Bouchercon is the World Mystery Convention.
“is a nonprofit, all-volunteer organization which holds an annual convention in honor of Anthony Boucher, the distinguished mystery fiction critic, editor and author. It is the world’s premier event bringing together all parts of the mystery and crime fiction community, and is commonly referred to as Bouchercon. [bough’·chur·con]
Boucercon 2012 is in Cleveland! It’s October 4-7 with the opening night event held at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. I admit that I didn’t even know about this convention before I saw that it was here but now I am psyched!
Here’s the list of authors that will be attending and handling the panels (although that info isn’t available yet). Here are just a few of those I’m most excited about…
Linwood Barclay, Chelsea Cain, Lee Child, Mary Higgins Clark, John Connolly, Gillian Flynn, Heather Graham, Charlaine Harris, the list goes on and on.
It’s pricey at $175 BUT if you can get yourself here I can hook you up with a place to stay. As long as you’re willing to give Gage a few hugs, put up with our furry kids, and be willing to carpool with me 25 minutes twice a day. We have room for more than one 🙂
If you are going ot attend let me know so that we can meet up at some point. I’m sure you’ll hear me talking more about this later.
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Oh, how I wish I could come! I’ve heard it’s a blast!
Oh man!!! I wish I could attend, but with my daughter’s wedding next year, we have to save our pennies!
Stacy, I would love to be able to come. Bouchercon is one of the biggies in the mystery world. Lots and lots and lots of authors. Can’t come this year, but I hope you go and have a blast!!!
Sounds fun!
Oh, wow, some really good authors there! Gillian Flynn is a skyrocketing newcomer but the rest are superstars as well. How exciting!
That sounds awesome and the hotel accomadations the best..specially the Gage part!! I would love to go but this is the last year of football madness for us so getting away wouldn’t be possible. However, I will be thinking of next year 😀
Yes I wanna come!! But I alas, I can’t. I had actually thought about it, since it’s never this close, but I can’t get off work. I hope you have a great time.