Thursday, November 18, 2010

A Drink to Wash Down the Noir

Some say noir is the literature of "no hope." So naturally, a bunch of us are doing a Philadelphia Noir signing in New Hope, PA. This Friday night, editor Carlin Romano will be gathering Noir contributors Cordelia Frances Biddle, Diane Ayres, Dennis Tafoya, Jim Zervanos and yours truly for a special reading and signing party at Marcella's, 7 E. Ferry Street, at 7 p.m. The night is hosted by the awesome folks at Farley's Bookshop, who ran the book tables at NoirCon 2010 a few weeks ago. You can find more details about the event right here.

Best of all: buy a copy of the book, and Farley's will buy you a glass of champagne or wine.

Somehow, I think I forgot to blog about Philadelphia Noir. I'm very proud of my contribution, "Lonergan's Girl," which is set in 1924, making it my first stab at historical crime fiction. (The story is also a prequel to a full-fledged Prohibition-era Philly crime novel I've been writing/researching.) And I'm very proud to be in the company of writers like Tafoya, Romano, Ayres, Biddle and Zervanos, among other usual (and unusual) suspects.

If you're anywhere near scenic New Hope this Friday night, I hope you'll stop by and say hello.

9 comments:

Michelle said...

I wish I was going to be there. I bought the book but I would love to see you guys. Have a great time.

Swierczy said...

Thanks for buying a copy, Michelle. We'll raise a glass of booze in your honor.

pattinase (abbott) said...

My husband's hometown and where we met. Best wishes.

Eric The Mailman said...

Oh my God! Yes! I'll buy that. Next stop - Amazon. Or should I buy it direct from the publisher?

Swierczy said...

Patti: Awwww! Is there a specific place in New Hope you met?

Eric: Buy it anywhere you like. And thanks for buying it!

Eric The Mailman said...

Done! Purchased right from the Publisher.

Can't wait and by-the-way I'm looking forward to your trilogy from Mulholland Books.

Aaaand, love your blog and tweets.

Eric

pattinase (abbott) said...

We met at what was his father's luncheonette, which was on Main Street just past Bridge Street (the street that crosses over to Lambertville). Just a block or two from Farley's Books and the Playhouse.
He was sweeping the sidewalk and I was going to work at the Crystal Palace, right on the Delaware. Enough about me.
Hope you had a great signing!

Swierczy said...

Wow, Patti. That's a meet-cute right out of a romance flick!

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