New Events to Announce!

On Saturday, March 13, the editors of Richmond Noir and contributors Laura Browder, Tom De Haven, Clint McCown, and Anne Thomas Soffee will be signing copies of the book at the Barnes & Noble at Libbie Place in Richmond, VA from 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm.

Then, on Thursday, April 22, Richmond Noir will make an appearance during "Unhappy Hour" at the Edgar Allan Poe Museum (pictured above). Authors Clint McCown and Pir Rothenberg will read from their Noir pieces, both of which are Poe-related. McCown's "The Apprentice" was inspired in part by Poe's "The Tell Tale Heart," and Rothenberg's "The Rose Red Vial" concerns the machinations of museum workers during an anniversary exhibit of Poe memorabilia. Things get started at 6:00 pm.

Add these dates to your calendar! For the full list of readings, see the post below or click here.

Now On the Internets!

If you live in Richmond, VA, we hope that you'll choose to support one of the amazing local booksellers that are organizing events on behalf of Richmond Noir's forthcoming release. However, if you're out there in some remote part of the world, very good news, indeed! Word comes today that Richmond Noir is now officially "In Stock" on Amazon and available for immediate order.

Also, a secondary discovery: there will be a Kindle version of the book starting in March?! This is news to us, and admittedly sort of exciting, although we generally deplore the destruction of the printed word.

As always, you may also order Richmond Noir directly from Akashic Books on the Richmond Noir page.

Update on Noir in Charlottesville

Just the other day we posted dates for the first round of this spring's Richmond Noir events. Turns out we got the details wrong on one of them. Only one, though: the Richmond Noir appearance at the Virginia Festival of the Book in Charlottesville will actually take place on SATURDAY, MARCH 20 at 10:00 AM. Otherwise, the details are the same, and the panel will still feature contributors Laura Browder, Dean King, Howard Owen, Hermine Pinson, and David L. Robbins. We've added the correct date to the list below; for further specifics, you can click here.

Richmond Noir Readings! Coming Soon!

We're very excited to announce we've lined up several events to coincide with the immanent publication of Richmond Noir. We hope to see you there!

[Update, 02/10/10: We've republished the full schedule. Check the post above!]

And that ain't all! We're currently at work booking additional events throughout Richmond, Central Virginia, and along the East Coast. So check back here -- we'll be sure to update you!

In the meantime, take a look at the current issue of Richmond Magazine for a nice article about Richmond Noir by Harry Kollatz, Jr. Now on newstands!