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2008 Mystery EventsSaturday, May 24, 2008, 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Mystery Party. Come and enjoy food and conversation with Houston's Mystery Writers at Murder by the Book at 2342 Bissonnet Blvd., Houston, 77005. This Sisters in Crime Annual "May is Mystery Month" event will feature notable Texas mystery authors L. B. Cobb, Diana L. Driver, Bill Crider, Pauline Baird Jones, Charlotte & Mark Phillips, Rosemary Poole-Carter, Leann Sweeney, Gayle Wigglesworth!
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2007 Mystery Events
Advance Books' authors Janet Biery and LB Cobb were featured guest authors at the June 2007 Discovering New Mysteries International Mystery Festival in Owensboro, KY. On Friday June 15 and Saturday June 16, Janet and L.B. presented master classes in writing mystery novels and signed their books at the River Park Center. Notable mystery writers participating in the annual event included Sue Grafton, Stuart Kaminsky, Robert S. Levinson, James W. Hall, Cordelia Frances Biddle, Beverle Graves Myers, Tasha Alexander, Kit Ehrman, Karen Robards, John Jakes, and Ira Levin. Next year's Mystery Festival is slated for June 12-22, 2008. The festival is open to the public and includes daily performances of new mystery screenplays as well as mystery author workshops and booksignings. For additional information, visit www.newmysteries.org. |
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Janet Biery and Sue Grafton at June 2007 International Mystery Festival at River Park Center |
Stuart Kaminsky with Advance Books editor Geneva White and authors Janet Biery and LB Cobb at June 2007 Discovering New Mysteries International Mystery Festival at the River Park Center in Owensboro, KY. |
Robert S. Levinson and LB Cobb at International Mystery Festival |
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Left Photo: The River Park Center in Owensboro, KY.
Right Photo: View of the Ohio River at Owensboro. The RPC is to the right in the distance. |
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2006 Book EventsFriday Oct 13, 6:00 p.m. Murder by the Book at 2342 Bissonnet -- Sisters in Crime 20th Anniversary Birthday Bash with refreshments and 13 published authors, local members of Sisters in Crime. L.B. Cobb will be a participating author. Saturday, November 4, 2006, noon to 5 p.m. L.B. Cobb will be signing SPLENDOR BAY and PROMISES TOWN at Story Telling and Book Fair at Dewberry Farms, Brookshire, Texas (7 miles north of Brookshire, 15 minutes from Katy, 30 minutes from Houston). Bring the kids to enjoy the Dewberry Farms annual Texas Maze events. Sisters in Crime 20th Anniversary and Annual Mystery Authors Events. Saturday Sept 23 2:00 p.m. Borders Bookstore at 9633 Westhiemer Rd. -- Panel of authors including Al Franzmeier, Gayle Wigglesworth and LB Cobb, moderated by Pauline Jones. 2005 Author EventsSunday, November 6, 2005, 1 pm to 5 pm, Hastings Books Tejas Center, Bryan Texas: L.B. Cobb will sign Promises Town and Splendor Bay at The Pulpwood Queens/Timber Guys Book Clubs Literacy Awareness and Booksigning Event.
2004 Book EventsSaturday, November 6, 2004, 10:30 a.m., BOOKCLUB AUTHOR OF THE MONTH discussion of PROMISES TOWN at Barnes&Noble Deerbrook Mall, 20131 Hwy. 59 Suite 1448 (Highway 59 and FM 1960), Humble, TX 77338. Mysterious Getaways (Download Flyer), Saturday, June 26, 2004, 2 p.m., THE FINAL TWIST MYSTERY AUTHOR PANEL with Houston authors L.B. Cobb, Rosemary Poole-Carter, Pauline B. Jones, and Robert E. Armstrong at Barnes&Noble Deerbrook Mall, 20131 Hwy. 59 Suite 1448 (Highway 59 and FM 1960), Humble, TX 77338. Friday, May 14, 2004, 7 p.m., SISTERS IN CRIME MYSTERY WEEK EVENT with Houston authors L.B. Cobb, Pauline B. Jones, Dotti Enderle, Robert E. Armstrong, and L.C. Hayden at Katy Budget Books, 2450 Fry Road, Houston, TX 77084. Saturday, May 15, 2004, 2 p.m., SISTERS IN CRIME MYSTERY WEEK EVENT with Houston authors L.B. Cobb, L.C. Hayden, Julie Wray Herman, and Pauline B. Jones at Barnes&Noble (#2847) Champions Village, 5303 FM 1960 West, Houston, TX 77069. Wednesday, May 19, 2004, 7 p.m., SISTERS IN CRIME MYSTERY WEEK EVENT with Houston authors L.B. Cobb, L.C. Hayden, Pauline B. Jones, Robert E. Armstrong, Dotti Enderle, and Al Franzemeir at Barnes&Noble (#2200) WOODLANDS -- NEW STORE, 310 Lake Woodlands Drive, The Woodlands, TX 77380. 2003 Author EventsSaturday, November 1, 2003, 3-6 p.m., MURDER, MYSTERY & MAYHEM HOUSTON, hosted by Panera Bread Cafe and American Book Cooperative, features mystery authors L.B. Cobb, Mary Ellyn Hazen, Kim Sauke, Sylvia Tomlinson, and Robert Armstrong at the Highway 290/Tidwell (13704 NW Freeway), Highway 249/Tomball Parkway, and Conroe Panera stores. October 4, 2003, 2nd Annual Prairie Hill Book Festival, Brenham, Texas. L.B. Cobb signed Promises Town and Splendor Bay. June 7, 2003, 9a.m. - 4 p.m., Cookeville Creative Writers Association Annual Conference, The Tennessee Tech Student Center, Cookeville, Tennessee. Janet Biery will participate in an author's panel and sign POTTER'S FIELD. May 7, 2003, 7-9 p.m., Barnes & Noble, The Woodlands, Texas -- Mystery authors, LB Cobb, Kay Finch, Rosemary Poole-Carter, and Linda Summers Posey will conduct a workshop on writing mystery novels and short stories. April 5, 2003, 1-5 p.m., Beeville (Texas) Book Bonanza, sponsored by the Beeville Library: L.B. Cobb and other Texas author will discuss their work and sign books on the Courthouse Square. February 11, 2003, 7:30 p.m. (Tuesday), L.B. Cobb and members of the Literary Ladies Bookclub meet at The Woodlands (TX) Barnes & Noble to discuss SPLENDOR BAY. January 22, 2003 (Wednesday), 7:00 p.m., L.B. Cobb and members of the Pecan Grove Bookclub discuss SPLENDOR BAY at dinner meeting in member's home, Richmond TX. 2002 Book EventsNovember 9, 2002 (Saturday) 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. New Book Party. L.B. Cobb will sign PROMISES TOWN at Murder by the Book, 2342 Bissonnet, Houston, TX 77005. Call 713-524-8597 for an autographed copy. September 21, 2002 (Saturday), 1-5 p.m., Writers and Artist Festival, Prairie Hill Books, Brenham, Texas. L.B. Cobb will sign SPLENDOR BAY. All L.B. Cobb books are now in stock. September 14, 2002 (Saturday), 10a.m. to 4p.m., -- Janet Biery, author of POTTER'S FIELD, workshop on Writing the Mystery Novel for the Knoxville, Tennessee branch of the NLAPW. June 22, 2002 (Saturday), 9 a.m. to noon, Seventh Annual Cumberland Writers Conference in Cookeville, Tennessee. Janet Biery, author of POTTER'S FIELD, participated in small press panel. May 11, 2002 (Saturday), 4 p.m to 6 p.m., Mystery Week Event: L.B. Cobb, Dean James, Chris Rogers, and Julie Wray Hermann discuss "Writing a Mystery" at Murder by the Book, 2342 Bissonnet, Houston, TX 77005, 713-524-8597. April 6, 2002 (Saturday), 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., signing SPLENDOR BAY at REMEMBER THE ALIBI BOOKSTORE, 3610 Avenue B, San Antonio, TX 78209, 888-272-5135. April 6, 2002 (Saturday), 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., San Antonio College Book Fair, San Antonio, Texas. Signing SPLENDOR BAY and OLD-FASHIONED RECIPES FOR MODERN COOKS." March 23, 2002 (Saturday), 2-4 p.m., Panel on publishing with a small press, Barnes & Noble, Champions Store, Houston. Signing SPLENDOR BAY. March 17, 2002 (Sunday), 2-4 p.m., Panel on publishing with a small press, Barnes & Noble, 2545 Town Center Blvd., Sugar Land, TX. (L.B. Cobb signing SPLENDOR BAY and OLD-FASHIONED RECIPES FOR MODERN COOKS). February 16, 2002 (Saturday), 2-4 p.m., L.B. Cobb signing SPLENDOR BAY, Barnes & Noble-Sugar Land, Sugar Land, Texas. February 9, 2002 (Saturday), 2-4 p.m., L.B. Cobb signing SPLENDOR BAY, RWA Luncheon for Literacy, Houston, TX. January 28, 2002 (Saturday), 1-4 p.m., L.B. Cobb signing SPLENDOR BAY, On the Rise II Local Authors Spotlight, Blue Willow Books, 14532 Memorial Drive at Dairy Ashford, Houston, TX. January 22, 2002 (Tuesday), 7-9 p.m., Speaker -- L.B. Cobb speaking, Legal aspects of publishing and signing SPLENDOR BAY, Fort Bend Writers Guild meeting at Barnes & Noble, 2545 Town Center Blvd., Sugar Land, TX. RESCHEDULED: Saturday, January 12, 2002, 2-4p.m., L.B. Cobb signing SPLENDOR BAY, Barnes & Noble, Sugarland, Texas. Saturday, January 5, 2002, 4:30-6:30 p.m., Book Launch Party - Wine, Cheese, Meet the Author, and Author Signing SPLENDOR BAY at Murder by the Book, 2342 Bissonnet, Houston, Texas. 2001 Author EventsDecember 16, 2001, 2-4 p.m., L.B. Cobb signing SPLENDOR BAY, Hastings Bookstore, 651 Business Loop IH-35, #1400, New Braunfels, Texas. |
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