Huzzah! It’s almost here! We are just EIGHT DAYS away from the release of Myrtle Hardcastle Mysteries Book 3, Cold-Blooded Myrtle!! This is your last chance to pre-order a copy from your favorite bookseller… or one of the fine bookstores hosting Cold-Blooded tour events! Check out my full fall schedule below. I have both in-person and virtual events lined up!
Signing bookplates for my virtual events. This means you can get a signed copy even without meeting me (or Boo) in person! Signed books (not just bookplates) will be available at metro Kansas City area venues, marked with * below.
Southern Festival of Books, Nashville, TN
Saturday, October 2 11:00 am CT
Virtual conversation with Kathi Appelt and Jessica Young
Murder by the Book, Houston, TX
Tuesday, October 5 7:00 pm CT
Virtual conversation with Fleur Bradley
*The Raven Bookstore, Lawrence, KS
Wednesday, October 6 7:00 pm CT
Virtual book release (signed copies available October 4)
Thursday, October 7 7:00 pm CT
Virtual bookstore event
*Oak Park Barnes & Noble, Overland Park, KS
Friday, October 8 7:00 pm CT
Book release party: in person reading and signing (Signed copies available after the event)
*The Green Door Bookstore, Overland Park, KS
Saturday, October 9 11:00 am CT
In-person kids’ storytime (Signed books available after the event)
Monday, October 11 4:00 pm CT
Virtual bookstore event (Signed books available October 12)
Tuesday, October 12 2:00 pm CT
Virtual school visit
The Silver Unicorn Bookstore, Acton, MA
Wednesday, October 13 6:00 pm CT
Virtual conversation with Dori Hillestad Butler
Tweens Read Book Festival with Blue Willow Bookstore, Houston, TX
Tuesday, October 19 9:00 am CT
“Who’s Ready for Adventure?” virtual MG panel with Sheela Chari and Rena Barron
Monday, October 25 1:00 pm CT
Virtual bookstore event in my home state!
Johnson County Library Writers Conference, Overland Park, KS
Sunday, November 7 Time TBA
Virtual workshop for young writers: “Character Building: How to Create Great Characters for Your Stories”
I would love to Zoom by and talk to your students, patrons, or customers! Contact me if you’d like to book an appearance, or let your local bookstore know!
Don’t forget that Myrtle Hardcastle Mysteries Books 1 and 2, Premeditated Myrtle and How to Get Away with Myrtle, are now available in paperback, so you can get caught up on all of Myrtle & Co.’s misadventures in Victorian criminology. All of the host bookstores listed above will have either signed bookplates or books available, while supplies last.
The whole series is waiting at a bookstore near you!
See you next week!
