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