Tuesday, January 26, 2021
SleuthSayers: Don't Kill the Dog: An Examination of this Fiction Dictum by Barb Goffman
SleuthSayers: Don't Kill the Dog: An Examination of this Fiction...: Don't kill the dog. This advice is commonly given to fiction authors. Readers will put up with a lot, but they won't put up with a d...
Monday, January 25, 2021
SMFS Member Podcast News: Ang Pompano
The latest KRL Podcast features the mystery short story, “The
Bucket List” by SMFS list member Ang Pompano.
You can listen for free to the KRL Podcast here.
From the site:
This episode features the mystery short story The Bucket
List By Ang Pompano. It is read by local actor Teya Juarez. The Bucket List was
first published in Best New England Crime Stories: Red Dawn,
Level Best Books (2015) and later in Kings River Life. You can learn more about
the author on his website. In each episode, we share with you mystery short
stories and mystery novel first chapters read by actors from the San Joaquin
Valley.
If you enjoyed this episode please review or rate it as that
helps more people be able to find us! Also, consider subscribing so you never
miss an episode-both to this podcast, and to the podcast newsletter. You can
find more mystery fun on our websites Kings River Life Magazine and KRL News
and Reviews. We now also have a Patreon where you can help support the podcast
and the magazine and get special perks! We also have a new Redbubble store if
you would like to purchase Mysteryrat's Maze Merchandise!
SMFS Member Publishing News: David Goudsward
SMFS list member David Goudsward edited and annotated
the new book, Old World Footprints by Cassie Symmes. Published by
Bold Ventures Press, it is currently available in paperback and hardcover at
the publisher.
Publisher Synopsis:
Preface by H.P. Lovecraft (ghosting for Frank Belknap Long)
Edited and annotated by David Goudsward; Foreword by Bobby
Derie
In 1928, Mrs. William B. Symmes published a 32-page
travelogue. The 300-copy run was privately distributed by Mrs. Symmes among her
friends and family. The book's publisher was amateur pressman W. Paul Cook and
his Recluse Press imprint. Mrs. Symmes' nephew, Frank Belknap Long is credited
for the preface, actually ghostwritten by H. P. Lovecraft. Lovecraft proofread
the book for Cook, and may have edited it as well. The involvement of Cook,
Long, and Lovecraft transforms an unremarkable travelogue by Cassie Symmes into
one of the rarest of Lovecraft-related publications.
Bold Ventures Press proudly presents a new edition, edited
and annotated by Lovecraft scholar David Goudsward. It is illustrated by photos
and period postcards, and includes a foreword by pulp scholar Bobby Derie and
Cassie’s biography.
Sunday, January 24, 2021
Little Big Crimes Review: The Underneath by Stephen Ross
Little Big Crimes: The Underneath, by Stephen Ross: "The Underneath," by Stephen Ross, in Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, January/February 2021. This is the second appea...
2021 SMFS Lefty Award Nominees
Several SMFS list members are up for the 2021
Lefty Awards. There are four categories in total with 23 books. SMFS
list members are competing in two different categories regarding books first
published in 2020. Due to the ongoing pandemic, the winners will be announced online
on April 10, 2021. The SMFS list members and their books in the respective categories
are:
Lefty for Best Humorous Mystery Novel
Jennifer J. Chow, Mimi Lee Gets a Clue
(Berkley Prime Crime)
Cynthia Kuhn, The Study of Secrets (Henery Press)
Lefty for Best Historical Mystery Novel (The
Bruce Alexander Memorial for books covering events before 1970)
James W. Ziskin, Turn to Stone (Seventh
Street Books)
For a full list of all the books and their authors
under award consideration, go to the official Left Coast site at 2021 Lefty Awards: The
Unconvention
SMFS Members Published in Black Cat Mystery Magazine #8
Several SMFS list members have short stories in Black Cat Mystery Magazine #8. Published by Wildside Press, the read is currently available in eBook format at Amazon as well as print, and at other vendors. The SMFS members in the issue are:
Editor Michael Bracken with his editorial, “From The
Cat’s Perch.”
John M. Floyd with “The Big Picture.”
Barb Goffman with “An Inconvenient Sleuth.”
M. A. Monnin with “St. Killian’s Choice.”
Elizabeth Zelvin with “An Artist In The Harem.”
Amazon Synopsis:
The first Black Cat Mystery Magazine of 2021 presents 7
compelling original tales, plus a classic reprint by Donald Barr Chidsey.
Included are:
TRIP UP ON HIGH STREET, by John Hegenberger
ST. KILLIAN’S CHOICE, by M.A. Monnin
YOU LOSE, WE FIND, by Jon Matthew Farber
THE BIG PICTURE, by John M. Floyd
AN ARTIST IN THE HAREM, by Elizabeth Zelvin
PLANTED IN MIDAIR, by D.V. Bennett
AN INCONVENIENT SLEUTH, by Barb Goffman
"Just Another Bum," by Donald Barr Chidsey
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