Desert Sleuths Honor Glendale Librarian, and BOOK TOPICS Editor, Lesa
Holstine.
Desert Sleuths Honor Glendale Librarian, Blogger and Glendale Daily Planet BOOK TOPICS Editor, Lesa Holstine.
Lesa is also the host of Authors @ the Teague, and exciting chance to
meet authors in person and have them sign your books. Authors from all over the world appear at this event thanks to Lesa's connections is the literary word of mystery writers and other authors.
Another exciting program Lesa provides at the Velma Teague Branch Library is 'Lesa’s Brown Bag Booktalk' ... It works like this: Bring your lunch and Lesa will serve coffee and some fresh-brewed book recommendations. She selects about 15 fiction and non-fiction titles in a variety of genres for her book talks. Keep you eye on schedule sources for an exciting lunch time diversion.
And... in addition to all of the
above Lesa also is a contributing Book Reviewer for Library Journal, Mystery Readers Journal
All of us here at the Glendale Daily Planet congratulate Lesa and pride ourselves in our
continued association. The 'Planet would not be the same without her!
- Ed Sharpe Publisher Glendale Daily Planet
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And now... Lesa will tell us about her fascinating Saturday!
On Saturday, august 14, the Desert Sleuths held their annual Write Now! Conference. It was a wonderful event, filled with authors and writing tips. Later this week, I hope to have all of that summarized. It's a great deal of material, and may take a couple blogs. And, it couldn't have been held at a nicer venue, the Wrigley Mansion in Phoenix.
They invited me as a guest. And, it was such an honor since I was their first Fan Guest of Honor. They presented me with a certificate that says, "In recognition of her contribution to the writing community, the Desert Sleuths Chapter of Sisters in Crime is proud to announce that Lesa Holstine is the Guest of Honor at Write Now! 2010. This award includes a one-year dues-free chapter membership." Thank you! And, then they presented me with the most beautiful engraved bookmark, eight inches long, that says, "Lesa Holstine. Guest of Honor. Write Now 2010."
 Thank you to President Roni Olson, and Event Chairman Chantelle Osman. They, along with the other members of Desert Sleuths, treated me like gold yesterday. And, another big thank you to Judy Starbuck. If I hadn't met Judy at Poisoned Pen Bookstore quite a while ago, none of this would have happened.
Here are are picture highlights of the day. (Unfortunately, I have no picture of author Sheila Lowe, who had to leave early. But, I'm sure she'd rather I showed her book anyways.) Sheila kicked off the conference, discussing handwriting analysis.
Robin Burcell was our speaker before the book signing break. More on Robin on the later posts, but she's an author, an FBI-trained forensic officer, and a retired police officer. And, she finished the night at the Poisoned Pen with a presentation as well.
Robin Burcell
Following lunch, I received my award from President Roni Olson, who introduced me to the audience. Then, we had the funniest keynote presentation I've ever heard from author James O. Born. My summary later this week will not do justice to Jim's humor. It was too visual, and you really had to see it as well as hear him. Jim is a Special Agent with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. He's an author of crime novels under his own name, and under James O'Neal, he writes futuristic crime novels.
Fan Guest of Honor Lesa Holstine & Keynote Speaker James O. Born
 The last speaker of the day was Barbara Peters, owner of Poisoned Pen Bookstore and editor-in-chief of Poisoned Pen Press discussing the history of crime novels, and where they're going. She also brought along Bryan Gruley, author of Starvation Lake and The Hanging Tree.
Many of us ended up at the Poisoned Pen afterward to hear Peters interview Gruley, Born and Burcell.
Jim Born and Bryan Gruley
But, before we left, the Desert Sleuths launched their new anthology, How Not to Survive a Vacation, a collection of crime short stories. It will be available soon in area bookstores, and I'll be hosting them on September 25 at 2 p.m. for Authors @ The Teague.
So, thank you, to all of the members of Desert Sleuths for the honor of being your first Guest of Honor. I want to thank you so much for making this a special event for me. It was a wonderful day, and I'm looking forward to next year's conference! Thank you.
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About Desert Sleuths - Sisters in Crime, Phoenix, Arizona http://www.desertsleuths.com/
An Organization for Readers, Writers, and Fans of Mystery
Sisters in Crime is a nationwide organization that exists to combat discrimination against women in the mystery field, to educate publishers and the general public as to the inequalities in the treatment of female authors, and to raise the level of awareness of their contribution to the field. Much has improved since the early days of the organization, but it's a job that is never completely finished. Today there are nearly 50 chapters across the country and there are thousands of members, both female and male.
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Contact Info for Lesa Holstine
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