March 6, 2012 at 7:00 PM at the Fremont, MI Public Library
- Presentation - "Motor City Shakedown - The Mob, Motors, and Mayhem in Old Detroit"
*Plus book sales and signing

March 7, 2012 at 2:00 PM at the Schoolcraft Public Library, Schoolcraft, MI
- Q&A on Motor City Shakedown, writing, works in progress, the publishing world, etc.

March 15, 2012 at 6:30 at the Wixom, MI Public Library
- Presentation - "Motor City Shakedown - The Mob, Motors, and Mayhem in Old Detroit"
*Plus book sales and signing

March 29th, 2012 at 6:30 PM at the Gaines Township Public Library, (near Grand Rapids, MI)
- Workshop on writing characters and setting

April 12, 2012 at 7:00 at the Midland, MI Public Library
- Workshop on writing characters and setting

April 21, 2012 at 1:00 PM at the Kentwood Branch of the Grand Rapids Public Library, Kentwood, MI
- "Celebrate the Mitten" - Michigan authors signing with panels on writing and publishing - I'll be participating in "Letters To An Aspiring Author: If I could give a single piece of advice to a writer looking to be published…"

May 3, 2012 at the Harford County, Maryland Public Library in Bel Air, MD, as part of their Smithsonian "Journey Stories" exhibit
- Presentation - "The Detroit Electric Scheme - The Rise of Detroit and the Fall of the Electric Car"
*Plus book sales & signing

May 16, 2012 at the Detroit Historical Museum, Detroit, MI - Time TBA
- Presentation on The Detroit Electric Scheme - Details TBA

July 26 - 28, 2012 at the Midwest Writers Workshop, Muncie, IN (If you want to learn the nuts & bolts of writing, this is the BEST conference out there. They do a great job!)
- Writing Workshops


Past Events

February 7, 2012 at the Washington Square Branch of the Kalamazoo Public Library - Time 6:30 PM
- Presentation - "Motor City Shakedown - The Mob, Motors, and Mayhem in Old Detroit"
*Plus book sales and signing

December 17, 2011 at Kazoo Books, Parkview Ave, Kalamazoo, MI - Time TBA
Book Sales & Signing

Saturday, October 15 from 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM at the Grand Rapids Public Library, Main Branch, Grand Rapids, MI
Check it out at http://www.grpl.org/localauthorbookfair/
- Local Authors Book Fair - Dozens of authors talking about their books
*Plus Book sales and signing

Saturday, October 15 @ 5:30 PM at the Hyatt Regency, Dearborn, MI
- Great Lakes Independent Booksellers Association Author Reception

Sunday, October 16 @ 10:15 at the Hyatt Regency, Dearborn, MI
- Great Lakes Independent Booksellers Association Mystery Authors Panel

Saturday, October 29 @ 4:30 at the Laurel Park Mall, Livonia, MI
- Michigan International Book Festival, Reading and discussion
*Plus book sales and signing

Sunday, November 6 from 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM at Aunt Agatha's Mystery Books in Ann Arbor, MI
- History Mystery Panel with me, Jeanne Dams, and Carrie Bebris

Sunday, November 13 from 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM at the Monroe County Library, Monroe, MI
- Writers on the River - Author book fair with sales and signings

Saturday, September 10th at 3:30 PM - Old Car Festival at Greenfield Village, Dearborn, MI
- Presentation - "Motor City Shakedown - The Mob, Motors, and Mayhem in Old Detroit"
*Plus book sales and signing

Sunday, September 11th @ 2:00 PM - Kerrytown Bookfest, Ann Arbor, MI
- “Michigan Voices: a Sense of Place”: D.E. Johnson leads a discussion with Laura Kasischke, Bonnie Jo Campbell, Michael Federspeil, & William Whitbeck
*Plus book sales and signing

Thursday, September 15th - Saturday, September 17th - Bouchercon, St. Louis, MO
- Panel discussions, hanging out with cool writers
*Plus book sales and signing

Friday, September 16th @ 8:00 PM, The Bridge Tap House and Wine Bar, St. Louis, MO
--Left Bank Books’ Paragraph Party - I'll be one of twenty mystery and thriller authors reading from our most recent books and meeting and greeting readers and booksellers. New York Times best-selling author Chelsea Cain will be the Mistress of Ceremonies for the evening, and guests include Cara Black, Tasha Alexander, Eoin Colfer, Deon Meyer, Daniel Woodrell, James Benn, Peter James, Stuart Neville, Paul Doiron, Marcia Clark, Martin Limon, Dana Haynes, Leighton Gage, D.E. Johnson, Lisa Brackman, Gianrico Carofiglio, Judith Rock, and Nancy Means Wright.
*Plus book sales and signing

Saturday, September 17th at 8:30 AM (yawn) at Bouchercon, Renaissance Grand Hotel, St. Louis, MO
--Panel Appearance - "Release me--Finish your research and Write your book - with Sasscer Hill (M), D.E. Johnson, Frances McNamara, Judy Moresi, Roberta Rogow, Nancy Means Wright

Tuesday, September 20th at 7:00 PM at Schuler Books, 2660 28th St. SE, Grand Rapids, MI
- Presentation - "Motor City Shakedown - The Mob, Motors, and Mayhem in Old Detroit"
*Plus Book sales and signing

Thursday, September 22 @ 6:30 PM at the Portage District Library, Portage, MI
- Presentation - "Motor City Shakedown - The Mob, Motors, and Mayhem in Old Detroit"
*Plus Book sales and signing

Monday, 9/26 - 10/2 - International Thriller Writers Roundtable
(Online - check it out at http://www.thebigthrill.org/features/thriller-roundtable/)
- Panel discussion - "What about language? How much credence do you give it? What does it do for your story? Characters? Dialogue? Setting? The reader? How important is it?" with me, Catriona McPherson, Kelli Stanley and J. H. Bográn

Saturday, October 8 from 2:00 - 4:00 PM at Barnes and Noble, Felch Street Plaza, Holland, MI 49424
- Book sales & signing

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Thursday, July 28 - Saturday, July 30 - Midwest Writers Workshop at Ball State University, Muncie, IN
- Panel appearances, hanging out with cool writers

Wednesday, July 27th @ 7:00 PM, GR Reads Program - Grand Rapids Public Library, Location TBD, Grand Rapids, MI -
- Panel discussion with Albert Bell, Vic Foerster, Norma Lewis, and yours truly on "Getting Published: A Local, Regional and National Perspective"

Tuesday, July 19th @ 7:00 PM - Minty Writers Room at the Ludington Area Center for the Arts in Ludington, MI
- Presentation on writing and getting published in today's market, book sales and signing

Monday, July 11 @ 7:00 PM - GR Reads Program - Grand Rapids Public Library, Grand Rapids, MI
- Reading, discussion, and book signing

Saturday, June 18th @ 2:30 PM - at The Southeast Wisconsin Festival of Books, Waukesha, WI
Panel on writing noir/hard-boiled mystery

Saturday, June 11th @ 10:00 AM - Sisters In Crime, St. Joseph school library. 47 N 23rd Street, Battle Creek, 49015
Presentation - "How I got published in a Terrible Market", book sales and signing

Saturday, June 4th All day - Printer Row Literary Festival, Chicago, IL
Reading at a time TBD, Signing at 3:00 and 4:30 PM

Monday, April 11 @ 7:00 PM - Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan University, 250 E. Preston, Mt. Pleasant. MI 48858
- Reading, discussion, and book signing

Monday, April 18 @ 7:00 PM - Cromaine District Library, 3688 Hartland Rd., Hartland, MI 48353
- Reading, discussion, and book signing

Tuesday, April 26 @ 6:30 PM - Springfield Township Library, 12000 Davisburg Road, Davisburg, MI 48350
- Reading, discussion, and book signing

Tuesday, May 3 @ 7:00 PM - Maud Preston Palenske Memorial Library, 500 Market St, St. Joseph, MI 49085
- Reading, discussion, and book signing

(Here's a big one! Anthony Award Winner Bryan Gruley will be at Kazoo Books!)
Saturday, May 7 @ 12:00 noon - An afternoon of Mystery with yours truly, Bryan Gruley, William Whitbeck, and Maris Soule, Kazoo Books, 2413 Parkview, Kalamazoo, MI

Saturday, May 7 @ 5:30 - Michigan Notable Book Award Reception, Library of Michigan, 702 West Kalamazoo Street, Lansing, MI 48909

Thursday, May 12 @ 7:00 PM - Grace A Dow Memorial Library, 1710 W. St. Andrews, Midland, MI 48640
- Reading, discussion, and book signing

Thursday, May 19 @ 7:00 PM - Sterling Heights Public Library, 40255 Dodge Park Rd., Sterling Heights, MI, 48313
- Reading, discussion, and book signing

Saturday, May 21 @ 11:00 AM - Detroit Public Library, Elmwood Park Branch, 550 Chene St., Detroit, MI 48207
- Reading, discussion, and book signing

Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011 at 2:00 PM at the Schoolcraft Public Library, Schoolcraft, MI
-Discussion and book signing

Tuesday, February 8, 2011 at 7:30 PM at the Schoolcraft, MI Public Library, Schoolcraft, MI for the Schoolcraft Historical Society
- Reading, discussion, and book signing

Saturday, February 12, 2011 at 7:00 PM at A Different Blend Coffee Shop, East Tawas MI
- Reading, discussion, and book signing

Tuesday, February 15, 2011 at 6:30 PM at the Lawrence Public Library, Lawrence MI
- Reading, discussion, and book signing

Saturday, December 18 at 1:00 - 2:00 PM at Kazoo Books, 2413 Parkview, Kalamazoo, MI
- Book signing

Saturday, November 6 at 1:00 PM - Barnes & Noble, S. Westnedge Ave., Portage, MI
- Reading, Book Sales & Signing

Friday, October 29 - Sunday, October 31 - Magna Cum Murder, Muncie, IN
 - Panel participation, Book Sales & Signing

Thursday, October 21 at 7:00 PM - The Bookman, Grand Haven, MI
 - Reading, Book Sales & Signing

Monday, October 18 at 7:00 PM - M is for Mystery, San Mateo, CA
 - Reading, Book Sales & Signing

Saturday, October 2 at 2:00 PM - Aunt Agatha's Mystery Bookstore, Ann Arbor, MI
 - Reading, Lecture, Book Sales & Signing

Thursday, September 23 at 7:00 PM - Schuler Books, 2820 Towne Center Blvd. Lansing, MI
 - Reading, Lecture, Book Sales & Signing

Tuesday, September 21 at 6:00 PM - Schuler Books, 28th St., Grand Rapids, MI
 - Reading, Lecture, Book Sales & Signing

Thursday, September 16 at 7:00 PM - Portage District Library, Portage, MI
 - Reading, Lecture, Book Sales & Signing + we'll have a fully restored 1916 Detroit Electric coupe!

Friday, October 15 - Sunday, October 17 - Bouchercon, San Francisco, CA
 - Panel participation, Book Sales & Signing

Tuesday, September 14 at 7:00 PM - Borders Books, Birmingham, MI
 - Reading, Lecture, Book Sales & Signing

Sunday, September 12 at 2:00 PM - The Kerrytown Book Fair, Ann Arbor, MI c/o Aunt Agatha's Mystery Bookstore
 - Book Sales & Signing + we'll have a fully restored 1916 Detroit Electric coupe!

Saturday, September 11 at 4:00 PM - The Pavilion at Greenfield Village, Dearborn, MI
  - Reading,Lecture, Book Sales & Signing