Where’s Laurie?
All times and places are subject to change, so please double check before you get in your car! Also, make sure to keep an eye on the Get Togethers thread at the Virtual Book Club for reader get-togethers at certain venues.
You can also find Laurie online — visit the Contact page or the Media section of this site to find out where.
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February 2010
February 20 at 11:30 AM: Discussion with local AAUW Chapter, Seascape Resort, Aptos, CA
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March 2010
March 8 at 6:30 PM: Seattle Public Library
5009 Roosevelt Way NE Seattle, WA 98105
Books will be sold by the University Book Store.
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March 10 at 7: 30 PM: “Murder Most British” with Rhys Bowen & Hannah Dennison, Santa Monica Library
The plot thickens as mystery authors Rhys Bowen (Her Royal Spyness), Laurie R. King (The Beekeeper’s Apprentice) and Hannah Dennison (Scoop: A Vicki Hill Mystery) visit the library to discuss their British-set whodunits. A book sale and signing by The Mystery Bookstore will follow. For directions and details, please visit the library’s events calendar.
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March 11-14: Left Coast Crime, Los Angeles
For details and to register for the conference, see the Left Coast Crime website.
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April 2010
April 27 at 6 PM: The God of the Hive Book Launch
Boston Public Library, The Abbey Room
700 Boylston St, Boston, MA
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The God of the Hive tour (some events not confirmed)
April 28 at 6 PM: Yale Bookstore/Barnes & Noble , 77 Broadway, New Haven, CT
April 29: Edgars dinner, New York
April 30 at 5 PM: Howard County Public Library, 6600 Cradlerock Way, Columbia, MD
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May 2010
May 1 at 4 PM: Borders Books, 5871 Crossroads Center Way, Bailey’s Crossroads, VA
May 2 at 1 PM: Chester County Book & Music Company, 975 Paoli Pike, West Chester, PA
May 3 at 4 PM: Mystery Lovers Bookshop, 514 Allegheny River Blvd, Oakmont, PA
May 4 at noon: Lunch at the Briar Club (ticketed event, books sold by Murder by the Book), Houston, TX
May 4 at 6 PM: Murder by the Book, 2342 Bissonnet Street, Houston, TX
May 6-17 San Francisco Bay Area (lots!)
May 17 at 6:30 PM: SPD Bee-In, Crown Point Gallery, San Francisco
THE BEE-IN is an old-fashioned spelling bee but with alcohol and more fun! Thank you to Crown Point Gallery for providing the beautiful setting for this event. Proceeds support the work of SPD, the nation’s only remaining non-profit distributor of literary small press books. For tickets and information, visit the BeeIn website.
May 19 – grand finale: Poisoned Pen Books, Scottsdale, AZ!
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October 2010
October 14-17: BoucherCon, San Francisco, CA
Laurie R. King is the guest of honor! For details and to register for the 2010 conference, see the BoucherCon 2010 website.
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June 2011
June 3-5, 2011: Bloody Words Conference, Victoria, BC
For registration and details, please visit the Bloody Words website.

