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Bony Blithe Mini-Con Just a Month Away

The 2024 Bony Blithe Mini-Con will be held on Saturday, June 15, at the High Park Club (100 Indian Road, Toronto), the home of our last 3 mini-cons, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. This year, we’ll be on the second … Continue reading

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Mesdames on the Move: April 2024

DEAR READERS, April brings you new books and stories, a new Bony Blithe Mini-Con, a play based on The Italian Cure, and Noir at the Bar is back! CONGRATULATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS Mme Catherine Astolofo’s new book, Auntie Beers, is coming … Continue reading

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WOW WHAT A YEAR 2023- PART 2- Author Celebration!

Greetings Readers! Wow What a Year, Part 1 highlighted our awards and our many public events: conferences, book launches, writers’ festivals, readings and more. Part 2 tells you what each of us accomplished in 2023, including our new books and … Continue reading

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MESDAMES ON THE MOVE, FEBRUARY 2024

DEAR READERS, February is more than hearts and chocolates. We have a big surprise for you this month. We also continue to publish new books/stories for your delight, do talks and readings and even a fun new play at the … Continue reading

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WOW WHAT A YEAR 2023- Part 1 – Kudos and Events!

Happy New Year, Dear Readers! Zoom conferences and virtual book launches became a thing of the past as the Mesdames and Messieurs stormed back into the real world in 2023. This was our year of the conference and writers’ festivals. … Continue reading

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MESDAMES ON THE MOVE: DECEMBER 2023

HAPPY HOLIDAYS, DEAR READERS! Despite the bustle of this holiday period, our Mesdames are still working to provide our readers with more reading delights, including Mme Madona Skaff’s book signing in Ottawa and a panel at the Toronto Reference Library. … Continue reading

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Mesdames on the Move: April 2020

HAPPY SPRING TO ALL OUR READERS! And it will be one to remember. April opens crime writing award season! Many Mesdames and Monsieurs have entries in this year’s Arthur Ellis Awards. Good luck, everyone! The  2020 Arthur Ellis Awards Shortlist … Continue reading

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MESDAMES ON THE MOVE: JANUARY

HAPPY NEW YEAR! The Mesdames are looking forward to a busy year in 2018 with new book launches, conferences, readings and events. Our most exciting news first: Mme Donna Carrick announces an wonderful new venture for Carrick Publishing: podcasting! Dead … Continue reading

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MESDAMES ON THE MOVE: SEPTEMBER

WE’RE BACK!! And Fall 2017 is going to be hot and super busy for The Mesdames. BIG NEWS! Our first Big News item: 13 Claws, our latest anthology is going to press! We have received a wonderful endorsement from renowned Canadian … Continue reading

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Mesdames Abroad- Part One

Welcome to our new series of travel blogs, Mesdames Abroad, looking at different destinations with a writer’s eye. This month we feature Mme. Catherine Dunphy and her experience running a Scottish bookshop. A retired journalist (do journalists ever really retire?), Cathy is the author … Continue reading

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