Upcoming Events

    • Tuesday, February 10, 2026
    • 7:00 PM
    • Zoom
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    Please join us on Tuesday, February 10th from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. PT as James L'Etoile talks about his latest Emily Hunter book, Illusions of Truth.


    James L’Etoile uses his twenty-nine years behind bars as an influence in his award-winning novels, short stories, and screenplays. He is a former associate warden in a maximum-security prison, a hostage negotiator, and director of California’s state parole system. His novels have been shortlisted or awarded the Lefty, Anthony, Silver Falchion, Macavity, and the Public Safety Writers Award. Illusion of Truth and Sins of the Father are his most recent novels. Look for When Darkness Falls coming in 2026. James also serves as the Executive Vice President of Mystery Writers of America. You can find out more at:

    www.jamesletoile.com

    Facebook: @jamesletoile

    Instagram: @authorjamesletoile

    X: @jamesletoile

    Threads: @authorjamesletoile

    BlySky: @jamesletoile.bsky.social

    Illusions of Truth is available at:

    https://www.amazon.com/Illusion-Truth-Detective-Hunter-Mystery/dp/1608096491

    https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/illusion-of-truth-james-letoile/1147329201?ean=9781608096497

    https://www.booksamillion.com/p/Illusion-Truth/James-LEtoile/9781608096497

    https://bookshop.org/p/books/illusion-of-truth-volume-3-james-l-etoile/46394995e591bb7a?ean=9781608096497&next=t

    Signed copies are available at Face in a Book, Book Passage, Towne Center Books, and Bookshop West Portal 

    • Saturday, February 21, 2026
    • 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
    • Zoom
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    Please join us on Saturday, February 21, 2026 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. PT with Terrence P. Dwyer as he discusses the many legal issues writers have to face, from copyright laws to the pitfalls in setting up an independent publishing company. He founded Legal-Eaze for Writers.

    Terry Dwyer, retired from a 22-year career with the New York State Police, is a professor and attorney teaching legal studies at Western Connecticut State University.

    He is also an author and a playwright. He wrote three textbooks, the most recent being Homeland Security Law: Issues and Analysis and he is a featured columnist for Police1.com. His new play Depositions premiered in Scranton, PA and his new book The Badge Between Us was recently published.

    Visit Terry at TerrencePDwyer.com



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