Summer Guest Blogging: Author Beth Groundwater hosts Crispin today, July 20

Saturday, August 7, 2 to 4 pm–”Hot Summer Reads at the Burbank Library.” A panel with Avery Ames, Lori Ham, Sue Ann Jaffarian, Pamela Samuels Young, and Gay Degani. 300 North Buena Vista Street, Burbank, CA 91505 818-238-5620

Monday, August 9, 12 pm – 1 pm for “Lunch at the Library” and 6:30 pm for the book club–Azusa City Library 729 North Dalton Avenue, Azusa, CA 91702-2586 (626) 812-5232

Thursday, August 12, 10 am to Noon–Sierra Madre Library Luncheon–private. 

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

Monday, September 13, 2010, 6 pm–Ontario Library, a panel with authors Loni Emmert and P. I. Barrington.  215 East “C” Street Ontario, CA 91764-4111

Tuesday, September 21, 2010, 6:30-8:00 pm –reading/signing at the Palms-Rancho Park Library 2920 Overland Avenue, Los Angeles, 90064.

Saturday, September 18, 2010–Upland Library–a discussion with authors Loni Emmert and P. I. Barrington. 450 N. Euclid Ave., Upland, CA 91786

Saturday, September 25, 2010, 10 am to 4 pm–I’ll  be a speaker! Mission Viejo Readers Festival, Mission Viejo Library 100 Civic Center, Mission Viejo, CA 92691 www.cmvl.org

Sunday, September 26, 2010–West Hollywood Book Fair–look for me at the Mystery Writers of America and Sisters in Crime booths.

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

Saturday, October 9, 2010, 10:30 am to 2:30 pm–”She Writes” Salon and Luncheon at the Montage in Laguna Beach. More details to come.

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.

Monday, October 18, 2010M is for Mystery bookstore, 86 East 3rd Avenue San Mateo, CA 94401.  (650) 401-8077 Watch here for details.

Saturday, October 23, 2010, 5:00 pmVroman’s BookstoreThe 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!

Sunday, October 24, 2010, 2 pmMysteries to Die For Bookstore. Talk and signing. 2940 Thousand Oaks Boulevard., Thousand Oaks, CA 91362. (805) 374-0084

Friday, October 29, 2010, 7 pmWell Red Coyote Bookstore, Sedona, AZ. Writing seminar and signing. Details to come.

Saturday, October 30, 2010Poison Pen Bookstore, Scottsdale, AZ. More info to come.

Saturday, November 6, 2010Mystery Ink Bookstore at 10:00 am, Golden West Plaza 7176 Edinger Ave., Huntington Beach, CA 92647 (714) 960-4000 AND The Mystery Bookstore in Westwood at 1:30 pm. Talk and signing. 1036 Broxton Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90024 (310) 209-0415

Sunday, November 7, 2010, 2-4 pm. Fullerton Friends of the Library tea. Fullerton Library 353 W. Commonwealth Ave., Fullerton, CA 92832

Saturday, November 13, 2010, 2 pmMysterious Galaxy Bookstore, talk and signing. 7051 Clairemont Mesa Boulevard, San Diego, CA 92111-1040 (858) 268-4747

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

Saturday, November 20, 2010, 10:00 am-3:00 pm –American Association of University Women Author event at the Ventura Four Points Sheraton 1050 Schooner Drive
Ventura, CA 93001 (805) 658-1212 Tickets are $45 and can be obtained by calling Diana Dingler at 805 987-8013 or Jane Akune 805 482-2602.

Saturday, January 29, 2011, 11 am to 4 pm –Mystery on the Menu Luncheon, Cerritos Library 18025 Bloomfield Avenue, Cerritos, CA 90703. Phone: (562) 916-1389

March 24-27, 2011–Left Coast Crime Mystery Fan Convention in Santa Fe, NM. Details later.

Saturday, April 9, 2011–Literary Orange at the Irvine Student Center UC Irvine. Details later.

May 12-15, 2011–Medieval Congress in Kalamazoo, MI. Details to come.

June 17-19, 2011–North American Historical Novel Society Conference in San Diego, CA. Details to come.