Annamaria on Monday
CrimeCONN is a one-day a mystery-writing conference, jointly sponsored by the Westport, Connecticut Public Library and the New York Chapter of Mystery Writers of America. (MWA's New York Chapter territory includes all of Connecticut, New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and West Virginia. Don't ask me why. I have no idea)
The purpose of the conference is to showcase our Connecticut mystery/thriller authors, of which there are many illustrious novelists and television and screen writers.
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| My well-used copy of the program |
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| The MWA Coordinator of the conference is Chris Knopf, author of 14 mystery/thrillers. His works have received stars from Publishers' Weekly, Library Journal, and Booklist. His Dead Anyway won the 2013 Nero Award. |
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| Books of the panelists were on offer. Sales were brisk. |
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| Panels concentrated on the theme of The Mind of the Criminal. First up was a discussion of What Motivates Bad Guys. Left to right: Michael Ledwidge, Rosemary Harris, Liz Mugavero, and moderator John Valeri. |
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| Lunchtime chat with John Roche, Karen E. Olson, Joe Meyers, and David Rich |
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| Lots of great conversation over lunch. |
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| My lunch companions included Tom Straw, Writers Guild nominee for his TV writing and producing. |
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| The sold-out crowd reconvened after lunch. |
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| My friend Paula Lanier and I sang the praises of our tribe--MWA-NY and made a pitch to the emerging writers and fans to join up. |
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| Post-lunch interview by Chris Knopf of Andrew Gross, author of NYT bestselling thrillers, who (I am thrilled to say) has written his first historical thriller, The One Man, set during WWII and featuring his own family's exploits. |
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| Last chance pose with my friend John Roche, author of Bronx Bound. |
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| En route home, passing trough Grand Central Station, always busy, even late on a Saturday night. |
Oh, how hanging with my tribal brothers and sisters feeds my spirit!
