Author Updates
MJ Soni Pens Debut Mystery: ‘The Masala Chai Mystery Club’
Look for MJ Soni’s debut mystery, The Masala Chai Mystery Club, due to be published July 21 through Crooked Lane Books. I’d love to be featured in the MWA newsletter. he Masala Chai Mystery Club […]
Pegg Ehrhart’s ‘The Quilt Whisperer Investigates’ Due in August
Peggy Ehrhart’s THE QUILT WHISPERER INVESTIGATES, from Kensington Books, is a September 2026 release (actually coming out August 25). The first book in Peggy’s new craft cozy series, it features Caroline Platte, self-described quilt whisperer, […]
Helen Harrison Signing Latest Mystery at Benefit for East Hampton Library
Helen A. Harrison will be among 100 authors participating in Authors Night, a benefit for East Hampton Library in East Hampton, NY, on Saturday, August 8. https://authorsnight.org/ Helen will be signing copies of her latest Art […]
Suzanne Trauth Wins Firebird Book Award
Suzanne Trauth was awarded Best Suspense and Best Literary Merit by the Firebird Book Awards for her psychological suspense The First to Die.
Bruce Rules Pens New Sherlock Holmes Novel
Bruce Rule’s debut novel, The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Debutante Detective, from Titan Books will be released July 7. The novel is a twisty New York City-set mystery that sees Teddy Roosevelt’s daughter, […]
News & Views
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!
Spring Fling 2026: A Night of Mystery and Laughter
Amid summer’s steamy prelude, MWA-NY’s Spring Fling party on June 11 at the Tailor Public House in Manhattan was a smashing success. MWA-NY President Daniella Bernett was delighted to welcome New York Times bestselling author Susan Elia MacNeal as the special guest. She spoke to members about MWA’s impact on the writing community and her career, and the enduring friendships […]
Events
New Local Group Meetup for Greater Harrisburg Area
New local group for the Greater Harrisburg Area will hold an August meetup Sunday, August 30th. Time: 2:00 p.m. Where: […]
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 […]
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 […]
