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Future Meetings Oct 1, 2016 - "The Day Reagan was Shot & Tales of the White House in Crisis" - Karna Small Bodman Oct 29, 2016 - "SinC Authors' Panel" Writer's Center, Bethesda, MD Dec 3, 2016 - "SinC Authors' Panel" OTHER EVENTS W/ MEMBERS OF CHAPTER Sep 27, 2016 SinC Mystery Writing Panel |
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Next Event: OCTOBER 1, 2016
THE DAY REAGAN WAS SHOT
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THE WHITE HOUSE IN CRISIS
Karna Small Bodman
Karna Small Bodman is the author of four published international thrillers that have hit "#1 in Thrillers" on Amazon and won several awards. She has also written the first in a Romantic Suspense series, Affairs of State, a fifth thriller, Trust but Verify, and two children's picture books.
Her novels have been described by, among others, Lee Child as "Gripping and Authentic," by Nelson DeMille as "Frightening with the crystal ring of truth," by Tess Gerritsen as "High stakes thrillers," and by Christopher Reich as "Smart, slick, and exciting as hell."
These stories were inspired by Karna's six years serving in The White House, first as Deputy Press Secretary, later as Senior Director and Spokesman for the National Security Council where she was the highest-ranking woman on the White House staff.
She also was on the air for 15 years as a TV Reporter and Anchor in San Francisco and Washington, DC and did political commentary for the ABC Network in New York. Please visit her website: www.karnabodman.com
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POSITANO RISTORANT
4948 Fairmont Avenue
Bethesda, MD 20814 301-654-1717 -www.epositano.com Check-in: Noon **** MEAL CHOICES $25 Members $28 Non-Members
1. Chicken Piccata
2. Eggplant Parmigiana (vegetarian)
3. Spaghetti with Tomato Sauce (vegetarian)
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bookgaia [at] comcast [dot] net
no later than Wednesday, September 28th.**
IMPORTANT: Make your check out to
SISTERS IN CRIME and bring it with you to the restaurant.
Our in-person payment policy is based on trust.
Don't be a no-show/no-pay.
Thank you!
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PARKING: Metered street parking is available. Bethesda also has multiple parking garages that are free on Saturdays. The two closest garages are located at 7730 Woodmont Avenue (with entrances on Woodmont Avenue and Old Georgetown Road) and 4935 St. Elmo Avenue (with entrances on St. Elmo Avenue and Cordell Avenue).
WEATHER: For cancellation or postponement due to inclement weather, check the chapter website (www.chessiechapter.org),
or the Listserv,
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Chesapeake Crimes
The sixth volume of the Chesapeake Crimes series, Homicidal Holidays, is now available for purchase.
The anthology, published by Wildside Press, features short stories by:
Donna Andrews
Timothy Bentler-Jungr
Shaun Taylor Bevins
Carla Coupe
E.B. Davis
Barb Goffman
Clyde Linsley
Linda Lombardi
Debbi Mack
Rosemary and Larry Mild
Meg Opperman
Shari Randall
Art Taylor
Cathy Wiley
Donna Andrews, Barb Goffman, and Marcia Talley were the coordinating editors. The members of the editorial panel were Christina Freeburn, John Gilstrap, and Alan Orloff. 
Available from the publisher, as well as from:
-- Mystery Loves Company Booksellers
-- Barnesandnoble.com
-- Amazon.com
Previous titles in the series are also available:
Chesapeake Crimes I
Chesapeake Crimes II
Chesapeake Crimes 3
Chesapeake Crimes 4: They Had It Comin'
Chesapeake Crimes 5: This Job Is Murder
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Invite an Author to Your Book Club or Library What's more fun than immersing yourself in a good mystery? Discussing it with the author! The Chesapeake Chapter's published authors are available to attend book discussion groups or to appear at library events. If you'd like to meet local writers and talk with them about their work, contact the chapter's Library Liaison, Sandra Parshall, for help in setting up an event. |
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September 25
4:00 - 5:15 pm
SISTERS IN CRIME: MYSTERY WRITERS PANEL
Sherwood Center, Rehearsal Room
This year's FALL FOR THE BOOK runs from Sunday, September 25 to Friday, September 30, 2016. Events are at George Mason University's Fairfax Campus and at other locations throughout Virginia, DC, and Maryland. Except where noted, all events are free and open to the public, thanks to the generous support of our sponsors and partners.
SinC and MWA members might be especially interested in the Sisters in Crime-Mystery Writers Panel on September 25. Three regional chapters of Sisters in Crime join forces to discuss--and celebrate!--their recent anthologies of mystery fiction: Chesapeake Crimes: Storm Warning (from the Chesapeake Chapter) and Virginia is for Mysteries, Volume 2 (from the Central and Southeastern Virginia Chapters). Editors and contributors include Donna Andrews, Diane Davidson (half of the writing duo Maddi Davidson), Teresa Inge, Heather Weidner, and Art Taylor, who will moderate the panel. Sisters in Crime is a national organization whose mission is "to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers."
The Chesapeake Chapter of Sisters in Crime, like its national parent organization, was created to promote the professional development and advancement of women crime fiction writers to achieve equality in the industry.
Membership is open to anyone with a love of mysteries - men and women, readers and writers - who would like to help promote the advancement of women mystery writers. Chapter members typically come from D.C., Maryland and Virginia.
Chesapeake Chapter Officers for 2016
President: Sherry Harris
Vice President: Art Taylor
Secretary: Becky Hutchison
Treasurer: Diane M. Davidson
Committee Chairs
Program Chair: Diana Belchase
Membership Chairs: C. Ellett Logan and Donna Andrews
Field Trip Chair: Diana Belchase
Publications Chair: Marcia Talley
Member Liaison: Susan O'Brien
Other Contacts
Website Coordinators: Donna Andrews & Becky Hutchison
Listserv Coordinator: Donna Andrews
Authors' Events Coordinator: Open