June marks the beginning of meteorological summer. It’s also a great time for those “Summer Reads;” books you read for pleasure at the beach, the lake, the mountain cabin, or your own backyard deck or patio. Here are a few books I think will make great summer reads. I’ve listed some thrillers by Minnesota authors …
“BOOK-BUYING SEASON” STARTS ONE WEEK FROM TODAY! DON’T MISS the Rosemount Writers’ Festival and Book Fair at the Steeple Center in lovely downtown Rosemount MN. When? Saturday, March 18, from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm. More than three dozen authors from many genres will sell and sign books from 10-4. Keynote speaker Brian Lutterman (one of …
llsI just returned from my kind of winter getaway–going farther north than I already am in southern Minnesota! We spent an idyllic week in a condo on the North Shore of Lake Superior. We were literally overlooking that majestic inland sea from our many lakeside windows. So close, we heard the waves hitting the shore …
Chanticleer International Book Awards (CIBA) I’m pleased to announce the next level of recognition for Dangerous Straits. The CIBA Clue Book Awards for Suspense/Thrillers recently announced their 2022 Short List and Dangerous Straits made the cut! 🙂 There’s still a long way to go–semifinalists, finalists, winner–but DS made it to the second stage. Little Mountain, …
Time for my annual post of great reads for the previous year. Without further ado, here are My Best Reads of 2022 based on the results of my 2022 Goodreads Reading Challenge. My 2022 in Books Number of books read: 78 Ratings: 5 stars = 16; 4 stars = 49; 3 stars = 9; 2 …
THE INAUGURAL MINNESOTA MYSTERY NIGHT WAS A HUGE SUCCESS. Wow, what a night. The food and service were fantastic. Thank you, Axels Restaurant in Mendota. The room was packed (SRO). The featured guest, bestselling author William Kent Kreuger, was his usual funny, witty, entertaining self. His fellow author and conversationalist, Carl Brookins, was equally delightful. …
I Value Your Opinion I’m researching the most popular reasons people buy books. How do you choose a book? There are only two questions in this short survey. HERE’S THE LINK: Book Buying Survey The reason I ask is to find out where to better focus my marketing efforts and dollars. Thanks for taking a …
The Dangerous Straits book launch tour is taking a break for ten days, so here are some odds and ends that are relevant to my books. A NEW website to share for book lovers It’s called Shepherd.com and it showcases curated “recommended books” lists by participating authors. My list is “The Best Mystery-Thriller Debuts of …
Almost forgot to share this radio interview I did with Maureen “Mo” McNeary at KDWA radio, 1460 AM, 97.7 FM, Hastings MN to promote Bookstube at the Bierstube as part of my Dangerous Straits book launch tour. KDWA Radio Interview Mo’s a friendly, relaxing, skilled interviewer. We had a pleasant chat about my writing career, …
Can I ask you a favor? Sales for Dangerous Straits are off to a good start in the first two months. The majority of the people I talk to who have read it say they liked it a lot! BUT . . . It would help my sales a lot, and by extension, generate more …
