A compendium of recently published mystery news articles:
• USA Today has 5 questions for mystery author Laura Lippman.
• The Writing Show is hosting its third annual First Chapter of a Novel Contest with a top prize of $1000. There is an entry fee of $25 (if submitted prior to May 20, 2008). See the press release for more details including the contest website.
• The Lambda Literary Foundation has announced its finalists for the 20th Annual Lambda Literary Awards. Winners will be announced on May 29, 2008. Categories include Women's Mystery and Men's Mystery.
• The Daily Yomiuri is reporting that mystery writer Jiro Akagawa has published his 500th novel titled The Ball at Castle Dracula. The author disagrees, stating that Calico Cat Holmes' Tea Party is the 500th. Regardless, that's a lot of mysteries! He first started writing in 1977 and turns out 10-20 books a year.
• Publishers Weekly talks to Ben LeRoy, publisher of Bleak House, who has established a niche in the marketplace by focusing on noir fiction and hard-boiled mysteries.
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