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2012 EVENTS

»   February 7 (Tuesday), 6:30 to 7:30 PM:
Leslie will participate in a “Death in Shorts” mystery short story panel with other Level Best authors as part of the Flora Author Series, held at the Flora Restaurant, 190 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington, MA

»  February 8 (Wednesday), 7 PM:
Leslie will take part in a mystery short story panel with Mark Ammons, Stephen Rogers, Mo Walsh, and Fred Waterhouse at the monthly meeting of the New England Chapter of Mystery Writers of America at the Brookline Public Library, 361 Washington Street, Brookline, MA 02445.

»   March 6 (Tuesday), 7 to 9 PM: Leslie will participate in a “Death in Shorts” panel/workshop at the Bushnell Sage Public Library in Sheffield, MA, with Kathy Fast and Barbara Ross, presented as part of the Berkshire Festival of Women Writers.

»  March 14 (Wednesday), 7 PM: Leslie will take part in A Celebration of Dead Calm, the new anthology from Level Best Books, with LBB authors, Julie Hennrikus and Mary Stibal at DreamSpeak Artists at Crazy Eddie's American Bar and Grill, 6 Town Wharf, Plymouth, Ma., Live Music and a Word Open-Mic - share flash-fiction, poetry.

»  March 20 (Wednesday), 7 PM:
Leslie will take part in a mystery short story panel at 7 PM with John Bubar, Pat Remick, and Tom Sweeney at Water Street Books, 125 Water Street, Exeter, NH 03833-2456, 603-778-9731.

»  April 13 (Friday), 4:45 PM:
Leslie will take part in a Sisters in Crime, Strange Elements panel with Gary Braver, Sheila Connolly, Clea Simon, and Sarah Smith, at the Popular Culture Association’s annual conference at the Copley Marriott Hotel, Boston, MA.

»   May 14 (Monday), 7-8:30 PM:
Leslie with take part in A Book in Hand program at the Jacob Sears Memorial Library, 23 Center Street, East Dennis 02641. (2nd author TBA).

»  June 7 (Thursday), 6:30 to 8 PM:
Leslie will take part in a mystery short story panel with Ruth McCarty and Michael Nethercott, at the North Adams Public Library, 74 Church Street, North Adams, MA 01247, 413-662-3133.

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Check out Leslie's Recent Events

Although many people think of writers as shy and retiring individuals, some of us are not. I have given more than a hundred talks at bookstores, libraries, women's clubs, and civic groups. If your organization is looking for a speaker, I hope that you will contact me.


I've gotten many speaking engagements through the Sisters in Crime/New England Speakers Bureau (for more information about this important resource, contact (SpeakersBureau@sincne.org).

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Leslie at THIN ICE signing at Borders/Back Bay, 12/16/10.

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Mark Ammons, Barbara Ross, Leslie, Mary Stibal, and J.A. Hennrikus at THIN ICE signing, Borders/Back Bay, 12/16/10.
river's edge
Leslie with Thin Ice authors (left to right), Susan Oleksiw, Edith Maxwell, and Mark Ammons.

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Leslie with other Level Best Books editors, Kat Fast, Mark Ammons, Barb Ross, and Al Award honorable mentions, Barb Ross and Al Tucher, and winner, Bev Vincent, 2010 Crime Bake.

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Leslie with Level Best Books authors and editors, 2010 Crime Bake.

 
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Leslie at her 11/7/10 book launch
with guest, Rosemary Herbert

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Leslie at her 11/7/10 launch for
MURDER AT SPOUTERS POINT

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Leslie at NEIBA, 2010

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Leslie and Barbara Ross at NEIBA, 2010

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Leslie and Mo Walsh at NE/SinC event.
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Leslie with Guest of Honor, Sue Grafton, at the Crime Bake, 2009.


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Leslie and JM Griffin at the SinC booth at the ALA, January, 2010


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Leslie and committee award the Al Blanchard Award to Margaret Press
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Leslie at PLA Conference with Margaret Maron (seated) and Doris Ann Norris, the SinC library liaison.

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Leslie at NEBA Convention with Kate Flora (l) and Julia Spencer Fleming. (Photos by John Harrison, Epilog Books)

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Leslie, Margaret Maron, and Doris Ann Norris greet guest at PLA Conference.

crimebake
Leslie with fellow Windchill
authors at Crime Bake 2005 signing.

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Leslie speaking at the
Douglas Library in Canaan, CT
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Leslie at her book launch.

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Leslie with Vicki Stiefel and Bill Tapply
at their Writers Studio at Chickadee Farm.

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Leslie speaks to guests at the New Marlborough Library in Mill River, MA.

  March photo
Leslie and her Sisters in the 2007 NE/SinC mystery calendar.


 
 
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