Bouchercon 2011 at St. Louis was terrific. It is truly amazing to see so many authors all in one place. This was my second Bouchercon. The host hotel, the
Renaissance St. Louis Grand, was sold out quickly, so I stayed at the historic
St. Louis Union Station Marriott, which was such a treat; it's converted from the original
St. Louis railroad station. I shared a room with my fellow New York Sister in Crime,
Cathi Stoler, the author of
Telling Lies. While attending a paragraph-reading party at
Left Bank Books, in which Cathi read a paragraph from
Telling Lies, I had the honor of meeting my Twitter friends,
Chad Rohrbacher and
Ron Earl Phillips.
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| Lobby of St. Louis Union Station Marriott |
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| L to R, top to bottom: Catriona McPherson, Kathleen A. Ryan, Cathi Stoler, Clare Toohey |
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| Left Bank Books, St. Louis |
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| My New York Sister-in-Crime, Hilary Davidson, Anthony Award winner for Best First Novel, The Damage Done |
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| Duane Swierczynski, Anthony Award Winner for Best Paperback Original, Expiration Date |
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| Reed Farrel Coleman, Three-time Shamus Award winning author and fellow Long Islander! |
I was honored to moderate a panel called, "Writing From the Headlines" with authors
Pamela Callow,
Diane Fanning,
Ryan David Jahn,
Karen E. Olson, and
Rick Reed.
I was thrilled to finally meet in person the fabulous
Patti Abbott.
I met a new friend, author
Catriona McPherson. What a sweetheart!
Glad to see folks I've had the privilege of meeting before, at last year's Bouchercon in San Francisco, or at book signings in New York City, such as
Brad Parks,
Joelle Charbonneau,
Barb Goffman, and of course seeing another fellow New York Sister in Crime,
Clare Toohey.
Plans are underway for
Bouchercon 2012 ~ in Cleveland, Ohio, October 4-7.
