First, some administrative stuff. We have changed our Sunday hours; from now on, we'll be open on Sundays between 11:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.








Second, some recent experiences have forced us to institute general guidelines for getting personal books signed at Mystery Bookstore events. We're glad for you to bring personal books to be signed, and most authors are flattered and happy to sign them – but we need to impose some reasonable limits.




We'll adjust the guidelines to meet an author's wants, needs and time constraints – but most will be happy to sign anything you buy at the Mystery Bookstore, whether it's the new title or an older title. For every copy of the new book you buy, the author will sign one copy of each previous title that you bring in from your own collection. That means, if you have single copies of each of JANE Q. AUTHOR'S earlier titles, She'll sign them all if you buy a copy of the new book.




Now, the good stuff. The L.A. Times Festival of Books, our favorite time of year, runs April 26-27 on the campus of UCLA. We will have our usual booth (#411), and we will kick things off with our usual Friday night pre-Festival party. Keep reading for details, with the understanding that schedules are always subject to change at the last minute.




Before that, though, we expect some exciting drop-ins in addition to our formal events. JOSEPH WAMBAUGH will stop by early in the month to sign HOLLYWOOD CROWS (Little, Brown, $26.99), the sequel to 2006's HOLLYWOOD STATION. "Hollywood Nate" Weiss is working the LAPD's Community Relations Office, and gets mixed up with a socialite's revenge scheme. Thriller Award nominee JESSE KELLERMAN will drop in on or around April 10 to sign THE GENIUS (Putnam, $24.95), a thriller set in the New York art world; and late in the month, ANNE PERRY will visit to sign BUCKINGHAM PALACE GARDENS (Ballantine, $26.95), her latest Thomas Pitt mystery. Call or e-mail us to reserve your copies early.




Be sure to visit our SIGNED BEST-SELLERS page for a list of newly signed books by Louise Penny, Randy Wayne White, and Lisa Scottoline. Linda has lots of great new titles in LINDA'S LIST FOR YOUNG READERS, so be sure to check it out. We have new titles in RARE & COLLECTIBLES. Take a look at our fine first editions from authors John D. MacDonald and John Hart, plus reference works for the crime fiction buff.



LAST BUT NOT LEAST…Now you can view the full version of our MONTHLY NEWSLETTER on our website!