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2023 Media and Events:
The new year brings two books out into the world Devil Within in the Summer and Face Of Greed in November 2023. Lots of events and media planned to support these two new projects. This year will also feature virtual and live-in person events (In-person events are listed in BOLD type). The list below will change throughout the year so check back often.
March 11, 2023 Murderous March (Upper Hudson Sisters-in-Crime) 11:45 (Eastern) Panel – Murder at High Noon – Mysteries that Rope in the Reader.
March 11, 2023 Authors on the Move, Kimpton Hotel, Sacramento CA. 5:00 PM
March 15-19, 2023 Left Coast Crime, Tucson, AZ
March 25, 2023 Capitol Crimes Law and Order Panel Moderating discussion with law enforcement professionals and authors Robin Burcell and Adam Platinga
April 13, 2023 From Crime Fighting to Crime Fiction Panel for TN Sisters in Crime 4:00 pm (Pacific)
April 18, 2023 Edgar Awards, Marriott Marquis Times Square, New York, NY
April 30th Independent Bookstore Day – Face in a Book, El Dorado Hills, CA
May 30 – June 4, 2023 ThrillerFest Sheraton Times Square, New York, NY
June 14, 2023 Introduction to Writing Short Stories, Lincoln Public Library, Lincoln, CA 1:00 pm
July 13-16, 2023 Public Safety Writers Association Conference, Las Vegas, NV
July 18, 2023 DEVIL WITHIN Release day!
July 21 – 23, 2023 Book Passage Mystery Writers Conference, Corte Madera, CA
July 25, 2023 Guest Post at The Book Diva Reads
July 26, 2023 Showcase, Books, Ramblings, and Tea
July 27, 2023 Book review, Novels Alive
July 29, 2023 Book review, Books Reviews From an Avid Reader
July 31, 2023, Book review, Colloquium
August 1, 2023, Guest post, The Mystery of Writing
August 3, 2023, Book review, Reading is my Superpower
August 8, 2023, Showcase, Celtic Lady’s Reviews
August 10, 2023, Book Review, Avonna Loves Genre
August 12, 2023 3:00-5:00 Book Launch for Devil Within at Face in a Book, El Dorado Hills, CA
August 13, 2023, Book review, Guatemala Paula Loves to Read
August 15, 2023, Book review, Sunny Island Breezes
August 16, 2023, Showcase, ifuonlyknew
August 17-20 Killer Nashville, Franklin, TN
August 18, 2023, Podcast reading of an excerpt, Books to the Ceiling
August 30 – Sept. 3, 2023 Bouchercon, San Diego, CA
November 3, 2023 FACE OF GREED Release Day!
November 19th Book Launch for Face of Greed at Face in a Book, El Dorado Hills, CA
November 22nd Facebook Live with Gina Hott, Partners in Crimes Tours link here
December 1st The Writers Bar with Baron R. Birtcher link to the YouTube, or Facebook event here.
December 2nd, Book Signing, and Author Talk with Matt Coyle at Book Passage in Corte Madera 11:00
December 5 Instagram Live (lord help me) with Meredith Lyons 4:00 pm Pacific
December 6 Interview with Alan R. Warren House of Mystery NBC Radio
December 17th, appearing on The Back Room with Hank Phillippi-Ryan, Karen Dionne, and Jeffery Deaver at 4:00 pm Pacific
2020 was a blur of a year and 2021 was more “eventful” and I was able to pull off a mixture of online and in-person events. Live and in-person events are in BOLD type! 2022 will bring us all back together, hopefully!
2022 Media and Events:
January 4 Release of 100 Ways to Write a Novel by Alex Pearl (I was lucky enough to receive an invitation to contribute to the collection) Profits go to the PEN International Foundation link
January 6, 2022 Meet with the Upstate South Carolina Sisters-in-Crime chapter (Zoom) 6:30 Eastern link to register
January 12, 2022 A Murderous Affair – A Four Author Panel with the Lincoln, WY Library 6:30 Mountain link Zoom
February 27, 2022 Capitol Crimes Coffee Hour at Face In A book, El Dorado Hills, CA 2:00 pm
March 12, 2022 Authors on the Move, Kimpton Hotel, Sacramento, CA
March 31 Get A Clue panel of mystery authors at Chaucer’s Books in SantaBarbara, CA (Virtual) link
April 7-10 Left Coast Crime, Albuquerque, NM
April 12 Edgar Symposium – Best Short Story nominees (virtual)
April 24 The Placerville Shakespeare Club Author’s Day Placerville, CA
April 26-29 Edgar Awards, New York Marriott Marquis Times Square Here is the YouTube Link
April 30th Independent Bookstore Day – Face in a Book, El Dorado Hills, CA
May 14 Capitol Crime A Killer Workshop Rancho Cordova, CA
May 18 Gold Country Writers, “Developing Character” City Hall, Auburn, CA Here’s the YouTube Link
May 31-June 5 ThrillerFest Sheraton New York Times Square
June 27 Guest Post at Novels Alive Interview with a character
July 1 Guest Post at The Book Diva’s Reads Read the interview here
July 4th Showcase at Silver’s Reviews Showcase
July 5 Review at Pat Fayo’s Reviews
July 6 Review at Novels Alive 5 Star review by Novels Alive
July 7 Guest Post at The Mystery of Writing Read the interview here
July 7 Review at Book Reviews by an Avid Reader Review
July 8 Showcase at Books, Ramblings, and Tea Showcase
July 11 Interview at I Read What You Write Read the interview here
July 12 Showcase at Celtic Lady’s Reviews Showcase
July 13 Review at Wall to Wall Books 5-Star Review from Wall to Wall Books
July 13 Showcase at The Author’s Harbor Showcase
JULY 14 Showcase at Nesies Place Showcase
July 15 Review at Quiet Fury Books http://quietfurybooks.com/new-release-spotlight-and-review-dead-drop-a-detective-nathan-parker-novel-by-james-letoile/
July 19 DEAD DROP BOOK RELEASE!
July 20 Review at Cassidy’s Bookshelves https://cassidysalem.wordpress.com/2022/07/16/review-dead-drop-by-james-letoile/
July 20 Review at Avonna Loves Genre https://avonnalovesgenres.com/blog-tour-feature-post-and-book-review-dead-drop-by-james-letoile/
July 21 Review at Melissa As Blog https://melissaammons.blogspot.com/2022/07/dead-drop-by-james-letoile-book.html
July 22 Review at Enjoying Books Again https://www.instagram.com/p/CgTRIorr0rJ/
July 22 Review by Colloquium Reviews https://jhsiess.com/2022/07/22/book-review-dead-drop/
July 28 Guest Post at George Cramer’s Blog
July 30th DEAD DROP Release Celebration at Face in a Book, El Dorado Hills, CA 5:30 – 7:00
August 1 Feature in The Big Thrill Magazine https://www.thebigthrill.org/2022/08/up-close-james-letoile/
August 5 -7 Appearing as Faculty at Book Passage Mystery Writers Conference
August 8 South East Mystery Writers of America Chapter meeting, Guest Speaker 7:30 Eastern
August 18-21 Appearing as faculty at Killer Nashville, Franklin, TN
September 17th Book Talk and Signing at Capital Books on K, 1011 K Street, Sacramento, 4:30-5:30
September 8-11 Bouchercon Minneapolis , MN
September 29 Book Talk and Signing at the Lincoln Public Library 485 Twelve Bridges Rd, Lincoln, CA 6:00-7:30pm
October 8 Manteca Great Valley Book Fair, Manteca CA https://gvbookfest.org
November 5th DEAD DROP book event at Book Passage in Corte Madera 51 Tamal Vista Blue, Corte Madera, CA 1:00-3:00 pm https://www.bookpassage.com/event/james-letoile-dead-drop-corte-madera-store
2021 Events
Here’s an interview I did with Rich Ehisen in June for The Open Mic where we talk about writing, inspiration, and BLACK LABEL. Link
June 23 Interview with Maggie Margarita for Southern California Writers Association (Facebook Group and YouTube link)
June 27 BLACK LABEL review in Killer Nashville Magazine link
October 12 Capitol Crimes Virtual Book Club
June 28 through July 10 Virtual ThrillerFest
July 14 through July 17 Virtual More than Malice
July 12 Guest post for The Book Divas Reads
July 13 Guest post for Novels Alive
July 13 BLACK LABEL Showcase for Silvers Reviews
July 15 BLACK LABEL review by Pat Fayo Reviews
July 15 BLACK LABEL showcase for Nanas Book Review
July 16 BLACK LABEL review by Reviews by an Avid Reader
July 16 BLACK LABEL review by Quiet Fury Books
July 17 Guest post for I Read What You Write
July 18 BLACK LABEL showcase for Eien Café
July 19 BLACK LABEL review by Novels Alive
July 20 BLACK LABEL RELEASE DAY!
July 20 BLACK LABEL review by Author Elena Taylor’s Blog
July 20 BLACK LABEL showcase for Books, Ramblings, and Tea
July 21 BLACK LABEL showcase and interview for CMash Reads
July 22 BLACK LABEL showcase for Nesies Place
July 23 BLACK LABEL review by Curly Granny Loves To Read
July 25 BLACK LABEL showcase for Brooke Blogs
July 29 BLACK LABEL showcase for Our Town Book Reviews
July 29 Authors on the Air interview with Terry Shepherd Link
July 30 BLACK LABEL interview for Books Chatter
July 30 BLACK LABEL review by Jersey Girl Book Reviews
July 30 True Crime Trivia and Book Event at Thin Line Brewery in Rancho Cordova, CA
August 1 BLACK LABEL review by Jane Pettitt Reviews
August 2 BLACK LABEL review by Splashes of Joy
August 2 BLACK LABEL review by The Book Review Crew
August 5 BLACK LABEL review by The World as I See it
August 7 BLACK LABEL review by Rozier Reads and Wine
August 8 BLACK LABEL showcase for One More Book to Read
August 9 BLACK LABEL review by Wall to Wall Books
August 14 BLACK LABEL Release Event at Face in a Book in El Dorado Hills, CA
August 19 through August 22 Killer Nashville, Nashville, TN
August 25 through August 29 Bouchercon, New Orleans, LA (Cancelled!!)
September 8 (POSTPONED) Lincoln Public Library, 6:00 pm in Lincoln, CA
September 9 Highland Park, Library, Highland Park, NJ Zoom
September 15 (POSTPONED) Gold Country Writers, Auburn, CA
September 23 Lincoln Library virtual event with Level Best Books authors Zoom
October 10 Lit Up! Facebook Livestream at the Museo with Maddie Margarita and Quan Huynh
October 13 Interview with Christina Hamlett “From the Authors” link
December 12 Cold Case Mysteries from the Mystery Readers International released with my true crime tale “A Snitch in Time.” link
The Archives: Interesting links to a few past events and podcasts.
Interview with Gavin Reese on his Writers on the Beat podcast series. The series features ex-law enforcement types sharing the connections between on the job crime and their crime fiction work. Gavin and I talk about writing, crime fiction, and a very “unique” prison art project I encountered behind the walls. Here’s the link.
The Sacramento Library Foundation presents the 17th annual Authors on the Move event. Over 350 library patrons attend to contribute to the Sacramento Children’s Reading Program. I’m attending as one of the featured mystery authors alongside Catriona McPherson and Eileen Rendahl. Here’s the link.
Listen to the Red River Radio podcast featuring Chris Rhatigan and Katherine Tomlinson, and a few of the contributing authors talk about the Strangers in a Strange Land: Immigrant Stories anthology. Chris reads an excerpt of my story, A Deal With The Devil, which was cool to hear someone else read my stuff. You can catch him near the 59:53 mark. Here is the link to the podcast.
Previous events: (because the IRS wants proof that this writing thing is for reals):
March 28th-31st, 2019 you can find me in the Great White North for Left Coast Crime in Vancouver, British Columbia. Left Coast Crime is the annual western get together for crime fiction writers and fans. Here’s the link.
March 29th, 2019 at Left Coast Crime, I’ll be on a panel of Law Enforcement Professionals 1:15 pm along with a couple of my favorites, Robin Burcell, R. T. Lawton, T.K. Thorne, and Mar Preston. A link to all the panels at Left Coast Crime.
April 11th, 2019 I’ll be speaking at the Folsom Rotary Club, talking about Sacramento’s connection to crime fiction and why I set some of my novels in the capitol city.
April 27th, 2019 Come and find me at the Folsom Author Expo at the Folsom, CA Public Library. Fellow crime fiction author Claire Booth and I will team up and represent. Here’s the link.
May 17th, 2019The California Federation of Women’s Clubs will host a Book Club breakfast at their annual convention. I’ll be speaking about Sacramento’s unique place in crime fiction.
July 9th-13th, 2019 ThrillerFest, in New York
October 31st-November 3rd, 2019 Bouchercon, in Dallas, Texas.
October 12, 2017 – Bouchercon, Toronto, Canada for the “California Scheming” Panel.
October 14, 2017 – Bouchercon, Toronto, Canada for an Author 20 on the 20 session where I’ll talk about Bury the Past and play Prison Trivia.
December 12, 2017 – Bury the Past Release day! (light a candle and throw salt over your shoulder for luck)
December 15, 2017 – 6:30 to 8:00 pm Bury the Past Launch Party at Face in a Book bookstore in El Dorado Hills, CA (4359 Town Center Blvd, Unit 113, El Dorado Hills, CA (916) 941-9401)
December 22, 2017 – Interview on the Blue Plate Special with host Terri Lynn Coop. Here is the podcast link – link
January 16, 2018 – Interview on AM 950 KAHI with host Mary Jane Popp on writing realistic crime fiction. 12:30 pm
February 4, 2018 – Blog interview with Elena Hartwell – link
February 16, 2018 – 1:00 to 3:00 pm, Sierra Renaissance Society, “Author Showcase,” Cameron Park Community Center. With author Erika Mailman and poet laureate Taylor Graham.
February 19, 2018 – KFBK Radio interview with Joey Garcia about Bury the Past and #NotMyCat. – link
February 21, 2018 – Interview with Pam Stack and Authors on the Air 1:00 pm PST – link
March 22-25, 2018 – Left Coast Crime Reno, NV – Thursday, 3/22 at noon: Panel With Robin Burcell, David Putman, Mike Spenser, and Christine Husom for “I Got Stripes: Behind the Scenes with Real Law Enforcement Professionals” Join me for a special Left Coast Crime edition of Prison Trivia on Saturday, 3/24 at 9:00 am. I’ll be hanging out at the MWA-NorCal table in the book room on Saturday.
June 11, 2018 – 7:00 to 9:00 pm, at the Sacramento Suburban Writers Club, “Prison to the Page,” at 5501 Dewey Drive, Fair Oaks, CA 95628.
July 10-14, 2018 – ThrillerFest New York, NY Panel: Saturday July 14th at 3:20 pm, “Fist, Knife, or Gun? The Action Toolbox” with authors Ethan Cross, Christine Carbo and Susan Furlong.
July 14, 2018 – Interview with Pam Stack with Authors on the Air “Live at ThrillerFest with A-List Authors” With A.R. Shaw, David Morrell and a host of others. link
August 20, 2018 – 6:30 pm at the Lincoln Public Library at Twelve Bridges, 485 Twelve Bridges Rd, Lincoln, CA “Sacramento Crime and Writing Crime Fiction.”
September 5-8, 2018 – Bouchercon St. Petersburg, FL Panel: Thursday, September 6th at 5:00 pm, “Writing About Crime – Penalties and Prisons”
September 27-30, 2018 – Book Passage Mystery Writers Conference, Corte Madera, CA 51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera, CA 94925 link
October 27, 2018 – Mystery Writers of America “Mystery Week” In Conversation with Robin Burcell More details TBA
November 13, 2018 – Sacramento Crime Talk with the Lincoln Women’s Club, 1:00 pm at the Bernaroti Restaurant in Lincoln, CA
November 26, 2018 – Springfield History Club 10:00 to noon, at The Gables 2801 Springfield Dr, Rocklin, CA
December 7, 2018 – Speaking at the California Sate University-Sacramento Division of Criminal Justice graduation and 50th anniversary celebration.
James L'Etoile
James L'Etoile 