Thrillerfest Schedule, Friday July 9th!

THRILLERFEST FRIDAY, JULY 9, 2010 Registration 7:30 am - 11 am, 3 pm - 4:30 pm
Barnes & Noble Bookstore, open 9 am- 6 pm, Booth-Plymouth Room



ROOM : URISI/JULLIARD

8:30 am - 11:00 am MORNING COFFEE Hosted by HARPERCOLLINS (BALLROOM I FOYER)


9:00 am-9:50 am HOW TO MAKE YOUR PULSE RACE? Cliche's and How to Avoid Them - Raffi Yessayan, Panel Master, John Altman, Ted Dekker, Karen Harper, David Liss, Leslie Silbert

10:00 am-10:50 am Spotlight Guest Gayle Lynds interviewed by Lisa Gardner (BALLROOM I)

11:00 am- 11:50 am HOW TO BE NOVEL WITH YOUR NOVEL?: E-books, audio books, Vooks, etc. - And Industry Panel - Douglas Clegg, Panel Master, Richard Doetsch, Steve Feldberg, Tammy Nam, Jeremy Robinson, Liz Scheier, Matt Schwartz

11:45 am - 1:00pm SNACK SERVICE - Hosted by THE LOS ANGELES TIMES (Ballroom I Foyer)

11:50 pm - 12:20 pm Authors from all morning sessions will be signing in the bookstore.

12:15 pm - 1:00 pm Bonus Session - INTERROGATING THE FBI - FBI Profiler Mark Safarik interviewed by Alan Jacobson (BALLROOM I)

1:00 pm - 1:50 pm ITW General Membership Meeting (BALLROOM I)

1:45 pm - 3:15 pm AFTERNOON SOFT DRINKS Hosted By HARPERCOLLINS (BALLROOM I FOYER)

2:00 pm - 2:50 pm ARE YOU YOUR MAIN CHARACTER? Allen Wyler, Panel Master, Julie Kramer, Deborah LeBlanc, A. Scott Pearson, Rick Reed, Wendy Corsi Staub

3:00 pm - 3:50 pm Spotlight Guest Harlan Coben interviewed by Kathleen Antrim (BALLROOM I)

4:00 pm - 4:50 pm IS SOCIAL NETWORKING A WASTE OF TIME? : An Industry Panel - Allison Brennan, Panel Master, Emi Battaglia, Tess Gerritsen, Meryl Moss, Jason Pinter, Amy D. Shojai CABC, Pam Spengler-Jaffee

5:00 pm - 5:30 pm All authors from afternoon sessions will sign inside the bookstore

6:00 pm - 7:30 pm ITW PUBLICATIONS COCKTAIL PARTY - Featuring the authors of: Thrillers: 100 Must-Reads, Watchlist: The Chopin Manuscript & The Copper Bracelet, First Thrills, and Fear: 13 Stories of Suspense and Horror (BALLROOM I)

7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Daktona Banks - SNAP CRITIQUES



ROOM : BROADWAY

8:30 am - 11:00 am MORNING COFFEE Hosted by HARPERCOLLINS (BALLROOM I FOYER)

9:00 am-9:50 am WHICH RULES CAN YOU BREAK? Andrew Gulli, Panel Master, William Bernhardt, Brandilyn Collins, W.G. Griffiths, Katia Lief, Erica Spindler, Mark T. Sullivan

10:00 am-10:50 am Spotlight Guest Gayle Lynds interviewed by Lisa Gardner (BALLROOM I)

11:00 am- 11:50 am WHAT'S THE WORST ADVICE YOU EVER GOT? THE BEST? Matt Richtel, Panel Master, Richard Aaron, Alex Dryden, Lisa Gardner, Alex Kava, Daniel Palmer

11:45 am - 1:00pm SNACK SERVICE - Hosted by THE LOS ANGELES TIMES (Ballroom I Foyer)

11:50 pm - 12:20 pm Authors from all morning sessions will be signing in the bookstore.

12:15 pm - 1:00 pm Bonus Session - INTERROGATING THE FBI - FBI Profiler Mark Safarik interviewed by Alan Jacobson (BALLROOM I)

1:00 pm - 1:50 pm ITW General Membership Meeting (BALLROOM I)

1:45 pm - 3:15 pm AFTERNOON SOFT DRINKS Hosted By HARPERCOLLINS (BALLROOM I FOYER)

2:00 pm - 2:50 pm WHY BE NORMAL WHEN YOU CAN BE PARANORMAL? Dakota Banks, Panel Master, Allison Brennan, Heather Graham, Christopher Golden, Jonathan Mabery, Dave Sakmyster

3:00 pm - 3:50 pm Spotlight Guest Harlan Coben interviewed by Kathleen Antrim (BALLROOM I)

4:00 pm - 4:50 pm DO YOU SPY? Anthony Tata, Panel Master, Mike Angly, Andy Hayp, Ward Larsen, Andrew Peterson, David Salkin

5:00 pm - 5:30 pm All authors from afternoon sessions will sign inside the bookstore

6:00 pm - 7:30 pm ITW PUBLICATIONS COCKTAIL PARTY - Featuring the authors of: Thrillers: 100 Must-Reads, Watchlist: The Chopin Manuscript & The Copper Bracelet, First Thrills, and Fear: 13 Stories of Suspense and Horror (BALLROOM I)

7:30 pm - 9:00 pm SHEILA CLOVER ENGLISH - SOCIAL MEDIA FOR THE THRILLER GENRE



ROOM : CARNEGIE/ALVIN

8:30 am - 11:00 am MORNING COFFEE Hosted by HARPERCOLLINS (BALLROOM I FOYER)

9:00 am-9:50 am ARE FORENSIC TRILLERS DEADLY? D.P. Lyle, M.D., Panel Master, Lisa Black, Robin Burcell, Kathryn Fox, Jonathan Hayes, Cheryl Paradis

10:00 am-10:50 am Spotlight Guest Gayle Lynds interviewed by Lisa Gardner (BALLROOM I)

11:00 am- 11:50 am HOW DO YOU PACK FOR A THRILLER? : Research & Settings - Jess Buick, Panel Master, Hilary Davidson, Maria Hudgins, Katherine Neville, Peter Steiner, Taylor Stevens

11:45 am - 1:00pm SNACK SERVICE - Hosted by THE LOS ANGELES TIMES (Ballroom I Foyer)

11:50 pm - 12:20 pm Authors from all morning sessions will be signing in the bookstore.

12:15 pm - 1:00 pm Bonus Session - INTERROGATING THE FBI - FBI Profiler Mark Safarik interviewed by Alan Jacobson (BALLROOM I)

1:00 pm - 1:50 pm ITW General Membership Meeting (BALLROOM I)

1:45 pm - 3:15 pm AFTERNOON SOFT DRINKS Hosted By HARPERCOLLINS (BALLROOM I FOYER)

2:00 pm - 2:50 pm SHOULD YOU LIVE TO WRITE, OR WRITE TO LIVE? Pat Gussin, Panel Master, Sandi Ault, Joshua Corin, CJ Lyons, Carla Neggers, Tom Sawyer

3:00 pm - 3:50 pm Spotlight Guest Harlan Coben interviewed by Kathleen Antrim (BALLROOM I)

4:00 pm - 4:50 pm WHO'S YOUR HERO? In fiction and real life - Julie Compton, Panel Master, Linwood Barclay, Ted Dekker, David Hagberg, James Hayman, Nate Kenyon

5:00 pm - 5:30 pm All authors from afternoon sessions will sign inside the bookstore

6:00 pm - 7:30 pm ITW PUBLICATIONS COCKTAIL PARTY - Featuring the authors of: Thrillers: 100 Must-Reads, Watchlist: The Chopin Manuscript & The Copper Bracelet, First Thrills, and Fear: 13 Stories of Suspense and Horror (BALLROOM I)

7:30 pm - 9:00 pm ROBERT DUGONI - GETTING STARTED AND STAYING HEADED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION



ROOM : BALLROOM I

8:30 am - 11:00 am MORNING COFFEE Hosted by HARPERCOLLINS (BALLROOM I FOYER)

9:00 am-9:50 am HOW DO YOU EXCITE YOUR EDITOR AND GET MORE OUT OF YOUR PUBLISHER?: And Industry Panel : John Lescroart, Panel Master, Dan Conaway, Eric Van Lustbader, Steve Martini, Neil Nyren, Eric Raab, Kate White

10:00 am-10:50 am Spotlight Guest Gayle Lynds interviewed by Lisa Gardner (BALLROOM I)

11:00 am- 11:50 am ARE YA NOVELS FOR GROWNUPS TOO? F. Paul Wilson, Panel Master, Jennifer Allison, A.J. Hartley, Andrew Harwell, Robert Liparulo, Ridley Pearson, R.L. Stine

11:45 am - 1:00pm SNACK SERVICE - Hosted by THE LOS ANGELES TIMES (Ballroom I Foyer)

11:50 pm - 12:20 pm Authors from all morning sessions will be signing in the bookstore.

12:15 pm - 1:00 pm Bonus Session - INTERROGATING THE FBI - FBI Profiler Mark Safarik interviewed by Alan Jacobson (BALLROOM I)

1:00 pm - 1:50 pm ITW General Membership Meeting (BALLROOM I)

1:45 pm - 3:15 pm AFTERNOON SOFT DRINKS Hosted By HARPERCOLLINS (BALLROOM I FOYER)

2:00 pm - 2:50 pm HOW CAN WE INNOVATE MORE?: An Industry Panel - M.J. Rose, Panel Master, Rom Doherty, Joseph Finder, Libby McGuire, Mark Nichols, Barbara Peters, Daniel Slater

3:00 pm - 3:50 pm Spotlight Guest Harlan Coben interviewed by Kathleen Antrim (BALLROOM I)

4:00 pm - 4:50 pm WHY DO THRILLERS KICK ASS? Wendy Corsi Staub, Panel Master, Steve Berry, Grant Blackwood, Eric Van Lustbader, John Lutz, Carla Neggers, Ridley Pearson

5:00 pm - 5:30 pm All authors from afternoon sessions will sign inside the bookstore

6:00 pm - 7:30 pm ITW PUBLICATIONS COCKTAIL PARTY - Featuring the authors of: Thrillers: 100 Must-Reads, Watchlist: The Chopin Manuscript & The Copper Bracelet, First Thrills, and Fear: 13 Stories of Suspense and Horror (BALLROOM I)