On Thursday, January 14, 2021 from 5pm to 6pm PST, I attended the Sleuths and SideKicks Virtual Author Event hosted by Chaucer's Bookstore.
I enjoy reading cozy mystery novels periodically, so I was excited to attend this virtual event featuring four new to me authors Lida Sideris - SoCal Mystery series, Jen Collins Moore: Murder at the Piazza (debut novel), Carol Pouliot: Time Travel Mysteries, and Tina deBellegarde - Winter Witness (debut novel).
I enjoyed learning about each author's writing style, the setting for their novels, their main characters and sidekicks, and so on. I now have four new to me mystery authors to read in the future!
By the way, Chaucer's Bookstore is located in Santa Barbara, California on upper State Street. I've been to this indie bookstore numerous times as I lived in the Santa Barbara area for 16 years with my husband before moving to Northern California in 2014. I highly recommend Chaucer's Bookstore if you visit Santa Barbara.
Santa Barbara is a great town. I have visited there often and even played at the Borders, when it was still there, and another huge indie bookstore, also gone. The next time I go I must visit Chaucer's.
ReplyDeleteI miss that 3 story Borders in downtown Santa Barbara!! Marshalls clothing store moved into that retail space after that... I don't know if Marchalls is still there or not, but it was a good one to visit.
DeleteThere was a period in my reading life when I read almost nothing but cozy mysteries, but I've sort of gone off them for now. They are called "cozies" for a reason. They are very comforting and we could all use a bit of comfort now.
ReplyDeleteYes, cozy mysteries do have there place. Happy reading!
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