I'll be making a special appearance at this weekend's Anime Los Angeles convention. No, I will not be animated. Oh wait, who am I kidding -- I WILL BE TOTALLY 100% ANIMATED. In fact, I will be traveling with my own speed lines. I'll be on a panel Saturday at 3:00. Check out more details here. Hope to see you there!

Labels: anime los angeles, public appearances, Undertown

That's right, nothing can stop the Pasconian marketing machine! This weekend, I'll be at two different book festivals, just to prove that when I'm not writing, I'm promoting my new book UNDERTOWN.

Saturday, I'll be in lovely Santa Barbara with my own booth selling and signing Undertown all day.

Then on Sunday, it's West Hollywood. This L.A. fest packs all the charm of the UCLA Festival of Books (plus some) into a much smaller event. It's gets better every year, and I'm thrilled to be promoting both L.A. Noir with a panel discussion at 11am (signing afterwords) and Undertown at the manga 101 panel at 3:15pm.

Hope to see you there!

Labels: Los Angeles Noir, public appearances, Undertown

I hope to see everyone in Westwood tomorrow when I sign at the Mystery Bookstore in Westwood at 1:00 p.m. UNDERTOWN doesn't officially street (that means "come out") until this Tuesday, so if you missed Comic-Con, this is your other chance to get the book early before it takes over bookstores across America.

Tokyopop has put up a wonderful banner and article on the home page of their site. Go team TP! Thanks also to the cool folks at the L.A. Noir blog for talking up the event. Bullet for you!

An exclusive Undertown poster will be available at the signing. Check it out below! Print it on your ink jet and hang it in your locker. Then point out Eddie, the cute Teddy Bear with attitude, to the cheerleaders ... and you might get kissed.

This is the power of Undertown!

Labels: Mystery Bookstore, public appearances, Tokyopop, Undertown

It begins...

Mark your calendars for this coming Saturday, August 11 at 1:00 pm. I'll be appearing at The Mystery Bookstore in Westwood for a fantastic Undertown signing. I'll also be "discussing" Undertown, which if you've ever been to one of my signings could very well mean I'll

a) run around the store looking for other people's books to read aloud,

b) go on and on about how great an artist Jake Myler is and how lucky I am to work with him.

c) use this as an opportunity to drink profusely ... okay, maybe not at a kids book signing; then again, who am I kidding.

d) lecture about the mechanics of how comics are made, all the while explaining my ever-growing believe in magic and the power of bells.

How can you miss it? Please don't do it.

Labels: Mystery Bookstore, public appearances, Undertown

Will I never stop? It certainly doesn't feel like it. So before I get backed-up with more deadlines, let me kick out the deets on this weekend's LOS ANGELES NOIR signings. I'll be two places on Saturday, May 12:

Mysteries to Die For
Thousand Oaks
11:30am
with Denise Hamilton and Gary Phillips

then

Metropolis Books
downtown L.A.
4:00pm
with Gary Phillips and Diana Wagman

I will probably read at the downtown signing, especially if enough of you show up and demand it! Ah yeah!

big news about Undertown next week...

Labels: Akashic, Los Angeles Noir, public appearances

That's Festival of Books.

A whole mess of contributors will be at UCLA this weekend to sign copies of the L.A. Noir anthology. For you signing completists out there, this is your chance to nab ink scratches by folks like Michael Connely, who was not at previous events.

Here's the list of places that I will be at.

Saturday

1-2 pm -- Akashic Books (booth 237, zone b, wilson plaza)


Sunday

10-11 am -- Borders (booth 301)

12-1 pm -- Book Em (booth 441)

1-2 pm -- Mystery Bookstore (booth 411)


Hope to see you on campus!

Labels: Festival of Books, Los Angeles Noir, public appearances

By the grace and hard work of amazing editor Denise Hamilton, the authors of Los Angeles Noir will be hitting the bookstores of Southern California for a book tour.

There are a number of stops on the tour that I won't be at ... but here is the list of appearances I'll be making. If you want to get a book signed, or if you just want to say hello, please stop by.

LOS ANGELES NOIR EVENTS

WEDNESDAY APRIL 11 at 7 pm

DUTTON'S BRENTWOOD Bookstore
11975 San Vicente Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90049
(310) 476-6263
www.duttonsbrentwood.com

Denise Hamilton, Janet Fitch, Lienna Silver, Emory Holmes II

[I'm not officially schedule to be at this first event, but I'm going to try to make it.]

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THURSDAY APRIL 12 at 6:30-8 pm

Reception/Booksigning/Classic Film Screening

EGYPTIAN THEATER
6712 Hollywood Boulevard
Hollywood, CA
323/461-2020

This event is sponsored by American Cinemathque on opening night of the 8th Annual Los Angeles Noir Film Festival. This is a ticketed event for the cocktail party reception, booksigning and film screening. Tickets are approx. $10.

ACT OF VIOLENCE, 1948 MGM (Warner Classics), 81 min. A dark masterpiece made during the Metro tenure of producer Dore Schary, this is emblematic film noir: Psychically-scarred WWII POW Robert Ryan stalks war hero Van Heflin from sylvan Big Bear Lake to the nocturnal underbelly of postwar downtown L.A. Stellar Robert Surtees cinematography captures not only the city, but superb performances from the whole cast, including a jaw-droppingly gorgeous 20-year old Janet Leigh and Mary Astor as a street-wise hooker! Directed by the great Fred Zinnemann. NOT ON DVD

FORCE OF EVIL, 1948, MGM (Paramount), 78 min. One of the most distinctive works of the original film noir era, Abraham Polonsky's directorial debut is both a detailed expose of the New York numbers racket (based on Ira Wolfert's journalistic novel, Tucker's People), and a riveting tale of a fallen man's search for his soul (John Garfield, who also produced, burns up the screen in one of his best roles). Stylized art direction complements the vivid New York location footage. Featuring an evocative score by David Raksin and a memorable supporting performance by the great Thomas Gomez as Garfield's older
brother. An innovative and superlative film in every respect!

Confirmed are: Jim Pascoe, Diana Wagman, Christopher Rice, Denise Hamilton, Neal Pollack, Patt Morrison, Emory Holmes II, Gary Phillips, Lienna Silver

More info here.

[Come on. Eddie Muller's Noir Film Fest PLUS cocktails -- if you're in the city you MUST COME!]

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FRIDAY APRIL 13 at 7 pm

VROMAN'S BOOKSTORE
695 E. Colorado Boulevard
Pasadena, CA 91101
626/449-5320
www.vromansbookstore.com

Patt Morrison, Naomi Hirahara, Emory Holmes II, Janet Fitch, Neal Pollack, Denise Hamilton.

[again, I'm not official here, but Vroman's is too cool not to go to]

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SATURDAY APRIL 14 at 5 pm

Cocktail Party and Book Signing

MYSTERY BOOKSTORE
1036 Broxton Ave
Los Angeles CA 90024
www.mystery-bookstore.com
310/209-0415

Jim Pascoe, Naomi Hirahara, Denise Hamilton, Gary Phillips, Emory Holmes II, Lienna Silver, Diana Wagman, Christopher Rice

[must I remind you again ... cocktails + books + JPP = good]

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SUNDAY APRIL 15 at 3 pm

MYSTERIOUS GALAXY
7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd. Ste 302
San Diego, CA 92111-1040
858/268-4747
www.mystgalaxy.com

Gary Phillips, Jim Pascoe, Denise Hamilton, Emory Holmes II

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SATURDAY APRIL 21 at 5 pm

SKYLIGHT BOOKS
1818 N. Vermont Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90027
323/660-1175
www.skylightbooks.com

Denise Hamilton, Patt Morrison, Christopher Rice, Susan Straight, Diana Wagman, Janet Fitch, Neal Pollack and Jim Pascoe read, discuss and sign LA NOIR

[This is most likely you're only chance to hear me read from "The Kidnapper Bell." I'm personally very excited about this event.]

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FRIDAY APRIL 27 at 5 pm

LATFoB party at the Mystery Bookstore in Westwood
1036 Broxton Ave
LA CA 90024
310/209-0415
www.mystery-bookstore.com

This is an annual party the store holds for ALL its authors, so I'll be among those mingling and meeting and greeting and signing.

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SATURDAY APRIL 28 from 1-2 pm

LA Times Festival Of Books @ UCLA
Akashic Group Signing

Michael Connelly, Janet Fitch, Susan Straight, Denise Hamilton, Naomi Hirahara, Diana Wagman, Emory Holmes II, Lienna Silver, Christopher Rice, Brian Roley.

[location of booth/signing to come, check back ... or go bug Akashic.]

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SUNDAY APRIL 28 from 10-11 am

LA Times Festival Of Books @ UCLA
Borders' Booth

Denise Hamilton, Gary Phillips, Neal Pollack, Janet Fitch, and Jim Pascoe.

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SUNDAY APRIL 28 from 1-2 pm

LATFOB Group Signing
The Mystery Bookstore Booth

Michael Connelly, Denise Hamilton, Naomi Hirahara, Jim Pascoe and Gary
Phillips.

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SATURDAY MAY 5 from 3-4 pm

Mysteries To Die For
2940 Thousand Oaks Boulevard
Thousand Oaks, California 91362
(805) 374-0084
www.mysteriestodiefor.com

Jim Pascoe, Gary Phillips, and Denise Hamilton.

[and if that doesn't sound like trouble, I don't know what does!]

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I really hope everyone can come out to one or more of these events. See you on the road.

Labels: Akashic, Los Angeles Noir, public appearances