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APRIL STORY: The Mob Bar Mob by Melissa Yi

Mme Melissa Yi is an emergency room physician and an award-winning author in several different genres: crime fiction, fantasy, speculative fiction, YA, poetry, memoir and most recently romance! She is the creator of the acclaimed Dr. Hope Sze series. Her … Continue reading

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Newsflash: Melodie Campbell Interview on CWC Podcast

Called the “Queen of Comedy” by the Toronto Sun, Melodie Campbell was also named the “Canadian literary heir to Donald Westlake” by Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine.  Winner of 10 awards, including the Derringer and the Crime Writers of Canada Award … Continue reading

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Mesdames on the Move, April 2025

Happy Spring, Dear Readers! April not only opens awards season but also offers new opportunities for ways the Mesdames can reach out to you with new publications, readings and festivals, opportunities to learn about publishing and the York Writers’ and … Continue reading

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MARCH STORY: The Ranchero’s Daughter by Sylvia Warsh

Sylvia Maultash Warsh was born in Germany to Holocaust survivors. She is the author of the Dr. Rebecca Temple mysteries. The second book in the series, Find Me Again, won the Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award for best Paperback … Continue reading

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NEWS FLASH: TWO NEW EVENTS FOR MME LISA DE NIKOLITS

Mme Lisa De Nikolits has two new events coming up in March. She is the breakfast speaker at WEN, Writers and Editors Network of Toronto on Saturday March 15th where she will talk about her stories in the anthologies, Imagine … Continue reading

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Mesdames on the Move, March 2025

Dear Readers, March is upon us and excitement is in the air. As all await the winter thaw, we have new books, a capital talk about the dark world of crime and the prospect of a Dem Bones newsletter to … Continue reading

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FEBRUARY STORY: Under the Lamplight by Kevin P. Thornton

Kevin lives in Fort McMurray, Alberta, the town that burned down in 2016. He now works as a writer and editor, having been a contractor for the Canadian military, a soldier in Africa and a worker of such peripatetic habits … Continue reading

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MESDAMES ON THE MOVE FEBRUARY, 2025

Dear Readers, We’ve got lots of fantastic reading coming your way this February. Books, anthologies and more ways to reach out to you, including Open Mics, a book launch at MOTIVE, an online workshop and Substack. CONGRATULATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS Exciting … Continue reading

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WOW WHAT A YEAR 2024: Part 1 – Kudos and Events!

Happy New Year, Dear Readers! The Mesdames and Messieurs had another stellar year in 2024. It was the Year of the Comeback with the return of Bony Blithe and Noir at the Bar. We had terrific real-world events – and … Continue reading

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MESDAMES ON THE MOVE, JANUARY 2025

HAPPY NEW YEAR, DEAR READERS! Our Mesdames and Messieurs are striding out in the wintry weather and going places with audiobooks, a flurry of stories and novels, our own anthology, readings for your entertainment and the promise of another Bony … Continue reading

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