CANADA DAY: Mystery Readers Journal: Canadian Mysteries

Happy Canada Day! Hope my friends up North are having a great day!

FYI: Mystery Readers Journal had an issue devoted to Canadian Mysteries (30:1), Spring 2014. This issue is still available for purchase as a PDF, but I've included links to two articles by Canadian mystery writer,s Vicki Delany and Louise Penny.

Buy this back issue! Available as a downloadable PDF.

MYSTERY READERS JOURNAL: CANADIAN MYSTERIES

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ARTICLES

• Canadian Crime, the Undiscovered Country by Kevin Thornton
• The Canadians Are Coming by Robin Harlick

AUTHOR! AUTHOR!

• Murder, Eh? by Lou Allin
• Becoming Canadian by Cathy Ace
• Setting Out From Saskatoon by Anthony Bidulka
• Land of Ice and Snow, Smoggy Steeltown, and the Italian Mob! Or, how to write mob comedies… by Melodie Campbell
• Mysteries in the Canadian North by Brenda Chapman
• An Insider’s Take by Miriam Clavir
• A Quiet Courage by Peter Clement
• Writing Canadian Cops by Vicki Delany
• Sleeping With an Elephant by Ruth Donald
• Research Made Fun With Vancouver’s Police Dogs by Elizabeth Elwood
• Mystery Is in the Mind by A.R. Grobbo
• Exploring the Canadian Wilds with Meg Harris by R.J. Harlick
• France on Berlin Time, Part II: The Canadian Connection by J. Robert Janes
• Canadian From Coast to Coast by Amber Harvey
• The Canadian Conundrum by Tim Heald
• Left Coast Noir by Dietrich Kalteis
• The Canadian Mystery Writer’s Wardrobe by Linda Kupecek
• Ordinary People, Like You and Me, Interrupted by Murder by J. A. Menzies
• Thoughts About Killing the Canadian Way by John Moss
• Canadianese by Louise Penny
• The Canadian Who Came in From the Cold (But Just for a Short Time) by Steve Shrott
• The Inferiority Complex of a Canadian Mystery Author by Cathy Spencer
• From Rangers to Red Serge by Kay Stewart
• Canadian as Maple Murder Pie by Robin Timmerman
• APOK? by Mike Walton

COLUMNS

• Mystery in Retrospect: Reviews by Madeleine Harris-Callway, Lesa Holstine, Gay Toltl Kinman, L.J. Roberts, Lou Allin, Margaret Blair
• Children’s Hour: Canada by Gay Toltl Kinman
• In Short: Canadian Capers by Marv Lachman
• Crime Seen: North of the Border by Kate Derie
• From the Editor’s Desk by Janet Rudolph

THREE PINES TV SERIES STARTS FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2

Watch the Three Pines Amazon Prime trailer.. The first two episodes will air this Friday, December 2 on Amazon Prime. Need to do something before the show? Read Louise Penny's latest novel, A World of Curiosities. It's a great read. It has it all: Ganache, Three Pines, all the supporting characters, art, food, a locked room, detection, and so much more. I think it's Louise's best yet! 

Want to subscribe to the Notes from Three Pines Newsletter? Nancy Reddy's latest issue had lots of food descriptions from the books. 

https://notesfromthreepines.substack.com/

And/Or: 

The Louise Penny Newsletter:

https://www.louisepenny.com/newsletters.htm

And a note from Louise Penny about the TV series:

Louise Penny:

Here's the trailer for the Three Pines TV series. In the midst of this fun one-minute trailer you might notice that the “Ruth” character describes Three Pines as a place that will expel people who don’t belong. I need to make clear that I fought and fought to have that line changed in the show. It is, as you know, the antithesis of what Three Pines is about. The fact it was not only left it in, but is now highlighted is troubling on so many levels.

 

It makes me wonder if they understand the heart and soul of the village. Three Pines is the soft landing, the open arms, the place at the table. In an often cruel and turbulent world, where physical safety can never be guaranteed, it is a place where we are emotionally safe. Because we are accepted. It is a place of friendship, of belonging, of acceptance and inclusion. No matter who you are. No matter what we believe. No one is turned away.

 

I just needed you to know that I did fight. And lost. But there is much to also commend the series, otherwise I wouldn’t be promoting it. I will always be honest with you.

 

That ridiculous misstep aside, I think you’ll like the trailer.

THREE PINES TV SERIES Trailer

Watch the Three Pines Amazon Prime trailer.. Three Pines will air in December 2022. 

And a note from Louise Penny about the TV series:

Louise Penny:

Here now is your first look at the Three Pines TV series. In the midst of this fun one-minute trailer you might notice that the “Ruth” character describes Three Pines as a place that will expel people who don’t belong. I need to make clear that I fought and fought to have that line changed in the show. It is, as you know, the antithesis of what Three Pines is about. The fact it was not only left it in, but is now highlighted is troubling on so many levels.

 

It makes me wonder if they understand the heart and soul of the village. Three Pines is the soft landing, the open arms, the place at the table. In an often cruel and turbulent world, where physical safety can never be guaranteed, it is a place where we are emotionally safe. Because we are accepted. It is a place of friendship, of belonging, of acceptance and inclusion. No matter who you are. No matter what we believe. No one is turned away.

 

I just needed you to know that I did fight. And lost. But there is much to also commend the series, otherwise I wouldn’t be promoting it. I will always be honest with you.

 

That ridiculous misstep aside, I think you’ll like the trailer.

Mystery Readers Journal: Canadian Mysteries

Happy Canadian Thanksgiving! Hope my friends up north have a great day!

Mystery Readers Journal: Canadian Mysteries (30:1): Spring 2014 is available for purchase, but I've included links to two articles by Canadian mystery writers Vicki Delany and Louise Penny.

Buy this back issue! Available as a downloadable PDF.

MYSTERY READERS JOURNAL: CANADIAN MYSTERIES

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ARTICLES

• Canadian Crime, the Undiscovered Country by Kevin Thornton
• The Canadians Are Coming by Robin Harlick

AUTHOR! AUTHOR!

• Murder, Eh? by Lou Allin
• Becoming Canadian by Cathy Ace
• Setting Out From Saskatoon by Anthony Bidulka
• Land of Ice and Snow, Smoggy Steeltown, and the Italian Mob! Or, how to write mob comedies… by Melodie Campbell
• Mysteries in the Canadian North by Brenda Chapman
• An Insider’s Take by Miriam Clavir
• A Quiet Courage by Peter Clement
• Writing Canadian Cops by Vicki Delany
• Sleeping With an Elephant by Ruth Donald
• Research Made Fun With Vancouver’s Police Dogs by Elizabeth Elwood
• Mystery Is in the Mind by A.R. Grobbo
• Exploring the Canadian Wilds with Meg Harris by R.J. Harlick
• France on Berlin Time, Part II: The Canadian Connection by J. Robert Janes
• Canadian From Coast to Coast by Amber Harvey
• The Canadian Conundrum by Tim Heald
• Left Coast Noir by Dietrich Kalteis
• The Canadian Mystery Writer’s Wardrobe by Linda Kupecek
• Ordinary People, Like You and Me, Interrupted by Murder by J. A. Menzies
• Thoughts About Killing the Canadian Way by John Moss
• Canadianese by Louise Penny
• The Canadian Who Came in From the Cold (But Just for a Short Time) by Steve Shrott
• The Inferiority Complex of a Canadian Mystery Author by Cathy Spencer
• From Rangers to Red Serge by Kay Stewart
• Canadian as Maple Murder Pie by Robin Timmerman
• APOK? by Mike Walton

COLUMNS

• Mystery in Retrospect: Reviews by Madeleine Harris-Callway, Lesa Holstine, Gay Toltl Kinman, L.J. Roberts, Lou Allin, Margaret Blair
• Children’s Hour: Canada by Gay Toltl Kinman
• In Short: Canadian Capers by Marv Lachman
• Crime Seen: North of the Border by Kate Derie
• From the Editor’s Desk by Janet Rudolph

Hillary Rodham Clinton And Louise Penny’s Novel ‘State Of Terror’ To Be Adapted Into Feature Film

From Deadline:

Madison Wells, Gigi Pritzker’s award-winning, independent entertainment company, has acquired and will develop a feature adaptation of State of Terror, the best-selling novel by former Secretary of State, U.S. Senator and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton and New York Times best-selling novelist Louise Penny. This high-stakes thriller of international intrigue follows novice Secretary of State Ellen Adams, who is unexpectedly brought into the administration by a newly-elected President, her political and personal adversary. Events soon erupt that sweep her into a world of global intrigue and diplomacy where the stakes could not be higher and the potential consequences, both personal and global, could not be greater.

Both Clinton and Penny will serve as Executive Producers as well as consultants on the film, whilst HiddenLight Productions (founded by Hillary Clinton, Sam Branson and Chelsea Clinton) will produce.  Pritzker and Head of Film and TV Rachel Shane will produce for Madison Wells.

 

THREE PINES: The TV series

Amazon Prime Video and Left Bank Pictures have begun production on the scripted Canadian Amazon Original Drama Series “Three Pines,” based on the bestselling Chief Inspector Gamache novels by Louise Penny. Alfred Molina will star as Gamache.

The series follows Chief Inspector Armand Gamache (Alfred Molina) of the Sûreté du Québec, a man who sees things that others do not: the light between the cracks, the mythic in the mundane, and the evil in the seemingly ordinary. As he investigates a spate of murders in Three Pines, a seemingly idyllic village, he discovers long-buried secrets and faces a few of his own ghosts. Additional cast members include Rossif Sutherland, Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers, Tantoo Cardinal, Clare Coulter, Sarah Booth, Anna Tierney, Julian Bailey, Frédéric-Antoine Guimond, Pierre Simpson, Tamara Brown, Marie-France Lambert, Frank Schorpion, Marcel Jeannin, Georgina Lynn Lightning, Crystle Lightning, Isabel Deroy-Olson, and Anna Lambe. 

Louise Penny’s highly acclaimed, best-selling mystery series has won the CWA New Blood Dagger award, as well as multiple Agatha, Anthony, Dilys, and Arthur Ellis awards. In 2021, a reader survey conducted by The Washington Post named Chief Inspector Armand Gamache the most beloved fictional detective, beating out such characters as Sherlock Holmes and Hercule Poirot. 

“With Three Pines we continue to grow our slate of local originals, and overall investment in Canada,” said Christina Wayne, head of Canadian Originals at Amazon Studios. “The series will be our first locally produced scripted drama, and we are thrilled to work with Left Bank to bring these layered characters, unique setting, and masterfully constructed mysteries that Louise created to Prime Video. Alfred Molina perfectly embodies the cerebral and compassionate nature of Gamache, and leads a tremendous cast.”  

“Alfred Molina is one of my favorite actors and it’s thrilling to be working with him again,” said Andy Harries, chief executive officer, Left Bank Pictures. “His warmth, talent, and charisma are perfect to play Louise Penny’s much-adored Inspector Gamache. We are privileged to be shooting Three Pines, as our first-ever series in Canada, and bringing the originality and popularity of her incredible stories to a worldwide audience.”

Michael Whitehead: R.I.P.

Sad news. Louise Penny's husband Michael Whitehead has passed away at the age of 82. He was such a lovely man--witty, kind, and so proud of Louise. I always enjoyed talking with him at conventions.

Dr. Michael Whitehead, former Director of Hematology at the Montreal Children's Hospital and husband of bestselling author Louise Penny, died at his home Sunday night at the age of 82.
Whitehead's health had been declining over the last few years, ever since he was diagnosed with dementia.

"Michael passed away last night, at home, at peace, with love," his wife Louise Penny posted on her Facebook page on Monday afternoon. "'It's not so much that his heart stopped, as that he'd finally given it all away. Surprised by joy."

Read Louise Penny's comments about life after her husband's dementia diagnosis.

Louise Penny Awarded the Order of Canada

Louise Penny was awarded the Order of Canada!  Congratulations!

Meet Louise Penny at Left Coast Crime in Monterey, March 20-23, 2014, where she will be International Guest of Honor.

Louise Penny wins Macavity Award for Best Novel

The lovely and talented Louise Penny won the Macavity Award for The Beautiful Mystery. Awards were presented last night. Read about the other Macavity Award winners here.

Louise Penny will be International Guest of Honor at Left Coast Crime in Monterey, CA., March 20-23, 2014. 

Still Life: a Three Pines Mystery to air on CBC-TV

I'm a huge fan of Louise Penny, and I hope that we in the U.S. will get Still Life: A Three Pines Mystery, based on her novel. It airs on Sunday, September 15 at 8 p.m ET (8:30 NT) on CBC Television. That's Canada, folks!

STILL LIFE stars Nathaniel Parker as "Chief Inspector Armand Gamache",  Anthony Lemke as  "Inspector Jean-Guy Beauvoir",  Kate Hewlett as "Clara Morrow" and Gabriel Hogan as "Peter Morrow".



Louise Penny will be the International Guest of Honor at Left Coast Crime, Monterey, CA, March 20-23, 2013

BURY YOUR DEAD: Guided Walking Tour

Louise Penny announced today on her Facebook page that starting in June 2013 there will be Guided Bury Your Dead Walking Tours of Quebec City.

Based on Louise Penny’s best-selling mystery novel Bury Your Dead, this two-hour tour follows the trail of Chief Inspector Armand Gamache as he investigates the murder of a local amateur archeologist, whose body was found in the cellar of the Québec Literary and Historical Society. Explore Old Québec City’s narrow streets with our guide and see with your own eyes the places where life and work bring Armand Gamache.

The Bury Your Dead Tour starts at the Quebec Tourist Information Centre (12, Sainte-Anne Street). It stops at the Notre-Dame Basilica, the Literary and Historical Society (Morrin Centre) and the Petit Coin Latin restaurant where participants enjoy a cup of coffee or tea and a slice of sugar pie. It then goes to the Jeanne d'Arc Garden through the Plains of Abraham, ending at the Montcalm monument, on Grande Allée Street.

Find out more, HERE.

Louise Penny will be International Guest of Honor at Left Coast Crime in Monterey, CA, March 20-23, 2014. Register now!

Left Coast Crime 2014: Calamari Crime

Left Coast Crime 2014: Calarmari Crime. Monterey, CA
March 20-23, 2012, Portola Plaza Hotel & Spa, Monterey, CA

US Guest of Honor: Cara Black
International Guest of Honor: Louise Penny
Toastmaster: Brad Parks
Fan Guest of Honor: Sue Trowbridge

Check out the fabulous website!

Very Early Squid Registration and Incentives! 

Calamari Contest: Squid Lit

Calamari Store

Louise Penny's Still Life to be TV Movie

CBC Arts will be producing a TV movie based on Louise Penny's Still Life.  The network did not announce when the films are likely to be completed.

Hat Tip: Lesa Holstine

Left Coast Crime 2014: Calamari Crime

It's official. 2014 Left Coast Crime: Calamari Crime will take place March 20-23 in Monterey, CA, at the Portola Hotel & Spa.

Guests of Honor:  Cara Black (US) and Louise Penny (International)
Fan Guest of Honor: Sue Trowbridge
Toastmaster: Brad Parks

More information will be available on the Calamari Crime website soon:
www.leftcoastcrime.org/2014/

Nero Award 2011: Louise Penny's Bury Your Dead

Louise Penny won the Nero Award for Bury Your Dead. The award was presented by the Wolfe Pack last night at the Black Orchid Banquet in New York. Congratulations, Louise!

The "Nero" is an annual award presented to an author for literary excellence in the mystery genre.

Nominees:
Ice Cold by Tess Gerritsen
The Book of Spies by Gayle Lynds
The Midnight Show Murders by Al Roker
Think of a Number by John Verdon