APPEARANCES My schedule varies from month to month, but so far it looks like this: November 7th National Book Store Day - Circle Books, Sarasota Click for more information...FLYER National Book Store Day October 10, 2009 by Blaize Clement National Book Store Day is coming up on November 7, and at the suggestion of David Hagberg (Burned, The Expediter, Dance With the Dragon, etc, etc), Sarasota writers will be hanging out at Circle Books, our local independent bookstore, to show our appreciation for all the things booksellers do for us. No matter how many books are sold online, or how many books are read on Kindle, book stores remain the primary link between books and book lovers. If you have a local bookstore you love, you know how the people there have come to know your preferences in authors and genres, and how they suggest great books you might never have read without their recommendation. If you’re an author, think about following David Hagberg’s lead and organize local authors in a showing of support for your own bookstores. If you’re a lover of books, mark your calendar and stop by your favorite store on November 7 and tell the booksellers how much you appreciate them. Who knows, you might run into one of your favorite authors there. November 14-15, Saturday-Sunday I'll be at the Miami Book Fair International. I don't have all the information yet, except that I will be participating in one or more panels with Mystery Writers of America Florida Chapter writers, and will be signing books at 10 am Sunday. November 27, Friday 1:00-3:00pm. Circle Books, St. Armands Circle (Sarasota) Fl. Jan. 22nd, 2010 Friday ll:30 a.m. I will sign books and be the guest speaker for the Fourth Annual Luncheon of the Literary Divas at the River Wilderness Country Club, in Bradenton, Fl. February 12, 2010, Friday. Noon. I will be the guest speaker at the Palm Isles Master Association Book and Author Luncheon, in Boynton Beach, Fl. Spring 2010. I will attend the Mystery Writers of America Annual Awards convention in New York City. June 2010. The Florida Mystery Conference at Lido Beach, Fl. July 2010. The International Thriller Writers Convention in New York City. It's busy around here. But, hey, I'm not complaining!