FIRST FINN SIGNING THIS SATURDAY!

May 27, 2016May 27, 2016 / Sarah M. Chen / Leave a comment

My first FINN signing is this Memorial Day weekend at the best indie bookstore ever, Mysterious Galaxy San Diego! Come help me celebrate on Saturday, May 28 at 2pm.

I’ll be signing and discussing CLEANING UP FINN, published by All Due Respect Books along with awesomely-talented writer and friend, S.W. Lauden. He’ll be signing his novella CROSSWISE, released with Down & Out books.

We’ll talk about the novella in crime fiction, “surf noir” or “sunshine noir” stories, and why our covers look so badass (hint: we had the same graphic artist). And did I mention cupcakes?!

LA TIMES FESTIVAL OF BOOKS POST WRAP-UP

April 11, 2016 / Sarah M. Chen / Leave a comment

What a fun weekend despite the rain on Saturday (and Basil computer breakdowns but that’s a different story entirely). It didn’t deter the book-loving crowds though! I had a blast hanging out with signing mates Lida Sideris, Tammy Kaehler, James Ziskin, and Nancy Cole Silverman at the Sisters in Crime booth. It was great to re-connect with old friends and meet new mystery lovers.

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Tammy Kaehler, James Ziskin, Lida Sideris, and I braving the rain at the Sisters in Crime booth.

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Same group with the addition of Nancy Cole Silverman, Glen Erik Hamilton, and Mike Befeler.

Another picture of the 1pm SinC/LA signers!

LA TIMES FESTIVAL OF BOOKS IS HERE!

April 9, 2016 / Sarah M. Chen / Leave a comment

Yay! My favorite time of year is here…the LA Times Festival of Books. And what makes it even better is that I’ll be signing tomorrow, Saturday, April 9 at the Sisters in Crime booth from 1-2pm. That’s booth #367. I’ll have copies of Betty Fedora, Issue #2 and Ladies Night on hand.

And yes, it might rain. Wah wah. But no worries, Sisters in Crime has hoodies for sale. 🙂 I’ll be giving away Cleaning Up Finn swag so be sure to stop on by!

HARLAN COBEN AND I – THEN AND NOW

March 27, 2016March 27, 2016 / Sarah M. Chen / Leave a comment

If you need a break from the Easter egg hunting and gorging on honeybaked ham, check out my post today on Writing Wranglers & Warriors. I talk about stalking Harlan Coben – okay, not really, because is it stalking if there’s 8 years in between?

NOIR ON THE RADIO LINK

March 6, 2016 / Sarah M. Chen / Leave a comment

In case you want to hear some kickass flash fiction followed by a tell-all LCC post-wrap up with Michael Pool, C.S. DeWildt, Rob Pierce, Brian Thornton, S.W. Lauden, Josh Stallings, and me, click on this link:

Noir on the Radio

LEFT COAST CRIME WRAP-UP

March 6, 2016 / Sarah M. Chen / Leave a comment

I had a blast at Left Coast Crime in Phoenix. I got to catch up with people I haven’t seen in a while like Holly West and Brett Battles. I met talented writers like C.S. DeWildt, Lida Sedaris, Dale Berry, M.H. Callway, and Grant Goad. I got to hang with writers that I’ve only met once or twice like Rob Pierce, Brian Thornton, and Josh Stallings. Overall, it was a fantastic time with plenty of opportunities to talk about writing, the future of publishing, short stories, and to read some killer flash fiction.

Noir on the Radio was one of the LCC highlights for me for sure. Special thanks to Michael Pool for hosting and I had a great time sharing the mic with S.W. Lauden, Josh Stallings, Brian Thornton, Rob Pierce, and C.S. DeWildt.

Brief Dance with Death panel with Dale Berry, M.H. Callway, Stephen Buehler, and Mysti Berry. I was moderator.

Short Fiction panel with Holly West, Rob Pierce, Susan Cummins Miller, and Dharma Kelleher.

Short Fiction panel with Holly West, Rob Pierce, Susan Cummins Miller, and Dharma Kelleher.

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Noir on the Radio LCC discussion with C.S. DeWildt, Michael Pool, Brian Thornton, S.W. Lauden, Rob Pierce, and Josh Stallings.

NOIR ON THE RADIO FRIDAY NIGHT

February 22, 2016 / Sarah M. Chen / Leave a comment

Hey, everyone, I’ll be on the Authors on the Air again this Friday night Feb. 26 at 6pm (PST) with the talented C.S. Dewildt, Brian Thornton, S.W. Lauden, Rob Pierce, and Josh Stallings. As usual, Michael Pool is our gracious host of Noir on the Radio. We’ll be reading some flash fiction and talking about the conference and whatever mishaps so far have happened (I’m sure there’ll be a few) so even if you’re not at Left Coast Crime, it’ll be like you’re there! So come check us out. There will be a link provided to hear us live. In case I forget to post it since I’ll be at the conference, click this link and hopefully there will be one for Noir on the Radio.

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IT WAS A DARK AND STORMY 3 DAYS…

December 15, 2015December 15, 2015 / Sarah M. Chen / Leave a comment

Noir at the Bar Seattle was a blast! I met so many talented and friendly writers like Brian Thornton, Michael Pool, Will Viharo, Frank Zafiro, Robert Dugoni, Jim Thomsen, Vince Keenan, and Eric Johnson. Of course, Danny Gardner is always great company and a fabulous reader. I’m glad I didn’t have to read after him. I’m forever grateful to Michael Pool for organizing such a fun event and hopefully I’ll be back next year when my novella CLEANING UP FINN (which I read an excerpt from) comes out! Cheers!

reading from CLEANING UP FINN (photo by Jim Thomsen)

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The Noir at the Bar gang – minus Ingrid Thoft (photo by Jim Thomsen)

NOIR AT THE BAR SEATTLE TONIGHT!

December 9, 2015 / Sarah M. Chen / Leave a comment

I’ll be at Noir at the Bar Seattle at The Alibi Room tonight, Dec. 9 at 7:00pm. Hope to see many of you Seattle-ites there. Looking forward to meeting new peeps and seeing old friends! 12184131_1545472169076593_6025240962579114269_o

NOIR ON THE AIR

December 3, 2015December 6, 2015 / Sarah M. Chen / Leave a comment

It was so much fun last night to discuss all things noir with talented authors Michael Pool, Tom Pitts, Joe Clifford, Anonymous-9, Mike Monson, Rob Pierce, and Danny Gardner. Michael Pool was a fantastic host and many thanks to Pam Stack for organizing the event. If you missed it, don’t despair, you can still click on the link to hear all of us reading our stories and making fun of each other.

Authors on the Air