Annie's Book Stop of Worcester

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  Liz Mugavero is a Cozy Mystery author who also writes under the name of Cate Conte. Cate Conte’s latest book, GONE BUT NOT FURGOTTEN, has of course, cats as a main element in this murder mystery. In this interview, Liz/Cate talks about her book, the inspiration for it, writing in general, her writing environment …

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Holiday cozy mysteries are very much the same format as regular cozies – there is usually a murder, or some sort of major crime that needs to be solved, and generally an amateur sleuth ends up solving them. The sleuths can have many occupations, but in the case of the Holiday cozies we have on …

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Annie’s Book Stop of Worcester is excited to shine our Friday Spotlight on Clea Simon, the first of four Mystery Writers we will be bringing in to the store for our exciting Mystery Book Celebration on Sunday, May 19th from 2:00 – 5:00 PM. When we asked Clea how she wanted to be introduced, she said: …

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    Dean James writes under many pen names, including the name Miranda James, best known for Cozy Mystery stories. In this interview, he talks about his best-selling Cat in the Stacks series, primarily his newest book, WHAT THE CAT DRAGGED IN. He also talks about writing cozy mysteries in general, and gives a bit …

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  Happy Holiday Shopping Guide! Annie’s Book Stop of Worcester, the “bigger on the inside” bookstore at 65 James Street, is happy to present our 2022 recommendations of gifts for the winter holidays.   Mysteries and thrillers always make great gifts for book lovers. This year we decided to highlight some of our local mystery …

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NOTE: This was originally published in November, 2016! We thought we would reprint this to bring back an old favorite and a old November memory. Annie’s Book Stop of Worcester is happy to shine our Friday Spotlight on local author Lisa Shea! Lisa Shea is a fervent fan of honor, loyalty, and chivalry. She brings …

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  Annie’s Book Stop of Worcester is happy to shine our Friday spotlight on cozy mystery author Sofie Ryan. Or is it Sofie Kelly? Maybe I better let her tell you.       The first question I asked her was, can you please tell us briefly a little about yourself and your writing? How …

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    Annie’s Book Stop of Worcester is happy to shine our Friday spotlight on  Cozy Mystery Author Alex Erickson.   Alex, Can you please tell us briefly a little about yourself and your writing? How would you like us to introduce you?    I am an introverted metalhead who spends an inordinate amount of …

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Annie’s Book Stop of Worcester is happy to shine our Friday Spotlight on Liz Mugavero, who writes as both Liz Mugavero (Pawsitively Organic Mysteries and the upcoming Full Moon Mysteries) and Cate Conte (Cat Cafe Mysteries.) Liz is the third of our four Mystery Writers we will be bringing in to the store for our …

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Annie’s Book Stop of Worcester is excited to shine our Friday Spotlight on Clea Simon, the first of four Mystery Writers we will be bringing in to the store for our exciting Mystery Book Celebration on Sunday, May 19th from 2:00 – 5:00 PM. When we asked Clea how she wanted to be introduced, she …

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