Dear TCL Readers, It has been a while! And much has transpired. Unspeakable Acts published to considerable critical acclaim (and healthy sales, too.) The virtual events all went well, and there is one more — a conversation with Jessica Garrison, author of
I'm still unsure about the way Otto Penzler was pushed out of a series that he began (even though I understand that Otto was problematic--to say the least--to many in the crime/mystery community), but this seems like it will be a good change. Ms. Cha made some great points about how the mystery/crime genre should be talking about what's going on now socially, and I think that's going to be hard for some of us (white) writers to adapt to. But if we can, it'll be worth it.
I'm still unsure about the way Otto Penzler was pushed out of a series that he began (even though I understand that Otto was problematic--to say the least--to many in the crime/mystery community), but this seems like it will be a good change. Ms. Cha made some great points about how the mystery/crime genre should be talking about what's going on now socially, and I think that's going to be hard for some of us (white) writers to adapt to. But if we can, it'll be worth it.