Saturday. March 6, 2010–11 am, Corona Library, Interview, Q&A, book signing. 650 S. Main Street, Corona, CA 92882 (951) 736-2381. Books will be available for purchase.

March 11-14, 2010Left Coast Crime, on panels and such. At the Omni Hotel in downtown Los Angeles. Serpent in the Thorns is a finalist for the Bruce Alexander Historical Mystery Award, which is presented here. Watch for me moderating a panel on Friday at 8:30 am called “Long Ago and Far Away” with Annamaria Alfieri , John Maddox Roberts  Priscilla Royal, Kenneth Wishnia.  

Tuesday, March 16, 2010–1:30 pm, Sun City Library, talk and signing. 28127 Bradley Road, Sun City, CA 92586, (951) 679-3534. Books will be available for purchase.

Wednesday, March 17, 2010–7 pm EST, Murder Loves Company Book Club via speakerphone.

Saturday, March 20, 2010–9 am to 3 pm, Assistance League Day of Authors at California State University Fullerton. Admission $85. For full info contact Bobbie Cooper 714-270-4203 b_cooper@sbcglobal.net  

Saturday, April 3, 2010–San Joaquin Chapter of Sisters in Crime, Fresno event. Details to come.

Tuesday, April 6, 2010, 7 pm–Redondo Beach Library. A mystery author panel called “Pondering POEtry.” Details to come.

Saturday and Sunday, April 24 & 25, 2010–Los Angeles Times Festival of Books at UCLA. I’ll be signing at the Sisters in Crime booth, the Mystery Writers of America booth, Mysterious Galaxy Bookstore booth, The Mystery Bookstore booth, and Vroman’s bookstore booth. Details to come. 

Sunday, May 2, 2010, 2 pmSisters in Crime Los Angeles panel about Agents! with Darrell James, Eric Stone, and moderated by the president of the chapter, Ashley Ream. The Community Room, South Pasadena Library, 1115 El Centro, South Pasadena, CA.

Saturday, May 15, 2010, 10 am to 1 pm–American Association of University Women of Escondido. Details to come.

Saturday, June 5, 2010–UCLA Day of Authors to Benefit Adolescent Care Unit at Children’s Hospital–pending

Sunday, September 12, 2010–Flintridge Bookstore, Historical Mystery Panel, La Canada Flintridge, CA–details to come.

Tuesday in September 2010–6:30-8:00 pm, reading/signing at the Palms-Rancho Park Library (on Overland in L.A.)–watch here for details.

Sunday, September 26, 2010–West Hollywood Book Fair

Tuesday, September 28, 2010Serpent in the Thorns is out in paperback!

Tuesday, October 12, 2010–The third Crispin Guest Medieval Noir, The Demon’s Parchment is in bookstores!

Thursday through Sunday, October 14 – 17, 2010–Bouchercon, San Francisco! Followed by a northern and southern California book tour. Watch this space for further details. 

Saturday, October 23, 2010, 5:00 pm–Vroman’s Bookstore–The Demon’s Parchment book launch! You know what that means. Knights battling it out in the parking lot. A medieval harpist. Medieval food. Champagne! Come one come all!

Saturday, November 6, 2010–American Association of University Women of Camarillo. Details to come.  

Tuesday, November 16, 2010, 10:00 am–Murrieta Library, 8 Town Square, Murrieta, CA 92562, (951) 304-BOOK. Books will be available for purchase.