tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66403783863078369382024-03-13T16:58:07.080-07:00Sharon AustinSharon Austinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08626190381184104175noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640378386307836938.post-39785288250713691042018-03-01T05:35:00.000-08:002018-11-18T06:59:55.441-08:00Moving Forward<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">This blog has gone dark.</span>Sharon Austinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08626190381184104175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640378386307836938.post-12792052282690555752018-02-06T05:25:00.000-08:002018-02-20T06:42:55.534-08:00Favorite Bookmarks<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">KILL ZONE BLOG - Insider Perspectives from top Thriller and Mystery Writers</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">THE PASSIVE VOICE - Thoughts on Authors, Self-Publishing, Traditional Publishing</span>Sharon Austinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08626190381184104175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640378386307836938.post-23647639299187763702018-01-05T12:36:00.001-08:002018-11-18T07:07:25.311-08:00What's Happening<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Looking forward to November 6, 2018: Election Day.</span></div>
Sharon Austinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08626190381184104175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640378386307836938.post-14371629546453522452018-01-01T04:52:00.000-08:002018-02-08T05:10:43.720-08:00Happy New Year<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Goodbye, 2017; a tumultuous year filled with heartache, fear, misery, uncertainty, and madness. I am very happy to see you go.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Hello, 2018. I’m positive this will be a banner year.</span></div>
Sharon Austinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08626190381184104175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640378386307836938.post-32261131414816307672017-12-09T12:37:00.000-08:002018-11-18T07:09:15.339-08:002017 Year In Review<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This year has been absolutely horrible. A lot of bad people made a lot of bad decisions. And then there were all the hurricanes. In particular, the one in which I lost my home.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">It took a while to happen, but I am in a better place now.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I look forward to a happier New Year.</span></div>
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Sharon Austinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08626190381184104175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640378386307836938.post-23143267407113489522017-10-11T12:36:00.001-07:002017-11-13T10:09:47.136-08:00Hiatus<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">This blog will be dark for a while.</span><br />
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Sharon Austinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08626190381184104175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640378386307836938.post-38553982836831825482017-03-29T07:31:00.000-07:002017-03-29T07:33:12.256-07:00New Mystery Book Releases<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B01F1UD5IW/httpwwwmarkes-20">THE END: An Owen Taylor Story</a> by James Patterson</span><br />
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B01HZFB38U/httpwwwmarkes-20">THE BLACK BOOK</a> by James Patterson & David Ellis<br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />
</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B01HXJT7N6/httpwwwmarkes-20">BONE WHITE: Mundy's Landing Book Three</a> by Wendy Corsi Staub</span></span><br />
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B01HWKUOME/httpwwwmarkes-20">IN THE NAME OF THE FAMILY: A Novel</a> by Sarah Dunant</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />
</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B01HBPQV2W/httpwwwmarkes-20">IN THIS GRAVE HOUR: A Maisie Dobbs Novel</a> by Jacqueline Winspear</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />
</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0727886703/httpwwwmarkes-20">RETRIBUTION (A Rona Parish Mystery)</a> by Anthea Fraser</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />
</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B01HMXUSR2/httpwwwmarkes-20">MAN OVERBOARD: An Ali Reynolds Novel</a> by J.A. Jance</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />
</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B01AHKXIXI/httpwwwmarkes-20">WAIT FOR DARK (A Bishop/SCU Novel)</a> by Kay Hooper</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />
</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/146420750X/httpwwwmarkes-20">BURIALS (Faye Longchamp Series)</a> by Mary Anna Evans</span></span><br />
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</span> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B01IOHQ8S8/httpwwwmarkes-20" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">SARATOGA PAYBACK (Charlie Bradshaw Mystery)</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> by Stephen Dobyns</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />
</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B01HCGYXR0/httpwwwmarkes-20">THE CUTTHROAT (An Isaac Bell Adventure)</a> by Clive Cussler</span></span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1683311000/httpwwwmarkes-20">CRUEL WINTER: A County Cork Mystery</a> by Sheila Connolly</span></span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B01HBKAYMA/httpwwwmarkes-20">IN FARLEIGH FIELD: A Novel of World War II</a> by Rhys Bowen</span></span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B01HAKH212/httpwwwmarkes-20">IF I'M FOUND (If I Run Series)</a> by Terri Blackstock</span></span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B01HA4LFW0/httpwwwmarkes-20">MURDER ON THE SERPENTINE: A Charlotte and Thomas Pitt Novel</a> by Anne Perry</span></span></span>Sharon Austinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08626190381184104175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640378386307836938.post-76323543467036852592017-03-27T14:26:00.001-07:002017-03-27T14:34:46.943-07:00Writers' Conferences & Book Festivals, 2017<span style="color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><u>APRIL</u></b></span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://usvilitfest.com/">Virgin Islands Literary Festival and Book Fair</a> || St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">April 2017 – Dates to be Announced</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.ohioana.org/programs/ohioana-book-festival/">Ohioana Book Festival</a> || Columbus, Ohio</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Saturday, April 8, 2017</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.saplf.org/festival/">San Antonio Book Festival</a> || San Antonio, Texas</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Saturday, April 8, 2017</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.keyschool.org/community/annapolis-book-festival">Annapolis Book Festival</a> || Annapolis, Maryland</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Saturday, April 8, 2017</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://sokybookfest.org/">Southern Kentucky Bookfest</a> || Bowling Green, Kentucky</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Friday, April 21, 2017 to Saturday, April 22, 2017</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.bethesda.org/bethesda/bethesda-literary-festival">Bethesda Literary Festival</a> || Bethesda, Maryland</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Friday, April 21, 2017 to Sunday, April 23, 2017</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://alabamabookfestival.org/welcome.html">Alabama Book Festival</a> || Montgomery, Alabama</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Saturday, April 22, 2017</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://events.latimes.com/festivalofbooks/">Los Angeles Times Festival of Books</a> || Los Angeles, California</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Saturday, April 22, 2017 to Sunday, April 23, 2017</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.bocaslitfest.com/">The Bocas Lit Fest</a> || Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Wednesday, April 26, 2017 to Sunday, April 30, 2017</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.arkansasliteraryfestival.org/">Arkansas Literary Festival</a> || Little Rock, Arkansas</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Thursday, April 27, 2017 to Sunday, April 30, 2017</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://newburyportliteraryfestival.org/">Newburyport Literary Festival</a> || Newburyport, Massachusetts</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Friday, April 28, 2017 to Saturday, April 29, 2017</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.daytonbookexpo.com/">Dayton Book Expo</a> || Dayton, Ohio</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Saturday, April 29, 2017</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://dallasbookfestival.org/">Dallas Book Festival</a> || Dallas, Texas</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://solbookfestival.com/">The Sistahs On Lit Book Festival</a> || Sliver Spring, Maryland</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Sunday, April 30, 2017</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://worldvoices.pen.org/">PEN World Voices Festival</a> || New York, New York</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Monday, May 1, 2017 to Sunday, May 7, 2017</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.rtconvention.com/">RT Booklovers Convention</a> || Atlanta, Georgia</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Tuesday, May 2, 2017 to Sunday, May 7, 2017</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.stlouisbookfair.org/">Greater St. Louis Book Fair</a> || St. Louis, Missouri</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Thursday, May 4, 2017 to Sunday, May 7, 2017</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://thefoldcanada.org/">The Festival of Literary Diversity</a> || Brampton, Ontario, Canada</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Thursday, May 4, 2017 to Sunday, May 7, 2017</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://bronxbookfair.com/">The Bronx Book Fair</a> || Bronx, New York</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Saturday, May 6, 2017</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://anguillalitfest.com/">Anguilla Literary Festival</a> || Venue TBD, Anguilla</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Thursday, May 18, 2017 to Sunday, May 21, 2017</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.gaithersburgbookfestival.org/">Gaithersburg Book Festival</a> || Gaithersburg, Maryland</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Saturday, May 20, 2017</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://booksinbloom.org/">Books in Bloom Literary Festival</a> || Eureka Springs, Arkansas</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Sunday, May 21, 2017</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.queensbookfestival.nyc/">Queens Book Festival</a> || Queens, New York</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Saturday, May 27, 2017 to Sunday, May 28, 2017</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.bookexpoamerica.com/">Book Expo America</a> || New York, New York</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Wednesday, May 31, 2017 to Friday, June 2, 2017</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.thebookcon.com/">BookCon</a> || New York, New York</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Saturday, June 3, 2017 to Sunday, June 4, 2017</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />
</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.baybookfest.org/">Bay Area Book Festival</a> || Berkeley, California</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Saturday, June 3, 2017</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />
</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://printersrowlitfest.org/">Printers Row Lit Fest</a> || Chicago, Illinois</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Saturday, June 10, 2017 to Sunday, June 11, 2017</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://aabookfestival.org/">Ann Arbor Book Festival</a> || Ann Arbor, Michigan</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Thursday, June 15, 2017 to Saturday, June 17, 2017</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.ala.org/">American Library Association Conference</a> || Chicago, Illinois</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Thursday, June 22, 2017 to Tuesday, June 27, 2017</span><br />
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</span> <span style="color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><u>JULY</u></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />
</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.jazzgatherings.org/index3.html">Community Book Center Homefest</a> || New Orleans, Louisiana</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">July 2017 – Dates to be Announced</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />
</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://nationalbookclubconference.com/">National Book Club Conference</a> || Atlanta, Georgia</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Friday, July 28, 2017 to Sunday, July 30, 2017</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />
</span> <span style="color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><u>AUGUST</u></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />
</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.rmaba.org/">Rocky Mountain Book and Paper Fair</a> || Denver, Colorado</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Friday, August 4, 2017 to Saturday, August 5, 2017</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />
</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.leimertparkbookfair.com/">Leimert Park Village Book Fair</a> || Los Angeles, California</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Saturday, August 19, 2017</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />
</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://msbookfestival.com/">Mississippi Book Festival</a> || Jackson, Mississippi</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Saturday, August 19, 2017</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />
</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.onyxcon.com/">Onyxcon</a> || Atlanta, Georgia</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Saturday, August 26, 2017 to Sunday, August 27, 2017</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />
</span> <span style="color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><u>SEPTEMBER</u></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />
</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://utahhumanities.org/index.php/Center-for-the-Book/book-festival.html">Utah Humanities Council Book Festival</a> || Salt Lake City, Utah</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">September 2017 – Dates to be Announced</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />
</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://burlingtonbookfestival.com/">Burlington Book Festival</a> || Burlington, Vermont</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">September 2017 – Dates to be Announced</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />
</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.decaturbookfestival.com/">AJC Decatur Book Festival</a> || Decatur, Georgia</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Friday, September 1, 2017 to Sunday, September 3, 2017</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />
</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://loc.gov/bookfest/">Library of Congress National Book Festival</a> || Washington, DC</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Saturday, September 2, 2017</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />
</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.hobartfestivalofwomenwriters.com/">Hobart Festival of Women Writers</a> || Hobart, New York</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Friday, September 8, 2017 to Sunday, September 10, 2017</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />
</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://bwabcliteracyfestival.com/">BWABC Literacy Festival</a> || Memphis , Tennessee</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Friday, September 15, 2017 to Saturday, September 16, 2017</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />
</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.brooklynbookfestival.org/">Brooklyn Book Festival</a> || Brooklyn, New York</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Sunday, September 17, 2017</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />
</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.baltimorebookfestival.com/">Baltimore Book Festival</a> || Baltimore, Maryland</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Friday, September 22, 2017 to Sunday, September 24, 2017</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />
</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://jaipurliteraturefestival.org/boulder/">Jaipur Literature Festival</a> || Boulder, Colorado</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Saturday, September 23, 2017</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />
</span> <span style="color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><u>OCTOBER</u></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />
</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://fallforthebook.org/">Fall for the Book</a> || Fairfax, Virginia</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Wednesday, October 11, 2017 to Saturday, October 14, 2017</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />
</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.hurstonwright.org/legacy-ceremony/">Hurston/Wright Legacy Awards Ceremony</a> || Washington, DC</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">October 2017 – Dates to be Announced</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />
</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://hanlib.sou.edu/bookfest/">Ashland Literary Festival</a> || Ashland, Oregon</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">October 2017 – Dates to be Announced</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />
</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.scibabooks.org/">SCIBA Trade Show</a> || North Hollywood, California</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">October 2017 – Dates to be Announced</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />
</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.alaskabookweek.com/">Alaska Book Week</a> || Statewide, Alaska</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Sunday, October 1, 2017 to Saturday, October 7, 2017</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />
</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.newyorkcomiccon.com/">New York Comic Con</a> || New York, New York</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Thursday, October 5, 2017 to Sunday, October 8, 2017</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />
</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://highdesertbookfest.org/book-festival/">High Desert Book Festival</a> || Victorville, California</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Saturday, October 7, 2017</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />
</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://brattleboroliteraryfestival.org/">Brattleboro Literary Festival</a> || Brattleboro, Vermont</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Thursday, October 12, 2017 to Sunday, October 15, 2017</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />
</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://fortworthbookfest.com/">Fort Worth BookFest</a> || Fort Worth, Texas</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Thursday, October 12, 2017 to Sunday, October 15, 2017</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />
</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.thecavalcadeofauthors.com/">The Cavalcade of Authors</a> || Chicago, Illinois</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Friday, October 13, 2017 to Sunday, October 15, 2017</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />
</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://blackauthorsandreadersrock.simplesite.com/">Black Authors & Readers Rock Weekend</a> || Bowie, Maryland</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Friday, October 13, 2017 to Saturday, October 14, 2017</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />
</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.raintaxi.com/twin-cities-book-festival/">Twin Cities Book Festival</a> || Minneapolis, Minnesota</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Friday, October 13, 2017 to Saturday, October 14, 2017</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />
</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://writersfest.bc.ca/">Vancouver Writers Fest</a> || Vancouver, Canada</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Monday, October 16, 2017 to Sunday, October 22, 2017</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />
</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://ifoa.org/festival">International Festival of Authors</a> || Toronto, Canada</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Thursday, October 19, 2017 to Friday, October 20, 2017</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />
</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.nationalblackbookfestival.com/">National Black Book Festival</a> || Houston, Texas</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Thursday, October 26, 2017 to Saturday, October 28, 2017 </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />
</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.vegasvalleybookfestival.org/">Vegas Valley Book Festival</a> || Las Vegas, Nevada</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Saturday, October 21, 2017</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />
</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://wvbookfestival.org/">West Virginia Book Festival</a> || Charleston, West Virginia</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Friday, October 27, 2017 to Saturday, October 28, 2017</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />
</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.louisianabookfestival.org/">Louisiana Book Festival</a> || Baton Rouge, Louisiana</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Saturday, October 28, 2017 </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />
</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://bostonbookfest.org/">Boston Book Festival</a> || Boston, Massachusetts</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Saturday, October 28, 2017</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />
</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://booksbythebanks.org/">Books by the Banks</a> || Cincinnati, Ohio</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Saturday, October 28, 2017</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><u>NOVEMBER</u></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.tampabay.com/expos/festival-of-reading/index.page">Tampa Bay Times Festival of Reading</a> || St. Petersburg, Florida</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">November 2017 – Dates to be Announced</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />
</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/">Wisconsin Book Festival</a> || Madison, Wisconsin</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Thursday, November 2, 2017 to Sunday, November 5, 2017</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />
</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://kybookfair.blogspot.com/">Kentucky Book Fair</a> || Frankfort, Kentucky</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Friday, November 10, 2017 to Saturday, November 11, 2017</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />
</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://literary-arts.org/what-we-do/wordstock/">Wordstock: Portland’s Book Festival</a> || Portland, Oregon</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Saturday, November 11, 2017</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />
</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.blufftonbookfestival.com/">Bluffton Book Festival</a> || Bluffton, South Carolina</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Friday, November 17, 2017 to Saturday, November 18, 2017</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />
</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.miamibookfair.com/">Miami Book Fair International</a> || Miami, Florida</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Saturday, November 18, 2017 to Sunday, November 19, 2017 </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />
</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://mosaiclitcon.com/">Mosaic Literary Conference</a> || Bronx, New York</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Saturday, November 18, 2017 </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />
</span> <span style="color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><u>DECEMBER</u></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />
</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://sankofa.com/bookstorecafe/magical-mirrors">Magical Mirrors Book Fair</a> || Washington, DC</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">December 2017 – Dates to be Announced</span>Sharon Austinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08626190381184104175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640378386307836938.post-47620157982518520382017-01-02T03:27:00.000-08:002017-01-02T03:29:07.507-08:00January Mystery Book New Releases<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0802125867/httpwwwmarkes-20"><b>THE OLD MAN</b></a> by Thomas Perry</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B01F1UD5QY/httpwwwmarkes-20"><b>HIDDEN: A MITCHUM STORY</b></a> by James Patterson</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0764212958/httpwwwmarkes-20"><b>STILL LIFE</b></a> (Chesapeake Valor) by Dani Pettrey</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0727886568/httpwwwmarkes-20"><b>A RUSTLE OF SILK</b></a> (A Gabriel Taverner Mystery) by Alys Clare</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B01CZCW3BO/httpwwwmarkes-20"><b>DEAD COLD BREW</b></a> (A Coffeehouse Mystery) by Cleo Coyle</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0727886576/httpwwwmarkes-20"><b>GRAVEYARD SHIFT</b></a> (A Pepper Martin Mystery) by Casey Daniels</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B01F1WTAX4/httpwwwmarkes-20"><b>CLOWNFISH BLUES</b></a> (Serge Storms) by Tim Dorsey</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B01E4WAGIU/httpwwwmarkes-20"><b>A WEE HOMICIDE IN THE HOTEL</b></a> (A ScotShop Mystery) by Fran Stewart</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B01HMNEUN0/httpwwwmarkes-20"><b>A PUZZLE TO BE NAMED LATER</b></a> (Puzzle Lady Mysteries) by Parnell Hall</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/076421828X/httpwwwmarkes-20"><b>MURDER ON THE MOOR</b></a> (A Drew Farthering Mystery) by Julianna Deering</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1780290918/httpwwwmarkes-20"><b>THE HERETIC'S CREED</b></a> (An Ursula Blanchard Elizabethan Mystery) by Fiona Buckley</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B01M7MGGAR/httpwwwmarkes-20"><b>DEATH OF THE BIG KAHUNA</b></a> (Aloha Lagoon Mysteries Book 6) by Catherine Bruns</span><br />
<br />Sharon Austinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08626190381184104175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640378386307836938.post-85146439611944434422017-01-01T18:05:00.000-08:002018-07-21T23:56:38.870-07:00New Year's Resolutions 2017<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Last year was horrible in so many ways. It didn't end well.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Awoke to rain and dark skies on this first day of the New Year.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I can't let the doom and gloom set the tone for 2017. </span><br />
<br />Sharon Austinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08626190381184104175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640378386307836938.post-26186420719997418292016-10-13T08:08:00.002-07:002016-10-13T08:11:58.597-07:00Halloween Horror<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: orange;">2000</span></b> ** THE CELL – RICKY 6 – BATTLE ROYALE – GINGER SNAPS </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: orange;">2001</span></b> ** JEEPERS CREEPERS – THE DEVIL’S BACKBONE – SESSION 9 – FRAILTY </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: orange;">2002</span></b> ** THE GRUDGE – THE RING – 28 DAYS LATER – DOG SOLDIERS </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: orange;">2003</span></b> ** OPEN WATER – DEAD END – WRONG TURN – JEEPERS CREEPERS 2</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: orange;">2004</span></b> ** SAW – THE ORDEAL – SHUTTER – DEAD BIRDS </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: orange;">2005</span></b> ** THE DESCENT – THE DEVIL’S REJECTS – BOO – WOLF CREEK </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: orange;">2006</span></b> ** TAXIDERMIA – THE HILLS HAVE EYES – THE HOST – SILENT HILL</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: orange;">2007</span></b> ** THE MIST – PARANORMAL ACTIVITY – VACANCY – TRICK ‘R TREAT </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: orange;">2008</span></b> ** EDEN LAKE – LET THE RIGHT ONE IN – MARTYRS – SPLINTER </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: orange;">2009</span></b> ** DRAG ME TO HELL – THIRST – ZOMBIELAND – THE COLLECTOR </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: orange;">2010</span></b> ** THE CRAZIES – PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 2 – LET ME IN – MY SOUL TAKE </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: orange;">2011</span></b> ** THE RITE – INSIDIOUS – PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 3– 11-11-11 </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: orange;">2012</span></b> ** CHERNOBYL DIARIES – SILENT HOUSE – PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 4 – SINISTER</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: orange;">2013</span></b> ** THE CONJURING – WORLD WAR Z – THE PURGE – MAMA – INSIDIOUS 2</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: orange;">2014</span></b> ** ANNABELLE – AS ABOVE, SO BELOW – THE PURGE: ANARCHY – TUSK – DELIVER US FROM EVIL</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: orange;">2015</span></b> ** INSIDIOUS: CHAPTER 3 – THE GREEN INFERNO – HIDDEN – IT FOLLOWS – SINISTER 2 – CRIMSON PEAK</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: orange;">2016</span></b> ** DON’T BREATHE – BLAIR WITCH – THE SHALLOWS – CABIN FEVER – 10 CLOVERFIELD LANE – OUIJA: ORIGIN OF EVIL</span>Sharon Austinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08626190381184104175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640378386307836938.post-68107542944678198812016-09-22T12:00:00.001-07:002016-09-22T12:00:18.598-07:00New Mystery Book Releases<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B01COJUGOE/httpwwwmarkes-20"><b>HOME</b></a> by Harlan Coben</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B01APSYQ3I/httpwwwmarkes-20"><b>SALEM'S CIPHER</b></a> by Jess Lourey</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B019B6TVUI/httpwwwmarkes-20"><b>RAZOR GIRL</b></a>: A Novel by Carl Hiaasen</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B01APSYPSO/httpwwwmarkes-20"><b>CLOSE CALL</b></a> by Laura DiSilverio</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B01AHKY36Y/httpwwwmarkes-20"><b>SHADOW SILENCE</b></a> (Whisper Hollow) by Yasmine Galenorn</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B01BVD40GE/httpwwwmarkes-20"><b>WALK INTO SILENCE</b></a> by Susan McBride</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0176M3YZW/httpwwwmarkes-20"><b>MANITOU CANYON</b></a>: A Novel (Cork O'Connor Mystery Series) by William Kent Krueger</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0191WS018/httpwwwmarkes-20"><b>WINTER'S CHILD</b></a> (A Wind River Mystery) by Margaret Coel</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B01HFH7C7E/httpwwwmarkes-20"><b>A KILLER'S GUIDE TO GOOD WORKS</b></a> (A Val Cameron Mystery Book 2) by Shelley Costa</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0727886010/httpwwwmarkes-20"><b>OUT OF NOWHERE</b></a>: A Zen Mystery set in San Francisco (A Darcy Lott Mystery) by Susan Dunlap</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B019DHP654/httpwwwmarkes-20"><b>APPRENTICE IN DEATH</b></a> by J.D. Robb</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B017R4JVOC/httpwwwmarkes-20"><b>DOWNFALL</b></a>: A Brady Novel of Suspense by J.A. Jance</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B01GZC4UIY/httpwwwmarkes-20"><b>MURDER AT THE WITCHING HOUR</b></a> (Sand and Sea Hawaiian Mystery Book 3) by Kathi Daley</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B019B6WU1K/httpwwwmarkes-20"><b>REVENGE IN A COLD RIVER</b></a>: A William Monk Novel by Anne Pe</span>rrySharon Austinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08626190381184104175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640378386307836938.post-82060912644244366892016-08-19T17:33:00.001-07:002016-08-19T17:33:28.078-07:00Writers' Conferences & Book Festivals, 2016<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>SEPTEMBER 2016</u></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">September 14-18</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.agathachristiefestival.com/">INTERNATIONAL AGATHA CHRISTIE FESTIVAL</a> Torquay, Devon, UK</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">September 15-18</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.bouchercon2016.com/">BOUCHERCON</a> New Orleans, LA</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">September 24</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.loc.gov/bookfest/?PHPSESSID=b2f2166a169133cfdf1d172b67fde85e">LIBRARY OF CONGRESS BOOK FESTIVAL</a> Washington, DC</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">September 25-30</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://fallforthebook.org/">FALL FOR THE BOOK</a> George Mason University Fairfax, VA</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">September 30-October 2</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://creaturescrimesandcreativity.com/">CREATURES, CRIMES & CREATIVITY</a> Baltimore, MD</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>OCTOBER 2016</u></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">October 26-30</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.noircon.com/news/">NOIRCON</a> Philadelphia, PA</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">October 28-30</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://cms.bsu.edu/Academics/CentersandInstitutes/EBBall/MagnaCumMurder.aspx">MAGNA CUM MURDER</a> Indianapolis, IN</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><u>NOVEMBER 2016</u></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">November 11-13</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://crimebake.org/">NEW ENGLAND CRIME BAKE</a> Goffstown, NH</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">November 17-20</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.icelandnoir.com/">ICELAND NOIR</a> Reykjavik, Iceland</span>Sharon Austinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08626190381184104175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640378386307836938.post-31531726494173781732016-08-11T11:45:00.000-07:002016-08-16T22:24:17.851-07:00Interesting Blogs<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/">JA Konrath</a> || <a href="https://davidgaughran.wordpress.com/">David Gaughran</a> || <a href="http://deadline.com/">Deadline Hollywood</a></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://www.adweek.com/galleycat/?red=as">GalleyCat</a> || <a href="http://www.indiesunlimited.com/">Indies Unlimited</a> || <a href="http://indiereader.com/category/news/">IndieReader</a> || <a href="http://terribleminds.com/ramble/blog/">TerribleMinds</a></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/home/index.html">Publishers Weekly</a> || <a href="http://the-digital-reader.com/">The Digital Reader</a> || <a href="http://www.floggingthequill.com/flogging_the_quill/">Flogging the Quill</a></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://www.digitalbookworld.com/category/dbw-daily/">Digital Book World</a> || <a href="http://www.thepassivevoice.com/">The Passive Voice</a> || <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/blog/index">Goodreads Blog</a></b></span></div>
Sharon Austinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08626190381184104175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640378386307836938.post-77341107096595171202016-07-26T19:06:00.000-07:002018-07-22T00:03:58.201-07:00What's Happening<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The changeover from the old blog to the new one is nearly complete.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>Sharon Austinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08626190381184104175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640378386307836938.post-3277309896316718702016-07-24T04:12:00.003-07:002016-07-24T04:12:51.201-07:00My New Home<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I hope everyone who knows me can find me. My blog was changed by the powers that be.</span>Sharon Austinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08626190381184104175noreply@blogger.com