Updated Schedule

Hello Everyone!!

The pic is in the spirit of our Musical Theme. I also have to share, for those of you who are not television addicts a quote from last year's season of criminal minds. when FBI Technical Analyst Penelope Garcia discusses her near death experience....
"I kept hearing the song Heroes, and then I knew, David Bowie is God,"

Some of your programming, as anticipated, has changed. To avoid confusion, I've taken down the old and am presenting the new. So check out the daily programming again. Of note to those of you planning on making a trek to one of Baltimore's Pratt Libraries is the addition of Ace Atkins to the panel featuring Alafair Burke, Sean Chercover and Lee Child moderated by Marcus Sakey. Unfortunately Ken Bruen has had to withdraw from this year's con.
Ruth

Updated Thursday Programming

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 09, 2008

8:30 A.M.-9:30 A.M.

INTERNATIONAL A
BOUCHERCON 101 Everything you ever wanted to know about attending or hosting a Bouchercon. Ruth Jordan and friends

INTERNATIONAL B
GOLDEN YEARS (David Bowie) Age is just a number. Maggie Toussaint(M), Bill Crider, Robin Hathaway, Sophie Littlefield, Frederick Ramsay

INTERNATIONAL C
WE DIDN'T START THE FIRE (Billy Joel) Tackling social issues in crime fiction. Clair Lamb(M), Frankie Y. Bailey, Claire Langley-Hawthorne, Charles O'Brien, Karen Olson, Neil Plakcy

INTERNATIONAL D
ROCKIN' ROBIN (The Hollies) Rocking the house with Robin. Robin Burcell(M), James O. Born, Sean Chercover, Vincent O'Neil, Julia Spencer-Fleming

INTERNATIONAL E
THE DOT GETS THE COM (Prince) e-zines-the new anthologies Sean Doolittle(M), J. T. Ellison, Adam McFarlane, Russel McLean, Bryon Quertermous, Stephen D. Rogers

10:00 A.M.-11:00A.M.

INTERNATIONAL A
MURDER BY NUMBERS (The Police) Do you need to stay in the lines when you write crime? Kelli Stanley(M), Aileen G. Baron, Mary Anna Evans, Nadia Gordon, Pamelia Stratton, Carolyn Wall

INTERNATIONAL B
THE RIDDLE (Nik Kershaw) Challenging the reader. Diane Marquette(M) Austin Camacho, Linda Greenlaw, Maggie Sefton, Susan Slater

INTERNATIONAL C
WALK ON THE WILD SIDE (Lou Reed) George Easter(M), Colin Harrison, Chris Knopf, Val McDermid, Adrian Magson

INTERNATIONAL D
GET UP (I FEEL LIKE BEING A) SEX MACHINE (James Brown) Does sex really sell books? Ted Hertel(M), Lori Armstrong, Mary Burton, Meg Chittenden, David Corbett

INTERNATIONAL E
LET'S WORK TOGETHER (Canned Heat) Writing with a partner. Cara Black(M), Meredith Anthony, Donald & Renee Bain, C. S. Graham, Larry Light, Michael Stanley

11:30 A.M.-12:30 P.M.

INTERNATIONAL A
KILLING FLOOR (Albert King) getting cops right in fiction. Dave Case(M), Mike Black, Martin Edwards, John McFetridge, Caroline Todd, Raffi Yessayan

INTERNATIONAL B
LIVING IN THE PAST (Jethro Tull) Getting research right. Laurie R. King(M), Rennie Airth, James R. Benn, Sharan Newman, Charles Todd, Jeri Westerson

INTERNATIONAL C
WEASELS RIPPED MY FLESH (Frank Zappa) Mixing mystery and horror. Maria Lima(M), Mario Acevedo, Heather Graham, Kat Richardson, F. Paul Wilson

INTERNATIONAL D
LIKE A HURRICANE (Neil Young) Three guys talking. Ace Atkins, Lee Child, William Kent Krueger

INTERNATIONAL E
I CAN'T STAND UP FOR FALLING DOWN (Sam & Dave) Booze, hootch & firewater and its place in crime fiction. Ali Karim(M), Michelle Gagnon, Con Lehane, Elizabeth Zelvin

12:30 P.M.-1:30 P.M. – LUNCH

1:30 P.M.-2:30 P.M.

INTERNATIONAL A
THIS ONE IS FOR THE CHILDREN (New Kids On The Block) Keeping one step ahead of some serious YA readers. Susan Runholt(M), Brenda Chapman, Joan DelFattore, Lauren Henderson

INTERNATIONAL B
ROCK AND ROLL ALL NIGHT (Kiss) Keeping people hooked on the book. David Montgomery(M), Andrew Gross, Mike Lawson, Gayle Lynds, M.J. Rose

INTERNATIONAL C
REMEMBER WHAT I TOLD YOU TO FORGET (Taveres) Our favorite mistakes. Jan Brogan(M), Stephen Booth, Dana Cameron, Jason Pinter, Mark T. Sullivan

INTERNATIONAL D
THANK THE LORD FOR THE NIGHT TIME (Neil Diamond) Why is the supernatural so damn fun? Cathy Pickens(M) Heather Graham, Wendy Roberts, Elena Santangelo, Alex Sokoloff

INTERNATIONAL E
APPLES, PEACHES, PUMPKIN PIE (Jay & the Techniques) Do our eating habits reflect our reading habits? Claudia Bishop(M), Sandy Balzo, JoAnna Carl, Krista Davis, Julie Hyzy, Claire M. Johnson

3:00 P.M.-4:00 P.M.

INTERNATIONAL A
DREAM POLICE (Cheap Trick) Law enforcement in novels, fact vs. fiction. Caroline Todd(M), Wilfred Bereswill, Stephen Booth, Stuart MacBride, Yrsa Sigurdardottir, Andy Straka

INTERNATIONAL B
LET'S SPEND THE NIGHT TOGETHER (The Rolling Stones) Authors you should take home. Jennifer Jordan(M), Declan Burke, Michael Allen Dymmoch, Tim Maleeny, Greg Rucka, Bob Ward

INTERNATIONAL C
LONDON CALLING (The Clash) The dark places we go. Ayo Onatade(M), Ann Cleeves, Natasha Cooper, Mo Hayder, Val McDermid

INTERNATIONAL D
CONCRETE JUNGLE (Bob Marley & the Wailers) Urban or rural does the setting change the writing? Reed Farrel Coleman(M) Thomas H. Cook, Steve Hamilton, David Hewson, Laura Lippman

INTERNATIONAL E
IT'S ONLY MAKE BELIEVE (Glen Campbell) Telling lies for a living. Thomas B. Cavanagh(M), Martin Edwards, Alison Gaylin, Laurie R. King, Martyn Waites, Michael Wiley

4:30 P.M.-5:30 P.M.

INTERNATIONAL A
MASTER OF PUPPETS (Metallica) Criminal masterminds-a purely fictional invention? Tim Broderick(M), Robert Gregory Browne, Kathryn Fox, Mary Kennedy, David Walks-As-Bear

INTERNATIONAL B
DOWN IN THE HOLE (Tom Waits) Authors discuss their love of The Wire and Homicide. Brian Azzarello(M), Harry Hunsicker, Scott Phillips, Peter Robinson, Wallace Stroby

INTERNATIONAL C
DO YOU WANT TO KNOW A SECRET? (John Lennon) What I wish I knew starting out. Jan Brogan, Hallie Ephron, Rosemary Harris, Roberta Isleib, Hank Phillippi Ryan

INTERNATIONAL D
Lifetime Achievement Award Interview
Barbara Peters & Robert Rosenwald Interviewed by Twist Phelan

INTERNATIONAL E
JANIE'S GOT A GUN (Aerosmith) Do you need to kick ass to be kick ass? J.T. Ellison(M), Tasha Alexander, Robert Fate, Cornelia Read, Greg Rucka, Zoë Sharp

All authors on panels will be signing in the Carroll Room immediately following their panel.

7:00 P.M.

Opening Ceremonies- Sheraton-International Ballroom-Presentation of the Barry, Macavity & CrimeSpree Awards

Updated Friday Programming

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2008

8:30 A.M.-9:30 A.M.

INTERNATIONAL A
SOUTHERN ACCENTS (Tom Petty) Books set in the south as its own sub-genre. Chris Roerden(M), Vicki Lane, Cathy Pickens, J. D. Rhoades, Mary Saums

INTERNATIONAL B
SIX DAYS ON THE ROAD (Dave Dudley) Zoë Sharp(M), Glynn Marsh Alam, Barry Eisler, N.M. Kelby, Jonathan Santlofer, Marcia Talley

INTERNATIONAL C
TALES OF MYSTERY AND IMAGINATION (Alan Parsons Project) The enduring legacy of Edgar Allen Poe. Edward Pettit(M), Louis Bayard, Shelley Costa, Daniel Stashower

INTERNATIONAL D
WOULD I LIE TO YOU? (Eurythmics) Mark Billingham, John Connolly, Laura Lippman, Chris Mooney, Karin Slaughter

INTERNATIONAL E
I FOUGHT THE LAW (The Clash) Has CSI ruined the way we view reality? John French(M), Jonathan Hayes, Lee Lofland, Sheila Lowe, Cody McFadyen, Brenda Robertson Stewart

10:00 A.M.-11:00 A.M.

INTERNATIONAL A
SWEET HOME CHICAGO (Robert Johnson)How being from Chicago influences your writing. Michael Allen Dymmoch(M), Jack Frederickson, Shane Gericke, Sam Reaves, Steve Sidor, David J. Walker

INTERNATIONAL B
BOTH ENDS BURNING (Roxy Music) Tales of watching your work in someone else's hands. Marcus Sakey(M), Max Allan Collins, Charlaine Harris, Val McDermid, Bob Ward

INTERNATIONAL C
STOP I'M ALREADY DEAD (Deadboy & the Elephantman) Keeping a series interesting. Jeff Cohen(M) Mark deCastrique, Felicia Donovan, Jerry Healy, Hope McIntyre

INTERNTIONAL D
POETRY IN MOTION (Johnny Tittotrea) Crime rhyme with(M), Reed Farrel Coleman(M), Sophie Hannah, John Harvey, Gerald So

INTERNATIONAL E
WATCHING THE DETECTIVES (Elvis Costello) Did watching too much TV actually help? Sean Chercover(M), Bill Cameron, Libby Fischer Hellmann, Harry Hunsicker, Duane Swierczynski

PRATT
THOSE WERE THE DAYS (Percy Faith) If you attended Bouchercon in 1908. Robin Agnew, Doug Greene, Marvin Lachman, Gary Warren Niebuhr, Art Scott, Roger Sobin, Arthur Vidro

11:30 A.M.-12:30 P.M.

INTERNATIONAL A
WEREWOLVES OF LONDON (Warren Zevon) Wolfsbane and Mistletoe A Christmas Anthology Toni L. P. Kelner (Alpha Wolf), Donna Andrews, Dana Cameron, Alan Gordon, Charlaine Harris, J. A. Konrath, Kat Richardson

INTERNATIONAL B
TWIST AND SHOUT (The Beatles) Twist makes authors shout. Twist Phelan(M), Reed Farrel Coleman, Dan Fesperman, Bill Fitzhugh, Daniel Stashower, Simon Wood

INTERNATIONAL C
WHO ARE YOU? (The Who) Making your characters believable. Alison Jannsen(M), Libby Fischer Hellmann, Victoria Houston, Craig Johnson, Julia Pomeroy

INTERNATIONAL D
THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN (Thin Lizzy) Barbara Peters(M), Thomas H. Cook, Brent Ghelfi, Steve Hamilton, Derek Nikitas, Edward Wright

INTERNATIONAL E
WHISTLE WHILE YOU WORK (Louis Armstrong) The influence of music on/in writing. Clea Simon (M) Don Bruns, Thomas B. Cavanagh, John Harvey, Peter Robinson, Roz Southey

PRATT
THE KILLING MOON (Echo & the Bunnymen) Noir for the new century. Megan Abbott & Eddie Muller

12:30 P.M.-1:30 P.M.-LUNCH
Bouchercon Business Meeting-All members welcome

REMINDER-2:00 P.M.
Basketball Game-Merritt’s Downtown Athletic Club-210 E. Centre Street

1:30 P.M.-2:30 P.M.

INTERNATIONAL A
GOING TO A GO-GO (Smokey Robinson & the Miracles) Keeping books fast and fun. Lauren Henderson(M) Alison Gaylin, Vicki Hendricks, Karen Olson, Louise Ure

INTERNATIONAL B
HARD NOT TO KILL (Fat Joe) No sidewalks doesn't mean no action. Elsie (L.C.) Hayden, Craig Johnson, Deborah LeBlanc, Jon Talton, Rebecca Tope

INTERNATIONAL C
JUMPING JACK FLASH (The Rolling Stones) Short story panel. Linda Landrigan(M), John Floyd, Melodie Johnson-Howe, Leigh Lundin, Steve Steinbock, James Lincoln Warren, Angela Zeman

INTERNATIONAL D
CATCH A RISING STAR (Jim Roberts) Best first novelists. Margaret Maron(M), Sean Chercover, Lisa Lutz, Craig McDonald, Marcus Sakey

INTERNATIONAL E
PAPA DON'T PREACH (Madonna) The use of religion in crime fiction. Judy Clemens(M), Larry Beinhart, Kate Charles, Chris Kuzneski, Priscilla Royal, Julia Spencer-Fleming

3:00 P.M.-4:00 P.M.

INTERNATIONAL A
MONEY BACK GUARANTEE (5 Man Electric Band) Books we love that you should too. Dana Kaye(M), Patti Abbott, Lee Child, Bill Crider, Rae Helmsworth, Ali Karim

INTERNATIONAL B
TIME IS TIGHT (Booker T & the MG's) Keeping the plot moving. Nancy-Stephanie Stone(M), D. H. Dublin, Robert Ellis, Joseph Finder, David Hewson, P.D. Martin, Rick Mofina

INTERNATIONAL C
I COULD HAVE LIED (Red Hot Chili Peppers) Real life experiences make the fiction better. Tom Schreck(M), Kit Ehrman, Andy Harp, Jonathan Javitt, Julie Kramer, Ann Littlewood

INTERNATIONAL D
International Guest of Honor John Harvey Interviewed by Otto Penzler

INTERNATIONAL E
COME AND TALK TO ME (Peter Gabriel) Three goddesses talking. Rhys Bowen, Louise Penny, Deborah Crombie

PRATT
BACK WHERE WE STARTED (The Kinks) History of the Short Story Bertil Falk, Janet Hutchings, Linda Landrigan, Helena Sigander

4:30 P.M.-5:30 P.M.

INTERNATIONAL A
THE POWER OF GOODBYE (Madonna) Why great endings are so important. Jamie Agnew(M), Harlan Coben, Susan Dunlap, David Ellis, Brent Ghelfi, Mike Lawson

INTERNATIONAL B
A SINGER MUST DIE (Leonard Cohen) Books that have a lasting impact. Jennifer Jordan(M), John Connolly, Christa Faust, Russel McLean, Nathan Singer, Martyn Waites

INTERNATIONAL C
I'LL TAKE YOU THERE (The Staple Singers) Tour the world without leaving the house. Ailen Lujo/Sarah Reidy(M), Cara Black, Grace Brophy, Henry Chang, Michael Genelin, Camilla Trinchieri

INTERNATIONAL D
WE DON'T NEED ANOTHER HERO (Tina Turner) Is the protagonist a hero on a quest for Justice, Truth, and The Restoration of Order or just another slob getting the job done? Declan Hughes(M), Charlaine Harris, Laurie King, Val McDermid, S.J. Rozan

INTERNATIONAL E
SONG REMAINS THE SAME (Led Zeppelin) No matter how you title subgenres, they are all similar. Barry Eisler(M) Tasha Alexander, Ellen Crosby, Shane Gericke, David Hewson

PRATT
LIFE'LL KILL YA (Warren Zevon) DC Vertigo Crime panel Jon Jordan(M), Brian Azzarrello, Will Dennis, Gary Phillips, Jason Starr

All authors on panels will be signing in the Carroll Room immediately following their panel.

5:30 P.M.-6:30 P.M.
Authors without Borders cocktail party-Radisson Hotel-Calvert Ballroom

6:30 P.M.
Shamus Awards Dinner-Westminster Hall 519 W. Fayette

9:30 P.M.-10:30 P.M.
Live Auction-Radisson Hotel-Calvert Ballroom

Updated Saturday Programming

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2008

8:30 A.M.-9:30 A.M.

INTERNATIONAL A
SEND LAWYERS, GUNS AND MONEY (Warren Zevon) If I wasn't a lawyer I'd like to... Michael Bowen(M), James Scott Bell, Robert V. Dugoni, Ken Isaacson, William Lashner, Sheldon Siegel

INTERNATIONAL B
DO THE STRAND (Roxy Music) The Sherlock Holmes archtype and its influence. Sophie Hannah(M), Peter Blau, Steve Hecox, Laurie King, Hank Phillippi Ryan

INTERNATIONAL C
TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS (BTO) The business of publishing. Madeira James(M), Maggie Griffin, Ben LeRoy, Scott Miller, David Hale Smith, Sarah Weinman

INTERNATIONAL D
TOYS IN THE ATTIC (Aerosmith) After guns, knives, poisons and blunt instruments, what? Louise Ure(M), Dorothy Cannell, Susan Dunlap, Carolyn G. Hart, Margaret Maron, Gillian Roberts

INTERNATIONAL E
BEEN AROUND THE WORLD (Puff Daddy) Travel the globe with Janet and friends. Janet Rudolph(M), Charles Benoit, Jason Goodwin, Arnaldur Indridason, Michael Stanley

10:00 A.M.-11:00 A.M.

INTERNATIONAL A
YESTERDAY'S NEWPAPERS (Eddie Rambeau) Reporters in fact and fiction. Bryan Gilmer(M), Rebecca Drake, Jack Getze, Marion Moore Hill, Bob Morris, L.J. Sellers

INTERNATIONAL B
NEW YORK STATE OF MIND (Billy Joel) Why New York is such a great place to write about. Jason Starr(M), Ira Berkowitz, Parnell Hall, Lawrence Light, Jonathan Santlofer, Richard Stevenson

INTERNATIONAL C
GOIN' BACK (Neil Young) How we picked the times we write in. Ona Russell(M), Sharan Newman, Martin Meyers, Sharon Rowse, Kelli Stanley, Marilyn Todd

INTERNATIONAL D
CAT SCRATCH FEVER (Ted Nugent) Animal Planet has nothing on these writers. Evelyn David(M), Claudia Bishop, Kit Ehrman, Gabriella Herkert, Sandra Parshall

INTERNATIONAL E
SMOOTH CRIMINAL (Alien Ant Farm) Making the bad guys likable. Sandra Ruttan(M), Brett Battles, Blake Crouch, Craig McDonald, F. Paul Wilson

REMINDER-12:00 NOON
Anthony Awards voting ends
Silent Auction ends

11:30 A.M.-12:30 P.M.

INTERNATIONAL A
HOOKED ON CLASSICS (Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) Chester Himes-Gary Phillips, Richard Prather-Christa Faust, Mickey Spillane-Max Allan Collins

INTERNATIONAL B
PRIVATE EYES (Hall and Oates) Why would someone want to be a PI? Harry Hunsicker(M), Linwood Barclay, Declan Hughes, John Lutz, Dave White, Michael Wiley

INTERNATIONAL C
CALIFORNIA DREAMING (The Mamas and the Papas) Cheryl Solimini(M), Linda Richards, Kit Sloane, Patricia Smiley, Edward Wright

INTERNATIONAL D
PSYCHO KILLER (Talking Heads) Why are we so fascinated by serial killers? Brian Lindenmuth(M), Mark Billingham, Michelle Gagnon, Jonathan Hayes, Alan Jacobson, Frank Wydra

INTERNATIONAL E
MURDER WHAT FUN (shy calr) Why we love writing crime fiction. Rhys Bowen(M), John Billheimer, Alafair Burke, Chris Grabenstein, Tom Schreck

12:30 P.M.-1:30 P.M.-LUNCH

1:30 P.M.-2:30 P.M.

INTERNATIONAL A
NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE (Isaac Hayes) Why keep a series going, or why end one. Cordelia Frances Biddle(M) Natasha Cooper, Linda Greenlaw, Peter James, Annette Meyers, Justin Scott

INTERNATIONAL B
GROOVIN' (Sam and Dave) Books that sit just right. Beth Feyden(M), Chris Aldrich, Carl Brookins, Oline Cogdill, Larry Gandle, Kate Stine


INTERNATIONAL C
ACCIDENTS WILL HAPPEN (Elvis Costello) Unexpected research tales. Steven Torres(M), Don Bruns, Gabriel Cohen, P.D. Martin, Eric Stone

INTERNATIONAL D
Distinguished Contribution to the Genre
Lawrence Block interviewed by Charles Ardai

INTERNATIONAL E
BORN UNDER A BAD SIGN (Albert King) Protagonists that walk the line. Robin Hathaway(M), Sean Doolittle, R.J. Ellory, J.D. Rhoades, Steve Thayer

3:00 P.M.-4:00 P.M.

INTERNATIONAL A
THEN YOU'LL KNOW (Patsy Cline) Why people want to solve mysteries. Susan Slater(M), Sibylle Barrasso, Ellen Byerrum, Lauren Carr, Jane Tesh, Maggie Toussaint

INTERNATIONAL B
KUNG FU FIGHTING (Carl Douglas) Keeping the pace moving without losing your reader. Tim Maleeny(M), Dan Fesperman, Joe Finder, Kathryn Fox, Gwen Freeman, Jason Pinter

INTERNATIONAL C
DARK SIDE OF THE MOON (Pink Floyd) How crime fiction reveals the darkness of human emotions. John Billheimer(M), Jane Cleland, Bruce Cook, Troy Cook, Carolyn G. Hart, Sheila York

INTERNATIONAL D
Toastmaster Mark Billingham in a conversation with John Connolly

INTERNATIONAL E
HOLD ME, THRILL ME, KISS ME, KILL ME (U2) Batman-world's greatest detective? McKenna Jordan(M), Brian Azzarello, Tim Broderick, Victor Gischler, Greg Rucka


4:30 P.M.-5:30 P.M.

INTERNATIONAL A
OTHERSIDE (Red Hot Chili Peppers) Keeping it plausible when everyday folk solve crimes. William Kent Krueger(M), Judy Clemens, Mary Jane Maffini, Kit Sloane, Persia Walker

INTERNATIONAL B
DON'T FENCE ME IN (Gene Autry) Boundaries in writing-how far can and should you go? Alex Brett(M), Bill Bryan, Sheila Connolly, Christa Faust, Michael Genelin, Barbara Graham

INTERNATIONAL C
BLUE TURNS TO GREY (Rolling Stones) Writing in more than one genre. Oline Cogdill(M), James O. Born, John Lutz, John Maddox Roberts, Richard Thompson

INTERNATIONAL D
RED, RED WINE (UB40) That's wine, not whine. Harlan Coben(M), John Harvey, Lauren Henderson, Jim Huang, Laura Lippman, S. J. Rozan

INTERNATIONAL E
BEER FOR MY HORSES (Toby Keith) The all about beer panel. Blake Crouch(barkeep), Lori Armstrong, Victor Gischler, J. A. Konrath, Scott Phillips

All authors on panels will be signing in the Carroll Room immediately following their panel.


9:00 P.M.
Thalia’s Pub Quiz

Updated Sunday Programmimg

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2008

8:30 A.M.-9:30 A.M.

INTERNATIONAL D
CALL ME WHEN YOU'RE SOBER (Buddha Lounge Ensemble) Sunday hangover Declan Hughes(M), Declan Burke, Stuart MacBride, Martyn Waites

INTERNATIONAL E
BEGINNINGS (Chicago) Introducing first time authors. Chris Grabenstein(M), Meredith S. Cole, Peggy Ehrhart, G.M. Malliet, Scott Sherman, Howard Shrier

10:00 A.M.-11:00 A.M.

INTERNATIONAL D
American Guest of Honor
Laura Lippman interviewed by Michael Koryta

INTERNATIONAL E
A TOWN CALLED MALICE (The Jam) Where is as important as whom. Ann Cleeves(M), Martin Edwards, Kathy Lynn Emerson/Kaitlyn Dunnett, Pari Noskin Taichert, Carolyn Wall

All authors on panels will be signing in the Carroll Room immediately following their panel.

11:30 A.M.-1:30 P.M.

ANTHONY AWARDS BRUNCH
Sheraton International Ballroom

Saturday at the Pratt

The Pratt Library has been an asset to Baltimore since the 1800s. One of the most respected Library Systems in the U.S. it continues in it's quest to make books, film, and glorious slices of American History available to every citizen in its community. This made the Pratt an obvious choice as Bouchercon 2008's main charity.

Bouchercon and the Pratt got together for another project as well. On Saturday, October 11th there will be a series of authors' panels at four of the Pratt's branches to introduce the community of Baltimore to the membership of Bouchercon.

Author Ann Cleeves will also be visiting the Pratt on Wed. October 8th. Check back for more details on that event.

We thank our members who are participating and we welcome the people of Baltimore to a little slice of Bouchercon- Charmed to Death.

Roland Park Branch
5108 Roland Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21210

11:00 a.m. Saturday Oct. 11th

Discuss Femme Noir with four of Mystery’s finest Dames. McKenna Jordan of Murder By The Book in Houston will moderate authors Val McDermid, Lauren Henderson, Vicki Hendricks and Megan Abbott in a talk about mystery with a female point of view.


Southeast Anchor Library
3601 Eastern Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21224

11:00 a.m Saturday Oct. 11th

In Conversation: Join authors Heather Graham and Alexandra Sokoloff in a discussion on life, books and mystery. These two ladies have a lot to talk about and you are invited to listen in.


Govans Branch
5714 Bellona Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21212

2:00 pm Saturday Oct. 11th

Authors Ace Atkins, Alafair Burke, Sean Chercover and Lee Child will be interrogated on all things mysterious by their peer Marcus Sakey.


Orleans Street Branch
1303 Orleans Street
Baltimore, MD 21231

2:00 p.m. Saturday Oct. 11th

Author Laurie King moderates a panel on Mystery with fellow scribes Frankie Bailey, Charlaine Harris, Gary Phillips and Cara
Black.