Upcoming signings: Albuquerque and Houston

I got my advance copies of The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest from Knopf, and I have to say you'll probably be pleased with the cover. Instead of the dull gray featured online all these months, the jacket is silver foil! Yummy. A festive conclusion to the series.

Tiina Nunnally and I will be appearing and signing this book and some of our other crime translations at two Sunbelt venues in coming weeks.

First is at Barnes & Noble at Coronado Mall, Louisiana & Menaul, in Albuquerque on May 28 at 7 p.m. Tiina will be "interviewing" me.

Then on June 3 at Murder by the Book in Houston, Tiina will give her talk on translating Scandinavian crime fiction, and I'll answer questions about Stieg Larsson and the trilogy. Tiina puts on a great show, don't miss it. Festivities begin at 6:30 p.m. The store is ordering in as many of our crime translations as they can find in print, also from the UK, so collectors take note. (I had so much fun there last year with Karin Alvtegen I just had to come back to meet the great fans again and sign the last of the Millennium books.) We may also have some rare copies of Tiina's own crime novels for her to sign...

Karin Alvtegen's U.S. Tour: Chicago, Houston, New York

In advance of the Edgar Awards in New York, Karin Alvtegen will be appearing at several venues in Chicago, Houston, and New York. I'll be attending the Houston event, so drop by and get some rare copies signed by both of us...

From the bookstore in Houston: Swedish crime novelist Karin Alvtegen, a 2009 Edgar Award nominee, will sign and discuss her new book, Betrayal, 5:30 p.m. Saturday, April 25 at Murder by the Book, 2342 Bissonnet. She will be joined by Scandinavian translator Steven T. Murray, who translated Alvtegen’s Betrayal, Stieg Larsson’s The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, and many more. Information: 713-524-8597.

April 23, Chicago: Event that evening at the Swedish-American Museum, 5211 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60640, phone: (773) 728-8111 www.samac.org/
April 24, Oak Park: Event at Barbara's Bookstore, 7:30 p.m., 1100 Lake St, Oak Park, IL 60301, phone: 708.848.9140 www.barbarasbookstore.com/Events/#current
April 25, Houston: Event at Murder by the Book, 5:30 p.m., phone: (713) 524-8597‎ www.murderbooks.com
April 27, New York: Event at Scandinavia House, 58 Park Avenue, phone: (212) 879-9779‎ www.scandinaviahouse.org/
April 30: Edgar Awards banquet — Lycka till, Karin!