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MALICE DOMESTIC 22 PROGRAM SCHEDULE
Preliminary Schedule as of 3/12/10

Thursday, April 29
7-9 PM Early Bird Registration - Grand Ballroom Foyer

 

Friday, April 30
9 AM-7 PM Registration - Grand Ballroom Foyer
10 AM-5 PM Hospitality Lounge & Silent Auction - Salons D/E
10 AM-5 PM Dealers - Salons F/G/H
  Salon A Salon B Salon C Salon J/K
9-9:30 AM Malice 101      
9:30-9:45 AM Volunteers 101      
10-11:30 AM   Malice Go Round: It’s Like Speed Dating, With Authors
Judy and Jack Cater, Moderators
 
11:30 AM-12:30 PM Lunch Break
12:30-1 PM     Malice Bingo :
Get to Know Your Fellow Fans
 
1:10-2 PM       Poison Control:The Poison Lady Shares Simple Ways to Commit Murder
Luci Zahray
2:10-3 PM       Oh, Sir, Just One More Thing!
Poirot Award Honoree William Link interviewed by Doug Greene
3:10-4 PM       You’ve Got Fan Mail:
Honored Guests with Fabulous Fans
Verena Rose, Moderator
Rhys Bowen
Mary Higgins Clark
Parnell Hall
4:10-5 PM       Ed Hoch Remembered:
Honoring One of the Most Prolific Writers of Short Detective Fiction
Janet Hutchings, Moderator
Mary Higgins Clark
Doug Greene
Margaret Maron
Steven Steinbock
5:10-5:30 PM   Opening Ceremonies  
5:30-6 PM Opening Ceremonies Reception (Skyview)
6-6:50 PM   Simply the Best: Agatha Best Novel Nominees
Shawn Reilly, Moderator
Donna Andrews
Lorna Barrett
Rhys Bowen
Louise Penny
Hank Phillippi Ryan
 
7-8 PM Dinner Break
8-8:50 PM       Lifetime Achievement Interview
Mary Higgins Clark interviewed by Parnell Hall
9-10:20 PM   Live Auction - View the catalog (PDF)  

 

Saturday, May 1
  Salon A Salon B Salon C Salon J Salon K
7:30-8:30 AM       New Authors Breakfast
8 AM-5 PM Registration - Grand Ballroom Foyer
8 AM-5 PM Hospitality Lounge & Silent Auction (until 1:30 PM only) - Salons D/E
8:30 AM-
5 PM
Dealers - Salons F/G/H
9-9:50 AM Make It Snappy:
Agatha Best Short Story Nominees
Ruth M. McCarty, Moderator
Dana Cameron
Kaye George
Barb Goffman
Hank Phillippi Ryan
Elizabeth Zelvin
Into the Wild:
Mysteries Set in the Great Outdoors
Caroline Craig, Moderator
Suzanne Arruda
Rachel Brady
Beth Groundwater
Deborah Sharp
Cozy Books, Tough Topics: Societal Problems Addressed in Cozy Fiction
Avery Aames, Moderator
JoAnna Carl
Kate Collins
Katherine Hall Page
Maggie Sefton
The Game is Afoot: 
Sherlock Holmes' Influence on Modern Sleuths
John Betancourt, Moderator
Parnell Hall
William Link
Daniel Stashower
Steven Steinbock
 
10 AM Signings: See Signing Schedule in At-A-Glance
10:20-11:10 AM New to Woo:
Traditional Authors Who've Begun Paranormal Series
Becky Hutchison, Moderator
Jeffrey Cohen
Carolyn Hart
Sue Ann Jaffarian
Jim Lavene
Joyce Lavene
Murder in Paradise:
Mysteries Set In Vacation Spots
Patti Ruocco, Moderator
C.S. Challinor
Aaron Elkins
Marcia Talley
Kathryn R. Wall
New Kids on the Block: Agatha Best First Nominees
Margaret Maron, Moderator
Lisa Bork
Meredith Cole
Elizabeth J. Duncan
Stefanie Pintoff
Page Turners: Books That Keep You Up At Night
Harriette Sackler, Moderator
Mary Higgins Clark
Jeanne M. Dams
Charles Todd (Caroline)
Sheila York
Culture Clash: Race and Ethnicity in Mysteries
B.K. Stevens, Moderator
Frankie Y. Bailey
Rhys Bowen
Kathleen Ernst
Alan Orloff
11:20 AM Signings: See Signing Schedule in At-A-Glance
11:40-12:30 PM   A Jungian Interpretation of the Absolutely Final Farewell Tour of the Usual Suspects
Julian Cannell, Moderator
Dorothy Cannell
Parnell Hall
Joan Hess
Sharan Newman
Daniel Stashower
   
12:30 PM Lunch Break (On Your Own)
1 PM Agatha Voting Deadline
1:30 PM Silent Auction Bid Deadline
1:30-2:20 PM Big Truths and Mini Sleuths: Agatha Best Non-Fiction and Children's/Young Adult Nominees
Colleen A. Barnett, Moderator
Chris Grabenstein
Valerie O. Patterson
Elena Santangelo
Ripped From the Headlines: How Current Events Influence Mysteries
Carolyn Mulford, Moderator
Margaret Fenton
Gerrie Ferris Finger
Toni L.P. Kelner
C. Solimini
Double Trouble:
Solving Contemporary and Cold/Historical Crimes at the Same Time
John Billheimer, Moderator
Lillian Stewart Carl
Barbara Graham
Charlotte Hinger
Vincent H. O'Neil
Golden Inspiration:
How Golden Age Mysteries Influence Contemporary Authors
Maureen Collins, Moderator
Robin Hathaway
Susan Kandel
G.M. Malliet
L.C. Tyler
Behind the Curtain:
An Inside Look at Unusual Settings
C. Ellett Logan, Moderator
Joanne Dobson
Judith Koll Healey
Marion Moore Hill
Penny Warner
2:30 PM Signings: See Signing Schedule in At-A-Glance
2:50-3:40 PM Urban Fantasy Mysteries: Stories with an Extra Dimension
Dina Willner, Moderator
Casey Daniels
Maria Lima
Kris Neri
Mary Saums
Tales with Tails:
Roles Animals Play in Mysteries
Sandra Parshall, Moderator
Krista Davis
Hannah Dennison
Sasscer Hill
Elaine Viets
Love, Sex and Death:
Mixing Cold Murder with Steamy Sleuths
Amanda Flower, Moderator
Ellen Byerrum
Jane K. Cleland
Wendy Lyn Watson
Heather Webber
Whydunit?:
Focusing on the Why to Get to the Who
Pat Remick, Moderator
Joan Boswell
Ellen Hart
Louise Penny
Cynthia Riggs
Senior Sleuths versus Middle-Aged Meddlers and Crime-Cracking Kids: How Age Impacts the Story
Maya Corrigan, Moderator
Sarah Masters Buckey
Elizabeth Spann Craig
Nancy Glass West
J.L. Wilson
3:50 PM Signings: See Signing Schedule in At-A-Glance
4:10-5 PM   Guest of Honor Interview
Parnell Hall interviewed by Dorothy Cannell and Joan Hess
   
6 PM Reception - Grand Ballroom Foyer
7 PM Agatha Awards Banquet - Salons 3/4

 

Sunday, May 2
8 AM Board of Directors Business Meeting - Salon K
8:30 AM-
2 PM
Dealers - Salons F/G/H
9 AM-2 PM Registration
9 AM-5 PM Hospitality Lounge - Salons D/E
  Salon A Salon B Salon C Salon J
9-9:50 AM No Rug Burns Here:
Mysteries with Good Clean Murder
schuyler kaufman, Moderator
Maggie Barbieri
Cathy Pickens
Jennifer Stanley
Leann Sweeney
The Art of Distraction:
Using Red Herrings
Jane K. Cleland, Moderator
Peggy Ehrhart
Betty Hechtman
Tracy Kiely
Joanna Campbell Slan
Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall - These Mysteries Have It All: How Season Affects Story
Verna Suit, Moderator
Lorna Barrett
Sheila Connolly
Sandra Parshall
Anne White
Sleuth Off!: Audience Votes on the Greatest Sleuth of All
Chris Grabenstein, Moderator
Annamaria Alfieri
Vicki Doudera
Irene Fleming
Gabriella Herkert
10 AM Signings: See Signing Schedule in At-A-Glance
10:20-11:10 AM From Simple Questions to DNA: Investigative Methods Past and Present
Audrey Liebross, Moderator
Vicki Delany
Clare Langley-Hawthorne
Jeff Markowitz
Sharan Newman
On the Road: When Series Change Their Settings
Trish Carrico, Moderator
Kate Carlisle
L. C. Hayden
Maria Hudgins
Sarah Wisseman
Thrills and Chills: Books That Take You on a Wild Ride
Debbi Mack, Moderator
Austin S. Camacho
Barbara D'Amato
John F. Dobbyn
Thomas Kaufman
Bosom Buddies:
Friendships in Mysteries
Bonner Menking, Moderator
Dorothy Cannell
Sally Goldenbaum
Margaret Maron
Nancy Pickard
11:20 AM Signings: See Signing Schedule in At-A-Glance
11:40 AM-12:30 PM Town and Country: How Setting Affects the Story
Clyde Linsley, Moderator
Lila Dare
R.J. Harlick
Con Lehane
Ilene Schneider
As Time Goes By: How Sleuthing Changed From the 1500s through the 1800s
Sally Fellows, Moderator
Peg Herring
M.E. Kemp
Roberta Rogow
Nancy Means Wright
Deadly Duos: Sleuths Who Work in Pairs or Groups
Allan E. Ansorge, Moderator
Elizabeth Kane Buzzelli
Elizabeth Lynn Casey
Carole Nelson Douglas
Larry Mild
Rosemary Mild
Characters We Know and Love: Authors Appear in Character
Doris Ann Norris, Moderator
Donna Andrews
Rosemary Harris
Mary Jane Maffini
Victoria Thompson
12:40 PM Signings: See Signing Schedule in At-A-Glance
1-1:30 PM Lunch Break
1:30-2:20 PM A Toast to Rhys Bowen
Rhys Bowen interviewed by Hank Phillippi Ryan
   
2:30 PM Agatha Tea and Closing Ceremonies - Salon 3

 

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