Happy birthday to astolat – may your day be fantastic!
Major congratulations to my dear friend and fellow author, Nancy Pickard, who has been chose Malice Domestic Guest of Honor for 2009. w00t!!
A second round of congratulations to Elaine Viets, another dear friend who will be Malice 2009′s Toastmaster.
Getting back to the normal work schedule was a bit of a challenge yesterday. I think I was still in “don’t want to see people” mode, but I managed. I’m glad this weekend looks to be a quiet one.
I’ve begun reading Louise Penny’s 2nd book, Dead Cold (Canada/UK title; A Fatal Grace US title). There was a run on the book in the Malice dealer’s room after her win, but I bought the UK edition from Sleuth of Baker Street, a favorite vendor. Sleuth is located in Toronto and I appreciate their presence at Malice, since they often carry books not available in the U.S.
As with her first one, Louise P hooked me right away with the characters and setting. The books are set in a small village in Quebec and are the best of traditional mystery. Louise won the Agatha Award for Best Novel for this book and I’m looking forward to reading the third one.
I’ve also got my copy of Personal Demons by Stacia-Kane. I’m saving it for the weekend, when I can concentrate and read it through. Darn work, anyway, getting in the way of good reading. ::g::
Off to the salt mines in a few. Hope everyone has a fabulous day!
