Thursday, May 22, 2008

ThrillerFest 2008 Sure to Thriller Your Mind

As many can tell, I'm a big fan of a good thriller. Recently, I've reviewed two excellent thrillers released earlier this year: Laura Caldwell’s The Good Liar, and Michael Gruber’s The Forgery of Venus. For more excellent thrillers, here is a Amazon Thrillerssort list of the bestsellers (I'm sure there are a couple you haven't read yet).

Well, I thought I’d let everyone know about ThrillerFest 2008. The 3rd annual gathering is a chance for devotees of thriller books to come together, not only for professional guidance and counsel, but for fun. Providing opportunities for mentoring, education and collegiality among thriller authors and industry professionals, it brings more than 200 of the best loved and bestselling authors to The Grand Hyatt in New York from July 9-12 for an unprecedented four-day extravaganza.

ThrillerFest includes author signings, a complete bookstore on premises, reader’s reception and cocktail party, music by the Killer Thriller Band, giveaways of 20 thrillers months before publication and four days of events. Meet the usual suspects attending including such thriller writer as James Rollins, Lee Child, Gayle Lynds, Heather Graham, David Morrell, David Liss, M.J. Rose, Steve Berry, Doug Preston, Joe Finder, David Hewson, Michael Palmer, Katherine Neville, D.P. Lyle, Chris Reich, Maxine Paetro, Joan Johnston, F. Paul Wilson, Alison Brennan, and many more.

One highlight of the event is the coveted ThrillerMaster Award, whose previous recipients include Clive Cussler and James Patterson. This year’s winner is Sandra Brown, who is being recognized for her legendary career, 56 New York Times best sellers and more than 70 million copies of her books in print worldwide. Additional bestselling spotlight guests that will attend are Steve Martini, Eric Van Lustbader, Dr. Kathy Reichs, and Brad Thor, David Baldacci, R.L. Stine, and Andrew Gross. Awards will also be given for Best Novel, Best First Novel, and Best Paperback Original. Registration for ThrillerFest is open to everyone (International Thriller Writers members and non-members), with three separately-priced events packages this year: CraftFest on Thursday, July 12; the ThrillerFest Conference from Thursday, July 12 - Sunday, July 15; and the Thriller Awards Banquet at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 14. Day passes are available. Complete details and a date/rate schedule can be found at the ThrillerFest 2008 website.

Panel Topics at ThrillerFest include:

* What Makes a Great Villain?

* Autopsy: Real Doctors Determine Cause of Death

* Screen vs. Page: What Each Can Learn from the Other

* Kiss of Death: Thrilling Romance

* After Harry: Young Adult Thrillers

* Jack Reacher on the Couch: Psychoanalysis of a Character

* The Thrill of the Fight: Making it Real

* Séance: Getting in touch with the Other Side

* Chasing Indiana Jones: The Treasure Hunt Thriller

* Snap Critiques: Opening 500 Words of Your Novel Critiqued on the Spot

* Dangerous Liaisons: Sex, Vulgarity, and Violence

* Writing and Research Tools: Software and the Internet

* From Your Profession to Your Creative Passion

* Weird Science: Mutations and Morphing Thrillers

* Myth and Mystics: Thrillers Based on the Ancients

* Top Secret: Washington Confidential

* Can Thrillers Be Literary Fiction?

* Real or Imagined: Historical Thrillers

* Digital Marketing: Podcasting, Book Trailers, Social Networking Sites

* Adventure Thrillers: How to Create a Swashbuckler in Today's World

* From True Crime to Crime Fiction: Thrillers Ripped from the Headlines

* Conspiracy Theories

* The Thrill of the Paranormal

* Roar of the Titans: Some of the Biggest Names in Publishing

* Crossing Borders: International Thrillers

* The Thrill of the Chase: It's All About Pacing

* Spy Novel Clichés

* Writing Teams

* The Military Thriller

* From Thriller Fan to Thriller Writer

* Tribute to James Bond

* Covert Ops/ Weapons Specialist


I wish I could go, it sounds like an amazing time. If anyone is in the New York area, I strongly recommend they sign up and attent. This is going to be an opportunity of a lifetime to meet some of your favorite authors and learn about up coming thrillers.

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