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Monday, March 2, 2009
KORN 1490 AM Let�s Talk, 9.45 AM CST
319 North Main
Mitchell, SD 57301
Jena O'Connor, Morning Show Host
www.1490korn.com

Saturday, March 14, 2009, 12 PM
Kate Carlisle and Kathryn Lilley
The Mystery Bookstore
1036-C Broxton Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90024

April 15, 2009, 5 PM PST
AdviceRadio.com Writers, Authors, n' More
Megan Willingham, host

April 30, 2009 12:40 pm CDT
Talk of the Town
WYAM-TV, via phone
Decatur, AL 35601
Suzie Wiley, Host


At Malice Domestic Kathryn and fans at 2008 Malice Domestic


Read the Dallas Book Diva's take on Dying to be Thin and listen to her interview Kathryn Lilley

I'm blogging on Tuesdays at The Kill Zone. The Kill Zone is the musings of 6 top thriller and mystery authors covering topics that inspire, anger, amuse, and entertain us. Each day, we�ll share what goes on inside our heads as we observe and write about the world around us. Other authors blogging at The Kill Zone: Michelle Gagnon, John Gilstrap, Clare Langley-Hawthorne, John Ramsey Miller, and Joe Moore.

Dying to be Thin was an Independent Mystery Booksellers Association BESTSELLER for October 2007.

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Recent Signings & Events:

October 14, 2008
Tuesday, 7 PM
The Regulator Bookshop
720 9th St
Durham, NC 27705-4877

October 20, 2008
Monday, 7.30 PM EDT
Communicating Today - Fairfax Cable TV- Channel 10
2929 Eskridge Road
Fairfax, VA. 22031
John Monsul, Producer/Host

October 25, 2008
Saturday, 1 - 3 PM
Barnes and Noble Booksellers #1864
829 State Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93101

November 12, 2008
Wednesday, 6.30 PM
San Diego Public Library
Second Floor Meeting Room
820 E Street
San Diego, CA 92101

Tuesday, Feb. 17, 7 p.m.
"I Love You to Death"
Exploring love and relationships in modern mysteries
Hannah Dennison, Kathryn Lilley and Pamela Samuels-Young, with moderator A.H. Ream
Redondo Beach Public Library
303 N. PCH, Redondo Beach, CA 90277
Bookseller: The Mystery Bookstore


More fun than an exploding Whoopie Pie! When plus size and out of work news producer Kate Gallagher heads for Durham, North Carolina, the �Diet Capital of the World,� to take up residence at a diet clinic, she finds more than low cal meals and fellow dieters. Instead, the plucky heroine is introduced to a dead diet doctor with a love for S&M, dueling diet clinics, and more suspects that she can shake a carrot stick at, not to mention a charming detective who finds Kate delightfully delicious.

�- Sue Ann Jaffarian, author of Too Big To Miss
and The Curse of the Holy Pail

 

Kathryn Lilley's Dying to Be Thin dishes out generous servings of humor and whodunit as TV news producer turned amateur sleuth Kate Gallagher tries to solve a weight loss guru's murder. Fun and fast-paced, this quirky cozy truly puts the "die" into "diet."

-- Susan McBride, author of the Debutante Dropout Mysteries

A delightful debut. Plus-sized TV producer Kate Gallagher is as irresistible as a pint of mocha chip ice-cream -- without the guilt.

-- Susan Kandel, Shamus in the Green Room

 

Dying to be Thin made me laugh so hard, I choked on my M&M's. They say comedy comes from pain, and anyone who has tried to lose that pesky last fifty pounds knows how painful that can be. When spunky, chunky Kate takes on a murder investigation, while trying to take off weight, the result is a sheer delight. Kate Gallagher is the funniest, most adorable heroine in recent memory. Bridget Jones, eat your heart out!
-- Pamela Eells, Sit-Com Writer/Producer
The Suite Life of Zack and Cody

 



Past Signings & Events:

January 10, 2008
7 PM
The Mystery Bookstore
1036-C Broxton Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90024
"Stomping out Your Story Killers," a discussion that can help you avoid making mistakes in your writing that can kill your story. Includes tips and guidelines for developing an effective critique group.

January 11, 2008
Dallas Book Diva
Audio interview, watch the website for an MP3 to listen to

January 19, 2008
3 - 5 PM
Vroman�s Bookstore
695 E. Colorado Blvd.
Pasadena, CA 91101
Sassy Sleuths: Featuring: Sisters in Crime/Los Angeles Author Members
with Harley Jane Kozak, Patricia Smiley, Sue Ann Jaffarian, Kathryn Lilley; Moderator G.B. Pool.

January 26, 2008
4:00 p.m.
Cheesecake and Crime
10545 S. Eastern Ave., Ste. 100
Henderson, NV 89015

March 27, 2008
The Ken Hudnall Show
KHRO-FM/ AM 1650
The show is available over the web. For information: http://www.khro1650.com/main/

April 19, 2008 - 4 p.m.
Book Signing with Christa Faust and Sue Ann Jaffarian
Metropolis Books
400 South Main Street
Los Angeles, CA 90013
213-612-0174

April 25-27, 2008
MALICE DOMESTIC XX
Crystal Gateway Marriott Hotel
1700 Jefferson Davis Highway
Arlington, Virginia 22202

Kathryn at a signing May 4, 2008 - 2 p.m. PT
Reading/Panel, Pasadena CA
At the LA Sisters in Crime meeting, I'll be the featured reader and a panelist on, "Writing Mysteries for the YA and Adult Markets." Other panelists include Betty Hechtman, Gay Toltl Kinman, and Gerald Schiller. Moderator: Becky Levine. See web site for more information: http://www.sistersincrimela.com/

May 5, 2008 - 1:40 p.m. PT
Radio Interview, Seattle WA area
I'll visit with Host Ken Johannessen on The Two O'Clock Show, KPQ Radio. See web site for more information: http://www.kpq.com/.

May 17, 2008 - 2 p.m.
Burbank Library
300 N. Buena Vista
Burbank, CA
"So You Want To Be A Writer - Talking Plot, Structure, Character, and Promotion" Panel discussion with Darrell James, Gay Degani, Jeff Sherratt and Eric Stone. See web site for more information: http://www.burbank.lib.ca.us/calendar.cfm

May 20, 2008 11 AM EDTCrazy Dougie WANB
369 Tower Rd.
Waynesburg PA 15370
Doug Wilson, Host

August 2, 2008
Saturday, 10.30 AM
San Joaquin Sisters in Crime
Yosemite Falls Cafe
Ashlan Ave. & Hwy 99
San Joaquin CA




Mystery author Elaine Viets had a stroke in the spring and was unable to conduct her book launch, "Murder with Reservations." Across the nation, mystery writers banded together to do a "tour by proxy" for Elaine's book launch. Find out more, or order her book here.

On Friday, May 4th, Sue Ann Jaffarian and I represented Elaine at a book "signing" at Reagan International Airport in Washington, DC. Basically, we told people about her book, her story, and sold her books for two hours.



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