DEATH AT CHRISTY BURKE'S was launched in fine style at Durty Nelly's pub in Halifax. There was a big crowd on hand to toast the new arrival. Thanks to all who attended, thanks to Mike from the Bookmark and Liza from Manda Group. And to Joe McGuinness and Denis Ryan, go raibh maith agaibh for the craic!
Anne recently participated in the first-ever crime writing festival in Quebec City, put on by La Maison Anglaise, House of Crime and Mystery, and the Morrin Centre. The festival was a grand success. She took part in some lively discussions and read from her work, along with John Brady, Ian Rankin, Louise Penny, Denise Mina, Andrew Pyper, Simon Toyne, and other well-known writers. Some of these individuals are such larger-than-life characters she wishes she could use them in her next book but, wisely, will refrain from doing so.
“Halifax lawyer Anne Emery’s terrific series featuring lawyer Monty Collins and priest Brennan Burke gets better with every book. ... Filled with Irish history and lore, this is a delightful change for Emery’s regulars.” - Globe and Mail
Anne's fifth novel, CHILDREN IN THE MORNING, has won a silver medal in the 2011 Independent Publisher Book Awards, presented in New York, and the 2011 Dartmouth Book Award for Fiction, a literary award for books in the Atlantic Provinces.
Anne recently took part in the International Festival of Authors in Toronto. She read from Children in the Morning, joining Jeff Lindsay, Giles Blunt and John Lawton; the session was moderated by Dwight Drummond of CBC Toronto. A round table discussion was held with Anne, Louise Penny, Lisa Scottoline and John Lawton; Andrew Pyper was the moderator. Both sessions were most entertaining.
Anne was interviewed by the National Post in connection with the celebration of crime and mystery fiction at the International Festival of Authors; see the online edition of the National Post, October 22, 2010, or return to the home page and click on the link.
Anne was named one of ten rising Canadian mystery writers to watch, by Quill & Quire.