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    • Academy Chicago Publishers
      An imprint of the Chicago Review Press. Features a number of interesting authors, most long out of print, plus some other odds and ends, including some horror stories by Conan Doyle.
    • Crippen & Landru
      Crippen & Landru publish mystery short story collections. Of particular interest is what they call "Lost Classics," a series of anthologies of mostly uncollected stories by authors who might be enjoyed by a new generation of readers.
    • Dean Street Press
      This small British publisher has a great many classic crime books in its much broader catalog. They are bringing back many Golden Age classics by authors who deserve another chance at a new audience.
    • Felony & Mayhem
      This publisher specializes in classic mysteries, broadly defined, including newer mysteries that adhere to classic standards. They have just overhauled their website to make it much more informative and user-friendly.
    • Locked Room International
      A small press, specializing in very good English-language translations of (so far) mostly-French authors of locked room and impossible crime stories. They publish in Print-On-Demand and electronic editions.
    • Merion Press
      The Merion Press is an independent publisher of out-of-print works that were originally published over 75 years ago, but are enduring even today.
    • MysteriousPress.com
      The brainchild of editor/anthologist/author/bookstore-owner Otto Penzler, the Mysterious Press has recently returned to life and now works with Open Road Media as an electronic book publisher. It is already republishing the work of a lot of classic authors, with more books on the way.
    • Oconee Spirit Press
      A small, independent publisher committed to publishing "lively fiction, and provocative non-fiction." Most of their list covers early works by established authors writing traditional mysteries, such as Carolyn Hart and Margaret Maron.
    • Oleander Press
      This small eclectic British publisher has begun publishing a series of classic British mystery novels, primarily from the Golden Age. The series is grouped into a section of their catalogue named "London Bound," as the books are set in London.
    • Ostara Publishing
      "Ostara Publishing re-issues titles that have unjustifiably become unavailable either through the ravages of time or the forces of publishing economics. We specialise in Crime and Thriller fiction titles and our range goes from the1920s through to the 21st century. We publish thematically and currently have six series available. All our titles are published in a 'trade paperback' format and printed to order."
    • Poisoned Pen Press
      Based in Scottsdale, Arizona, the Poisoned Pen Press publishes a fairly wide variety of mysteries. Some are reprints; many are new, by newer authors. Their website has a great deal of information about their books and authors.

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    June 18, 2014

    Deadly in the Northeast

    For those of you who may live in the northeastern U. S. - particularly in New Jersey and/or New York - there's another event coming up a little more than a month from now which ought to interest you: a conference of mystery writers and readers called Deadly Ink. It's not a huge gathering, like Bouchercon, or a fair-to-middling-sized one like Malice Domestic or Left Coast Crime. As a result, it might be a good introduction to these conferences for those of you in the region who have never tried one before and are looking to get your feet wet at a relatively small event. It happens August 1 through 3 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in New Brunswick, NJ.

    Small in size, but large in talent. Guests of honor this year will be Donald Bain and his wife and co-author, Renee Paley-Bain, who are responsible, among other achievements, for nearly forty "Murder She Wrote" books whose characters are based on the TV series.  Toastmaster for the event will be Donna Andrews. (Disclosure: The group has named me as their Fan Guest of Honor this year, which is flattering, to say the least.) There will be a banquet Saturday night, August 2, to announce the winner of the group's David Award, presented in memory of David G. Sasher, Sr., for the best book published during the last calendar year. This year's nominees are:

    •  Lethal Treasure, by Jane Cleland;
    • There Was an Old Woman, by Hallie Ephron;
    • Condemned to Repeat, by Janice MacDonald;
    • The Wrong Girl, by Hank Phillippi Ryan;
    • Dark Music, by Eric Watkins.

    Attendees will vote for the winner during the conference.

    I've attended Deadly Ink before - I enjoy the intimacy of the event and the chance to get to know some of these talented authors and ardent fans a little better. There's a lot happening here for all the attendees. You'll go home with new reads - and new friends. I hope to see some of you there!

    Posted at 04:03 PM in General Suggestions, Modern Masters |

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    Margot Kinberg

    Sounds like a great event, Les! I wish I could attend...

    Posted by: Margot Kinberg | June 18, 2014 at 04:11 PM

    Les Blatt

    I know you're on that other coast, Margot...but let me remind you that Bouchercon this year will be in your neighborhood... ;-)

    Posted by: Les Blatt | June 18, 2014 at 04:13 PM

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