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         Time                    Event / Location 

7:00 am-10:00 am     Food Served in Hospitality Suite - Delta B - 2nd Floor

8:00 am-12:00 pm     Hospitality Room/Book Bazaar - Delta  B - 2nd Floor
                                 Walsh Book team

8:00 am-5:00 pm         Registration-Delta B/C/D Lobby - 2nd Floor

7:00 am-6:00 pm         Volunteer Table (Pick up your materials) - Delta Ballroom D - 2nd Floor

8:00 am-5:00 pm         Anthony Voting Table - Delta Ballroom D - 2nd Floor

8:00 am-9:00 pm       Book Room/Signings/Auctions - Delta D - Level 2

8:00 am-8:50 am       Panels 24 - 29

Panel 24 - Canal AB - Mezzanine
Hammer, Mannix, Milhone, & Rockford
What makes a great detective?
Glen Erik Hamilton (M), Libby Cudmore, Lee Goldberg, Delia Pitts, Duane Swierczynski, Mark Troy

Panel 25 - Canal CD - Mezzanine
I Scream, You Scream
How do you decide POV?
Linda L. Richards (M), Thomas Cavanaugh, Matt Coyle, Lissa Marie Redmond, Lauren Thoman,
Julie Tollefson

Pane 26 - Canal E - Mezzanine
Madman Across The Water
Does the thought of marketing drive you insane? Tips and tricks for promotion in today's world.
Megan Beatie (M), Valerie Biel, Jeff Circle, Kathleen Donnelly, Maddee James, Christopher Swann

Panel 27 - Bayou AB - Mezzanine
Playground In MY Mind
How important is setting in the world of mysteries and thrillers for the younger reader?
Marie Sutro (M), Jamie Lane Barber, Sandra Block, Liz Milliron, Alan Orloff, Fred Tippett II

Panel 28 - Bayou CD - Mezzanine
Don't Fear The Reaper
Bloggers/reviewers/bookclubbers discuss all.
Raquel V. Reyes (M), Oline H. Cogdill, Dru Ann Love, David Magayna, Sara Reyes,
Steve Steinbock

Page 29 - Bayou E - Mezzanine
Chewy, Sam, Passepartout & Robin
Sidekicks who steal the show - who are your favorites?
D. Maria Bivins (M), Caroline Cleveland, Erin Flanagan, Amanada Marbais, Rob Osler

8:00 am-10:00 am - Speed Dating - Delta A - Level 2

9:00 am-9:25 am - Author Signings 24 - 29                               -  Delta D - Level  2

9:30 am-10:20 am   Panels 30 - 35

Panels 30 - Canal AB - Mezzanine
You'll Think Of Me
Keep the lights on, check under the bed, and lock that closet door!  Psychological mysteries
and thrillers, when the seemingly ordinary isn't...
Karen Dionne (M), Emily Carpenter, M.M. DeLuca, Rachel Howzell Hall, Lisa Kusel,
J. Todd Scott

Panel 31 - Canal CD - Mezzanine
Don't Blink
You can pick your friends not your family...
Polly Stewart (M), Traci Abramson, Scott M. Blackburn, Christopher Huang, Heather Levy,
Jennifer Sadera

Panel 32 - Canal E - Mezzanine
Marrakesh Express
Solving crimes in foreign settings.
Mark Coggins (M), Pip Drysdale, Ragnar Jonasson, M. A. Monnin, Kelly Oliver, Jeffrey Siger

Panel 33 - Bayou AB - Mezzanine
Billy, Don't Be A Hero
Mysteries and thrillers in a military setting.
Steven Stratton (M), Geri Krotow, Ward Larsen, Paul Sinor, Jack Stewart, Jeffrey Scott Wilson

Panel 34 - Bayou CD - Mezzanine
Live Like You Were Dying
Eliza Nellums (M), S. A. Cosby, J. L. Hill, Claire M. Johnson, Meagan Lucas, Reavis Z. Wortham

Panel 35 - Bayou E - Mezzanine
Dirty Laundry
Torchy Blane did it all the time in the movies and we love them in books.  Journalists as
propogandists, as told by the journalists.
Lawrence Light (M), Tom Coffey, Ellen Crosby, Bruce DeSilva, Jim Fusilli, Nancy Nau Sullivan

10:30 am-10:55 am - Author Signings 30 - 35 -  Delta Ballroom D - 2nd Floor

11:00 am-11:50 am - Historical Guest of Honor Kelli Stanley interviewed by Andrew Child -
Delta Ballroom C - 2nd Floor

11:00 am-11:50 am -  Panels 36 - 40

Panel 36 - Canal AB - Mezzanine
White Rabbit
Secrets to creating great characters in any genre!
Ava January (M), Christine Carbo, Glen Erik Hamilton, Raquel V. Reyes, Alexandra Sokoloff,
Mary Winters

Panel 37 - Canal CD - Mezzanine
Leaving On A Jet Plane
Cozies with an international flair.
Connie Berry (M), Colleen Cambridge, Traci Hall, Sharon Lynn, Lisa Q. Mathews, Clara McKenna

Page 38 - Canal E - Mezzanine
Murder, I Wrote
So you want to write a cozy; here's some advise
Libby Klein (M), Donna Andrews, Katherine Black, Catherine Bruns, Elle Hartford, Catherine Mack

Page 39 - Bayou AB - Mezzanine
One Night In Bangkok
Presenting stories of International intrigue!
Steven Conley (M), Brian Andrews, Adam Sikes, AJ Tata, Brad Thor, Jeffrey Scott Wilson,

Page 40 - Bayou CD - Mezzanine
Louis, Diamond Joe, & Wild Bill
In 1942, Crime Does Not Pay launched the crime comics genre.  Why crime comics are fun!
Christopher Chambers (M), Shaun Harris, Margie Kraft Kindt, Matt Kindt, Mia P. Manansala,
Peter Rozovsky

12:00 pm-12:25 pm - Author Signings -  36 - 40 - Delta Ballroom D - 2nd Floor
12:00 pm-12:25 pm - Kelli Stanley and Andrew Child signing - Delta Ballroom D - 2nd Floor

12:30 pm-1:00 pm - BREAK

1:00 pm - 5:00 pm - Hospitality Suite - Delta Ballroom B - 2nd Floor
                               SPONSOR  Poisoned Pen

1:00 pm-1:50 pm  - Panels 41 - 46

Panel 41 - Canal AB - Mezzanine
The Times  They Are A-Changin'
Is it possible to predict changing trends in publishing?
Luisa Cruz Smith (M), Maya Biekert, James Farner, Gary Goldstein, Andrew Gulli, K. T. Nguyen

Panel 42 - Canal CD - Mezzanine
Simply The Best
Reviewers discuss their favorite books, past and present.
George Easter (M), Meredith Anthony, Oline H. Cogdill, Larry Gandle, Jeffrey Popple

Panel 43 - Canal E - Mezzanine
It's Only Make Believe
Artificial Intelligence - should we be worried?
MP Smith (M), Ross Carley, John DeDakis, Reece Hirch, Charles Jacobs, Kathy A. Norris,
Scott Von Doviak

Panel 44 - Bayou AB - Mezzanine
Mr. Smith Goes To Washington
Politics can be scary in the best of times.  What makes a great political mystery or thriller?
Vicki Montet (M), J. M. Adams, Peter Malone Elliott, Joseph Finder, Joanne Leedom-Ackerman,
Robert Swartwood

Panel 45 - Bayou CD - Mezzanine
Better When I'm Dancin'
Writer's block, what's that? Story ideas are everywhere; let's get inspired!
Ellen Kirschman (M), Georgina Cross, Susan Forest, Barry Fulton, Chris Mullen,
Erica Ruth Neubauer

Panel 46 - It's a Mystery - Bayou # - Mezzanine
Can thrillers be mysteries and Vice Versa?
(M) Samantha Skal, Lewis Allan, Bruce Robert Coffin, Alex Finlay, Mary Keliikoa, Michael Sears

2:00 pm-5:00 pm - Food Served Hospitality Room - Delta  -  2nd Floor

1:00 pm-5:00 pm - Hospitality Room/Book Bazaar - Delta B - 2nd Floor

2:00 pm-2:25 pm - Author Signings - 41 - 46 - Delta D - Level 2

2:30 pm-3:20 pm - Thriller GOH Brad Thor Interviewed by David Morell - Delta A - 2nd Floor

3:30 pm-3:55 pm - Brad Thor and David Morrell Signing - Delta A Corridor - 2nd Floor

4:00 pm-4:50 pm - Anthony Nominee Meet and Greet - Delta C - 2nd Floor   

4:00 pm -  4:50 pm - Panels 47 - 52

Panel 47 - Canal AB - Mezzanine
Behind Closed Doors
How well do you really know neighbors? Why domestic thrillers and suspense can be scarier
than that haunted house on the next block.
Hank Phillippi Ryan (M), David Bell, Laura Benedict, J.T. Ellison, Joshua Moehling, Carter Wilson

Panel 48 - Canal CD - Mezzanine
Play It Again, Sam
Legacy writing - continuing the brand of authors we love.
Jeff Ayers (M), Marc Cameron, Andrew Child, Reed Farrel Coleman, Simon Gervais,
Byron Quertermous

Panel 49 - Canal E - Mezzanine
Yesterday When I Was Young
Crime solvers of a "certain age" - why they are so popular and dealing with their own limitations.
Kelly Oliver (M), Katherine Black, Gwen Florio, Karla Huebner, Claudia Hagadus Long,
Liza Q. Mathews

Panel 50 - Bayou AB - Mezzanine
Bubba Shot the Jukebox
Putting the "fun" in m(f)u(n)rder.
Meredith Anthony (M), Matt Goldman, Chris Knopf, DP Lyle, Tim Maleeny, Alan Orloff

Panel 51 - Bayou CD - Mezzanine
Crocodile Rock
The lasting appeal of the historical mystery.
(M) Jonathan J. Brown, Mark Ellis, Lee Matthew Goldberg, James Markert, Verena Rose,
Nina Wachsman

Panel 52 - Bayou E - Mezzanine
Another Brick In The Wall
The dark side of academia, and we don't mean having to study!
Rodger Carlyle (M), Frankie Bailey, Julia Dahl, Nova Jacobs, Lauren Nossett, Christopher Swann

4:30 pm-5:30 pm - "Ask a Publicist" - Delta Island B - Delta Island - Books Forward

5:00 pm-5:25 pm - Author Signing 47 - 52 - Delta D - 2nd Floor 

5:30 pm-6:20 pm - International GOH Mick Herron Interviewed by Luisa Cruz Smith - Delta Ballroom A - 2nd Floor

6:30 pm-8:00 pm - Opening Ceremonies - Delta A - 2nd Floor

8:00 pm-8:20 pm - Mick Herron Signing - Delta A Corridor - 2nd Floor

8:30 pm-9:00 pm - Anthology Signing - Delta D - 2nd Floor

9:00 pm-10:00 pm - Minotaur Event - Delta C - 2nd Floor         
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