Notes on ThrillerFest: Follett, Scottoline and company
I had a blast Saturday at the Grand Hyatt in Manhattan covering the last day of ThrillerFest, the annual four-day gathering of the International Thriller Writers organization. The ITW has only been in...
View ArticleThrillerFest VIII: two days in the world of thriller writers
The Grand Hyatt in Manhattan was buzzing over the weekend – with ThrillerFest VIII ensconced on Friday and Saturday, and then the players, management and fans of the All-Star Game rolling in on...
View Article#FridayReads ‘The Collector of Dying Breaths’ by M.J. Rose
A mix of history, eroticism, thriller and supernatural mystery, the new M.J. Rose novel “The Collector of Dying Breaths” defies any easy categorization, but it’s a terrific piece of entertainment. Rose...
View ArticleThrillerFest IX: terrific gathering of star writers & fans
What a pleasure it was to attend ThrillerFest at the Grand Hyatt in New York City over the weekend. This ninth edition of the annual gathering of the International Thriller Writers organization came...
View ArticleCrimeCONN gets off to a great start
The first annual gathering of crime writers and readers at the Westport Library — CrimeCONN — was a hit Saturday. The event attracted a full house in the McManus Room of the library and the day of...
View ArticleThrillerFest celebrates 10th anniversary in New York
In the space of ten years, the International Thriller Writers organization has made its annual ThrillerFest in New York City a must for fans of the genre. Unlike other crime writers’ conferences that...
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