Events

SinC Desert Sleuths 
online event
Wednesday, November 19, 5:30pm Pacific, 6:30pm Arizona 
Panel with Valerie Burns and Ellen Byron 

Book Carnival 
Saturday, October 25, 2pm 
In conversation with Lorie Lewis Ham  

Orange Library Mystery Luncheon 
Theme: In the Library with the Candlestick
Sunday, October 26, 11am
With fellow authors Marjorie McCown and Kemper Donovan 
Register here

Bouchercon 2025
Sept. 3-7, 2025; New Orleans, LA
Anthony Mixer 
Friday, Sept. 5, 12pm 
Panel 13-2 Why We Love Cozies
Friday, Sept. 5, 4pm
Underrepresented Authors Reception
Fri, Sept 5, 9:30pm  
MWA booth signing 
Sat, Sept. 6, 1pm 

Left Coast Crime 2025: Rocky Mountain High Jinks
March 13-16, 2025
Denver, CO

Let’s Craft a Cozy
January 26, 2025 at 3pm
New Year celebration with Sisters in Crime-OC
Co-event with Kim Davis and Marjorie McCown
Book Carnival in Orange, CA

Author Takeover
on Cozy Mystery Party Facebook group
January 23, 2025 7pm ET/4pm PT

Cozy Mystery Author Holiday Live
hosted by the Beachbumbookworm
December 8, 2024
Live discussion with Eryn Scott, Paula Charles, and me!

12 Days of Cozies
Coordinated by Angela Maria Hart
December 2, 2024, 10:30am PT/1:30pm ET
Threads live chat

St. Louis Cozy Con 2024
November 8, 2024, 6pm
Sponsored by St. Louis County Library Foundation and The Novel Neighbor
Join us for a night of sleuthing, fun and cozy mysteries. SLCL’s second annual event celebrating the light, humorous subgenre of suspense fiction, Cozy Con 2024 will feature popular authors:

    • Jennifer J. Chow – “Ill-Fated Fortune” A Magical Fortune Cookie Mystery

    • Ellie Alexander – “Sticks and Scones” A Bakeshop Mystery

    • Gigi Pandian – “A Midnight Puzzle” A Secret Staircase Mystery

    • Lee Hollis – “Death of a Gingerbread Man” A Hayley Powell Food and Cocktails Mystery

Ashland Mystery Festival
October 17-20, 2024
Ashland, OR

Sisters in Crime Orange County
Sunday, September 22, 2024, 3pm
Sharing about the art of revision with this local SinC chapter
Book Carnival
348 S Tustin St
Orange, CA 92866

Fresno County Public Library/Sunnyside branch
Sunday, June 23, 2024, 1pm
Joint event with Lorie Lewis Ham
5566 E Kings Canyon Rd
Fresno, CA 93727

Tulare County Library/Visalia Branch Library
Saturday, June 22, 2024, 1pm
In conversation with Lorie Lewis Ham
200 W. Oak Ave.
Visalia, CA 93291

Octavia’s Bookshelf
Saturday, March 16, 2024, 6pm

Joint event with Iris Yamashita
1365 North Hill Ave.
Pasadena, CA 91104

Murderous March 2024
Online conference
Saturday, March 9, 2024, 5-6pm Eastern
“The Lighter Side of Crime: Books to Cozy Up With” panel
with Vicky Delany, Syrl Kazlo, Amy Patricia Meade, and Rob Osler;
moderated by Liz Mugavero/Cate Conte

ITW Presents: The Role of Genre in the Publishing Industry
Online panel
Sunday, March 3, 2024, 2pm Eastern
Rhys Bowen, Heather Graham, Stephen Mack Jones, and Nikki Terpilowski; moderated by Elena Hartwell Taylor
Details here:  https://thrillerwriters.org/programs/itw-presents/genre-in-the-publishing-industry/

Book Carnival
Saturday, March 2, 2024, 2pm (in person)

In conversation with Gigi Pandian
348 S Tustin St
Orange, CA 92866

Village Well book launch
Sunday, February 25, 2024, 4:00pm (in person)
Book release event for Ill-Fated Fortune with Naomi Hirahara
9900 Culver Blvd
Culver City, CA 90232