Meetings

It’s time for the first of our chapter’s two annual Mystery Author Extravaganzas—what the fine folks at the Miller Library are cleverly calling Murder, They Wrote: A Mystery Author Showcase. Love meeting in person? We’ve got you covered. Prefer watching via Zoom? We’re offering that too. That’s right: There will be two ways to catch our event on Saturday, November 1.

We’ll have 15 Chessie Chapter authors who’ve had something new published this year talking about their new crime/mystery books and short stories. They are: Donna Andrews, Kathryn Prater Bomey, Maya Corrigan, Barb Goffman, James V. Irving, Kirlagh James, EA Mayes, Melinda Mullet, Jacque Rosman, Frances Schoonmaker, Daphne Silver, Misty Simon, Shannon Taft, Cathy Wiley, and Kristopher Zgorski.

This is a wonderful opportunity to kick off your holiday shopping. Books make great gifts—for others as well as yourself. A bookseller from  The Last Word bookshop in Mt. Airy, Maryland, will be there to sell the authors’ books, and the authors will be happy to sign them.

The library has lots of free parking. The event will be in the Ellicott/Patapsco meeting rooms right off the lobby. Come early to shop for books.

Want to attend in person? Registration is not required, but it is encouraged so the library sets out enough chairs and makes enough handouts. Register here: https://howardcounty.librarycalendar.com/event/sisters-crime-365759

Prefer watching online? The event will be live streamed over Zoom and should end by 2:30. You can register until the event begins: https://howardcounty.librarycalendar.com/event/murder-they-wrote-mystery-author-showcase-online-366440

Some restaurants within two miles of the library, where you can have lunch beforehand:

• Chipotle: 9120 Baltimore National Pike, Ellicott City
• EC Diner: 10055 Baltimore National Pike, Ellicott City
• Einstein Bros. Bagels: 9250 Baltimore National Pike, Ellicott City
• Glory Days: 10035 Baltimore National Pike, Ellicott City
• Mission BBQ: 3410 Plum Tree Drive, Ellicott City
• Shannon’s Saloon: 9338 Baltimore National Pike, Ellicott City
• Thai Aroma: 8815 Baltimore National Pike, Ellicott City

We can’t wait to see you—in person or virtually—on Saturday, November 1, at the first of our two Mystery Author Extravaganzas. (The next one’s on Saturday, December 13th, in Reston, VA, with a different mix of authors. It will NOT be on Zoom.) Come support our chapter authors and kick off your holiday shopping!