Author Updates

Kolakowski’s ‘Where the Bones Lie’ Bags Bouchercon Award

November 9, 2026

MWA-NY chapter member Nick Kolakowski won the 2026 Shamus Award for Best First P.I. Novel for his noir novel, Where the Bones Lie (Datura Books), announced at Bouchercon 2026. The book follows Hollywood fixer Dash […]

Emklya Naymark’s ‘The Guests’ Books Spring Date

November 1, 2026

Emilya Naymark’s upcoming thriller, THE GUESTS, will be published by Severn River Publishing (SRP Shorebound) in spring of 2028. Naymark’s previous books include HIDE IN PLACE and BEHIND THE LIE. THE GUESTS was pitched to Andrew […]

Rosanne Limoncelli’s New Thriller Series Spiraling Into Bookstores

October 16, 2026

Rosanne Limoncelli (The Four Queens of Crime, Death at King’s Cross) launches a new thriller series with The Spiral, coming out October 27. It’s 1979, and nineteen-year-old Nina Esposito survives gritty Greenwich Village by tending […]

Curious About SJ Rozan’s New Novel ? Coming in November

September 21, 2026

SJ Rozan’s new novel will be released on November 10 from Soho Press. A Warning to the Curious, cowritten with John Shen Yen Nee, is the third in the award-winning Dee & Lao series.

Kass and Tell, Part 2: Chat and Chew

September 17, 2026

MWA board member Carol Binkowksi and author Andrew Kass chatted recently at the Staten Island Ferry Terminal’s scenic River Dock Cafe about the origin of an American Civil War story set in England and the […]

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News & Views

MWA-NY Launches the Holidays with Revels

November 12, 2026

David Bushman

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MWA-New York started the festive season early with its Revels holiday party at Tailor Public House in Manhattan 0n November 11. Members had a chance to catch up with old friends and make new ones. They exchanged ideas, and shared their good news and their love of our mystery writing community. A lively time was had by all.

Leon Burstein Award Winners Announced

November 12, 2026

David Bushman

News

At the Revels holiday party, MWA-New York had the pleasure of announcing the winners of the 2026 Leon Burstein Award. Congratulations to Eric Kurzenberger and runner-up Kathryn Humphreys! The prize is named for the late Leon Burstein, an ardent fan of mystery fiction. The Burstein family established the award, given to an unpublished author for a completed manuscript deemed worthy […]

Attention Connecticut MWA-NY Chapter Members!!

November 5, 2026

David Bushman

News

Please join fellow members for a holiday meet and greet. This will be a fun opportunity to chat with others about the world of books as well as a chance to meet local coordinators Tessa Wegert and Lynne Constantine. Wednesday, December 9, at 5:00 p.m. at Sophie’s Pizza Bar in Fairfield, Connecticut https://www.sophiespizzabar.com/ Please RSVP so our local coordinators […]

MW-NY Panel: “From the Classics to the Contemporary”

October 30, 2026

David Bushman

News

“The past is the present, isn’t it?” Eugene O’Neill famously asked in Long Day’s Journey into Night. A terrific discussion with MWA-NY members Steve Liskow, Chris Knopf, and Erica Obey (moderator) was held at the Avon Library in Avon, Connecticut,, on October 10 on the topic “From the Classics to the Contemporary: How Does Crime Fiction of the Past Influence […]

MWA-New York Board Member Suzanne Trauth Wins Silver Medal

October 4, 2026

David Bushman

News

MWA-New York board member Suzanne Trauth earned a Silver Medal for The First to Die in the Fiction-Suspense category in the Readers’ Favorite Awards Contest.

MWA-NY Members Prove Their Sleuthing Prowess

October 4, 2026

David Bushman

News

MWA-NY members came to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in Manhattan on October 3 armed with their razor-sharp detective skills and followed the trail of cryptic clues hidden in the artworks to crack the case in the Murder at the Met Scavenger Hunt. Everyone was a winner. The verdict: A fun time was had by all.

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