UPCOMING 2010 APPEARANCES:

AUG. 28: 2 p.m.:

MOONSTONE MYSTERY BOOKSTORE, 12 Bloomfield Ave., Flemington, N.J., (908) 788-9094. Joint appearance with Dennis Tafoya, author of THE WOLVES OF FAIRMOUNT PARK and DOPE THIEF.

OCT. 14-17:

BOUCHERCON 2010, Hyatt Regency, San Francisco, Calif.

OCT. 20:

Guest speaker, Mystery Writers of America, N.Y.-N.J. Chapter meeting, at Tumulty's Pub, 361 George Street, New Brunswick. (732) 545-6205.

NOV. 4-7:

NOIRCON 2010, Society Hill Playhouse, Philadelphia, Pa. Panelist: "Reality and Noir: The Everyday Quality of Evil," with Richard Sand and Jeffrey A. Cohen.

NOV. 21:

Book & Author Brunch. Joint appearance with James O. Born. Ponte Vecchio Hadassah chapter, Boynton Beach, Fla.

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PREVIOUS APPEARANCES:

JAN. 25:

WBGO-FM 88.3 Interview/taping with reporter Andrew Meyer. Will be broadcast Fri. 1/29 at 7:30 p.m. on 88.3 FM, and as part of the live stream at www.wbgo.org. Will be archived on the station's site afterward, along with a reading from GONE 'TIL NOVEMBER.

JAN. 29: 7 p.m.:

BOOK PEOPLE, 603 N. Lamar, Austin, Texas, (512) 472-5050.

JAN. 30: 5 p.m.:

MURDER BY THE BOOK, 2342 Bissonnet St., Houston, Texas. (713) 524-8597. Signing/discussion with James W. Hall and Bob Morris.

FEB. 5: 6:30 p.m.:

THE MYSTERIOUS BOOKSHOP, 58 Warren Street, New York, NY. (212) 587-1011.

FEB. 27: 1 p.m.:

WATCHUNG BOOKSELLERS, 54 Fairfield St., Watchung Plaza, Montclair, N.J. (973) 744-7177.

MARCH 6: 2 p.m.:

MOONSTONE MYSTERY BOOKSTORE, 12 Bloomfield Ave., Flemington, N.J., (908) 788-9094

MARCH 6: 6:30 p.m.:

WORDS! ASBURY PARK, 612 Cookman Ave., Asbury Park, N.J. (732) 455-5549. As part of Asbury Park's First Saturday festival.

MARCH 14: 4 p.m.:

A Film Noir evening at THE SHOWROOM THEATER, 708 Cookman Ave., Asbury Park, N.J. (732) 502-0472. A special screening of Stanley Kubrick's 1956 noir classic THE KILLING, with a post-film discussion to follow. Refreshments will be served. Tickets $15.

MARCH 20: Noon

BOOKTOWNE, 171 Main St., Manasquan, NJ.,(732) 722-7255

MAY 10: 7 p.m.:

BRIELLE PUBLIC LIBRARY, 610 South St., Brielle, N.J. (732) 528-9381 MAY 15:

MAYHEM AT BOOKHAMPTON, East Hampton and Southhampton, N.Y. Full schedule here.

MAY 27: 3:45 p.m.

BOOKEXPO AMERICA, Jacob Javits Center, New York, N.Y. Signing at the Mystery Writers of America booth, #2953. JUNE 19: 2 p.m.

BARNES & NOBLE, Monmouth Mall, Eatontown, N.J., as part of "Jersey Authors Day." (732) 460-9470.