Edgar Week Day 2

Done in bulletpoint style because -- surprise! -- it's another action packed day here at Casa Confessions.

• The upstairs cafe at Borders on 57th and Park has never been so crowded. But with 20+ authors -- including Janet Evanovich, Catherine Crier and many nominees and board members -- it was bound to be.
• It's not a good idea to tell authors determined to stay with dialup connections how to optimize such connections for a faster net-surfing (and time-wasting) experience.
• Can't wait to see how all the pictures from the Borders event came out.
• The Agents & Editors party was crowded, but not overly so, which is evidently the first time in years that has happened. Crowd limitations have their advantages...
• Whispered conversation as S&S Publisher David Rosenthal introduced Mary Higgins Clark -- Me: "he looks just like Rob Reiner!" K: "I know, I was just thinking the same thing!" Because he really, really does.
• The MIRA gang were suitably ecstatic when Karen Harper won the MHC award for SPLIT IMAGE. Harper's speech was effusive in her praise for Clark, saying that a talk the bestselling author gave in 1992 about writing inspired Harper to fully make the switch from historical romance to romantic suspense.
• It was excellent to finally meet AHMM's Linda Landrigan as well as her assistant Nicole and be able to thank them in person for accepting my story for the issue currently on newsstands.
• And I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought the night was a blur. Thanks to all who came up and said nice things to me, and see most of you tonight.

Comments

[Ingrid (I.J.Parker)]

Linda Landrigan is a sweetheart . . . I knew that even when she was still assistant to Cathleen Jordan (whom I shall always remember for having given me my start.)Thank God for the truly nice people in the business.

[Phil]

Syriana wins movie?!!!

That movie made no sense whatsoever!

At least Amulet won tv. That was a good scary episode.

[Olen Steinhauer]

Gotta disagree on Syriana, Phil. I'm ecstatic it took the award here, as I thought it deserved much more from the Academy. It's complex, yes, and I had to watch a couple times to get all the story strands, but everything's there and makes perfect sense. If you're up for it, watch a couple more times and see if you still think it makes no sense.

[Ingrid (I.J.Parker)]

Ah! Olen Steinhauer! How nice! I've been meaning to tell you how much I liked and admired your books.