Program Information
Dangerously Cozy Mysteries
Room: Schenley Plaza Tent
Time: 12:00 PM -1:00 PM
Books: After the presentation, attendees are welcome to purchase a book and/or get their book signed at the tent outside.
Pre-registration: Closes on Thursday, 5/28, at 12 PM. Pre-registered attendees will receive priority seating. Walk-ins are welcome if capacity allows.
Moderator: Phyllis Kitzerow
Description
Curl up with a good murder and settle in for a conversation with Brandy Schillace, Mia P. Manansala, and Rachel Ekstrom Courage as they serve up the juicy details of their latest books. Learn about all the ingredients to write a whodunit that will keep readers guessing, packed with delicious dishes, towns where everyone has a secret, and the charming yet chaotic Golden Girls.
Author Biographies
Mia P. Manansala is an award-winning writer and book coach from Chicago who loves books, baking, and badass women. She uses humor (and murder) to explore aspects of the Filipino diaspora, queerness, and her millennial love for pop culture.
Brandy Schillace is a historian and mystery novelist. The Framed Women of Ardemore House won the Royden B. Davis Distinguished Author Award; its stand-alone sequel The Dead Come to Stay released in 2025. Brandy hosts Unsolved Mysteries of Medicine and has appeared on The Unbelievable with Dan Akroyd, Secrets Declassified with David Duchovny, and History's Greatest Mysteries with Lawrence Fishburn.
Rachel Ekstrom Courage the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Murder by Cheesecake: A Golden Girls Cozy Mystery and the young adult thriller Nothing Bad Happens Here. A literary agent by day, she lives in Pittsburgh with her husband (children’s book author Nick Courage) and their family. Find out more at RachelEkstromCourage.com.
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