MWA Northwest Blog
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Writer Spotlight Wednesday: Emmeline Duncan & Fresh Brewed Murder
For this week’s Writer Spotlight Wednesday, we’re welcoming Emmeline Duncan to the blog!
Interview With A Bookseller: Christy Peterson of Vintage Books
Please welcome Christy Peterson of Vintage Books to the MWA NW blog!
Writer Spotlight Wednesday: Glen Erik Hamilton & Island of Thieves
Island of Thieves is the sixth book in my series featuring semi-reformed professional burglar Van Shaw. Shaw was raised by his career criminal grandfather and became a prodigy in the art of purloining others’ goods before he escaped into the Army and served with distinction in the Rangers for most of a decade. Now back home in Seattle, he’s making ends meet however he can.
Interview With A Bookseller: Alexa of Beach Books
Today, on our blog, we’re excited to feature Alexa of Beach Books. If you’ve read our quarterly member newsletter, you’d know that we love interviewing booksellers.
Writer Spotlight Wednesday: Friend of the Chapter Leslie Budewitz
Leslie Budewitz technically lives in the Rocky Mountain chapter of MWA, but here in the NW, we've claimed her as our very own. After all, her Spice Shop series is set in Seattle, and we appreciate the PNW-sensibility of her novels! Tell us about your new book! When a young widow returns to her family’s lakeside Montana lodge in search of solace,...
Happy Book Birthday to NW Member Dori Hillestad Butler!
Happy book birthday to NW chapter member Dori Hillestad Butler! Her newest book, Dear Beast, Someone Is Missing, came out today (9/14/2021) from Holiday House!
Writer Spotlight Wednesday: Dana Haynes
The Northwest Chapter of the Mystery Writers of America is proud to announce our new column, Writer Spotlight Wednesday! We’re kicking things off with the one and only Dana Haynes.
November 2020 to February 2021 Member News
Bharti Kirchner's Murder at Andaman: A Maya Mallick Mystery (Camel Press) was published in December 2020. Michael Niemann's Percentages of Guilt came out on November 10, 2010. It received a starred review in Booklist as well as favorable reviews in Publisher's Weekly and Readers Favorite. Kathleen Kaska's The Sherlock Holmes Quiz Book (Rowman and...
New Fee Structure for Monthly Meetings – Starting in May
For events booked through Eventbrite, MWA-NW has traditionally had two fee levels: Member and Non-Member, where Members have benefited from lower fees. But for the last several months we eliminated most meeting and event fees as a way to help out during the pandemic and ease the transition to online events.
As It Turns Out, You Do Know Jack
For years, I’ve had a love-hate relationship with Lee Child’s novels about Jack Reacher. I love the way the Reacher stories thrum with pleasurable uncertainty while I roll my eyes as Reacher’s over-the-top, alpha-male infallibility.
About the Mystery Writers of America
MWA is the premier organization for mystery writers, mystery readers, and professionals in the mystery and crime-writing fields. The Northwest Chapter serves members of MWA who live in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Alaska.
MWA-NW offers a variety of services to chapter members, including dinner meetings with guest speakers, a regular newsletter with news, professional education, and more.
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