Upcoming Events
Saturday, February 9, 2019, 1:00 PM - Auburn Hills Public Library, 3400 Reyburn Dr, Auburn Hills, MI
Presentation - Eloise Hospital - Fact and Fiction
Where better to set a mystery than a sprawling insane asylum? Eloise is a place of legend, but it was also a real psychiatric hospital that did many good things for people, as well as some not so good. Learn about the real Eloise and hear some of the interesting facts I learned along the way.
Followed by book sales and signing
Tuesday, October 15, 2019, 7:00 PM - Northville District Library, 212 West Cady Street, Northville, MI
Presentation - Eloise Hospital - Fact and Fiction
Where better to set a mystery than a sprawling insane asylum? Eloise is a place of legend, but it was also a real psychiatric hospital that did many good things for people, as well as some not so good. Learn about the real Eloise and hear some of the interesting facts I learned along the way.
Followed by book sales and signing
Past Events
Monday, May 14 - 7 PM at the R.E. Olds Museum, 240 Museum Drive, Lansing, MI.
Presentation - The rise of the early electric car in Detroit. Book sales and signing.
November 11, 2017 - Portage District Library, Portage Michigan
2:00 PM - Mystery author panel including Peg Cochran, Meg Mims, and Sharon Farrow
September 10, 2017 - Kerrytown Bookfair, Ann Arbor, Michigan
11:00 AM - Kerrytown Concert House
"Terror in the City of Champions" with Tom Stanton moderated by D.E. Johnson
This is a must-see all-day event for Michigan book lovers. Dozens of authors will be at the bookfair, giving presentations and signing books, and there are also dozens of booksellers and publishers who would love to talk to you about what's new and interesting.
September 11, 2017 - Cromaine Library, 3688 N Hartland Rd, Hartland, MI 48353
7:00 PM - Presentation on The Detroit Electric Scheme, including the real history behind the story. Book sales & signing.
March 25, 2017 - 2017 Michigan Writing Workshop, Baronette Renaissance Detroit-Novi Hotel: A Marriott Hotel, 27790 Novi Rd, Novi, MI 48377
10:45 AM Presentation - Ten Tips for Writing Great Mysteries, Thrillers, and Crime Fiction, taught by D.E. Johnson. If you’re writing a thriller, suspense novel, mystery, or crime novel, you will not want to miss this speech. This presentation will teach you how to keep readers—including agents and editors—turning pages late into the night.
4:00 PM Presentation - Talking Craft and Revision, taught by D.E. Johnson. Learn how to craft excellent fiction, and then ruthlessly self-edit your own work. This session will discuss common manuscript problems as well as tools you can use to create the manuscripts that will get the attention you want from agents and editors—and readers.
October 26, 2016 - Delta Township District Library, 5130 Davenport Dr., Lansing, MI 48917
Presentation - Detroit Shuffle - Suffrage was on the ballot and the stink of corruption was in the air. If you thought political corruption in Detroit was a new thing, you ain't heard nothing yet. I'll be talking about Detroit Shuffle and the political shenanigans that were going on in Detroit in 1912. (Their City Council makes Kwame Kilpatrick look like a piker.) Also, book sales & signing.
October 7 & 8, 2016 - Quit Whining, Start Writing Writers Conference, Grand Rapids, MI
Keynote - 10/7 - 6:30 PM
Workshop - 10/8
Saturday & Sunday, June 11 - 12 at Printers Row Book Festival, Chicago, IL
Signings Saturday 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM and Sunday from 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Panel - Historical Novels - Getting Published - Sunday 10:30 AM (Mystery Writers of America tent)
Thursday, July 21 - Saturday, July 23, Midwest Writers Workshop, Muncie, IN
Panels and Presentations (See MWW schedule for details)
Tuesday, February 9 at the Richland (MI) Community Library
Time 7:00 PM
Book reading, discussion, book sales and signing
Sunday, February 14, 2016 at the Gilmore Car Museum, 6865 Hickory Road, Hickory Corners, MI 49060
Time: 3:00 PM
Presentation - The Rise and Fall of the Early Electric Car
If you are a car enthusiast and haven't been to the Gilmore, you should come just for that. Their collection of antique cars is amazing! I'll be talking about why electric cars looked to be destined for great success but came to a screeching halt in the 1910s. (Some very interesting comparisons to today.) Books will also be available for sales and signing.
Saturday, December 12, 2015 at Kazoo Books, 2413 Parkview Ave. Kalamazoo, MI
Time: 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Author Hop - a day long, multi-genre open house author event held annually at Kazoo Books' Parkview location. Complementary groups of regional authors take to the floor in shifts, mingling and participating in casual Q&A. Readers get the opportunity to chat with their favorite authors as well as gain exposure to new work relevant to their interests. Over the years, Author Hop has been enormously successful, bringing in visitors from all over country.
Thursday, July 23 - 25, 2015 at Ball State University, Muncie, IN
Midwest Writers Workshop
Teaching an all day intensive session - "Writing the Crime Novel" on Thursday, teaching "Settings you can't Escape," "The Hows and Whys of POV," & "Characters You Can't Forget" on Friday and Saturday
*This is the best writing conference I've ever been to, and I've been to quite a few. Friendly group, excellent instruction on BOTH writing and publishing (not just publishing, as seems to be the trend). If you want to meet writers with similar interests and learn a lot, MWW is for you!
Saturday, 9/26/2015 at the Huron Valley Council for the Arts Author Luncheon
Presentation on books and early-1900s Detroit
-Book sales & signing
Saturday, June 20, 2015 at the Ann Arbor Book Festival, Ann Arbor, MI
1:50 PM "Settings You Can't Escape" - presentation on writing vivid settings.
9:00 PM - Book Crawl Reading at Aventura
Sunday, June 21, 2015 at the Peninsula Writers Conference, Glen Arbor, MI
Keynote address
Wednesday - Thursday, March 11 - 12, 2015 at Western Michigan University
ATYP at Lee Honors College - Lecture on Conspiracies and Research
Saturday, March 14, 2015 at the Washington St. Education Center, Chelsea, MI
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Chelsea Writers Workshop - Discuss writing, critique members' work
Saturday, 12/6 at the Orion Township Public Library, Lake Orion, MI
Time: 1:00 - 4:00 PM
Local Author Fair featuring Michigan writers. Book sales and signing.
Thursday, October 9 at the Ransom District Library, Plainwell, MI
Time: 7:00 PM
- Presentation - Detroit Shuffle - Suffrage was on the ballot and the stink of corruption was in the air. If you thought political corruption in Detroit was a new thing, you ain't heard nothing yet. I'll be talking about Detroit Shuffle and the political shenanigans that were going on in Detroit in 1912. (Their City Council makes Kwame Kilpatrick look like a piker.) Also, book sales & signing.
Dearborn, Dearborn Heights, Garden City, Inkster, Livonia and Romulus Community Reads Program
Tuesday, 10/21 at the Henry Ford Centennial Library, Dearborn, MI
Time: 6:30 PM
- Presentation - Detroit Shuffle - Suffrage was on the ballot and the stink of corruption was in the air. If you thought political corruption in Detroit was a new thing, you ain't heard nothing yet. I'll be talking about Detroit Shuffle and the political shenanigans that were going on in Detroit in 1912. (Their City Council makes Kwame Kilpatrick look like a piker.) Also, book sales & signing.
Wednesday, 10/22 at the Livonia Civic Center Library, Livonia, MI
Time: 6:30 PM
- Presentation - Detroit Shuffle - Suffrage was on the ballot and the stink of corruption was in the air. If you thought political corruption in Detroit was a new thing, you ain't heard nothing yet. I'll be talking about Detroit Shuffle and the political shenanigans that were going on in Detroit in 1912. (Their City Council makes Kwame Kilpatrick look like a piker.) Also, book sales & signing.
Friday, 10/24 - Sunday, 10/26 at the Magna Cum Murder Mystery Conference, Indianapolis, IN
Panel discussions, book sales and signing.
Saturday, 11/8 at the Big Rapids (MI) Public Library
Authorpalooza - Book sales and signing
Sunday, 11/9 at the Monroe Public Library, Monroe, MI
Writers on the River - meet Michigan authors, book sales & signing
Saturday, September 20 at the Grand Rapids Public Library - Main Branch
Time: 7:00 PM
Night of Notables - Michigan Notable Book Award winners will discuss their books
Book sales & Signing
Saturday, September 27 at Pages On Livernois, Detroit, MI
Time: 2:00 PM
Discussion of the history in my books. Book sales and signing.
Friday, August 22 at Benzonia Township Libraries, Benzonia, MI
Time: 7:00 PM
- Off the Page Author Series - Interview program with Book Sales and Signing
Saturday, June 21 at the Ann Arbor Book Festival
Time: TBD
Ann Arbor Book Festival-2014 Writer’s Conference - The Ann Arbor Book Festival is pleased to bring another dynamic Writer’s Conference to the community. This will be a full-day experience where attendees can hone their skills in sessions led by a noted group of writers and instructors. These teachers have very impressive resumes and are excited to bring you their expertise and share their passion for writing.
Wednesday, June 25 at the Elk Rapids Historical Society, 301 Traverse St., Elk Rapids, MI
Time: 7:00 PM
- Presentation - Detroit Shuffle - Suffrage was on the ballot and the stink of corruption was in the air. If you thought political corruption in Detroit was a new thing, you ain't heard nothing yet. I'll be talking about Detroit Shuffle and the political shenanigans that were going on in Detroit in 1912. (Their City Council makes Kwame Kilpatrick look like a piker.) Also, book sales & signing.
Thursday, June 26 at Saturn Books, Gaylord, MI
Time: 6:30
- Presentation - Detroit Shuffle - Suffrage was on the ballot and the stink of corruption was in the air. If you thought political corruption in Detroit was a new thing, you ain't heard nothing yet. I'll be talking about Detroit Shuffle and the political shenanigans that were going on in Detroit in 1912. (Their City Council makes Kwame Kilpatrick look like a piker.) Also, book sales & signing.
Tuesday, May 13 at the Clarkston Public Library, Clarkston, MI
Time: 7:00 PM
- Presentation - Detroit Shuffle - Suffrage was on the ballot and the stink of corruption was in the air. If you thought political corruption in Detroit was a new thing, you ain't heard nothing yet. I'll be talking about Detroit Shuffle and the political shenanigans that were going on in Detroit in 1912. (Their City Council makes Kwame Kilpatrick look like a piker.) Also, book sales & signing.
Monday, May 19 at Goldfish Tea, Royal Oak, MI
Time: 6:00 - 8:00 PM
- WDET Book Club "meet the author" and presentation on the history behind Detroit Shuffle.
Wednesday, April 30 at the White Lake Library, White Lake, MI
Time: 6:30 PM
- Presentation - Detroit Breakdown - As part of the Great Michigan Reads program, I'll be discussing my book Detroit Breakdown and Eloise Hospital, Wayne County's huge asylum, which is a subject of Michigan Reads book Annie's Ghosts. Book sales & signing.
Monday, March 10 at the Sand Lake/Nelson Township Branch of the Kent District Library, Sand Lake, MI
Time: 6:30 PM
- Presentation - Detroit Shuffle - Suffrage was on the ballot and the stink of corruption was in the air. If you thought political corruption in Detroit was a new thing, you ain't heard nothing yet. I'll be talking about my soon-to-be-released book Detroit Shuffle (launching 9/3) and the political shenanigans that were going on in Detroit in 1912. (Their City Council makes Kwame Kilpatrick look like a piker.) Also, book sales & signing.
Saturday, March 15 at the Grand Rapids Public Library, Main Branch, Grand Rapids, MI
Time: 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Three area experts will explore the themes found in Steve Luxenberg’s book Annie’s Ghosts, which was selected as the 2014 Great Michigan Read. Author D.E. Johnson will discuss Eloise Hospital using information and photos gained from researching his book Detroit Breakdown. Christy Buck, executive director of The Mental Health Foundation will provide an overview of mental health treatment and practices from the 1900s to now. Genealogist Don Bryant will share tips on how to find your family’s real past. Book sales & signing.
Saturday, December 7 at the Traverwood Branch, Ann Arbor District Library, Ann Arbor, MI
Time: 2:00 PM
Featured Presenter at the "I wrote a novel, now what?" workshop for National Novel Writing Month
Saturday December 14 at Kazoo Books, Parkview location, Kalamazoo, MI
Time: 3:00 - 4:30 PM
Booksigning with loads of local authors. See Kazoobooks.com for details.
Thursday, September 26 at the St. Joseph Public Library, St. Joseph, MI
Time: 6:30 PM
- Presentation - Detroit Breakdown - As a preliminary event to the St. Joseph Public Library Michigan Reads program, I'll be discussing my book Detroit Breakdown and Eloise Hospital, Wayne County's huge asylum, which is a subject of Michigan Reads book Annie's Ghosts. Book sales & signing.
Monday, September 30 at the Portage District Library, Portage, MI
Time: 6:30 PM
Michigan Reads - Dave Jaconetti will be leading a panel discussion with Steve Luxenberg, author of the 2013 Michigan Reads choice, Annie's Ghosts, and myself to discuss our books and our shared interest in Eloise Hospital.
Tuesday, October 1 at the Schoolcraft Ladies Literary Society, Schoolcraft, MI
Time: 1:00 PM
- Discussion of books
Tuesday, October 15 at Warren Regina High School, Warren MI, for the Michigan Chapter of the Catholic Library Asssociation's Fall Conference
Time: 7:00 PM
- Presentation - Detroit Shuffle - Suffrage was on the ballot and the stink of corruption was in the air. If you thought political corruption in Detroit was a new thing, you ain't heard nothing yet. I'll be talking about my soon-to-be-released book Detroit Shuffle (launching 9/3) and the political shenanigans that were going on in Detroit in 1912. (Their City Council makes Kwame Kilpatrick look like a piker.)
Monday, October 21 at the Southfield Public Library, Southfield, MI
Time: 7:00 PM
- Presentation - Detroit Shuffle - Suffrage was on the ballot and the stink of corruption was in the air. If you thought political corruption in Detroit was a new thing, you ain't heard nothing yet. I'll be talking about my soon-to-be-released book Detroit Shuffle (launching 9/3) and the political shenanigans that were going on in Detroit in 1912. (Their City Council makes Kwame Kilpatrick look like a piker.) Also, book sales & signing.
Thursday, September 5 at the Portage District Library, Portage, MI
Time: 6:30 PM
- Presentation - Detroit Shuffle - Suffrage was on the ballot and the stink of corruption was in the air. If you thought political corruption in Detroit was a new thing, you ain't heard nothing yet. I'll be talking about my new book Detroit Shuffle and the political shenanigans that were going on in Detroit in 1912. (Their City Council makes Kwame Kilpatrick look like a piker.) Also, book sales & signing.
Sunday, September 8 at the Kerrytown Bookfest, Ann Arbor, MI
Time: 2:00 - 3:00 PM
- Book sales and signing
Saturday, August 10 at Black River Books, South Haven, MI
Time: 1:00 - 3:00
- Book signing
Thursday, August 22 at McLean & Eakin Booksellers, Petoskey, MI.
Time: 6:00 PM
- Presentation - Detroit Shuffle - Suffrage was on the ballot and the stink of corruption was in the air. If you thought political corruption in Detroit was a new thing, you ain't heard nothing yet. I'll be talking about my soon-to-be-released book Detroit Shuffle (launching 9/3) and the political shenanigans that were going on in Detroit in 1912. (Their City Council makes Kwame Kilpatrick look like a piker.) Also, book sales & signing.
Friday, August 23 at the Mackinac Island Public Library for the Mackinac Island Summer Author Series, Mackinac Island, MI.
Time: 4:00 PM
- Presentation - Detroit Shuffle - Suffrage was on the ballot and the stink of corruption was in the air. If you thought political corruption in Detroit was a new thing, you ain't heard nothing yet. I'll be talking about my soon-to-be-released book Detroit Shuffle (launching 9/3) and the political shenanigans that were going on in Detroit in 1912. (Their City Council makes Kwame Kilpatrick look like a piker.) Also, book sales & signing.
Sunday, August 25th at Horizon Books, Traverse City, MI.
Time: 2:00 PM
- Presentation - Detroit Shuffle - Suffrage was on the ballot and the stink of corruption was in the air. If you thought political corruption in Detroit was a new thing, you ain't heard nothing yet. I'll be talking about my soon-to-be-released book Detroit Shuffle (launching 9/3) and the political shenanigans that were going on in Detroit in 1912. (Their City Council makes Kwame Kilpatrick look like a piker.) Also, book sales & signing.
Tuesday, July 23 at the Westland Public Library, Westland, MI.
Time: 7:00 PM
- Presentation - Detroit Breakdown--Madness & Mayhem in the Motor City, book sales & signing
Thursday, 7/25 - Saturday, July 27th at the Midwest Writers Workshop at Ball State University, Muncie, IN.
Workshop: Characters You Can't Forget & Point of View - Who's telling this Story?. Panel -
Publishing in a Brave New World
Friday, May 24, 2013 at the Backspace Writers Conference, Radisson Martinique, New York, NY.
Panel appearances:
9:00 - 10:00 AM - "The Agent-Author Relationship" with agents Alex Glass and Michelle Brower, and author Heather Webb
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM - “Something Has to Happen: Balancing Beautiful Language with Compelling Storytelling” panel with authors Keith Cronin, Randy Susan Meyers, and A.S. King (Lynette Eklund, moderator)
2:30 - 3:30 PM - “Setting Your Novel in a Place and Time Not Your Own.” Moderating panel with authors M.J. Rose, Heather Webb, and Jerry Amernic
Saturday, June 22, 2013 at the Romeo Public Library, Romeo, MI.
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
FREE Writing conference with Karen Dionne, Steve Lehto, and Mark Terry!
Thursday, May 9, 2013 at Fox Hills Country Club, Plymouth, MI at noon - The friends of Plymouth, Canton, Northville, and Novi Public Libraries Annual Book & Author Luncheon.
Time: Noon
- Presentation, Book sales & signing
Saturday, May 11, 2013 at the Westland Public Library, Westland, MI.
Time: 9:30 AM - 2:30 PM
- Skill Building workshop for local writers - FREE!
- 1:30 - 2:30 Workshop - Characters you can't forget (Writing characters that stick with readers)
Tuesday, April 16, 2013 at 6:30 PM at the Washington Square branch of the Kalamazoo Public Library
- Presentation - Detroit Breakdown--Madness & Mayhem in the Motor City, Book sales & signing
Saturday, April 20, 2013 at the Cascade branch of the Kent District Library
Kent District Library Writer's Conference - It's FREE!
- Panels, book sales & signing
Saturday, April 20, 2013 at 2:30 PM at Calvin College, Prince Center, Grand Rapids, MI
Grand Rapids Book & Paper Show
- Book signing
Monday, February 25, 2013 at Michigan State University
Guest Lecturer, Lev Raphael's Michigan Mysteries Class
Tuesday, February 5, 2013 at 7:00 PM at the Portage Women's Club, Portage Central High School
Discussion about books and writing, plus book sales & signing
Wednesday, January 23 at Warren Civic Center Library, Warren, MI, 6:00 PM
Presentation - Detroit Breakdown--Madness & Mayhem in the Motor City, plus book sales & signing
Saturday, November 24 at Forever Books, St. Joseph, MI, 1:00 - 3:00
- Book signing
Thursday, December 6 at Madonna University, Livonia, MI at 6:00 PM
Presentation - Detroit Breakdown--Madness & Mayhem in the Motor City, plus book sales & signing
Tuesday, December 11 at the Main Branch, Grand Rapids Public Library, Grand Rapids, MI at 7:00 PM
Presentation - Detroit Breakdown--Madness & Mayhem in the Motor City, plus book sales & signing
Saturday, December 15 at Kazoo Books, Parkview location, 2:00 - 3:00 PM
- Book signing
Tuesday, October 23 at the Otsego District Library, Otsego, MI - 6:30 PM
- Reading & discussion about Detroit Breakdown, book signing
Tuesday, September 4th, 2012 @ 6:30 PM at the Portage District Library, Portage, MI
- Book Launch Party! - Detroit Breakdown
Saturday, September 8, 2012 at 1:00 PM at the Romeo District Library, Romeo, MI
- Mystery Author Panel
* Plus book sales and signing
Saturday, September 8, 2012 at 4:00 PM at the Old Car Festival, Greenfield Village, Dearborn, MI
- Presentation & Book Launch - "Detroit Breakdown" plus book sales and signing
Sunday, September 9th, 2012 at 2:00 PM at the Kerrytown Bookfest, Ann Arbor, MI
-Panel on Mentorship: Authors Doug Allen, D.E. Johnson and Larry D. Sweazy discuss the various ways Loren D. Estleman's mentorship helped them to publication. Mr. Allyn serves as moderator, and Mr. Estleman will be present to be a part of the discussion.
- Followed by booksigning at the Aunt Agatha's booth at 3:30
Thursday, September 20 - Saturday, September 22 - Faculty at the Ludington Visiting Writers Conference, Ludington, MI
Blood & Tea - Mystery Writing Conference - Workshops ("Characters you can't Forget" and "Settings you can't Leave" & writer's panels) plus book sales and signing
Thursday, September 27th, 2012 at Vandenberg Furniture, Schoolcraft, MI - 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
A celebration of Local Businesses
- Book signing & presentation
Saturday, September 29th at Barnes & Noble, Westnedge Ave, Portage, MI - 2:00 - 4:00 PM
- Reading & signing
Sunday, September 30 at 2:00 PM at the Saline Public Library, Saline, MI
- Presentation - Detroit Breakdown, plus book sales and signing
Wednesday, October 3 at 6:00 PM at Aunt Agatha's Mystery Bookstore, Ann Arbor, MI
Aunt Agatha's 20th Birthday Party, with at least a dozen awesome mystery writers! (see AA's website)
- Book sales and signing
Thursday, October 4 - Sunday, October 7 at Bouchercon, Cleveland, OH
- Panel presentations & book signings
Tuesday, October 10th at the Baldwin Public Library, Birmingham, MI - 6:30 - 8:30 PM
Women's National Book Association, National Reading Group Month Event
- Panel discussion, book signing
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 on setting, character, and research
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at 6:00 PM at the Detroit Historical Museum, Detroit, MI (unlike most Detroit Historical Museum Programs, we are doing this one free to the public!)
Presentation - "The Detroit Electric Scheme - The rise of Detroit and the Fall of the Electric Car"
* Plus book sales and signing
Thursday, June 7, 2012 at 7:00 PM at the Highland Township Public Library, Highland Township, MI
Michigan Notable Book Tour - Presentation - "Motor City Shakedown - The Mob, Motors, and Mayhem in Old Detroit"
*Plus book sales and signing
Tuesday, June 12 at 7:00 PM - Grosse Pointe Public Library, Grosse Pointe, MI
- Michigan Notable Book Tour - Presentation - Motor City Shakedown
*Plus book sales and signing
Thursday, May 3, 2012 at 6:30 PM at the Jarrettsville branch of the Harford County, Maryland Public Library 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
April 12, 2012 at 7:00 at the Midland, MI Public Library
- Free (!) 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…"
Sunday, April 22, 2012 at 2:00 PM at the Vermontville District Library, Vermontville, MI
Michigan Notable Book Tour - Presentation - "Motor City Shakedown - The Mob, Motors, and Mayhem in Old Detroit"
*Plus book sales and signing
Thursday, April 26, 2012 from 12:00 - 2:20 PM - Saginaw Swan Valley High School, Saginaw, MI
Michigan Notable Book Tour - Presentation and Writing Workshop
Thursday, April 26, 2012 at 6:00 PM at the West Branch Public Library, West Branch, MI
Michigan Notable Book Tour - Presentation - "Motor City Shakedown - The Mob, Motors, and Mayhem in Old Detroit"
*Plus book sales and signing
March 29th, 2012 at 6:00 PM at the Gaines Township Public Library, (near Grand Rapids, MI)
- Free Workshop on writing characters and setting
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 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.
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
