The Virginia Festival of the Book, five days of literary events featuring local and national authors, wraps up tomorrow in Charlottesville, VA. The weather gods smiled today (less rain than forecasted) as we made our way to the Omni Hotel for the “Sequels and Segues: Crime Wave” panel featuring award-winning …
On Thursday, March 21, 2024, I attended a Fall for the Book event, “Thrillers, Killers, and Wine Chillers,” at Old Town Hall in Fairfax, VA. Award-winning authors Tara Laskowski and E. A. (Ed) Aymar discussed their most recent novels, Weekend Retreat and When She Left, respectively. Wine and crudités, accompanied …
Attended the 10th annual Suffolk Mystery Authors Festival in Suffolk, VA yesterday. Two excellent panels: “Woman of the People: Inspiring Female Characters” (l to r: Nancy Naigle, Kristin Kisska, K. L. Murphy, Courtney G. Foutz, Christine Trent), and “Nerve Shredders: Fiction to Keep You Up at Night” (l to r: …
I’m a big (huge) fan of book festivals. Yesterday, I had the opportunity to attend the Williamsburg Book Festival in Williamsburg, VA. As usual, I came home with several books to add to my “To Be Read” pile, which is in danger of toppling. The two novels, both recently published, …
