I'm at Left Coast Crime, So All You're Getting are Photos

Jeff--Saturday

Yes, whenever a conference comes up, and one--[notice this subtle attempt to hide behind an anonymous pronoun substitute]--has failed to post a blog in advance of events getting underway, the  bees to honey draw of we solitary writers seeing so many friends and colleagues in one place inevitably leads one to wondering where all the time once thought available for writing one's blog vanished, thereby forcing one to fall back on posting photos, and long, guilt ridden run-on mea culpa sentences.

In this instance it's even more shameful, for I took so very few photos that I had to beg she-who-yee-all-know for shots from her stash. As always, she came though  Thank you BZ.

Well, without further ado...and so that I might get to the panel I'm supposed to moderate...here are photos of our trip up from Seattle, stopping overnight in La Conner, Washington before ending up in Vancouver, British Columbia. You can tell how much fun we're having by how few photos are of the events. Too busy to focus...so to speak.

La Conner

Vancouver Streets

Vancouver Harbor

Off Across the Water

Totems of Stanley Park

Photographer made to pose against her will

Photographee unabashedly posing

Some shots of actual humans at Left Coast Crime

Our very own Sujata among nominees for Lefty Historical Award

Yes, that's Annamaria and Lisa Brackmann ignoring my request that they face the camera

Tim Hallinan smiling along with other Lefty Humorous Award Nominees

The fabled Quilt of LCC, guarded Daze and Knights

The books that finally arrived to calm my rattled nerves.

 The conference is and continues to be a blast. Now on to my 6-week book tour.  Hope to see you along the trail.

--Jeff

My The Mykonos Mob book tour events:

Tuesday, April 2, 7:00 PM

Seattle, WA

THIRD PLACE BOOKS (Lake Forest Park)

Author Speaking and Signing

Thursday, April 4, 7 PM

Berkeley, CA

JANET RUDOLPH'S MYSTERY SALON

Author Speaking and Discussion

Saturday, April 6, 3:00 PM

San Francisco, CA

BOOK PASSAGE (Ferry Building-Embarcadero)

Author Speaking and Signing

Sunday, April 7, 3:00 PM

Orange, CA

BOOK CARNIVAL              

Author Speaking and Signing

Wednesday, April 10, 7 PM

Pasadena, CA

VROMAN’S (East Colorado)

Author Speaking and Signing

Friday, April 12, 7 PM

Dallas, TX

Interabang (Preston Oaks)

Author Speaking and Signing

Monday, April 15, 2:00 PM

Fountain Hills, AZ

Fountain Hills Community Center

Fountain Hills Friends of the Library Author Event

Tuesday, April 16, 7:00 PM

Scottsdale, AZ

POISONED PEN BOOKSTORE

Author Speaking and Signing

Wednesday, April 24, 6:30 PM

Houston, TX

MURDER BY THE BOOK

Author Speaking and Signing

Friday, April 26, 7:00 PM

Denver, CO

TATTERED COVER (East Colfax)

Author Speaking and Signing

Monday, April 29, 7:00 PM

Pittsburgh, PA

MYSTERY LOVERS BOOKSHOP

Author Speaking and Signing

Wednesday, May 1, 6:30 PM

New York, NY

MYSTERIOUS BOOKSHOP

Author Speaking and Signing

Thursday, May 2, 7:00 PM

Naperville, IL

ANDERSON’S BOOKSHOP

Author Speaking and Signing

Friday, May 3, 7:00 PM

Chicago, IL (Forest Park)

CENTURIES & SLEUTHS  BOOKSTORE

Author Speaking and Signing

Saturday, May 4, 2 PM

Milwaukee, WI

BOSWELL BOOK COMPANY

Author Speaking and Signing

Thursday May 9, 5:00 PM

BRISTOL, UK

CRIMEFEST—Mercure Bristol Grand Hotel

Panelist on “Nobody Would Believe it if You Wrote it: Fake News, Post-Truth and Changing Words,” with Fiona Erskine, William Shaw, Gilly Macmillan, moderated by Paul E. Hardisty

Friday, May 10, 5:10 PM

BRISTOL, UK

CRIMEFEST—Mercure Bristol Grand Hotel

Panelist on “Sunshine Noir,” with Paul Hardisty,  Barbara Nadel, Robert Wilson, moderated by Michael Stanley

October 31-November 3

DALLAS, TX

BOUCHERCON 2019---Hyatt Regency Dallas

Panel Schedule Yet to be Announced