Author Updates
Curious About SJ Rozan’s New Novel ? Coming in November
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
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 […]
Rupert Holmes’s ‘Where the Truth Lies’ Gets New Hardover Edition
Prompted by the success of Rupert Holmes’s 2023-2024 bestseller, Murder Your Employer, Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster has just published a new hardcover edition of his first novel, Where the Truth Lies (which was made […]
Kass and Tell: Author Launching New Civil War Spy Thriller
Andrew Kass is hosting a Harborside Book Launch Celebration at River Dock Cafe in the St. George, Staten Island, Ferry Terminal on Tuesday, September 15, after receiving his editor’s notes and markup on his second […]
Mark McNease’s ‘Devil’s Wood’ Released in August
Author Mark McNease’s newest, Devil’s Wood, has been unleashed! Antiques dealer Peter Brightly encounters an unusual walking stick at a mysterious estate sale where strangers come to bid on the remnants of a life. He […]
News & Views
Come Join Us at Our Annual Holiday Revels Set on November 11!!
Come celebrate the holidays with us at the MWA-NY’s annual Revels Party on Wednesday, November 11. The Tailor Public House 6-9 p.m. Wednesday, November 11 505 8th Ave, New York, NY 10018 Plus-ones welcome! Don’t miss the fun. Just $35 per person, but spots are limited. Reserve yours today! Registration link: https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/MNWW8S9PBQWFQ
New Local Group Sets Meet-Up in Camp Hill, PA (August 30)
New local group for the Greater Harrisburg Area will hold an August meetup Sunday, August 30th. Time: 2:00 p.m. Where: Hawaii Poke 89 Erford Road Camp Hill, PA See the graphic for more details!
SAVE THE DATE: MWA-NY Panel at Avon Free Public Library, Avon, CT (October 10)
Chris Knopf – Blood Bank Steve Liskow – Sweet Ladies of Death Erica Obey – Dazzlepaint “From the Classics to the Contemporary: How Does Crime Fiction of the Past Influence the Present?” Saturday, October 10, 2026 |Avon Free Public Library 281 Country Club Rd. Avon, CT 06001 2:00 – 4:00 pm
SAVE THE DATE: MWA-NY Panel at Philly’s Parkway Central Library (October 17)
Parkway Central Library 1901 Vine St., Philadelphia, PA 19103 The panel is titled: “A ticking clock: how do mystery writers keep the pace moving to raise the stakes of the story and create suspense?” Panelists: Ann Aptaker – Cantor Gold series Mark McNease – Devil’s Wood Rich Zahradnik – The Bone Records Moderator: James McCrone – Bastard Verdict library website: […]
NJ Panel Discussion a Success: If You World-Build It, Readers Will Come
July 16, 2026: A wonderful discussion at the Montclair Public Library in Montclair, NJ, with MWA-NY members Valerie Wilson Wesley, Lori Robbins, Peggy Ehrhart, and Yvonne Ventresca discussing “World-Building That Drives the Story and Creates Suspense.” Thanks to Jill DeMarco, Programming Librarian, Adult Services, for hosting MWA-NY.
“What’s at Stake: Hooking the Reader from Page One”
On June 28, MWA-NY members Yvonne Ventresca, Linda Rawlins, Jeff Markowitz, and Annamaria Alfieri discussed “What’s at Stake: Hooking the Reader from Page One” at the Morristown and Morris County Library. Many thanks to Mary Lynn Becza for hosting us!
Events
Scavenger Hunt: Murder at the Met!
Saturday, October 3, 2026 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Metropolitan Museum of Art (1000 Fifth Avenue Manhattan, NY 10028) MWA […]
MWA-NY Panel at Avon Free Library (Avon, CT)
Chris Knopf - Blood Bank Steve Liskow - Sweet Ladies of Death Erica Obey - Dazzlepaint "From the Classics to […]
Greater Harrisburg Area chapter of MWA NY has scheduled a meeting for October 11: MWA-NY GHA October meetup Sunday, October […]
MWA-NY Panel at Philly’s Parkway Central Library
SAVE THE DATE: Saturday, October 17, 2026, 1:30 – 3:30 Parkway Central Library 1901 Vine St., Philadelphia, PA 19103 The […]
MWA-NY Annual Holiday Revels Party Set for November 11!!
Come celebrate the holidays with us at the MWA-NY's annual Revels Party on Wednesday, November 11. The Tailor Public […]
