SinC Reading Like A Writer Book Club - The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
Date: Saturday, December 2, 2023 Time: 2:00 pm EDT
Cost: Member Only Event - Free for Members (sign in required)
Description: Begin by reading The Westing Game on your own, using our handy readers’ guide to help you identify and analyze this middle grade classic from a writer’s perspective. You’ll gain insights into the ingenious choices Ellen Raskin made to create this twisty, clue-ridden mystery. Whether you write for children or adults, you will learn invaluable skills and techniques that you can apply to your own writing.
Join our panel discussion on Saturday, December 2nd at 2 PM EDT for an in-depth discussion of the novel that will deepen your understanding of how it was crafted. This will be followed by panelist-led breakout groups, so you can participate in the conversation!
Download the readers’ guide here.
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| Jennifer J. Chow Jennifer J. Chow writes cozies filled with hope and heritage. She is an Agatha, Anthony, and Lefty Award-nominated author. Her newest series is the Magical Fortune Cookie mysteries; the first book is Ill-Fated Fortune (February 2024). Jennifer’s previous series is the L.A. Night Market Mysteries. Death by Bubble Tea was reviewed by the New York Times, featured in Woman’s World, and hit the SoCal Indie Bestseller List. Jennifer currently serves as Immediate Past President on the board of Sisters in Crime and blogs at chicksonthecase.com. Connect with her online at JenniferJChow.com. Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JenJChow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jenjchow/
| | Kia Dennis Kia was born and raised in the Washington, DC suburbs, and divides her time between Maryland and Ontario Canada. She earned a law degree and worked as an attorney and legal writing instructor for fifteen years before returning to her first love of writing fiction. Her short story What Lies Inside, appears in the Amazon Bestselling anthology Festive Mayhem. Her debut novel Pursuit of the Truth, Book One in the West Investigations Series, written under the pen name K.D. Richards, will be released on February 1, 2021. Visit KD at kdrichardsbooks.com and follow her on Instagram kdrichardsauthor and on Twitter at @kiadwrites. |
| Michelle Falkoff Michelle Falkoff is the author of the novels Playlist for the Dead, Pushing Perfect, Questions I Want to Ask You and How to Pack for the End of the World. Her short fiction and reviews have been published in ZYZZYVA, DoubleTake, and the Harvard Review, among other places. She is a graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and currently serves as Director of Communication and Legal Reasoning at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law. Social Media: Twitter: @mfalkoff Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mfalkoff Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mfalkoff/ Website: https://www.michellefalkoff.com
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| Kimberly Giarratano Kimberly is the author of books for teens and adults. Her latest novel. Death of a Dancing Queen, is the lead title from Datura Books. The sequel, Devil in Profile, will be out in May 2024. She is the chapter liaison for Sisters in Crime and lives in the Poconos with her family. Social Media: Twitter: @KGGiaratano Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KGGiarratanoAuthor/ Instagram: @kimgarnickgiarratano Website: https://www.kimberlyggiarratano.com/
| | | | Juliet Grames Juliet Grames is SVP, Editorial Director at Soho Press, where she curates the Soho Crime imprint. She is the recipient of the Mystery Writers of America Ellery Queen Award and her writing has appeared in BEST AMERICAN MYSTERY & SUSPENSE, PARADE, REAL SIMPLE, and the BOSTON GLOBE, among other venues. Her first novel, THE SEVEN OR EIGHT DEATHS OF STELLA FORTUNA, was translated into ten languages; her second novel, THE LOST BOY OF SANTA CHIONIA, a crime novel set in 1960 in a Calabrian mountain village, is forthcoming from Knopf in July 2024. Social Media: Facebook: @julietgrames Instagram: @julietgrames Website: www.julietgrames.com
| | Moderator: Susan Hammerman Susan Hammerman, a former rare book librarian, writes crime and neo-noir short stories. Her stories have appeared in Mystery Magazine, Dark City Mystery Magazine, Blood and Bourbon, Retreats From Oblivion, Mondays are Murder, and the Stories (Within) anthology. Susan has served on the national board as the Library and Bookstore Liaison since 2021 and has been a member of Sisters in Crime since 2015. Social Media: Twitter: @SHammerman1 Website: https://www.susanhammerman.com/ |
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