As a pansexual novelist who adores YA fiction, and was honored to serve on the Best YA Edgar Award committee one year for the Mystery Writers of America, Faye could not be more chuffed to appear with queer YA author Peyton June! Expect plenty of chat about both during their appearance at Swoon City, beloved genre bookstore. Raven features copious YA vibes, and romance lovers will not want to miss out on this sure-to-be-swoon-worthy Q&A!

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CONVERSATION PARTNER: J.A. Jance

Having spent her childhood and teen years in these woods, Faye is beyond delighted to be making an appearance in the fabulous city of Bellingham, Washington—and in the legendary company of New York Times bestseller J.A. Jance, no less! They’re doubtless going to gush over storytelling as an ancient and venerable art. And since setting is always key, comparisons between the sinister forests of Baltimore, Maryland and the sinister forests of the Pacific Northwest are strongly encouraged during the audience Q&A. Reserved seats are required, so get yours now!

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CONVERSATION PARTNER: Rene Denfield

Faye is truly honored to be in conversation with Break the Silence Award, French Prix Award, and ALA Medal for Excellence in Fiction Award winner Rene Denfield. A true-life heroic public investigator as well as an astonishingly powerful author, Denfield shares Faye’s passion for lending voices to the voiceless, and their discussion promises to focus on crime fiction as a cutting social justice tool. Do not miss these activist writers sharing their love of substance alongside style!

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CONVERSATION PARTNER: Luisa Smith

In a fiercely cool opportunity to hear all about both Poe and the process of making a mystery novel, join Faye alongside her fabulous editor Luisa: Bay Area stalwart of the bookselling community, Editor-in-Chief of Penzler Publishers, and absolutely brilliant peach of a human. You can ask them anything—from editing to bookselling to the sacred act of book reading, they are the ladies who want to talk about it!

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CONVERSATION PARTNER: Leslie Klinger

Faye cozies up with one of her longtime genre fiction besties: nonfiction superstar, annotator extraordinaire, and Edgar Award winner Leslie S. Klinger, for a no-holds-barred conversation! They both know Poe; they both know Sherlock; they both know the inside-outs of crime writing and genre fiction, and it’s truly difficult to get either of them to stop talking. Don’t miss this dive into all things thrilling with two of the chattiest mystery divas to be found!

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CONVERSATION PARTNER: Louis Bayard

They’re longtime quill pen pals…they’re on each other’s book covers…now watch them in action live! Join dynamic historical pastiche duo Faye and Louis Bayard, national bestselling author of The Pale Blue Eye (a global #1 Netflix release in its adaptation starring Christian Bale) as they discuss riffing on the classics, their mutual delight in expanding the lives of beloved characters, and the pressures of both staying so good looking all the time.

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CONVERSATION PARTNER: Christa Carmen

Join Lyndsay alongside Bram Stoker Award winner and three-time Shirley Jackson Award nominee Christa Carmen as they discuss historical horror, the writing process, Edgar Allan Poe, and creating thrilling psychological suspense. Carmen and Faye are both willingly haunted by plot bunnies and Goth stylings, so be ready for a delightfully macabre evening!

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CONVERSATION PARTNER: Curtis Armstrong

Join Lyndsay the day before the official release of Raven to get your copy signed and listen to her discuss all matters literary and criminal (and comedic, doubtless) with actor, Sherlockian, and author Curtis Armstrong! Signature libations served (“Lenore’s Lament” punch), revelry promised, and ballyhoo absolutely guaranteed. Don’t miss her first launch since The King of Infinite Space!

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