Events
2023
Saturday, Sept. 16, 1:00-5:00 pm: CANCELLED
The Book Cabin Local Author Fair — Meet regional authors from New York (including me) and buy books autographed just for you.
3373 Lake Shore Drive, Lake George, NY
Monday, Sept. 18: Presentation to the adult writers’ class, Rome Mohawk Valley Community College, talking about writing and my path to independent publishing.
Saturday, Sept. 23, 9:00 am-5:00 pm: Albany Book Festival — I’ll be at the marketplace selling my first book, talking about my next book due out in January, with Read More Books coffee & tea mugs, and more!
SUNY Albany, 1400 Washington Ave, Albany, NY
Saturday, Oct. 7, 10:00 am-4:00 pm: Collingswood Book Festival — My first time at this wonderful venue. I’ll be selling and autographing my book, talking about the next one, selling Read More Books coffee & tea mugs, and more!
Collingswood, NJ
Saturday, Oct. 14, 9:15 am-2:30 pm: The Saratoga Book Festival Literary Marketplace — Events take place over three days; the marketplace where authors will be selling books and stuff is on Saturday.
Saratoga’s City Center, 522 Broadway, Saratoga Springs, NY
Friday, Nov. 10 – Sunday Nov. 12: The New England Crime Bake annual conference — Time to learn, mingle, connect, maybe have a glass of wine.
Boston, MA
More events coming next year with the January 30, 2024, launch of FAMILY TIES FAMILY LIES, about a woman who returns to her hometown to care for her ailing mother and uncovers her late father’s web of secrets, changing everything she once knew about family.
Previous Events
2023
Wednesday, January 11, 6:00 pm
Join me and author Barbara Fournier in a conversation with Journalist Jack Rightmyer. We’ll be talking about crafting thrillers, our paths to publication, and take questions from the audience. And of course, we’ll be signing our books. Please join us!
Northshire Bookstore, 424 Broadway, Saratoga Springs, NY
Friday, March 10 & Saturday, March 11
Murderous March conference via ZOOM. Hosted by the Upper Hudson Sisters in Crime chapter, with Master Classes on Friday, and a full day of panels on Saturday. Guest of Honor is Deborah Crombie, New York Times bestselling author of the Duncan Kincaid / Gemma James mystery series.
Friday, April 28 – Sunday, April 30
Malice Domestic 35, annual conference of Sisters in Crime. Lots of panels for authors and readers.
Sunday, 9:00 am — I’ll be participating in a panel titled “This Is Not St. Mary Mead: New Tropes, Traditional Settings.”
North Bethesda Marriott Hotel, Rockville, MD
Saturday, May 6, 1:00-3:00 pm
I’ll be reading from Her Past Can’t Wait about forty minutes from where I graduated from Dolgeville Central High School. Stop by to talk books and / or old times!
Mystery on Main Bookstore, 144 W Main St., Johnstown, NY
2022
Wednesday, September 14, 6:30-7:30 pm
Join me, owners Jessica, Julie, and Austin, and others for a reading and book signing at this self-described “Eclectic Feminist Bookstore.”
Pocket Books Shop, 903 Wheatland Ave., Lancaster, PA
Thursday, September 15, 7-8 pm
I will officially launch my book where I lived for more than thirty years and where my novel is set, in the northwest neighborhoods of Philadelphia. Come on in to the newly renovated second floor at the Big Blue Marble Bookstore.
551 Carpenter Lane, Philadelphia (Mt. Airy), PA
Wednesday, October 12, 6:00 pm
I’ll be reading from Her Past Can’t Wait, answering questions, and signing books at an event sponsored by The Bookplate.
The Retriever Bar, 337 High Street in Chestertown, MD
Thursday, October 13, 6:30 – 8 pm
Debbie Gress Jansen opened booked. one year ago in Chestnut Hill. It was the fulfillment of a dream. So it makes sense she would help me celebrate the fulfillment of my dream: publishing my first novel.
8511 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA (Chestnut Hill)
Sunday, October 16, 12:00-1:30 pm
Open Door Bookstore is a neat place to buy books, fun items for your home, and all kinds of creative gifts. I’ll be signing books and then I’ll join shoppers to check out the fresh produce, music, brews from local breweries and more at the Greenmarket around City Hall, which is practically outside Open Door’s front door.
128 Jay Street, Schenectady, NY
Saturday, October 22, 9:15 am-2:30 pm
I’ll be selling my novel and giving away some freebies at the Saratoga Book Festival’s Literary Marketplace.
Saratoga Springs (NY), City Center
Saturday, December 3, noon-5:00 pm
Book sale at the Albany Public Library
Albany Public Library, Albany, NY