Upcoming Events

Thursday, October 15, 2020
Pub day for Ann Kinnear Book 3: The Falcon and the Owl!
Click here for more information

Friday, October 16, 2020 - 7pm Eastern
Virtual Launch Celebration for Ann Kinnear Book 3: The Falcon and the Owl!
Facebook Live - Click here for the event, and be sure to click the Going or Interested button so that Facebook will send you a reminder when the event goes live! 

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Past Events

Tuesday, July 28, 2020 - 7pm Eastern
How To Publicize Your Book -- Advice For New & Aspiring Authors (Panel Discussion)
Sponsored by Sisters in Crime New England and the Tewksbury (MA) Public Library
​Click here for more information and to register

​Monday, July 27, 2020 - 7pm Eastern
Talk on "Taking the Short Tack: Creating Income and Connecting with Readers Using Short Fiction"
Main Line / Wilmington-Chadds Ford Writers' Group
​Click here for more information and for MeetUp link

​Friday, June 5, 2020 1-2pm Eastern
Draft2Digital Spotlight with Mark Leslie Lefebvre
YouTube Live
Facebook Live

Thursday, May 28, 2020 - 6:30pm Eastern
Talk on "Taking the Short Tack: Creating Income and Connecting with Readers Using Short Fiction"
Chester County Libraries Virtual Program Series
Click here to register

Tuesday, May 19, 2020 - 7pm Eastern
Talk on "Taking the Short Tack: Creating Income and Connecting with Readers Using Short Fiction"
Brandywine Valley Writers Group via Zoom

​Wednesday, March 11, 2020 - 6pm Eastern
Authors on the Air LIVE with Pam Stack

Saturday, February 15, 2020 - 10-10:30am
Indy Publishing in a Nutshell
Sisters in Crime
Tredyffrin Public Library
582 Upper Gulph Rd.
Strafford,  PA

Saturday,  December 21, 2019 - 12-2pm
Author signing at
Cupboard Maker Books
157 Enola Road
Enola, PA
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Saturday, November 23, 2019
Philadelphia Writing Workshop
Sonesta Philadelphia Downtown Rittenhouse Square
Philadelphia, PA
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Friday, November 8 - Sunday November 10, 2019
New England Crime Bake
Hilton Boston-Woburn
2 Forbes Road
Woburn, MA

Monday, November 18, 2019 - 6:30pm
Author talk at
Parkesburg Library Speaker Series
​105 West Street
Parkesburg, PA

​Saturday,  November 2, 2019 - 12-2pm
Author signing at
Cupboard Maker Books
157 Enola Road
Enola, PA

Friday, September 13, 2019 - 7:30pm
Noir at a Bar - C3 Con
Sheraton Columbia Town Center Hotel
10207 Wincopin Circle
Columbia, MD

Friday, September 13 - Sunday September 15, 2019
Creatures, Crimes, & Creativity Conference
Sheraton Columbia Town Center Hotel
10207 Wincopin Circle
Columbia, MD

Saturday, July 13, 2019 - 4-6pm
Local Author Showcase at
Hockessin Bookshelf
7179 Lancaster Pike
Hockessin, DE

Saturday, June 29, 2019 - 10-11am
Reading at
Sisters in Crime Central Jersey Open Mic Day
139 Stevens Ave,
Jamesburg, NJ

​Wednesday, May 8, 2019 6:30-9pm
Noir at a Bar - Benefits the Oxford Library
Octoraro Hotel & Bar
2 South 3rd St
Oxford, PA

Sunday, May 5, 2019 2:30-3:30
Moderating panel discussion "Afternoon Fright"
​Mechanicsburg Mystery Bookshop
6 Clouser Road
Mechanicsburg, PA

Sunday, April 14, 2019 6:30pm
Reading at
Noir at the Bar Philadelphia
Misconduct Tavern
1511 Locust Street
Philadelphia, PA

Thursday, April 4, 2019 5pm
Launch party for
The Iron Ring: A Lizzy Ballard Thriller
Kildare's
18 West Gay Street
West Chester, PA

​Wednesday, April 3, 2019 7-9pm
Reading at Noir at a Bar
Timothy's
929 South High Street
West Chester, PA
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Monday, March 18, 2019 7-8pm
Main Line Writers Group
"Marketing Your Book and Yourself as an Author"
Black Powder Tavern
1164 Valley Forge Road
Wayne, PA

Saturday, January 19, 2019 7:15-8:30pm
"Suspense and Thrills in the Brandywine Valley"
Hosted by the Arden Library Gild
Arden Gild Hall
2126 The Highway
Arden, DE

​Wednesday, November 14, 2018 7-9pm
Reading at
Timothy's
929 South High Street
West Chester, PA

​Saturday, November 10, 2018 11am-3pm
Book signing at
Hockessin Art & Book Fair
2759 Lancaster Pike
Hockessin, DE
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​Wednesday, October 17, 2018 7-9pm
Reading at
Noir at a Bar
Timothy's
929 South High Street
West Chester, PA

Sunday, October 7, 2018 1-7pm
Book signing at
BUCK Cancer Foundations's BUCKFest
(A portion of the proceeds will go to support BCF!)
Sprout Music Collective
130 East Prescott Alley
West Chester, PA
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Saturday, October 6, 2018 10am-4pm
Book signing at
Collingswood Book Festival
678 Haddon Ave
Collingswood, NJ
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Tuesday, August 14, 2018 5:30-7pm
Talk at
Southwest Harbor Public Library
338 Main Street
Southwest Harbor, ME
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Monday, August 6, 2018 1-3pm
Signing at
Sherman's Books
56 Main Street
Bar Harbor, ME

​Wednesday, August 1, 2018 4:15-5pm
Panel discussion
"Hot or Not--Cutting Edge Trends in Indie Book Marketing" 
Catholic Writers Conference Live
Lancaster County Convention Center
Lancaster, PA

Tuesday, July 24, 2018 2pm
Panel discussion
"High Tech and Turmoil: Writing Mysteries in the Modern Age"
Fox Chase Library
501 Rhawn Street, Philadelphia, PA 19111

Tuesday, June 26, 2018 6:30pm
Author appearance at
Longport Public Library
2305 Atlantic Avenue
Longport, NJ

Sunday, June 24, 2018
Book club author appearance (private)
Allentown, PA

Thursday, June 21, 2018 5pm
Launch party for
Snakes and Ladders: A Lizzy Ballard Thriller
Kildare's
18 West Gay Street
West Chester, PA

​Thursday, June 14, 2018 6:30-9pm
Noir at a Bar - Benefits the Oxford Library
Octoraro Hotel & Bar
2 South 3rd St
Oxford, PA
​Click here for Matty's reading!

Sunday, June 10, 2018 2pm
Sisters of Suspense Book Discussion and Signing
Towne Book Center
220 Plaza Drive #B-3
Collegeville, PA

Thursday, June 7, 2018
Book club author appearance (private)
Townsend, DE

Saturday, May 19, 2018 9:30am-12:30pm
Independent Publishing A-Z Seminar
Tredyffrin Public Library
582 Upper Gulph Rd.
Strafford,  PA

​Monday, April 30, 2018 - 7-8pm Eastern
Reading at
Noir at a Bar
Timothy's
929 South High Street
West Chester, PA

​Monday, March 12, 2018 - 7:30-8:30pm Eastern
Wilmington Writers Group
"Marketing Your Work for Authors"
McKenzie Brew House
451 Wilmington West Chester Pike
Glen Mills, PA

​Sunday, November 19, 2017 - 1-3pm Eastern
Multi-author book signing
West Chester Book Outlet
967 Paoli Pike - West Goshen Center
West Chester, PA

Tuesday, November 21, 2017, 6:30pm Eastern
Uptown! Speaker series
"The Sense of Place: Suspense and Thrills in Chester County"
Knauer Performing Arts Center
226 N. High St.
West Chester, PA

​Saturday, November 18, 2017 - 10-10:30am Eastern
"Self-Promotion for Authors"
Sisters in Crime Delaware Valley (Everyone welcome!)
Tredyffrin Public Library
582 Upper Gulph Road
Strafford, PA

​Sunday, November 12, 2017 - 11:30am-12:30pm
Sisters of Suspense Reading and Book Signing
Main Point Books
116 N. Wayne Avenue
Wayne, PA

​Saturday, November 4, 2017 - 1-5pm Eastern
Mysterious Affair in Princeton
Solley Theater
Arts Council of Princeton
102 Witherspoon Street
Princeton, NJ

​Sunday, October 22,  2017 - 1:30-2:30pm Eastern
"Project Manager Lessons for The Indy Author: Practical Advice to Help You Achieve Your Creative Goals"
Chester County (PA) Library System
Struble Room
450 Exton Square Parkway
Exton, PA

​Sunday, October 15, 2017 - 10am-4pm
River Reads Signing and Wine Tasting
Prallsville Mills
33 Risler St, Stockton, NJ
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Saturday, September 16, 2017, 4-6:30pm
Book sales and signings by
​Delaware Valley Sisters in Crime
Tredyffrin Township Party in the Park
500 Lee Rd.
Wayne, PA

​Saturday, September 16, 2017, 10am-12pm
Delaware Valley Sisters in Crime
Blind Date with a Mystery
Tredyffrin Public Library
582 Upper Gulph Road
Strafford, PA

Thursday, August 17, 2017
Book club author appearance (private)
Downingtown, PA

Saturday, August 12, 2017, 10-11am
LIBRARYLIVE Speaker Series
Parkesburg Library
105 West St.
Parkesburg, PA

​Sunday, July 30, 2017 - 1-3pm
Signing at
Bar Harbor Cellars
854 State Highway 3 
Bar Harbor, ME

Monday, July 31, 2017 - 1-3pm
Signing at
Sherman's Books
56 Main Street
Bar Harbor, ME

​​Wednesday, July 26, 2017
Book club author appearance (private)
Downingtown, PA

Friday, July 21, 2017 - 5:30-7:30pm
Happy Hour on the Terrace with Local Authors
West Chester Public Library
415 N Church St
West Chester, PA

Saturday, July 22, 2017 - 2:30-3:30pm
"The Sense of Place: Suspense and Thrills in Chester County"
Henrietta Hankin Branch Library
215 Windgate Drive
Chester Springs, PA

Saturday, June 24, 2017 - 2pm-4pm
Author talk and signing at
The Doylestown Bookshop
16 South Main Street
Doylestown, PA
http://www.doylestownbookshop.com/

Saturday, June 17, 2017 - 10am-12pm
Signing at
West Chester Public Library
415 N Church St
West Chester, PA

​Wednesday, June 14, 2017 - 6:30pm
Author talk and signing at
Narberth Bookshop
221 Haverford Avenue
​Narberth, PA
http://www.narberthbookshop.com/
Click here for details

Saturday, June 10, 2017 - 9:30-10:30am
Dickinson College Alumni Author Panel
Carlisle, PA
​Click here for details

Saturday, May 20, 2017 - 11am-1pm
Signing at
Hockessin Bookshelf
7179 Lancaster Pike
Hockessin, DE
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Saturday, April 29, 2017 - 10-11am
A Guide to Self-Publishing
Chester County (PA) Library System
450 Exton Square Parkway
Exton, PA
Click here to register for this free event!

Sunday, April 30, 2017 - 2:30-5:30pm
"An Afternoon with the Authors" Panel Discussion
Mechanicsburg Mystery Bookshop
6 Clouser Road
Mechanicsburg, PA
​Click here to register for this free event!

​Friday, April 21, 2017 4:30-6pm
Book signing at
Franklin Mint Federal Credit Union
106 West Market Street
West Chester, PA

​​Sunday, April 9, 2017 4-5pm
"Drunken Poets Society" Thriller Author event at
​Kennett Brewing Company
109 South Broad St.
Kennett Square, PA​

​Saturday, April 8, 2017 - 10am-12pm
​Signing at
Wellington Square Bookshop
549 Wellington Square
Exton, PA
http://www.wellingtonsquarebooks.com/

Friday, March 3, 2017 - 5pm
Launch party for Rock Paper Scissors: A Lizzy Ballard Thriller
Everyone welcome!
Kildare's Irish Pub
18 West Gay Street
West Chester, PA

Sunday, January 8, 2017 - 4-5pm
"Drunken Poets Society" Author event at
​Kennett Brewing Company
109 South Broad St.
Kennett Square, PA​

Sunday, November 27, 2016 - 12-2pm
Signing at Cheskos' Christmas at Stonewalled
1025 South Concord Road
West Chester, PA
(Across from Oakbourne Mansion)

Thursday, October 27, 2016, 7pm
Talk with Sean Cox and post-talk book signing
Jesup Memorial Library
"Fact and Fiction: The Fire of '47"
34 Mt. Desert St.
Bar Harbor ME
http://jesuplibrary.org/
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Saturday, October 22, 2016, 2-4pm
Signing at Midtown Scholar Bookstore
1302 N 3rd St
Harrisburg, PA
http://www.midtownscholar.com/

​Sunday, October 2, 2016, 3-5pm
Talk (3-4pm) and post-talk mingle (4-5pm)
​with Matty Dalrymple and Bruce Mowday
"Keeping It Real: Research in Fiction and Non-Fiction"
Galer Estate Winery
700 Folly Hill Road
Kennett Square, PA
http://www.galerestate.com

Thursday, September 29, 2016
Book club author appearance (private)
Downingtown, PA
(Click the About & Contact tab to contact Matty to discuss options for your book club!)

Sunday, September 25, 2016, 10-11am
Signing at
Wellington Square Bookshop
549 Wellington Square
Exton, PA 19341
http://www.wellingtonsquarebooks.com/

Wednesday, August 3, 2016 - 7pm
Signing at
Sherman's Books & Stationery
56 Main St, Bar Harbor, ME 04609
​http://www.shermans.com

July 2016
Author profile in
East Brandywine Township (PA) newsletter
The Milemarker
Click here

June 2016
Interview on Alexandra Amor's
"It's a Mystery" Podcast
Click here

Thursday, June 23, 2016, 6-8pm
Author event and wine-and-book pairing
The Vineyard at Hershey
598 Schoolhouse Rd.
Middletown, PA
 http://vineyardathershey.com/

Sunday, June 5, 2016, 12-2pm
​"Beer and Books" meet-and-greet at
Kildare's Irish Pub
18 W Gay St.
West Chester, PA
https://www.facebook.com/kildareswc/

Monday, May 30, 2016 - 1-2pm
Signing at
Sherman's Books & Stationery
56 Main St, Bar Harbor, ME 04609
​http://www.shermans.com

​May 2016
Interview
Channel 20 West Chester PA

Saturday, May 21, 2016 - 12-2pm
"Beer and Books" meet-and-greet at
Levante Brewing Company
208 Carter Dr Suite 2
West Chester, PA
http://www.levantebrewing.com/
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​Friday, April 29, 2016 - 6-8pm
"Our Community Their Ideas - Alter Ego: Who's the Other You?"
Rector Science Complex
Dickinson College
Carlisle, PA
https://www.facebook.com/events/1039617436126520/

Sunday, April 24, 2016 - 3-5pm
"Wine and Words" meet-and-greet at
Galer Estate Winery
700 Folly Hill Road
Kennett Square, PA
http://www.galerestate.com

Saturday, March 26, 2016 - 12-2pm
"Beer and Books" meet-and-greet at
Levante Brewing Company
208 Carter Dr Suite 2
West Chester, PA
http://www.levantebrewing.com/

Monday, February 29, 2016 - 7-8pm
Talk on "Independent Publishing for the Entrepreneurial Author"
Phoenixville Public Library
183 2nd Ave, Phoenixville, PA
http://www.phoenixvillelibrary.org

January 2016
Article "Trading One Craft for Another" published in Dickinson Magazine
http://www.dickinson.edu/news/article/1921/

Sunday, January 31, 2016 - 1-3pm
​(Rescheduled from January 24)
"Wine and Words" meet-and-greet at
Ten Gallon Hat Winery
455 Old Baltimore Pike
Chadds Ford, PA
http://www.tengallonhatwinery.com

Saturday, January 9, 2016 - 1-3pm
Signing at Hockessin Book Shelf
7179 Lancaster Pike (Route 41)
Hockessin, DE
https://www.facebook.com/hockessinbookshelf

​Sunday, November 29, 2015 - 12-2pm
Signing at Cheskos' Christmas at Stonewalled
1025 South Concord Road
West Chester, PA
(Across from Oakbourne Mansion)

Friday, October 23, 2015 - 5pm
Launch of Ann Kinnear Book 2 "The Sense of Reckoning"
Kildare's Irish Pub
18 West Gay Street
West Chester, PA
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Saturday, October 17, 2015 - 10:15-10:45am
Presenting Audiobook Production for the Indy Author
Sisters in Crime (Non-members welcome!)
Tredyffrin Public Library
582 Upper Gulph Road
Strafford, PA

​Monday, October 12, 2015 - 7pm
Reading with other members of the Brandywine Valley Writers Group at
Chester County Book Company
967 Paoli Pike
West Chester, PA

Saturday, September 26, 2015
Panelist at "Murder As You Like It" Mystery Conference
Mechanicsburg, PA
Click here for details

Saturday, September 5, 2015
BookBub promotion for
"The Sense of Death"
Sign up at bookbub.com and select Supernatural Suspense

Saturday, June 20, 2015
Sisters in Crime booth
Hockessin Book and Art Fair
Hockessin, DE

Saturday, May 2, 2015 - 12pm-2pm
Appearance at
The Cloak and Dagger Bookstore booth at
The Capital City Book Fair
Trenton, NJ

Tuesday, April 28, 2015
Attending the Mystery Writers of America
Edgar Symposium
Grand Hyatt Hotel
East 42nd Street @ Grand Central Station
New York, NY

Saturday, March 28, 2015 - 10:00am-11:00am
Talk on "Independent Publishing for the Entrepreneurial Author" with Rosemary Augustine
Chester County Library - Exton - Struble Room
450 Exton Square Parkway
Exton, PA
http://host8.evanced.info/ccls/sr/homepage.asp

Sunday, March 8, 2015 - 2:00pm-4:00pm
Author meet and greet
Studio B
39A E. Philadelphia Ave.
Boyertown, PA

Tuesday, January 20, 2015 - 7:00pm
Talk on "Promotional Ideas for the Independent Author / Publisher"
Brandywine Valley Writers Group
Ryan's Pub
124 West Gay Street
West Chester, PA
http://www.bvwg.org/

Sunday, November 30, 2014 - 12:00-2:00pm
Signing at Cheskos' Christmas at Stonewalled
1025 South Concord Road
West Chester, PA
(Across from Oakbourne Mansion)

Saturday, August 23, 2014
Author interview posted at
Omnimystery News
http://www.omnimysterynews.com/

Wednesday, July 23, 2014
Excerpt from The Sense of Death posted at
Omnimystery News
http://www.omnimysterynews.com/

Monday, April 21, 2014 - 7:00pm
Reading at
Phoenixville Public Library 
183 Second Avenue 
Phoenixville, PA
610-933-3013
http://www.phoenixvillelibrary.org/

Sunday, March 9, 2014 - 12:00-1:30pm
Signing at
Wellington Square Bookshop
549 Wellington Square
Exton, PA 19341
http://www.wellingtonsquarebooks.com/

Sunday, February 23, 2014 - 2:00-3:30pm
Reading and signing at
Studio B
39A E. Philadelphia Ave.
Boyertown, PA