The Southern California chapter of the Mystery Writers of America invited me and Kassia Krozier and Lise Friedman, field rep for Macmillan, to talk about the future of publishing at a brunch today. Denise Hamilton, our moderator, steered us toward talking about how authors can navigate the world of new media, which was a little more manageable than trying to predict the future. Although on that front, Kassia was all pro-ebook and I was pro-paper, in case you were wondering. Everyone was awfully nice, and the brunch, at The Smoke House, a 1940s-era restaurant that I was sadly ignorant of (such is my unfamiliarity with the Valley), was entirely delicious, if you skipped the sushi.
While I was getting a churro and dipping strawberries in the chocolate fountain, Andrew Sullivan found a post of mine on Jacket Copy that struck a chord. Thanks for the link, big guy.
It was a delight to have you all at our meeting!