RECENTS BLOG EVENTS

RECENT EVENTS

»   January 22 (Sunday), 2 to 5 PM: Leslie will be at the National Writers Union annual party celebrating authors published in 2011 with copies of the new Level Best anthology, Best New England Crime Stories 2011: Dead Calm for signing and sale. The event will be held at Durrell Hall, Cambridge Family YMCA, 820 Massachusetts Ave., Central Square, Cambridge, MA. »   December 10 (Saturday), 2 PM: Leslie will take part in a “Death in Shorts” panel, featuring local Winchester author, Adam Renn Olenn, whose first published story appears in Best New England Crime Stories 2012: Dead Calm, along with Level Best Books contributing editors, Mark Ammons and Katherine Fast, at Book Ends, 559 Main Street, Winchester, MA 01890, 781.721.5933. »  November 11-13 (Friday - Sunday): Leslie will be at the New England Crime Bake, at the Hilton Boston/Dedham in Dedham, MA     Saturday        -- 8:50 to 9:00 AM, Leslie will present the Al Blanchard Award        -- 10:10 AM, Leslie will introduce Anthony Amore, art theft expert and Director of Security for the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum        -- 1:40 PM to 2:00, Leslie will take part in a book signing for DEAD CALM (Level Best) authors; otherwise, during the day on Saturday and on Sunday, too, look for Leslie at the Level Best Books table. »   November 5 (Saturday), 10 AM to 12 PM: Leslie will take part in Local Authors Day at the Bushnell-Sage Public Library, 48 Main Street, Sheffield, MA 01257 »   October 19 (Wednesday), 7 PM: Leslie will take part in an “It’s a Mystery to Me” panel at the Groton Public Library, 59 Newtown Road, Groton, CT 06340. with Roberta Isleib and Jessica Speart. »  October 15 ( Saturday), 1-2 PM: Leslie will be signing and selling her books at the SinC booth (near Boylston Street and Trinity Church) with Paula Munier and Vicki Doudera at the Boston Book Festival. »  September 10 (Saturday), 2 PM: Leslie and fellow mystery author, Sarah Smith, will read from their new books at the Wamsutta Club, 427 County Street, New Bedford, 508-997-7431, followed by High Tea. The event is sponsored by the Friends of the New Bedford Free Library. Signed copies of Leslie’s and Sarah’s books will be on sale. »   August 5 (Friday), 6 to 8 PM: Leslie will sign copies of Murder at Spouters Point at the Sharon Summer Book Signing, at the Hotchkiss Library of Sharon, Connecticut, 10 Upper Main Street, Sharon, CT, 860.364.5041. »   July 19 (Tuesday), 7 PM: Leslie will be on a “Death in Shorts” panel at the Hudson Public Library, 3 Washington Street, Hudson, MA, with Mark Ammons, Ray Daniel, Kat Fast, and Cheryl Marceau. »  July 8 (Friday), 3 to 7 PM: Leslie will participate in another Beach Reads event, a Writer’s Workshop, at the West Dennis Library, 260 Main Street, West Dennis, MA. with the authors listed above and others. »  July 7 (Thursday), 7 PM: Leslie will take part in the Sisters in Crime 25th Anniversary Beach Reads Event at the Cultural Center of Cape Cod, 307 Old Main Street, South Yarmouth, MA 02664, along with mystery authors, Sheila Connolly, Barbara Ross, Susan Santangelo, Clea Simon, and Sarah Smith. »  June 30 (Thursday), 7:30 PM: Leslie will be on a “Death in Shorts” panel at the Waltham Public Library, 735 Main Street, Waltham, MA 02451, 781-314-3425, with Mark Ammons, Ray Daniel, and Kat Fast. »  May 25 (Wednesday), 6:45 PM: Leslie will speak about her new book, Murder at Spouters Point, at the MacKay Branch Library, 43 Newfield St., North Chelmsford, MA 01863. »  May 14 (Saturday), 8 AM - 6 PM: Leslie will be at the Connecticut Fiction Fest at the Holiday Inn Conference Center in North Haven, CT. »  May 12 (Thursday), 7 PM: Leslie will take part in a “Death in Shorts” panel at the Leominster Public Library with Sharon Daynard, Ruth McCarty, and Barbara Ross. »   April 29 (Friday) - May 1 (Sunday): Leslie will be at Malice Domestic at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Bethesda, Maryland; on Sunday at 8:45 AM, she will take part in a panel, “Murder with a Little Education on the Side: Mysteries That Tackle Social Issues,” with Michael Alan Mallory, Louise Penny, and Cynthia Riggs, E. Ellett Logan moderating. Book signing follows. »  April 10 (Sunday), Book signing, 4:30 to 5 PM, “Death in Shorts” panel/workshop: 5 PM: Leslie will do a program at Mystery on Main, Brattleboro, VT, with Level Best authors, Michael Nethercott (THIN ICE) and Nancy Means Wright (QUARRY.) »   April 13 (Wednesday), 6:30 wine and cheese, 7 PM program: Leslie will take part in a panel on character development at the Brookline Public Library with Linda Barnes, Sarah Smith, and Raffi Yessayan at the April meeting of the New England Chapter of Mystery Writers of America at the Brookline Public Library, 361 Washington Street, Brookline, MA 02445, (617) 730-2370. »   April 9 (Saturday), 9 AM - 12 PM: Leslie will participate in a “Meet the Berkshire Authors” program at the Berkshire Athenaeum, 1 Wendell Avenue, Pittsfield, MA, 413.499.9480. »  March 25 (Friday), 6:30 PM: Leslie will take part in a short story panel with Mark Ammons, Sharon Daynard, Kathy Fast, and Barbara Ross at the Toadstool Bookstore in Milford, NH. »  March 4 (Friday) 7 PM: Leslie and mystery author, Sarah Smith, will discuss their new books at a “First Friday” event at the Front Street Book Shop, 165 Front Street, Scituate, MA 02066. »  March 3 (Thursday) 7 PM: Leslie Wheeler will moderate a mystery short story panel with THIN ICE authors, Ruth M. McCarty, Alan McWhirter and Steve Liskow, at the Cheshire Public Library, 104 Main Street, Cheshire, CT 06410. »  January 23 (Sunday) 2-5 PM: Leslie will read from MURDER AT SPOUTERS POINT at the National Writers Union Annual Book Party at Durrell Hall, Cambridge Family YMCA, Central Square, Cambridge. 2010 EVENTS »  December 18 (Saturday) 1-3 PM: Leslie will sign copies of MURDER AT SPOUTERS POINT at Other Tiger Bookstore, 90 High Street, Westerly, RI 02891, 401-348-6754. »  December 16 (Thursday) 6 PM: Leslie will read and sign copies of THIN ICE, with Mark Ammons, Julie Hennrikus, Barbara Ross, and Mary Stibal at Borders/Downtown Crossing, 10-24 School Street Boston, MA, 617.557.7188. »  December 11 (Saturday) 3 PM: Leslie will speak about the new Level Best Books anthology, THIN ICE, at the West Tisbury Free Public Library, 1042A State Road West Tisbury, MA, 508.696.0130. »  December 4 (Saturday) 2 -4 PM: Leslie will sign copies of MURDER AT SPOUTERS POINT at Booklovers’ Gourmet, 55 East Main Street, Webster, MA 01570, 877-284-8709. »  December 2 (Thursday) 6 PM: Leslie will participate in a signing of the new Level Best Books’ anthology, Thin Ice, along with local author, Edith Maxwell, and editors/authors, Mark Ammons, Kat Fast, and Barbara Ross, at River’s Edge, 15 Market Street, Unit 2, Ipswich, MA 01938, 978-356-2363. »   November 30 (Tuesday), 7 PM: “It’s a Mystery to Me” panel with Sylvie Kurtz and Steve Liskow at the Merrimack (NH) Public Library, 470 Daniel Webster Highway, Merrimack, NH 03054. »  November 20 (Saturday) noon to 2 PM: Leslie will sign copies of MURDER AT SPOUTERS POINT at Bank Square Books, 53 West Main Street, Mystic, CT 06355, 860-536-3795. »   November 17 (Wednesday): Leslie and Sarah Smith will speak about their new books, MURDER AT SPOUTERS POINT and THE OTHER SIDE OF DARK, respectively, and sign copies according to this schedule: 6 PM, Book Signing and Reception at Village Books; 6:30 PM, author presentations at Roslindale Branch Library, 4238 Washington, Street, Roslindale, MA 02131, 617-323-2343. »   November 16 (Tuesday), 7 PM: Leslie will take part in a mystery panel at the Thayer Memorial Library, 717 Main Street, Lancaster, MA with Barbara Ross and Gary Goshgarian (aka Gary Braver). »  November 12 - 14 (Fri-Sun) : Leslie will be at the New England Crime Bake Conference, at the Dedham (MA), Hilton. --Saturday, from 8:50 to 9 AM, Leslie will present the 2010 Al Blanchard Award and the four honorable mentions. --1:35 to 2:00 PM, Leslie will take part in a signing for the anthology, Thin Ice, of which she is a contributing editor. --Sunday from 9 to 9:50, Leslie will take part in a panel, “Blasts from the Past,” with James Benn, Michael Nethercott, Nancy Means Wright, and Lawrence Light. -- 9:50 to 10:10, Leslie will be signing copies of her new book, MURDER AT SPOUTERS POINT. »   November 10 (Wednesday) at 2 PM: Leslie will speak about her new book, MURDER AT SPOUTERS POINT, and sign copies in the Function Room at Fuller Village, 1372 Brush Hill Avenue, Milton, MA   November 7 (Sunday), 2-4 PM: LAUNCH PARTY for MURDER AT SPOUTERS POINT at Porter Square Books, in Cambridge, MA. Leslie will be joined by Rosemary Herbert, who will be reading and signing her debut mystery, FRONT PAGE TEASER. »  November 4 (Thursday), 6:30 to 8 PM: Leslie will be at the North Adams Public Library, 74 Church Street, North Adams, MA 01247, talking about her new book and signing copies. »  October 27, (Wednesday), 7:00 PM Leslie will appear on a “Death in Shorts” panel at the Bigelow Library, 54 Walnut Street, Clinton, MA, 978.365.4160, along with Mark Ammons, Kate Flora, and Barbara Ross. »  October 2 (Saturday): Leslie will be at the Sisters in Crime Booth at NEIBA at the Rhode Island Convention Center in Providence, RI, from 9 AM to 5 PM, signing copies of her new book, Murder at Spouters Point (specific time of signing to be announced). »  September 21 (Tuesday), 7:00 PM Leslie will be the featured speaker in the Fall Author Series talking about her new book, Murder at Spouters Point, at the Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant Street, Brunswick, ME, 207.725.5242. »  September 15 (Wednesday), 9:30 AM -12:30 PM Leslie will be at the Berkshire Forum in Pittsfield, MA, signing copies of her books. June 4 (Friday), 12:00 PM Leslie will moderate a “Relationships Can Be Murder” panel with Sheila Connolly, Hank Phillippi Ryan, and Nancy Means Wright at the Morse Institute in Natick, MA. May 10 (Monday), 7:00 PM Leslie will appear on a "Modern Historical Panel " panel with M.E. Kemp and Sarah Smith at the Canton Public Library, 786 Washington Street, Canton, MA, 781.821.5027. April 10 (Saturday), 7 PM Leslie will be on a “Death By Chocolate” panel at the Lincoln Public Library in Lincoln, New Hampshire with Kate Flora and Janet Morgan as part of a weekend-long mystery celebration. Sunday, January 17, Leslie will be at the Sisters in Crime booth at the ALA from 9:30 to 11:00, signing copies of her two previous mysteries, along with an extract from her forthcoming book, MURDER AT SPOUTERS POINT. Friday, January 15, 2010, Leslie will be at the reception at the Sisters in Crime booth at the ALA at the Hyatt Regency in Boston, from 5:30 to 7:30. Wednesday, February 18, 2009 at 10:30 AM Leslie and fellow mystery author, Maureen Walsh, will speak at the Canton Catholic Women's Club Saint John the Evangelist Church Washington Street Canton, MA. Monday, March 3, 10 AM to 1 PM, Leslie will be taking part in a "Read Across America" program at the Upper Cape Regional Technical School, 220 Sandwich Rd., Bourne, MA 02532, 508-759-7711. Wednesday, July 12, 7 PM, Leslie will appear on a panel with Susan Oleksiw and Tempa Pagel at the Waltham Public Library, 735 Main Street, Waltham, MA 02451, (781) 314-3425. Thursday, August 3l, 3 PM, Leslie will speak at a tea at the North Adams Public Library, 74 Church Street, North Adams, MA, (413) 662-3133. Saturday, September 9, 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM, Leslie will take part in a "Book 'Em" book fair to benefit the Children's Literacy Program, along with Archer Mayor, Sarah Stewart Taylor, and many other authors at the Lebanon High School, 195 Hanover Street, Lebanon, NH 03766, (603) 448-2055. Saturday, September 16, 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM, Leslie will be at the SinC/MWA booth at the New England Booksellers Convention (NEBA) at the Rhode Island Convention Center, 1 Sabin Street, Providence, RI 02903-1814, Providence, RI, (401) 458-6000. Sunday, September 24, 2 PM to 4:30 PM: "Sunday Afternoon with Seven Sisters in Crime" panel discussion with Frankie Bailey, Tempa Pagel, Marilyn Rothstein, Clea Simon, Anne White, and Nancy Means Wright at the Schenectady County Public Library, 99 Clinton Street, Schenectady, NY 12305, (518) 388.4500. Thursday, October 19, 7 PM: Leslie will speak at the James White Memorial Library, 5 Washburn Road, E. Freetown, MA, (508) 763-5344. October 27-29 (Friday-Sunday), 7:30 PM: Leslie will take part in a Martha's Vineyard Mystery Weekend, beginning with a panel at the Bunch of Grapes Bookstore on Friday with Judy Green, Margaret McLean, Paula Munier, Cynthia Riggs , and Clea Simon. Thursday, November 2, 7 PM: Mystery panel with Kate Flora and Clea Simon at the Richards Memorial Library, 118 N. Washington Street, N. Attleboro, MA, 508-699-0122. Friday, November 3, 7 PM: Mystery panel with Lisa Kleinholz and (author to be announced) at the Phinehas S. Newton Library 19 The Common, Royalston, MA 01368, 978-249-3572. Saturday, November 4, 10 AM to 12:30 PM: Local Authors Celebration at Bushnell-Sage Library, 48 Main St, Sheffield, MA 01257, 413-229-7004. Saturday, November 11, Sunday, November 12: New England Crime Bake, DoubleTree Hotel, 50 Warren Street, Lowell, MA 01852, 1-978-452-1200. On Sunday, Leslie will be moderating a panel on YA mysteries with Peter Abrahams, Ted Murphy, and Nancy Means Wright. Thursday, November 30, 6 PM: Leslie will take part in a "Death in Shorts" panel with SEASMOKE authors and editors, Kate Flora, Cathy Cairns, Ruth M. McCarty, Stephen Rogers at Books & More, 10 Home Depot Drive, Plymouth, MA 02360, 508-732-9944. Tuesday, December 5, 7 PM: Leslie will appear on a mystery panel at the Bellingham Barnes & Noble with Kate Flora, Clea Simon, Jan Brogan, and Leslie Meier, 270 Hartford Ave., Bellingham, MA 02019, 508-966-1933. Friday, December 8, 5:30 PM: Leslie will be at a holiday party at Kate's Mystery Books, 2211 Mass. Ave., Cambridge, MA 02140, 617-491-2660. Tuesday, December 12, 7:30 PM: Leslie will appear on a "Death in Shorts" panel with SEASMOKE authors Kate Flora, Cathy Cairns, Ruth M. McCarty at the Belmont Public Library, 336 Concord Ave., Belmont, 617-489-2000 or 617-993-2850. Sunday, February 11, 2 to 4 PM: Leslie will appear on a "Death and Desserts" panel with Leslie Meier and John Prophet at the Duxbury Free Library, 77 Alden Street, Duxbury, MA 02332, 781-934-2721. Tuesday, February 20, 6:30 PM: Leslie will appear on an Historical Mystery panel with Sarah Smith at the Fitchburg Public Library, 610 Main Street, Fitchburg, MA 01420, 978-345-9635. Wednesday, March 21, at 6:30 PM: Leslie will appear on a mystery panel with Sharon Daynard, Carol Perry, Vicki Stiefel, and Bill Tapply. Lunenburg Public Library, 1023 Massachusetts Avenue, Lunenburg, MA 01462, 978-582-4140 Tuesday, April 10, 12:30 PM: Leslie will speak at a meeting of the Norwood Women's Club, Emanuel Lutheran Church Parish Hall, 24 Berwick Street, Norwood, MA 02062. April 27, Friday, 7 PM: "It's a Mystery to Me" panel with Vicki Stiefel and Bill Tapply at the Dickinson Memorial Library, Northfield, MA, 413. 489.2455 April 30, Monday, 7-8:30 PM: "Modern Historical" panel with Sarah Smith, Tempa Pagel, and Jane Langton at the Brockton Public Library, 304 Main Street, Brockton, MA 02301 (508) 580-7890. May 9, Wednesday, 7 PM: Leslie will appear on an Historical Mystery panel with Sarah Smith, Marilyn Rothstein, and Lea Wait at the Bellingham Public Library, 100 Blackstone Street, Bellingham, MA 02019, 508-966-1660. July 2, Monday, 7 PM: Leslie will appear on an "It's a Mystery to Me" panel with Susan Oleksiw and Tempa Pagel at the Monterey Library, 452 Main Rd, Monterey, MA 01245, 413-528-3795. July 16, Monday, 7 PM: Leslie will appear on an "It's a Mystery to Me" panel with Kate Flora and Lea Wait at the Scarborough Public Library, 48 Gorham Rd., Scarborough, ME 04074, 207-883-4723. Friday, September 28, 11:00 AM-1:30 PM, Leslie will be at the SinC/MWA booth at the New England Booksellers Convention (NEIBA) in Providence, RI. Sunday, October 14, 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM, Leslie will participate in an Authors Panel with six other authors at the Manzanita Dining Hall on the Stanford University campus as part of the Reunion/Homecoming weekend. Saturday, October 20th, 1- 3 PM, Leslie will appear on a "Modern Historical" panel at the Freeport Library, 10 Library Drive, Freeport, ME 04032, 207.865.3307, with Tempa Pagel, Sarah Smith, and Lea Wait. Saturday, November 3, 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM, Leslie will be at the Local Authors Celebration at the Bushnell-Sage Library, 48 Main St., Sheffield, MA 01257, 413.229.7004. Sunday, November 11, 9:55 AM, Leslie will moderate the "Sheetrockers: Writing Romantic Suspense" panel with Dorothy Cannell, Patry Francis, and Hank Phillippi Ryan at the New England Crime Bake at the Dedham, MA Hilton. Saturday, February 9, 10 AM to 1 PM: Leslie will appear at the 3rd Anniversary Party at Bruce's Browser 1497 Main Street Athol, MA 978.249.3978.