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THURSDAY, JULY 11, 2019 Registration for ThrillerFest 12:00 pm - 2:15 pm and 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm The Mysterious Bookshop, open 9:00 am - 6:30 pm, Booth-Plymouth Room THRILLERFEST OPENING RECEPTION 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Co-Hosted by ST. MARTIN’S PRESS/MINOTAUR BOOKS and WRITERS HOUSE Featuring St. Martin’s Press/Minotaur Books and Writers House Authors, Manhattan Ballroom THRILLERFEST FRIDAY, JULY 12, 2019 Registration 7:30 am - 6:30pm The Mysterious Bookshop, open 9:00 am - 6:30 pm, Booth-Plymouth Room ROOM BALLROOM I BROADWAY CARNEGIE/ALVIN BALLROOM V MORNING COFFEE - 8:00 am - 10:30 am Hosted by HarperCollins Ballroom I Foyer TV, TWITTER OR ROAD TRIP? DRONES, TANKS OR SPECIAL OPS? BAIL, JUROR OR AFFIDAVIT? ANTICIPATION, TWISTS OR Promoting Thrillers Today’s Military Thriller Getting The Legal Facts Correct CLIFFHANGERS? Panel Master: Jon Land Panel Master: Chris Grall Panel Master: Lori Andrews Creating Suspense Danielle Bartlett Brian Andrews Ronald Barak Panel Master: Brad Parks 8:00 am - Jenny Milchman John Gilstrap John Dobbyn Austin Camacho 8:50 am Doug Grad Ward Larsen Robert Dugoni Carol Goodman Gabriela Pereira Tony Park Anthony Franze Chris Knopf Jillian Stein Al Pessin Al Giannini Deborah Levison A.J. Tata Rip Rawlings Larry Thompson William Nikkel Rick Pullen HOW TO PROMOTE A BOOK LAUNCH POPCORN, TICKETS OR TRAILERS? ONE STAR, FIVE STAR OR ALL STAR? FAULKNER, HEMINGWAY OR LUDLUM? And How BookBub Can Help Books And Films, Films And Books Reviews In A Changing Marketplace Greatest Writing Influences Hosted by Diana Urban Panel Master: Adam Hamdy Panel Master: John Raab Panel Master: Jaime Levine Emily Carpenter Jeff Ayers “Mystery Mike” Bursaw 9:00 am - Parnell Hall Peter Cannon Meg Gardiner 9:50 am Patrick Lee Jon Land John Lescroart Adam Meyer Joe Meyers Kelley Ragland Dennis Palumbo Meryl Moss Mark Sullivan Martin Jay Weiss Kirsche Romo Al Zuckerman Ted Sturtz 9:50 am - 10:20 am Authors from morning sessions will be signing in Uris/Juilliard. HARRY POTTER, STAR WARS HIGHSMITH, HAMMETT OR PAPERBACK, SHORT STORY MEDIEVAL, VICTORIAN OR ICE AGE? OR XMEN? AGATHA CHRISTIE? OR E-BOOK? Bringing History Alive Building A Franchise The Thrills Of Mystery Thriller Award Nominees Panel Master: Paddy Hirsch Panel Master: Jeff Ayers Panel Master: Kathleen Antrim Panel Master: Tom Colgan Steve Berry 10:20 am - Harlan Coben Lisa de Nikolits Ellison Cooper W. Michael Gear 11:10 am Dan Conaway D.P. Lyle, M.D. T.S. Nichols Tosca Lee Neil Nyren Helaine Mario Alan Orloff Katherine Neville Lindsey Rose Nadine Nettmann Kirk Russell James Rollins John Sandford Joseph Reid Helen Smith M.J. Rose Mark Tavani J. Todd Scott Carter Wilson COLT, BERETTA OR SIG? WEREWOLVES, VAMPIRES SQUEAL, PANIC OR CHILL? ONE, THREE OR MANY? Writing Unforgettable Gun Fights OR WITCHES? Turn Off Your Job And Standalone, Trilogy And Series Thrillers Panel Master: K.J. Howe Thrillers On The Wild Side Turn On Your Life Panel Master: Gracie Doyle Simon Gervais Panel Master: Heather Graham Panel Master: Bryan Robinson Steve Berry 11:20 am - Mark Greaney Michael Bradley Shaun Harris Anne Cleeland 12:10 pm James Grady Michael Cooper Elena Hartwell Robert Dugoni Stephen Hunter Jeff Gunhus Roger Johns Dale Dye Gayle Lynds Alexandra Ivy Lynn McPherson Barry Lancet Brad Taylor Tosca Lee Nina Sadowsky Margaret Marbury Rebecca York Sheila Sobel Nick Petrie 12:20 pm - 1:10 pm ThrillerMaster JOHN SANDFORD Interviewed by NEIL NYREN, Ballroom I 1:10 pm - 1:40 pm Authors from early afternoon sessions will be signing in Uris/Juilliard including ThrillerMaster JOHN SANDFORD. 1:40 pm - 2:30 pm Peter Hildick-Smith Presents Turning Discovery to Conversion, ITW Board and Membership ONLY, Ballroom I AFTERNOON BEVERAGE SERVICE - 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Hosted by HarperCollins Ballroom I Foyer MANY VOICES, DIVERSE CULTURES SECRETS, PRIVACY OR LET IT ALL FIRST SENTENCE, FIRST PAGE OR VOICE, ACCENTS OR CUES? OR STATUS QUO? HANG OUT? FIRST CHAPTER? The World Of Audiobooks Writing Underrepresented Protagonists Making Rogue Thrillers Believable Hooking The Reader Panel Master: Jon Land Panel Master: Robert Gussin Panel Master: James Rollins Panel Master: Mark Rubinstein Michele Cobb 2:40 pm - E.A. Aymar Karna Small Bodman Meredith Anthony Stacy Creamer 3:30 pm Austin Camacho Jamie Freveletti J. Luke Bennecke Richard Ferrone John Copenhaver Chris Goff Ray Daniel David Hewson Tori Eldridge K.J. Howe Matt Fitzpatrick Therese Plummer Jennifer Hillier Gayle Lynds Lawrence Light Robin Whitten Isabella Maldonado Dani Pettrey 3:40 pm - 4:30 pm Silver Bullet Award Recipient HARLAN COBEN Interviewed by HEATHER GRAHAM, Ballroom I HOLA, HALLO OR CIAO? INNER STRENGTH, SPIRITUALISM SLANG, CONCISE OR VERBOSE? TONE, DEMEANOR OR SOUNDBITES? International Thrillers OR PRAYER? Dialogue Matters How To Give A Killer Interview Panel Master: Jaime Levine Faith In Thriller Fiction Panel Master: A.F. Brady Panel Master: Meryl Moss Ted Bell Panel Master: Gary Grossman David Bell Peter Blauner 4:40 pm - Peter James Annie Alexander Susan Alice Bickford Reed Bunzel 5:30 pm Sarah Meuleman Don Bentley Patricia Gussin Jane McGarry Katherine Neville Joshua Hood Dana Haynes Barbara Peters Chris Pavone William Miller Dennis Hetzel A.J. Tata James Swallow Lisa Phillips Francine Ward Kate White Jeff Wilson 5:30 pm - 6:00 pm All authors from afternoon sessions will sign in Uris/Juilliard including Silver Bullet Award Recipient HARLAN COBEN. 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Friday Night Cocktail Party Hosted by Grand Central Publishing, Manhattan Ballroom Subject to Change THRILLERFEST SATURDAY, JULY 13, 2019 Registration 7:30 am - 2:15 pm, Awards Banquet Ticket Sales 5:30 pm - 7:15 pm, Ballroom II-III Lobby The Mysterious Bookshop, open 9:00 am – 6:00 pm, Booth-Plymouth Room ROOM BALLROOM I BROADWAY CARNEGIE/ALVIN BALLROOM V SLOW, MEDIUM OR FULL-TILT? HAWAII 5-0, THE SHIELD PAST, PRESENT OR FUTURE? HOORAH, HOOAH OR OORAH? Pacing In Thrillers OR BLUE BLOODS? Designing Your 5-year Plan Coping On The Front Lines Panel Master: E.A. Aymar Cops On The Beat Panel Master: Dawn Ius Panel Masters: Brian Andrews and Jeff Lou Berney Panel Master: Colby Marshall R.G. Belsky Wilson Walt Gragg Bruce Robert Coffin Reagan Keeter John Conza – Navy SEAL 8:00 am - Arlene Kay Shane Gericke Thomas Kies Shane Kronestadt – Navy SEAL 8:50 am Barry Lancet James L’Etoile Joanna Schaffhausen Kevin Lacz – Navy SEAL Sniper Michael Laurence Lisa Preston Marta Sprout Mario Martin – Naval Special Warfare Ann Parker Carrie Smith Heather Young Combat Medic Keith Raffel Bernard Schaffer Jason Reman – Navy SEAL John Waggoner – Navy SEAL ITW Presents BREAKFAST WITH THE DEBUT AUTHOR CLASS OF 2019: Introductions by Steve Berry, Ballroom II-III 9:00 am - David Albertyn, D.A. Bartley, Lauri Broadbent, Joel Burcat, Maureen Joyce Connolly, Kelsey Rae Dimberg, Samantha Downing, Layne Fargo, 10:00 am Deidre Feehan, Rea Frey, Kris Frieswick, Deborah Goodrich Royce, Anita Halvorssen, Wendy Heard, Mike Houtz, Kathleen Kyle, Ellen LaCorte, Saul Lelchuck, John McMahon, Jode Millman, Paula Munier, Brian Nelson, August Norman, Daniela Petrova, Dea Poirier, Carol Potenza, Catharine Riggs, James D. Robertson, J.J. Shelley, Caitlin Starling, Rick Treon, Stuart Turton, Natasha Tynes, and Carl Vonderau 10:00 am - 10:30 am Authors from early morning sessions will be signing in Uris/Juilliard including DEBUT AUTHORS, CLASS OF 2019. SECRETS, SHADOWS OR THE SUSPENSE, ACTION OR CONFLICT? HARDCOVER, PAPERBACK OR UNRELIABLE, UNLIKEABLE, OR UNDEAD? The Prime Elements Of Thrillers FIRST NOVEL? UNREALISTIC? Writing The Young Adult Thriller Panel Master: Rick Mofina Thriller Award Nominees Creating Powerful Domestic Thrillers Panel Master: Lissa Price Mysti Berry Panel Master: Anthony Franze Panel Master: Lynne Constantine Ann Aguirre Dave Edlund Lou Berney Linwood Barclay 10:30 am - Rachel Caine Reece Hirsch Jack Carr Valerie Constantine 11:20 am Christi Daugherty Robert McCaw Gary Grossman Liz Fenton Tom Ryan Rick Ollerman Jennifer Hillier Shari Lapena R.L. Stine Amy Stuart Karin Slaughter Daniel Palmer F. Paul Wilson Lisa Steinke 11:30 am - 12:20 pm Spotlight Guest LISA UNGER Interviewed by KARIN SLAUGHTER, Ballroom I 12:20 pm - 12:50 pm Authors from morning sessions will be signing in Uris/Juilliard including Spotlight Guest LISA UNGER. TRADITIONAL, INDIE OR HYBRID? TRAVEL, INTERVIEW OR GOOGLE? DECEIVED, TRICKED OR SURPRISED? DARK, UPBEAT OR UNHINGED? Alternative Publishing Routes Researching Your Novel Writing A Killer Plot Twist Voice In Thrillers Panel Master: Jeff Ayers Panel Master: Boyd Morrison Panel Master: Frederic Colier Panel Master: Tom Wickersham J.D. Barker Barbara Bourland Tom Avitabile Peter Blauner 1:00 pm - Margot Hunt Jeremy Burns Susan Furlong Meg Gardiner 1:50 pm Otto Penzler J.L. Hughes Danielle Girard Adam Hamdy Carl Pritzkat Mark Greaney Tom Grace Peter James L.C. Shaw Matt Quirk J.R. Ripley D.P. Lyle, M.D. Dan Slater Linda Sands Reavis Wortham R.L. Stine 2:00 pm - Spotlight Guest STEPHEN HUNTER Interviewed by JAMES GRADY, Ballroom I 2:50 pm 2:50 pm - 3:20 pm All authors from early afternoon sessions will sign in Uris/Juilliard including Spotlight Guest STEPHEN HUNTER. PLANES, TRAINS OR SURFBOARDS? TINGLES, TERRORS OR TITILLATION? MURDERERS, KIDNAPPERS OR ID, EGO OR SUPER EGO? Keeping The Pace Moving Tension In Thrillers GREMLINS? Getting Inside Your Character’s Head Panel Master: Tony Mulliken Panel Master: Jason Backlund Finding Your Villain Panel Master: Sandra Brannan Joseph Finder Taylor Adams Panel Master: L.A. Chandlar Linwood Barclay 3:20 pm - Lee Goldberg Mark Alpert Raymond Benson Karen Dionne 4:10 pm Heather Graham Kimberly Belle C.J. Carver Shari Lapena Glen Erik Hamilton Matthew Farrell Bill Prentice Sarah Meuleman Gilly Macmillan L.S. Hawker Kaira Rouda Riley Sager Jerome Preisler Diana Muñoz Stewart David Simms Lisa Unger David Swinson SUPERMAN, WONDERWOMAN SCANDALS, TRAUMA OR DIVORCE? PLOTTER, PANTSER OR HYBRID? BROKEN HEART, BETRAYAL OR DEXTER? Developing Your Character’s Backstory Building Your Story OR REVENGE? Protagonists That Rock Panel Master: Patricia Gussin Panel Master: Jenny Milchman Crushing Your Character’s Emotions Panel Master: Rob Taub Belle Ami J.H.