Release Day for Avenging Angelenos

June 11, 2021June 11, 2021 / Sarah M. Chen / Leave a comment

Today is the publication day for the digital version of the Sisters in Crime / Los Angeles anthology Avenging Angelenos! The print version will be available in the coming days.

I was lucky enough to be co-editor of this short story collection and couldn’t be prouder of the eleven writers we chose to be included in this anthology. The theme if you haven’t guessed is revenge and the stories we selected vary widely from historical to otherworldly. The introduction is by Frankie Y. Bailey, a prolific mystery writer and criminal justice professor.

Editing these stories was very rewarding and I thoroughly enjoyed working with these talented writers. I also owe a lot to my fantastic co-editors, Wrona Gall and Pamela Samuels Young, and of course to Sisters in Crime / Los Angeles for giving me this opportunity.

And what a gorgeous cool cover!

Hope you enjoy!

With an introduction by Frankie Y. Bailey and eleven original stories by: Avril Adams, Paula Bernstein, Hal Bodner, Jenny Carless, LH Dillman, Gay Totl Kinman, Melinda Loomis, Kathy Norris, Peggy Rothschild, Meredith Taylor, and Laurel Wetzork.

Published by Down & Out Books

To purchase, click here: Avenging Angelenos: A Sisters in Crime / Los Angeles anthology

Sisters in Crime / LA presents House Arrest

August 20, 2020 / Sarah M. Chen / Leave a comment

Tonight I’ll be reading along with 5 other authors at Sisters in Crime / Los Angeles’s virtual reading series. There will even be a cocktail recipe! It’s an awesome lineup that includes Kellye Garrett, Paula Bernstein, Jennifer Dornbush, Laurie Stevens, and Pamela Samuels Young!

I’ll be reading an excerpt from my short story “Unit 805” which is included in Mysti Berry’s anthology Low Down Dirty Vote, Volume II.

7pm PST. Register at the link below!

House Arrest

Sisters in Crime / LA library panel Thursday Oct. 10

October 10, 2019October 10, 2019 / Sarah M. Chen / Leave a comment

I’ll be on a Sisters in Crime / Los Angeles panel at the Venice Beach Library on Thursday 10/10 from 5:30pm – 7:00pm

Venice Beach Library, 501 S. Venice Blvd., Venice, CA 90291

It’s called the “Funny Side of Murder” and since I don’t really write what most consider “humorous” mysteries, then I must be representing the darker side of humor. At least that’s what I’m going with! It will be moderated by Sisters in Crime / LA president Anne Louise Bannon and also features Ellen Byron and Nancy Cole Silverman.

Hope to see you there!

Sisters in Crime / Los Angeles panel at Pasadena Library

September 10, 2018 / Sarah M. Chen / Leave a comment

I’ll be speaking at the Sisters in Crime / LA panel at the Pasadena Central Library on Thursday, September 13 at 7pm. This is a panel featuring 11 of us writers in the latest SinC/LA anthology The Last Resort.

Hope to see some of you there!

SISTERS IN CRIME/
LOS ANGELES PRESENTS
LAst RESORT
Thursday, Sept. 13 • 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Central Library
Donald Wright Auditorium

LAST RESORT Town Hall Reading at Vroman’s

July 8, 2017 / Sarah M. Chen / 2 Comments

Today sixteen contributors will read a brief excerpt from their story in the latest Sisters in Crime / LA anthology, LAST RESORT. That’s every single contributor! Plus two editors will be there along with our chapter prez. I’ll read a brief excerpt from “Nut Job” as well as answer any Q&A our chapter prez throws at us. It should be a fun time and I’m excited to check out a new bookstore. Can you believe I’ve never been to Vroman’s? Yeah, me neither.

Hope to see you later today at 4pm!

Sisters in Crime / Los Angeles Presents LAST RESORT at Vroman’s, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena 4PM

LAST RESORT reading at The Last Bookstore

June 17, 2017 / Sarah M. Chen / Leave a comment

Today I’ll be reading an excerpt from my short story “Nut Job” from LAST RESORT, the latest Sisters in Crime / LA anthology, at The Last Bookstore in DTLA. It should be a good time. Ten of us contributors will be there. Even if you don’t want to listen to us read, you can check out one of the coolest bookstores in Southern California. Hope to see you there!

Saturday, June 17, 2017 6pm – 7:30pm (The Last Bookstore, 453 S. Spring Street, Los Angeles)

Book Festival Season is Here

April 18, 2017 / Sarah M. Chen / Leave a comment

Here’s my blog post over at Writing Wranglers & Warriors in anticipation of my signing copies of FINN at the LA Times Festival of Books. It’s my favorite time of year and I couldn’t think of a better place to work all weekend!

James Ellroy 2010 – I’m working The Mystery Bookstore booth

Hope to see you there!

Sisters in Crime, #367 – Saturday, April 22 from 12pm – 1pm

Mysterious Galaxy, #368 – Sunday, April 23 from 12pm – 12:45pm

THE LIGHT AND DARK OF CRIME FICTION

September 6, 2016 / Sarah M. Chen / 3 Comments

Fellow mystery author and Sisters in Crime / LA member Sybil Johnson will be joining me at the Wiseburn Library in Hawthorne on Thursday, September 8, 2016 at 6:30pm to discuss the Light and Dark of Crime Fiction. In case you’re unsure what side I’m on, ask FINN.

Book sales and signing will be at 6:30 and the discussion begins at 7:00pm. Hope to see many of you there!

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.