Writers' Cafe - provides audio access to Bob Gougeon's interviews with dozens of writers featured on Cabbages
and Kings, a literary program airing Tuesday from 5-6 pm on CHUO-FM 89.1 at the University of Ottawa. This site is well worth a visit! www.writerscafe.ca
Capital Crime Writers - With over seventy members, Capital Crime Writers is currently made up of Mystery/Crime writers at every stage of their writing career. We have a mixture of those just starting out, exploring the genre and putting those first words to the page. www.capitalcrimewriters.ca
Crime Writers of Canada - This is the official website of Canada's dangerous dames and dudes. Canadian crime is cool right now. Check in and get the scoop on the Ellis awards, CWC happenings and snoop though the members' bios. If you dare. www.crimewriterscanada.com
Bloody Words - Mystery lovers will want to pop by and find out what's happening at this lively crime fiction conference. See who's attending, check out the program, maybe even sign up for a unique weekend. www.bloodywords.com
Canadian Booksellers Association - All over the country independent booksellers are listening to their customers, providing specialized, informed and friendly service. Find the names, addresses and contact information of more than a thousand member bookstores at the CBA website. www.cbabook.org
Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine - I'm tickled to be on the list at this website. www.themysteryplace.com
Storyteller - This Canadian fiction magazine provides a quarterly fix of entertaining short stories by new and established writers. Light, lively and always surprising. www.storytellermagazine.com
The Writers Union of Canada - This is the site to check if you are looking for bios and pictures of hundreds of Canadian writers who are members of TWUC. It includes awards and partial lists of publications and is easy to access and well-organized. www.writersunion.ca
RendezVous Crime - RendezVous Crime publishes the Camilla MacPhee mystery series and three other series and has more mystery twinkles in its publishing eye. To get a lead on the Polly Deacon, Michael Green and Belle Palmer series make sure you buzz. www.rendezvouspress.com
Prime Crime Mystery Bookstore - A visit to this site is key for anyone who's hooked on crime fiction. Make yourself comfortable. Imagine you're in that wonderful chair. If you are in Ottawa, check the site for mystery events and author visits. www.primecrimebooks.com
The Eclectic Page - Here's a site with lots of nifty topics and it includes a lively chat with well-informed and passionate mystery fans. http://www.flash29.tk/
Mystery Lovers Corner - This is a terrific site to discover new authors. In addition to author bios and lists of books, you'll find reviews, authors interviews and a featured author each month. Well worth visiting again and again. http://www.mysteryloverscorner.com/
Mystery Lovers - We carry a wide variety of crime and mystery fiction including thrillers and some espionage. We carry only new books although we have quite a collection of signed first edition hardcovers accumulated from the visits of hundreds of authors to our store. http://www.mysterylovers.com/
SOME OF MY FAVOURITE CANADIAN MYSTERY AUTHORS ARE:
Lyn Hamilton - This Toronto-based author has an international following for her terrific archaeological mysteries featuring antiques dealer Lara McClintoch. Travel the world in the comfort of your own living room. www.lynhamilton.com
Rick Blechta - Rick is the incoming president of Crime Writers of Canada and will be joining the RendezVous Crime line this spring. Like Rick, his books are full of energy. www.rickblechta.com
Barbara Fradkin - The creator the Ottawa-based Inspector Michael Green series has parleyed her experience and knowledge as a psychologist into a first-rate, gripping police procedural series with memorable characters. Barb is the current Pres of CWC. www.barbarafradkin.com
R.J. Harlick - The author of an intriguing series offers a Quebec wilderness setting, a nearby native band, and the redoubtable heroine, Meg Harris. This intelligent series combines great writing, worthwhile topics and a protagonist who demands to be taken seriously. www.rjharlick.ca
H. Mel Malton - The Polly Deacon series is a breath of fresh air. Maybe it's that refreshing combo of booze, dope, sex, mounties and the occasional dead goat. What's not to love? www.hmelmalton.com
Lou Allin - The Belle Palmer series, set in Northern Ontario, brings you a feisty sleuth, an excellent helping of dogs and a spectacular use of her northern setting. www.louallin.com
Louise Penny - Louise Penny has blended the mood and magic of a small, close-knit Eastern Township community with traditional mystery charm and suspense in her award-winning mystery series. The series is drawing international attention and rightly so. www.louisepenny.com
DOWNLOADABLE INTERVIEWS & SUCH...
Barbara Fradkin and I joined Peter Anthony Holder, the genial host of Holder Tonight on Montreal's CJAD for a post-midnight interview. To hear the interview , click here.
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