G.M. Malliet

I am very pleased to announce that Death of a Cozy Writer has just been nominated for a David Award for Best Mystery Novel. This award is sponsored by the Deadly Ink mystery conference.

Both Death of a Cozy Writer and Death and the Lit Chick made their list of bestselling trade paperbacks for May. Fellow MI author Joanna Campbell Slan is also a bestseller. Sincere thanks to this dedicated band of booksellers at Mystery Lovers Bookshop in Oakmont, PA:
 
Trade
1---Death of a Cozy Writer by G M Malliet---Midnight Ink *
2---Paper, Scissors, Death by Joanna Campbell Slan---Midnight Ink *
3---Would-Be Witch by Kimberly Frost---Berkley *
4---Dead Man Dancing by Marcia Talley---Severn House *
5---The War Against Miss Winter by Katherine Miller Haines---Harper *
6--- The Forever Man by C William Davis III *
7---Death and the Lit Chick by G M Malliet---Midnight Ink *
8---The Turnaround by George Pelecanos---Back Bay Books *
9----Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Schaffer---Dial Press               
[This is the #1 summer book for book groups]
10---Gold Digger by Vicki Delany---Rendezvous Press *
        Tie
         In the Shadow of the Glacier by Vicki Delaney---Poisoned Pen Press *

Death and the Lit Chick was featured as a Fresh Fiction pick this week:
http://freshfiction.com/pick.php

The Reston Barnes & Noble, 1851 Fountain Drive, is hosting an afternoon with Virginia authors of mystery, romance, teen and nonfiction books Sunday, June 14, 2-5 p.m. Authors include me, Elizabeth Scott, Ellen Byerrum, Donna Andrews, Ellen Crosby, Sara Rosett, Joe Jackson, Emilie Richards, Kathleen Giles Seidel, Donna Kauffman, Candice Poarch and more. For more information, contact Ginna Brahms at 703-437-9490.

Death of a Cozy Writer has been nominated for an Anthony Award for Best First Novel. 

On May 15, it was announced that Death of a Cozy Writer tied for a silver medal for the IPPY, the independent publishers award, in the Mystery/Suspense/Thriller category.

Received word on May 4 that Death of a Cozy Writer has been nominated for a Macavity Award for Best First Novel from Mystery Readers International. The Macavity is awarded each year at Bouchercon, which this year will be held in Indianapolis.

Death of a Cozy Writer is also on the list for an IPPY, the independent publishers award.

I was in the company of Louise Penny and Rhys Bowen, also up for a Macavity for Best Novel and Best Historical, respectively, when we got the news. We were traveling up to PA with Marcia Talley and Mary Jane Maffini for the book festival in Oakmont, and had stopped in a famous old tavern for lunch on the way. Much rejoicing.

I am humbled and stunned to have won the Agatha Award for Best First Novel.

I have several events coming up in the next few days: Malice Domestic, in Arlington, VA; a group appearance at the Barnes and Noble in Annapolis, MD (and what a distinguished group*); and the Mystery Lovers Festival in Oakmont, PA. If of interest, please click on the Events tab above, or this link may take you there:
http://GMMalliet.com/events.html

*Appearing with me in Annapolis are Rhys Bowen, Mary Jane Maffini, Louise Penny, Marcia Talley, and Elaine Viets. You see what I mean by distinguished.

I'm being interviewed today by Sandra Parshall over at Poe's Deadly Daughters.