http://www.cezannesquarry.com Cézanne's Quarry, a literary historical thriller from Pegasus Books Tue, 22 Sep 2009 11:33:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Congratulations to all the finalists for the Oregon Book Awards. I am thrilled to be listed in the fiction category with such seasoned and wonderful writers, and look forward to meeting some of you at Wordstock or the awards ceremony on October 26 in Portland. I am also humbled by reading the list ... http://www.cezannesquarry.com/congratulations-to-all-the-finalists-for-the-oregon-book-awards/ Some exciting news as the trade paperback edition rolls off the press, Cézanne’s Quarry has been named a finalist for the 23rd annual Oregon Book Awards’ Ken Kesey Award for Fiction.  The Oregon Book Awards is a program of Literary Arts in Portland. From the Literary Arts website:  Literary Arts awards Oregon Book ... http://www.cezannesquarry.com/cezanne%e2%80%99s-quarry-is-chosen-as-finalists-for-the-2009-ken-kesey-award-for-fiction/ Kick off your holiday fair gift shopping November 21, 2009 in Ashland, Oregon. I will be joining more than 60 Northwest authors signing books and visiting with readers at the Southern Oregon Book and Author Fair. The event is  held in the historical Ashland Springs Hotel, 212 E. Main, in downtown Ashland. For ... http://www.cezannesquarry.com/southern-oregon-book-and-author-fair/ I'm thrilled to announce that Cezanne's Quarry will be released in trade paperback on September 22, 2009. Complete with reading group discussion guide and Q & A. Reader Groups and Book Clubs: Have questions? Drop me a note and I will get back to you right away. I've already ... http://www.cezannesquarry.com/historical-fiction-trade-paperback-announced-cezannes-quarry-a-mystery/   Until a few months ago, all of my encounters with Cézannes had been on museum walls or in books or in my own imagining of the great painter in the aftermath of an obsessive love affair. That was until I opened an email from a real life Cézanne who had ... http://www.cezannesquarry.com/aline-cezanne-paul-cezannes-great-granddaughter/ After a number of unexplained technological hiccups, Cezanne’s Quarry has finally made it into what Amazon calls the “earth's biggest electronic book selection”, Kindle! I'm very excited, although I have never seen Kindle in action. I have friends who swear by it, who say it is the wave of the future, especially because ... http://www.cezannesquarry.com/news-for-kindle-fans-cezannes-quarry-goes-wireless/     I will be visiting the Portland Friends of Mystery Bloody Thursday meeting. The event is open and free to the public. I hope to meet a lot of you mystery fans there.   I’ll be discussing Cezanne's Quarry, and the influences of French law and history. Be sure and bring your ... http://www.cezannesquarry.com/march-bloody-thursday/ I am about to start what my friend, the novelist Cai Emmons, calls “page one revisions,” going through the manuscript of the second Bernard Martin mystery from top to bottom. I know that I have some “filling in” to do and some tweaking and cleaning up, but writing on until ... http://www.cezannesquarry.com/bernard-martin-mystery-revisions/ More inspiring news.  These are so gratifying and I am truly honored to have my work include in each of these awards and best of 2008 lists.    In August Cezanne’s Quarry  was selected as an editor’s choice by the Historical Novels Review.  In January 2009, Betty of Mystery Book News chose it as ... http://www.cezannesquarry.com/cezannes-quarry-receives-editor%e2%80%99s-choice-award-and-hits-best-mysteries-of-2008-lists/ I have been busy making appearances promoting Cezanne’s Quarry. This is the time to thank all those who have hosted me in bookstores and libraries and in Alliance Française gatherings. I’ve been touched by everyone’s graciousness at each of these unique gatherings, extending from the state of Washington in the ... http://www.cezannesquarry.com/thank-you-for-your-support-in-helping-me-promote-cezannes-quarry/