Friday, November 1 at 1:00pm in Reunion G-H: “Mother, May I Sleep with Danger?”

With Lou Berney, Steph Cha, Alison Gaylin, and Wendy Corsi Staub. Moderated by Greg Herren.

Suspense novels centering the lives of women (both reliable and unreliable) have always been a mainstay of the crime genre--yet still occasionally get airily dismissed as "the Lifetime movies of the genre." Join us as we discuss the importance of women-centered fiction in our genre, and why it sometimes isn't taken as seriously as novels that center men.

Sunday, November 3 at 10:00am in Pegasus: “Designing Women”

With Samantha Bailey, Marion Moore Hill, Linda Hughes, and Cathy Wiley. Moderated by Terri Bischoff.

For many years, female leads in mystery novels weren’t taken as seriously as the men; mysteries by women seemed to always wind up with the brooding covers with a woman with long hair running away from a creepy house with a light on in one window. But books by women and featuring women are still as popular as ever. Join some top women writers as they discuss writing about women, what is possible and what still isn’t, and what makes a good strong female lead.

Find the full panel schedule here.