Days of Infamy hits the bestseller lists
Thu May 8, 2008 at 10:34:29 AM EST

Days of Infamy by Newt Gingrich and William Forstchen debuts at #11 on the New York Times bestseller list dated Sunday May 18, 2008 and at #12 on the Publishers Weekly bestseller list dated May 12, 2008.

John Hart wins the Edgar Award for Best Novel!
Fri May 2, 2008 at 09:59:07 AM EST

DOWN RIVER by John Hart has won the Edgar Award for Best Novel!

The Edgar Awards are presented annually by the Mystery Writers of America, and are widely acknowledged to be the most prestigious awards in the genre.

For more info: visit here. For a complete list of winners: click here.

New Competition Winner Announced at the Malice Domestic Banquet
Thu May 1, 2008 at 01:33:23 PM EST
Elizabeth Duncan of Toronto is the winner of the St. Martin’s Minotaur/Malice Domestic Best First Traditional Mystery Novel Competition for her novel Dead Posh. Elizabeth is the first Canadian writer to receive this honor. She is also the first to win both the competition and the William F. Deeck-Malice Domestic Grant for Unpublished Writers, which she won in 2006.
Donna Andrews wins the Agatha Short Story Award
Thu May 1, 2008 at 11:28:36 AM EST
Donna Andrews (author of The Penguin Who Knew Too Much and the forthcoming Cockatiels at Seven)has won an Agatha Award for BEST SHORT STORY!
Garcia's Heart a finalist for Arthur Ellis Award
Thu May 1, 2008 at 11:23:07 AM EST

Garcia's Heart by Liam Durcan has been named as a finalist for the Arthur Ellis Award for Best First Novel. The winner will be announced June 5th. For more info, click here.

Award nominations for Down River
Thu May 1, 2008 at 12:00:14 AM EST

Down River by John Hart has been nominated for the Strand Critics Award for Best First Novel. The winner will be announced July 9th.

Down River has also been named as a finalist for the 2008 Southern Independent Booksellers Book Award for best work of Southern fiction. For more info, click here.