MELBOURNE

Off to Melbourne for dinner with the Sisters in Crime at Bells Hotel in St Kilda on Friday.  Will be appearing with fellow writers Angela Savage (Behind the Night Bazaar, The Half-Child) and P.M. Newton (The Old School) on a panel that evening, to discuss crime fiction etc with Robin Bowles to keep us in line.  I'm really looking forward to the discussion.  Both Angela and Pam write very different kinds of crime fiction and between us we represent a range from "sort of" cosy to hard-boiled police procedural.  I've read all their published work and am honoured to be included their company.  On Friday morning I'll have the privilege of addressing the students of Glen Waverly Secondary College and that afternoon, will be at  Dymocks in Glen Waverly signing books (or making coffee if no-one turns up).

NB: Venue for the Sisters in Crime event Bell’s Hotel (upstairs), 157 Moray Street, South Melbourne (cnr Coventry). Mel 57, G1. Try 112, 55 or St Kilda Road trams. Free on-street parking after 6pm. No need to book for the event or dinner (downstairs) from 6.30pm. $5 (members)/$10 (non-members). Men — or ‘Brothers-in-law’ — welcome.

http://www.sistersincrime.org.au/

http://angelasavage.wordpress.com/2010/10/12/from-the-sydney-of-the-past-to-the-thailand-of-today/

http://pmnewton.blogspot.com/