A long weekend of words
Mario here:
I spent this weekend staffing a booth at the Mountain & Plains Independent Booksellers Trade Show. Thanks much to the volunteers helping me from the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers and the Rocky Mountain chapter of the Mystery Writers of America.
I look forward to the trade show as I get to reconnect with my friends in the pub biz. This year was a special treat as not one, but two of my favorite authors attended. Here they are, from South Dakota,
Lori Armstrong (left) and from Seattle,
Jennie Shortridge (right).
Lori--and I say this as I burn with jealousy--is the much acclaimed scribe of hard-boiled noir. Her newest book is No Mercy and it won't disappoint.
She also writes erotic romance under the name of
Lorelei James. Her website is so steamy, you have to verify you're over eighteen. Here's a taste of her books:
Long Hard Ride One lucky woman...three sexy cowboys. Hot!
And Jennie has taken a shift in her writing by turning a true story into this amazing novel, When She Flew.
At the show I also met Irene Rawlings who hosts the radio interview show
Focus on KBCO.
I've heard a lot of great authors on her program so give it a listen.
One of the perks of the trade show is that you get tons of free books. I snagged an ARC of Robert Crais' newest Joe Pike offering, The First Rule. Gritty Los Angeles mystery at its finest.
And the winner! No one out-ghettos the ghetto!
Mark your calendars! Wednesday, Oct 7. 7PM at the
Denver Press Club.
Bobby Brown, co-star of A&E's hit series,
Dog the Bounty Hunter, joins the Rocky Mountain chapter of the Mystery Writers of America for dinner.
RSVP through the website.