The Big Read

The Big Read is an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts.  Each year individual communities compete to hold programs focused on a single book.  This year it's Dashiell Hammett's The Maltese Falcon, which explains why Chris is involved.

March 26, 6:00pm, Downtown Hartford Public Library

Three Connecticut authors of serial mysteries–Chris Knopf, Karen Olson, and Mary-Ann Tirone Smith–will discuss their craft and inspiration as members of a panel moderated by Virginia Hale, Ph.D.

April 3, 6:30pm, Mercantile Library Center for Fiction, NYC

AUTHORS TALK:  The Influence of The Maltese Falcon on Your Writing, moderated by Chris Grabenstein. Panelists include Peggy Ehrhart, Jack Getze, Chris Knopf, and SJ Rozan.

April 23, 6:30pm, Mercantile Library Center for Fiction, NYC

Panel discussion with BJ Rahn, Otto Penzler and Keith Allan Deutsch
New York Round Table Writers' Conference

April 12, 9:00am to 10:15am, Tradesmen and Mechanics Library, NYC

Marketing/PR panel with Audrey B. Pass, FOX TV, moderator; Chris Knopf, author & marketing executive, Anne Watters, Broadway Books; Jenny Leff, Random House; Carol Hoenig, Publishing Consultant; Janet Goldstein, Publishing & Strategy Consultant

Check out Chris’ contribution to MY BOOK, THE MOVIE:

http://mybookthemovie.blogspot.com/2007_08_01_archive.html

Blog

If you’re interested in Chris’ rants, and who wouldn’t be, you can read his and other clever ad folk’s blathering at the Mintz & Hoke blog:

http://changeorder.mintz-hoke.com/