Mysterious Galaxy Bookstore - San Diego
Mysterious Galaxy in San Diego is a store every savvy author makes a point of visiting with every new book published. This year, in addition to talking about WHERE THE LIES BEGIN, Bob presented a workshop, "The Long and the Short of It," describing for his audience the differences between writing a novel and writing a short story. (The presentation was inspired by Bob's winning an Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine Readers Award for the third consecutive year...)
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The Levinsons, Sandra and Bob, arrive in San Diego, this year via
train, instead of the usual two hour-plus, bumper-to-bumper freeway
trek south from Los Angeles.
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Matching smiles with Elizabeth Baldwin, who organizes MG's in-store
events, moments after Bob presented her with a souvenir WHERE THE
LIES BEGIN cap in appreciation for her great support of authors.
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A serious moment during the novel vs. short story presentation
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Fred's checking out an issue of EQMM that featured a Levinson short
story. Purchasers of WHERE THE LIES BEGIN received a complimentary
copy of either EQMM or Alfred Hitchcock Mystery
Magazine that included a story by Bob.
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Bob pressing Marcia Nesbitt's smile button...
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...and nuzzling Susan Hathaway
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Joseph Wambaugh drove in from Palm Springs to do a bit of
socializing with Bob following the MG visit, at the home of mutual
friends. (Early alert: MWA Grand Master Joe's first cop novel in 20
years will be published the end of November. Bob already has his
order in...)
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Group photo: Dick and Janine Gant, who hosted the gathering; Bob, Loxie Fox; Joe Wambaugh, and... |
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...gaw-jus Sandra Levinson, who took all but the arrival photo
(above), hates to have her picture taken, and will have words for
Bob when she discovers this one here.
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