In Person Events

 by Sybil Johnson

I enjoy doing in person events, whether it’s mystery conventions or signing at the Sisters in Crime Los Angeles booth at the LA Times Festival of Books or bookstore events or library events... It’s fun to talk about my books and mingle with other readers and authors.

The only thing I don’t like to do is read from one of my books. I’m bad at it. Really bad. But if I have to do it, I will. Just don’t look forward to it.

I haven’t done a lot of events since Covid. I do try to sign at the FOB, though I won’t be able to do that this year since it’s the same weekend as Malice Domestic. Malice is my favorite conference so it takes precedence. I’m all signed up for that and raring to go. The last event I did was a Mystery Ink bookstore event with Jennifer J. Chow last year. We had a lot of fun. The questions were interesting and I enjoyed hanging out with Jennifer. 

I have an event coming up on Saturday, February 15th at the Agoura Hills Library, which I very much am looking forward to. It’s a panel with Ellen Byron and Marjorie McCown, both great writers and fun people. They’ve both worked in the film industry so they have a lot of interesting stories to tell.

This event was set up by Sisters in Crime, Los Angeles. Apparently, the space we have has limited seating so people have to sign up in advance. 

Spring Into Mystery with Sisters in Crime Los Angeles
Sat Feb 15, 2025, 1-2:30 pm
Agoura Hills Library
29901 Ladyface Ct.
Agoura Hills, CA 

 For more information on the event and to reserve a space: https://visit.lacountylibrary.org/event/12859866

This past Sunday I attended a SinC/LA meeting where the featured speaker was Walter Mosley. It was very interesting and entertaining. You can watch the recording of it on YouTube free.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=APFHavZtRNON2dv0&v=HSudRer2KeE&feature=youtu.be 

Have you all gotten back to participating in or attending in-person events? Are there any kinds of events you particularly like?