WHAT'S NEW FOR JULY (July 02, 2010)
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WHAT'S NEW FOR JULY WAY OUT WEST At the end of this month, Saturday, July 31, I’m in Alpine, Texas, for the Way Out West book festival. Alpine is a picturesque small town that hearkens back to the frontier. It’s near Marfa, where mysterious lights have appeared most nights since 1889. In my latest novel, THE SHIMMER, I invented my own version of those lights and am looking forward to driving to Marfa and admiring them. (If the weather is kind, I’ll fly my plane there from my home airport in Santa Fe.)
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COMPREHENSIVE ESSAY ABOUT MY WORK Also, this month I’m in New York City for ThrillerFest (July 7-10), the gala reader/writer conference that International Thriller Writers presents each year. Gayle Lynds and I co-founded the organization, and it’s amazing to see how it’s grown. To paraphrase what MGM used to say, ThrillerFest and ITW have more thriller stars than are in the skies. Chances are your favorite thriller writers will be roaming the halls at the Grand Hyatt, very accessible and happy to chat with you. ITW released its final update about ThrillerFest, and I was amazed to find that K.J. Howe, a talented Canadian writer in Toronto, Ontario (near where I grew up), has written an essay about me. Kim’s essay is the most thorough and informative that’s ever been done on my work. I recommend that you take a look. It made me smile to be called a warrior. Here's a link to the essay. You need to scroll down a little when you get there. The profile comes after one on Ken Follett, to whom as last year’s ThrillerMaster, I’ll give this year’s ThrillerMaster award. http://www.thrillerwriters.org/thrillerfest/latest-news/
THRILLERS: 100 MUST READS THRILLERS: 100 MUST-READS is now available. 
In addition to co-editing with my friend Hank Wagner, I contributed two essays. One is about Geoffrey Household’s Rogue Male (1939), which features a British big game hunter who stalks Hitler on the eve of WWII. (Household’s outdoor action sequences had a huge influence on me). My other essay is about Agatha Christie’s chilling And Then There Were None (1939), in which I discuss the differences between a conventional mystery story and a full-blown thriller. Here’s a link to a website that tells you more about the book, including a complete list of titles and essayists. http://www.thrillers100mustreads.com FACEBOOK Please note the FACEBOOK link at the top of this page. It’s easy to join, and I find it a wonderful way to communicate. When you contact me through davidmorrell.net, only you have the chance to read my reply. But if you contact me through FACEBOOK, everyone else can read your question and my answer. I try to add something new every day. Also there is an excellent photo section which has action shots of my research, plus photos at my home and with many of your favorite authors. Happy reading.
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