Carola Dunn Literary Salon June 11

Join Mystery Readers NorCal for a Literary Salon with mystery author Carola Dunn on Thursday, June 11, at 7 p.m. in Berkeley, CA. Carola Dunn is anything but Superfluous. Superfluous Women, the latest in her Daisy Dalrymple series, is just out in the US and will be out in July in the UK.

Carola Dunn is the author of over 50 books: 22 mysteries in the Daisy Dalrymple series, set in England in the 1920s; 3 Cornish mysteries, set around 1970; and 32 Regencies, not counting numerous novellas. She was born and grew up in England. After graduating from Manchester University, she set off around the world, but only made it halfway, to Fiji, before turning back to get married. She lived in Southern California for 20 years, before moving to Eugene, Oregon, where she now lives.

Read several Daisy Dalrymple stories for free HERE.

To RSVP, please make a comment below with your email address. I'll send more information on location, etc.

Cartoon of the Day: Dear Departed Books

From Tom Gauld

2015 Bony Blithe Award Winner

The Bony Blithe Award for best Canadian Light Mystery 2015:

Cathy Ace for The Corpse with the Platinum Hair (Touchwood Editions)

The Bony Blithe Award was created by the Bloody Words Board to shine a spotlight on light mysteries, an area of the genre that is often overlooked.The award for "mysteries that make us smile" celebrates traditional feel-good mysteries ranging from cozies to capers to light-hearted humor.

Arthur Ellis Awards: Crime Writers of Canada

Crime Writers of Canada 2015 Arthur Ellis Awards for Excellence in Canadian Crime Writing. Congratulations to all! 

Best Novel
C.C. Humphreys, Plague, Doubleday Canada

Best First Novel 
Steve Burrows, Siege of Bitterns, Dundurn Press

Best Novella
Jas. R. Petrin, A Knock on the Door, Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine

Best Short Story 
Margaret Atwood, Stone Mattress, McClelland & Stewart 

Best Nonfiction Book 
Charlotte Gray, The Massey Murder, HarperCollins

Unhanged Arthur for Best Unpublished First Crime Novel
Strange Things Done by Elle Wild

Best Book in French 
Andrée Michaud, Bondrée, Editions Québec Amérique

Best Juvenile/YA Book 
Sigmund Brouwer, Dead Man's Switch, Harvest House

CWC 2015 Derrick Murdoch Award Winner, Sylvia McConnell

2015 Maine Literary Award for Crime Fiction

2015 Maine Literary Awards.  

Crime Fiction Book Award Winner: Kate Flora for And Grant You Peace.

Congratulations, Kate!

San Francisco's First Bookstore

Walking through Chinatown this morning, I came upon this plaque.