Sulari Gentill at The Poisoned Pen

August 18, 2025

I have an unusual post today. I’m going to refer you to another blog. I’m the blogger for The Poisoned Pen bookstore. Yesterday, Sulari Gentill, author of Five Found Dead, launched that mystery at the bookstore. A week ago, I reviewed it here. Five Found...

Craig Johnson at The Poisoned Pen

November 22, 2024

Most of you know I’m the blogger for The Poisoned Pen Bookstore in Scottsdale, Arizona. I write my blog,, which is totally different from the blog I write for The Pen. And, they have over 200 authors visit the bookstore every year, both in person and virtually....

S.J. Bennett & The Windsor Knot

February 16, 2021

Virtual Event: S.J. Bennett in conversation with Lesa Holstine  WHEN: March 8, 2021 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm (3 PM ET) WHERE:Virtual Event, Poisoned Pen’s Facebook page. (You do not have to have a Facebook account to watch the event. You can get to it through the...

Book Chat with Frederick Weisel

February 04, 2021

On Wednesday, Barbara Peters, owner of The Poisoned Pen Bookstore, and editor for Poisoned Pen Press, chatted with Frederick Weisel, author of the debut police procedural, The Silenced Women. I reviewed it here on Wednesday. Because I reviewed it for Library Journal,...

The Poisoned Pen Bookstore’s Blog

August 19, 2020

I know I’ve mentioned here before that I’m also the blogger for The Poisoned Pen Bookstore’s blog. Today, as I’m finishing up my deadline reading, I want to refer you to the blog. I’ve been running a series of posts,...