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Hold Me Down on Book Bub
Reader reviews are the best – And, yes, I do read what folks post on Goodreads, Amazon, and Bookbub! This new review just blew me away! Thank you, J.E. Barnard. J.E. BarnardAuthor@jaynebarnard Recommended and rated this book 4 stars Hold Me Down Clea Simon Book...
Left Coast Crime, Malice Domestic, and more
The crime fiction community is back, and I've been taking part! In the past month, I've been in Albuquerque for Left Coast Crime and Bethesda, MD, for Malice Domestic. I've posted more photos on social media and will be trying to tag everyone. In the meantime, I've...
If you’ve been trying to reach me…
Hi folks! I've just learned that the "contact me" form on this site hasn't been working. My apologies!. Please try me again if you haven't heard back from me! My apologies, Clea
Authors for Ukraine
Signed galley? Naming rights in a new cozy? Complete sets of an author's work? All these treasures and more can be found at the Authors for Ukraine online auction going on now. I'm proud to be one of the more than 170 authors who have contributed one-of-a-kind items...
Albuquerque bound!
Has it been two years since Left Coast Crime, one of the most marvelous crime fiction conferences, was halted on its first day as COVID-19 began its sweep across the country? Amazingly, yes, but this weekend, well, we're trying again – this time as Southwest Sleuths,...
Witch cats of … Somerville?
Celebrating the paperback release of A Cat on the Case, Somerville poet Doug Holder asked me about my "Witch Cats of Cambridge" series and if I'd consider moving the city to my current home in Somerville. A Cat on the Case by Clea Simon I lost my beloved cat Ketz this...
Boskone is BACK!
Boskone is BACK, baby! This annual celebration by the New England Science Fiction Association of speculative fiction/science fiction, and fantasy in books, music, media, and more kicks off today and – as is appropriate for such a future-facing genre - has reinvented...
A Cat on the Case in paperback
Maybe you missed the ebook sale. Maybe you (like me) prefer reading on paper. Either way, you're in luck! A CAT ON THE CASE, the third Witch Cat of Cambridge cozy mystery comes out in trade paperback today. "Entertaining... Fans of talking cat cozies will have fun."...
The future of crime fiction
Joanna Schaffhausen, Connie Hambley, Dale Phillips, and I had a blast on Bonnie D. Graham's streaming radio show on Wednesday, discussing the future of crime fiction – and how it's all going to play out in movies and TV. Did we get our predictions right? Do you agree...
Getting ready…
Has it been a week? So many things are in the works that I've not kept up. In the next few days, I'll be posting about an online appearance, an actual in-the-flesh conference (Boskone!), and more. But while I prep for all that — and for the February 8 release of A Cat...