Dear Readers
As the autumn leaves fall and the temperature drops, our Mesdames and Messieurs are in full swing with publications, a major book launch, library panels and a new film. Join us for a crackling good time.
MESDAMES ON THE MOVE
On Wednesday, November 1, from 5 to 7 p.m. the Mesdames will be at the Parliament Street Branch, Toronto Public Library, 269 Gerrard Street East, to tell readers about the Life of a Crime Writer. Panel: Lisa De Nikolits, Blair Keetch, Lynne Murphy, Rosemary McCracken, Caro Soles. Moderator: M. H. Callway.
On Saturday, Nov. 11, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mme Rosemary McCracken will be a panelist and a break-out session leader at So…You Want to Write a Book?, a day-long interactive workshop for aspiring fiction and non-fiction writers at the Rouge River Community Centre, 12 Rouge Bank Drive in Markham, Ont. The break-out session she’ll be leading will be on Writing a Series. Those interested in attending can register by clicking on the link below.
CONGRATULATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS
Congratulations to Mme M. H. Callway. On Saturday, November 4, from 2 to 4 p.m., she will be hosting the launch of her new book, Snake Oil and Other Tales (Carrick Publishing) at Sleuth of Baker Street Bookstore, 907 Millwood Road.
There will be cake! Also, lots of time to browse Sleuth’s fabulous collection of mystery books. More great news:
Sleuth’s will be continuing indefinitely as a used bookstore. Marian and JD will be happy to order books for you, as well.
Congratulations to Mme Melissa Yi. Her Derringer-winning short story, “My Two Legs”, was a finalist for this year’s Macavity Award for BestMystery Short Story.
Her fantasy story, “Rapunzel in the Desert” will appear in the Year’s Best Canadian Fantasy and Science Fiction, edited by Stephen Kotowych. It will be available to book lovers everywhere December 5, 2023.
Mme Cat Mills’ latest film, Do You Hear What I Hear? premiered at Hot Docs this year as part of the Citizen Minutes cohort, celebrating average people trying to change their community for the good. Cat’s film focuses on noise pollution in Toronto and follows activist, Ingrid Buday as she fights to change Toronto’s outdated noise bylaws.
https://www.citizenminutes.ca/series-2/do-you-hear-what-i-hear
Join Cat Mills on November 8 at 6:30 p.m. at Innis Town Hall, 2 Sussex Ave. for a FREE screening of the film followed by a panel discussion with health experts, city councillors and citizen advocates as they cut through the noise before the bylaw review this fall.
NEWS AND EVENTS
Mme Lisa De Nikolits’s, literary review zine, the Minerva Reader, features a review of M. H. Callway’s Snake Oil and Other Tales and Melissa Yi’s new book, Sugar and Vice.
https://theminervareader.com/library-2023
CRIME WRITERS OF CANADA’S BREWS AND CLUES
Crime Writers of Canada’s Brews and Clues takes place on Thursday, November 9th at 6:30 pm at Stout Irish Pub, 221 Carlton Street.
This month, Des Ryan will be in conversation with author Robert Rotenberg.
THIS MONTH’S STORY
Our story for November is by Mme Therese Greenwood. Her historical thriller, “The Iron Princess”, appeared in the Mesdames‘ fifth anthology, In the Spirit of 13.
Mesdames of Mayhem 