Sara J. Henry's Blog, page 9

Here I Am, Intent in an Authorly Discussion

Apparently I'm discussing something very important with William Kent Krueger (and he seems to be listening with great forbearance) - this was at Mystery on Main Street in Brattleboro, Vermont, this past Saturday - part of the wonderful Great Mystery Bus Tour, with four Atria authors on an eight-day, twelve-bookstore tour by bus.





Photo by Greg Worden - Vermont Artisan Designs
I'd just gotten back in town and barely made the event and didn't take a camera, but did decide to pull out my new p...

Oh, How I Love This Video. For Many Reasons.

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Ah, Facebook John, Who Could Resist This?

John Davis

Hello dear how are you doing and your family is really nice to hear from you ,i want to be your good friend and be close to you if you don't mind my dear,i am from Dublin Ireland an Engineer by profession,I work with shipping Line here in the U.K. I will love to know you better and i will like to have ur email address so i can write u an email to tell u more about me have a nice day.

My friends Greg and Mary's very cool bookstore

Tickets on Sale for MWA Symposium April 25

I'll be appearing on a panel at the MWA Symposium Wednesday, April 25, during Edgars week, with Ace Atkins, Diana Gabaldon, and Kelley Ragland, moderated by Reed Coleman. There are a bunch of great panels throughout the day, and anyone can register to attend (with a discount for MWA members).



11:20-12:20:  Hanging with the Pros

What makes characters memorable?

        

Moderator:  REED FARREL COLEMAN, Former MWA EVP, 2-time Edgar® Nominee (Hurt Machine)

Panelists:   ACE ATKINS, 2012 Best Nov...

LEARNING TO SWIM: Up for an Agatha Award

I'm very honored to have just received a nomination for the Agatha Award for best first novel - here's the list:



Best First Novel:

Dire Threads by Janet Bolin (Berkley)

Choke by Kaye George (Mainly Murder Press)

Learning to Swim by Sara J. Henry (Crown)

Who Do, Voodoo? by Rochelle Staab (Berkley)

Tempest in the Tea Leaves by Kari Lee Townsend (Berkley)



Agatha Awards are given to books "best typified by the works of Agatha Christie as well as others" - which, in general, contain no explici...

The Only Thing Better than Being Nominated for an Award: Having a Friend Nominated Too

I'm incredibly pleased to announce that my novel Learning to Swim was nominated for a Barry Award for best first novel - as was my friend Taylor Stevens' The Informationist. (If you haven't read Taylor's book, you'd better get cracking, because her sequel's already out. Mine, you'll have to wait until November for, unless you're on my advanced copy list.)



And am also delighted to see my friend Reed Coleman's Hurt Machine on the best novel list, and Roger Ellory's Bad Signs on the best Britis...

A Cool Event I'm Attending - But You Probably Can't Come

Unless you're already registered, 'cause it's full up with a waiting list.



It's Booktopia 2012, an enormously cool event, a weekend retreat for listeners of Books on the Nightstand - this one is in April in Manchester, Vermont, partnered with the glorious Northshire Books. Here's the authors attending and their most recent books:





Susan Cain, QUIET
Kenneth C. Davis, DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT® HISTORY
Sara J. Henry, LEARNING TO SWIM
William Landay, DEFENDING JACOB (on sale 1/31/12)
Leslie...

"25 Things Writers Should Know About Agents"

Pretty much anything you need to know about agents is in this post by Chuck Wendig - seriously. I have so many favorite bits I can't even choose one to quote. (Warning to my more gentle readers: let's just say that Chuck would never be nominated for the Mary Higgins Clark award, which precludes the use of certain four-letter words.)

Well, This is Pretty Cool

Just got the list of 2012 Edgar nominations from the Mystery Writers of America, and there's my book, nominated for the Simon & Schuster - Mary Higgins Clark Award. Pretty darned cool.





I can remember reading her first novel, Where Are the Children? many moons ago - and not being able to put it down. In fact, I'd like to go find a copy now ...