Book Passage Mystery Writers Conference 2014

"Learn all the clues to a successful writing career" at this year's Mystery Writers Conference scheduled for July 24 through July 27 in Corte Madera, brought to you by Book Passage, KC&A's preferred local vendor for all our books.

Aspiring writers can take classes from established authors, listen to lectures from professional publishers, and ask agents (including our own Kimberley Cameron) what they're looking for in a modern mystery novel.  The event will also feature a panel of detectives, forensic experts, and crime-scene investigators to shed some light on how to solve real life mysteries.  Check out the full list of faculty and event scheduling.

This unique opportunity is for writers of all levels interested in the mystery and/or suspense genre -- so don't miss out on all the invaluable information this year's conference has to offer and get your tickets.


Posted By Stacy Briscoe @SLBriscoe

Book Passage Mystery Writers Conference 2014

The 21st annual Mystery Writers Conference is on for this July 24th through the 27th in Corte Madera, California.

Interested in attending?  Writers of all levels are welcome to learn clues from those whodunit before -- editors, agents, and publishers specializing in the mystery genre, including our very own Kimberley Cameron.  Check out the official website for details.

bookpassage.com/mystery-writers-conference

Posted by Intern Stacy Briscoe

April Book Release Announcement: Janet Hubbard's BORDEAUX: THE BITTER FINISH

Deep, intense, and full-bodied, Jannet Hubbard's latest novel brings readers murder, mystery, and wine.  The author recently celebrated pre-release with a book reading at the Book Passage in San Francisco's Ferry Building.  Kimberley Cameron was there to support her client along with intern Emily.

Janet Hubbard & Kimberley Cameron

Intern Emily & Janet Hubbard

See Janet's events page on her personal website for future readings, book signings, as well as wine tastings.  Follow her on twitter for information direct from the author.

Bordeaux releases Tuesday, April 1 and is ripe for reading and storing in any good book collection -- pre-order now at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or Indiebound today to get a copy.

Posted by self-proclaimed Book-Nerd and Wine-Snob Stacy Briscoe @SLBriscoe

Save the Date: Author Janet Hubbard Brings Murder, Mystery, and WINE to San Francisco's Ferry Building March 26

Bordeaux: The Bitter Finish won't be released until April 1, but Author Janet Hubbard will be launching her new novel with a book reading at the Book Passage in San Francisco's historical Ferry Building next Wednesday, March 26.  Click here for details.

Synopsis

"NYPD detective Max Maguire returns to France as bodyguard to a famous American wine critic. Max's mother is French--so Max is not only bilingual but blessed, or cursed, with disapproving (and devious) French relatives. Max is not just escorting the critic, she's also keeping an eye on a very expensive bottle of wine whose authenticity is in dispute, a pawn in cut-throat wine wars involving critics, wine collectors, and auction houses. Checked into their Paris hotel, it's not long before Max discovers her client dead in her room and the bottle stolen from the hotel's safe. So she has no choice but to team up with examining magistrate Olivier Chaumont, the man she had fallen in love with the year before while solving a murder in Champagne. Olivier's sidekick, Commissaire Abdel Zeroual joins in. Max has no police role in France but she stays a step ahead of the French investigators using tactics learned back in New York, while Olivier weaves in and out of Bordeaux society where he is certain the murderer lurks. Is this something local, or is there really a counterfeit wine operation in play? Moving back and forth from Bordeaux to Manhattan among vintners, "restaurateurs," auctioneers, collectors, the rich, as well as among less privileged players, everyone is propelled towards a shocking climax."

About the Author

Editor and writing instructor turned successful novel writer fell in love with food and wine when visiting Champagne, France.  Putting her passions together, she wrote her first full-length novel, Champagne: The Farewell: A Vengeance in the Vineyard Mystery. 

For more information about Janet Hubbard, visit her personal website, or follow her on twitter and Facebook.

Cin-cin! Here's to fine wine and a good read!

Posted by the self-proclaimed book-nerd and wine-snob intern, Stacy Briscoe @SLBriscoe

Mystery Conference Was a Success!

We are pleased with the results of the Mystery Writers Conference this past weekend. Kimberley and Liz enjoyed their time on panels along with author greats such as Isabel Allende and D.P.Lyle, and they are looking forward to all of the great queries to come!

D.P. Lyle and Isabel Allende at the Book Passage Mystery Writers Conference.

Kelli Stanley and Kimberley on break at Book Passage.

Liz and Mary at the faculty party.

Liz and Kimberley at the faculty party.

The KC&A crew.

Amy at Book Passage Travel Writers & Photographers Conference this Weekend!

Amy Cloughley will be on the faculty for the Book Passage Travel Writers & Photographers Conference August 8-11. She will sit on a panel Saturday at 2:00 and will be doing one-on-one consultations throughout the conference. If you will be attending, be sure to come say hello!

KC & A are off to the Mystery Writers Conference!

Kimberley and Liz will be attending the Book Passage Mystery Writers Conference this weekend. They will be on a panel tomorrow at 11:15 am and will be doing consultations with scheduled writers regarding their work. To finish it off, Kimberley will be hosting the faculty after party. Look for KC & A at the conference!

Book Signing This Saturday!

Come join us at Book Passage this Saturday, June 15, 4:00pm, as Matt Coyle presents his newly released, Yesterday's Echo!

Book Passage is located at: 

51 Tamal Vista Blvd.

Corte Madera, CA 94925

Matt will be reading and signing copies of Yesterday's Echo. We hope to see you there!

"Debut novelist Matt Coyle is a modern-day Raymond Chandler." - BookReporter.com

Rick Cahill was never convicted of his wife's murder, but he was never exonerated either. Not by the police. Not by the media. Not even by himself. Eight years later, police suspicion and his own guilt remain over his responsibility in his wife's death. When he meets Melody Malana, a beautiful yet secretive TV reporter, he sees a chance to love again. When she is arrested for murder and asks Rick for help, the former cop says no, but the rest of him says yes and he grasps at a chance for redemption. But Rick's attempt to help turns terribly wrong, and he becomes a suspect in the murder and the target of a police manhunt. On the run, Rick encounters desperate people who'll kill to keep their pasts buried. Before Rick can save himself and bring down a murderer, he must confront the truth about his own past and untangle his feeling for a woman he can never fully trust.

Book Launch This Saturday!

Come join Susan C. Shea for a fabulous book launch at the ever wonderful Book Passage in Corte Madera this Saturday, May 18 at 1:00 pm. She will be signing copies of her latest novel The King's Jar, which has been garnering great reviews. We are all very excited and proud of her.



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The King's Jar:

When the renowned archaeologist who authenticated the King's Jar turns up dead, and the invaluable relic vanishes, Dani suddenly finds herself trapped in a real-life game of Clue with a gallery of glittering suspects, and a killer who's playing for keeps. But drumming up donations from society swells is a far cry from matching wits with homicidal thieves. And juggling the amorous advances of a police detective, a TV celebrity, and her own playboy ex-husband while sparring with an African ambassador, an obsessed archaeologist-in-training, a millionaire and his trophy wife certainly doesn't make it any easier to figure out who's lying...or keep anyone else from dying.