the San Francisco Writers Conference This event will take place via Zoom. Please register via Eventbrite and the Zoom credentials will be sent …

Happy New Year!

From my publisher, Boom-Books: We’re looking forward to a brand-new year (play it, Pete Townshend!) . . . hoping 2021 will be full of reignited friendships, collaborations, festivities, and hugs. While the late winter Left Coast Crime conference won’t resume in person until 2022, mystery writers and fans are still …