Malice Domestic and the Short Mystery Fiction Society

 

Many members of the Society will be attending Malice Domestic later this month.  This is based on the still-tentative schedule, so please go there for more authoritative and up-to-date information.

FRIDAY APRIL 22

10:00 a.m.–11:45 a.m. Malice-Go-Round: It's Like Speed Dating, But With Authors.

Teresa Inge, Josh Pachter. 

2:00 p.m.–2:50 p.m. Make It Snappy: Our Agatha Best Short Story Nominees

Barb Goffman, Richie Narvaez, Gigi Pandian, Art Taylor (moderator)

2:00 p.m.–2:50 p.m. Blurring Genres: Blending a Cozy with Romance? With Fantasy?

Paula Gail Benson, Kaye George

3:00 p.m.–3:50 p.m. Simply the Best: Our Agatha Best Contemporary Novel Nominees
Ellen Byron, Gabriel Valjan

3:00 p.m.–3:50 p.m. Solve a Crime or Feed the Cat? Sleuths and Their Animals
Clea Simon (moderator)

3:00 p.m.–3:50 p.m. Can You Google the Killer? How Sleuths Navigate Tech & Social Media
Sybil Johnson, Korina Moss

4:00 p.m.–4:50 p.m. Making History: Our Agatha Best Historical Nominees
Hariette Sackler (moderator), Gabriel Valjan

4:00 p.m.–4:50 p.m. Murder in Few Short Words: Short Stories
Michael Bracken (moderator), Mary Dutta, Teresa Inge, Claire A. Murray, Mark Thielman

4:00 p.m.–4:50 p.m. Not Her First Rodeo: Mature Sleuths
Susan Breen

9:30 p.m. -10:30 p.m. Malice Domestic Anthology signing.

Barb Goffman, Peter W.J. Hayes, Alan Orloff, Cynthia Sabelhaus

 

SATURDAY APRIL 23

9:00–9:50 a.m. Women in Historical Mysteries: Grappling with Gender Expectations
Frankie Y. Bailey, Ann Parker

9:00–9:50 a.m. Mystery Kids: Our Agatha Children’s/Young Adult Novel Nominees
Alan Orloff

9:00–9:50 a.m. How Strong Characters Make a Strong Mystery
Mary Keliikoa, Cathi Stoler

10:00 a.m.–10:50 a.m. Diversity and Inclusion in the Mystery Genre
Tina Kashian (moderator)

10:00 a.m.–10:50 a.m. Murder Goes International
Alexia Gordon, MA Monnin

11:00 a.m.–11:50 a.m.  Writing a Series: Keeping it Fresh
Edith Maxwell

11:00 a.m.–11:50 a.m. Last Night, I Dreamt I Went to Malice Again: Romantic Suspense Influences
Art Taylor

11:00 a.m.–11:50 a.m. The Legacy of Ruth Cavin
Donna Andrews  

11:00 a.m.–11:50 a.m. New Kids on the Block: Our Agatha Best First Novel Nominees
Raquel V. Reyes  

11:00 a.m.–11:50 a.m. The Journey of Identity
Leslie Budewitz/Alicia Beckman (moderator), Lori Robbins,  Elaine Viets 

12:00 p.m.–12:50 p.m. Beyond the Protagonist: How Supporting Characters Make a Story
Toni LP Kelner  (moderator), Lisa Q, Mathews

12:00 p.m.–12:50 p.m.  Would You Do What Your Sleuth Does?
Teresa Trent

12:00 p.m.–12:50 p.m.  Classic Crime
Jeff Marks (moderator), Gigi Pandian 

2:00 p.m.–2:50 p.m.   A Pinch of This, A Dash of That: Creating Recipes in Cozies
Ang Pompano    

2:00 p.m.–2:50 p.m.  If Unreliable Narrators Are Here to Stay, How Can Readers Believe Any Character?
Tara Laskowski

2:00 p.m.–2:50 p.m.  The Place of Cozies in a Non-Cozy World
Tina deBellegarde, Terrie Farley Moran 

2:00 p.m.–2:50 p.m.  Malice Domestic Public Board Meeting
Deborah Lacy, Harriette Sackler

 

SUNDAY APRIL 24

9:00 a.m.–9:50 a.m.   May It Please the Court: Lawyers & Investigators in Crime Fiction
Valerie Brooks (moderator)

10:00 a.m.–10:50 a.m.  Sleuths with Unconventional Careers
Mary Angela, Josh Pachter (moderator), Heather Weidner

10:00 a.m.–10:50 a.m. Mysteries for All Ages: Inspiring Young and Grown-Up Readers
Richie Narvaez (moderator)

11:00 a.m.–11:50 a.m. If It Bleeds, It Leads: Journalists in Crime Fiction
Nancy Cole Silverman

11:00 a.m.–11:50 a.m. Police Protagonists
Bruce Robert Coffin (moderator), Peter WJ Hayes