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On August 25th and 26th on XM
Radio, hear Kim Alexander's
interview of Toni
McGee Causey and Bill
Cameron, a fun, free-wheeling conversation about
their books and the experience of being members of Killer
Year. If you're not an XM subscriber, you can read
Kim's review of Bobbie Faye's Very (very, very,
very) Bad Day and Lost Dog online.
Hear Fiction
Nation on Take Five, XM 155 on Saturday August 25th at
6pm and on Sunday August 26th at 10:00am, and again on Sonic
Theater, XM 163, on Thursday, August 30th at 3:00pm. All
times EDT.
Chril Well Interviews
Sean Chercover, Part
One, Dec 6 - Part
Two, Dec. 8
Marcus Sakey, Part
One, Dec 13 - Part
Two, Dec. 17
Robert Gregory Browne, Part
One Jan. 3 - Part
Two Jan. 5
Patry Francis, Part
One Jan. 23 - Part
Two Jan. 25
Gregg Olsen, Part
One Jan. 29 - Part
Two February 3
Marc Lecard, Part
One Feb. 12. Part
Two February 14.
Bill Cameron, July
24, 2007.
Brett Battles, July
30, 2007.
Dave White, August
7, 2007.
JT Ellison, August
13, 2007.
Brett Battles' The Cleaner Reviewed in Publisher's Weekly
Displaying an enviable gift for pacing and action, Battles's debut
novel is a page-turner that may remind some readers of the cult TV spy
series Alias. Read more...
Killers Unite! in Publisher's Weekly
The Killer Year is covered in the April 23rd
edition of Publisher's Weekly. Check
out the sidebar feature, as well as the highlight of Brett
Battles' debut, The Cleaner in the "Maiden
Mysteries"
feature article!
Killer Year's Jason Pinter in Library Journal
Check out this Q&A
with Jason Pinter in Library
Journal's April 15th feature called "The Killer Genre." He
talks about writing The Mark, his debut thriller, as well as
The Killer Year.
Causey, Toni McGee. Bobbie Faye's Very
(very, very, very) Bad Day. Griffin: St. Martin's. May 2007. c.320p.
ISBN 978-0-312-35448-0. pap. $12.95. F
Cajun beauty queen Bobbie Faye Sumrall is
having a bad day: after a burst water pipe breaks her sorry-excuse-for-a-trailer
in half, she accidentally robs a bank, tries to free her good-for-nothing
brother from kidnappers, takes a hostage (also accidentally),
flees with him through the treacherous swamps of Louisiana,
eludes an angry bear as well as her disgruntled cop ex-boyfriend,
hotwires a speedboat, and kills a dangerous snake with her
knife. And the day isn't even over. This hyperpaced, screwball
action/adventure with one unforgettable heroine and two sexy
heroes is side-splittingly hilarious. Causey, a Cajun and a
Louisiana native, reveals a flair for comedy in this uproarious
debut novel, the first in a three-book series. Readers who
like the humor of Harley Jane Kozak's Dating Dead Men, Lisa
Lutz's The Spellman Files, and Janet Evanovich's Stephanie
Plum series will be thrilled to meet Bobbie Faye. A most entertaining
addition to any fiction collection. [Two trailers for the book
are available at www.tonimcgeecausey.com.—Ed.]—Shelley
Mosley, Glendale Community Coll. Lib. Media Ctr., AZ
Sean
Chercover reviewed in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
David Thayer on Sandra and Marcus
Two Killer Year authors, Sandra Ruttan and Marcus Sakey, have
books coming out next month, the first of several releases
from the group of debut novelists...
Read
the complete blog entry.
The Killer Year Anthology
From
Sarah Weinman: As broken by the folks of CrimeSpree,
the rumors are, indeed, true - the folks of Killer Year have
pulled off a marvellous move, as the "class of 2007" authors
comprising the group will be featured in an anthology edited
by Lee Child. Scott Miller (who represents several individual
Killer Year authors such as Marcus Sakey, J.T. Ellison and
Robert Gregory Browne) struck the deal with Mike Homler of
St. Martin's Press, who plans to publish the anthology in early
2008.
Read
the complete blog entry.
September 25, 2006 — Every best-selling author began as a
debut novelist. But making the step
from promising beginner to proven success can be tricky, which
is why
four online friends, Brett Battles, JT Ellison, Jason Pinter
and Sandra
Ruttan decided to start Killer Year...
Read the complete press
release.
I read my fourth Killer Year book and didn't even know it!... Read
more from David J. Montgomery.
... A group of debut crime novelists, with books all coming
out in 2007, has banded together to form a collective called
Killer Year... Read
more from David J. Montgomery.
...If this early bunch is any indication, we can expect some
good things from this group... Read
more from David J. Montgomery.
Blog. It's such a funny word - a contraction of the phrase "web
log," referring to an online diary of sorts... Read
more from Sarah Weinman.
I just found a great essay by Sandra Ruttan about the do's
and don'ts of book promotion. You should read the whole thing
twice--once for link-full advice from a soon-to-be-published
author, and then once again for the feedback from her readers...
Read
more from Jason Boog.
So 24 hours after I posted my musings on the whole "Class
of 2007" idea, here comes Killer Year, as founded by Jason
Pinter, J.T. Ellison, Brett Battles & Sandra Ruttan...
Read
more from Sarah Weinman.
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