Hello, Dear Readers,
It’s hard to believe it’s November. Aren’t the fall colours wonderful?
After the whirlwind of October, we Mesdames are still catching our breaths from the excitement of a new CBC short documentary on our Mesdames’ collective and the success of our launch of In the Key of 13 last weekend.
November promises to be a bit less busy, but we’ve still got some book and event highlights to share with you.
SHOUTOUTS AND RECOGNITION
Many thanks to author and publisher (Superior Shores Press) Judy Penz Sheluk for her kind words about our CBC short documentary and our latest anthology In the Key of 13 in her newsletter:
“Cat Mills, an award-winning filmmaker, recently made a 15 minute documentary about the Mesdames of Mayhem. While I’m not a member of the Mesdames, I count several of the members among my friends, and I am beyond happy to share this news with you.”
“PS: I’ve read all of the “13” anthologies by the Mesdames of Mayhem and highly recommend them. I can’t wait to get my signed copy at the Ontario Library Association Superconference in Jan. 2020.”
Your name is on a copy, Judy.
Why CBC’s Cat Mills Decided to Make a Film about the Mesdames?
If you are wondering what prompted CBC to make the Mesdames of Mayhem short documentary, look no further than this interview with documentary director Cat Mills in CBC Books: “This CBC documentary explores why four women love writing crime fiction”
International Thriller Writers Feature Lisa de Nikolits
International Thriller Writers features an interview with Mme Lisa de Nikolits about her recently published book The Occult Persuasion and the Anarchist’s Solution in the November 2019 issue of The Big Thrill magazine.
Read all about the Mesdames in Mme M. H. Callway’s post on Joanne Guidoccio’s blog.
EVENTS AND PUBLICATION NEWS
On Monday, November 4th, Mmes M. H. Callway and Rosemary McCracken will attend a meeting of finance journalists to hear fellow Crime Writers of Canada (CWC) member, Bill Prentice, discuss self-publishing and present, In the Key of 13 to the journalists. This is a private event.
On Tuesday, November 12th, 7 to 8:30 pm, Mmes Jane Burfield, M. H. Callway, Lisa de Nikolits, Cathy Dunphy, Rosemary McCracken and Caro Soles have an event at the Queen and Salter Branch, TPL, 765 Queen St. East. The panel discussion is “Canadian Mystery Writers You Should Know About”.
L to R: Mmes Jane Burfield, M. H. Callway, Lisa de Nikolits, Cathy Dunphy, Rosemary McCracken, Caro Soles
On Sunday, November 17th, from 2:00 to 4:00 pm, Mme Madona Skaff will be signing copies of her novel, Journey of A Thousand Steps at Indigo Barrhaven,125 Riocan Ave, Nepean, Ontario. Go to YouTube for a look at the Journey of a Thousand Steps Book Trailer.
Mme Madona Skaf’s sequel to Journey of a Thousand Steps, entitled Death by Association, is due out in the spring of 2020. This time Naya, our intrepid sleuth, tries to solve a triple murder.
On Friday, November 8th, Mme Lisa de Nikolitis will be reading from her new book, The Occult Persuasion and the Anarchist’s Solution at “Unforgettable Women in Fiction”, 6:00 to 8:00 pm at Queen Books, 914 Queen St. East, Toronto.
On Thursday, November 28th, Mme Lisa de Nikolits will be interviewed on Crime Beat Confidential on ThatChannel.com.
BONY BLITHE SUBMISSIONS AND 2020 BLOODY WORDS MINI-CON
Get ready to rock’n’roll, croon, hymn sing or sink into the lush sounds of classical music: the perfect background to murder and mayhem.
On Saturday, October 19th, Mme Madona Skaff will be at the first book launch of Nothing Without Us (Renaissance Press).
On Saturday, October 19, 2-3:30 p.m., come to 
Thursday, October 10th, from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m., Mmes M. H. Callway, Lisa De Nikolits, Rosemary McCracken and Lynne Murphy will be at Toronto Public Library, Mt. Pleasant Branch, 599 Mt. Pleasant Rd. They will present 
“If you killed before, you can kill again.” Crime Club (Orca Books Soundings) Mme Melodie Campbell’s latest novel, 
On Thursday, September 19th, Mme Rosemary McCracken talks to 
Many thanks to the very talented Sara Carrick for our dramatic and elegant cover, which captures our theme of music and murder.
The Mesdames are taking it easy in July and August, gearing up for a super-busy fall with Word on the Street, the Women Killing It mystery festival in Picton, new book launches and many reading events.
From August 9th to 11th, Mme M. H. Callway will attend 
Big congrats to Mme Sylvia Warsh who received great publication news to add to Mesdames on the Move for June.
The Bloody Words Minicon, chaired by Mme Caro Soles, took place with great fun on Friday, May 24th. This year’s winner of the Bony Blithe prize is Mike Martin for his mystery, Darkest Before the Dawn.
On Saturday, June 29th, 11 am to 2 pm, Mme Madona Skaff joins fellow CWC author, Jim Napier, at a book signing at Chapters Indigo, 47 Rideau Street, Ottawa.
MAY is one of the most important months of the year for Canadian crime writing when Crime Writers of Canada announces the winners of the Arthur Ellis Awards for excellence in crime fiction. It’s also one of our busiest.
Mme Melodie Campbell joins Ian Hamilton, John Lawrence Reynolds, Jen Dana for Crime Night Take 4! on Tuesday, May 7th at 7 pm at the Black Box Theatre, Oakville.
Mme Madona Skaff will be at the Barrhaven Indigo Store in Ottawa on May 11th, 2019 signing books and chatting with anyone who stops by. She’ll be there from 1 – 4pm with fellow author Katherine Prairie. Also, she’ll be announcing the 
Join Mme Melodie Campbell for her official launch of The Goddaughter Does Vegas. Melodie is doing a joint book launch with author Sylvie McNicoll at 2 pm on May 19th at A Different Drummer Books, 513 Locust Street, Burlington Ontario L7S 1V3.
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