Just when I thought I was managing to blog a bit less than I have been in the past, certainly less than I did last year, then this week there seemed to be a lot to post about.
This week I posted four summary posts for the 26 weeks of the Crime Fiction Alphabet
You will find there lots of genuine recommendations for your crime fiction reading.
Yesterday I began putting up the lists for Best Crime Fiction Reads 2011 - so far - Titles with multiple mentions.
Tomorrow I will list the authors who were mentioned more than once and then, later in the week, I'll publish the full list of over 130 recommendations.
How often do you borrow from your local library? Mine is very supportive for crime fiction readers, but really for all readers including children.
I have a poll running on my blog that you might like to participate in.
See my post: My local library is important to me
The new meme: Crime Fiction on a EuroPass will begin on 1 August. It will continue for 12 weeks and will give recommendations for crime fiction reading in 12 European destinations. Please consider joining in.
Other posts in the last week:
- Review: THE FAMILY, Martina Cole - audio book
- Review: VILLAIN, Shuichi Yoshida
- Forgotten Book: X.Y. Z. A Detective Story, Anna Katherine Green...
- Review: THE DARK VINEYARD, Martin Walker
- ACRC Update - 20 July 2011
- Maj Sjowall – The Godmother of Scandinavian Crime Fiction
- PD James: a lifetime of crime
- 2011 CWA Awards (Gold, Fleming, Creasey) - Longlists
- Three Seconds wins the CWA International Dagger
- Lee Child scoops Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year with 61 HOURS
- Book Review Blog Carnival
- Is Crime Fiction Set for a Surge in Sales?
- Meet Michael Robotham at Mudgee Readers Festival 20 & 21 Aug
- Google Map: Edinburgh in crime fiction
- Win a full set of the 2011 Ngaio Marsh Award longlisted novels!
- next from library: THE MESSENGER OF ATHENS, Anne Zouroudi
- next on Kindle - BLUE MONDAY, Nicci French
- now on audio - STILL MIDNIGHT, Denise Mina
- next Agatha Christie: EVIL UNDER THE SUN
I've been thinking about your new meme, but I'm finding it hard to slot books into the country categories, so I'll be watching to see what others come up with, rather than entering every week. England is no problem, but some of the others ...
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