3rd Annual Thrillerfest July 9-12

Thrillerfest takes place in New York City this year from July 9-12. At the 2004 Bouchercon World Mystery and Suspense Conference in Toronto a group of thriller authors got together to establish a new organization to celebrate and promote specifically thrillers. International Thriller Writers, Inc. (ITW) was founded to award literary prizes and promote connections in the thriller-writing world. Thrillerfest this July will be their 3rd annual convention. See http://www.thrillerwriters.org/ for more info.

See also My Next Good Book for a list of Staff Picks - Favorite thrillers.

ThrillerFest 2008

I was reading Suzanne Beecher's Dear Reader column this morning and she mentioned this year's International Thriller Writers' ThrillerFest coming up in July in NYC.

Click on the ITW website for more info on ThrillerFest, the largest event of its kind, a meeting place for authors, readers, budding writers, and publishing industry professionals. This year features two special add-on events, CraftFest and AgentFest, where authors of all levels can meet the professionals.

Thriller fans can also go to the ITW website to sign up for the BIG THRILL email each month. Get news and information on the latest thrillers being published that month along with in-depth stories and interviews.

By the way, Suzanne's column appears in the Harford County Public Library Fiction Book Club. Interested in having this online book club delivered to your e-mail? Go to Readers Place Online Book Clubs, sign up and every day, Monday through Friday, you will receive in your email a five-minute selection from a chapter of a book. By the end of the week, you’ll have read 2-3 chapters. Every Monday we start a new book. Sign up and start reading.