Midnight Ink - Publisher

Midnight Ink

Mystery’s Finest Hour

Midnight Ink publishes the very best in popular mystery paperbacks, from English countryside cozies to big city thrillers, and is dedicated to sleuthing out criminally-talented new authors. Our diverse line-up includes award-winning cozies, amateur sleuth novels, soft and medium-boiled suspense novels, and more.

Founded in 2005, the Twin Cities-based Midnight Ink has since published over 100 mysteries, including the 2009 Agatha Award-winning novel by G. M. Malliet, Death of a Cozy Writer.

MINNESOTA AUTHORS
The Murder-by-Month Mystery series by Jess Lourey
(St. Cloud, MN)
September Fair (September 2009)
August Moon (June 2008)
Knee High by the 4th of July (September 2007)
June Bug (March 2007)
May Day (March 2006)

The Otter Tail County Mystery series by Gerald Anderson (Moorhead , MN)
Murder Under the Loon (March 2008)
Death Before Dinner (April 2007)

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Midnight Ink prefers agented submissions. While we also accept unsolicited submissions, our response time will increase significantly in such cases. Only those submissions sent as MS Word or PDF documents in an emailed attachment to submissions@midnightinkbooks.com will be accepted. Do not send by mail or fax.

Your submission must include the following:

* Cover letter containing a brief description of the project and the contents of the package.
* An outline and synopsis of the book.
* Brief summary of the author's background and credentials.
* Complete manuscript in the form of a Microsoft Word or PDF file.
* Your complete daytime contact information including telephone and email.
* Name, address, and phone number of agent (if applicable).
Please inform us if this is a multiple submission and include the number of current submissions.

The volume of submissions does not allow us to accept phone calls, e-mail, or other inquiries, or to provide comments or feedback on manuscripts. We will contact you only if we are interested in your proposal. Patience is a virtue—given the volume of submissions Midnight Ink receives, it can take up to six months for us to respond. If a manuscript requires a second read, it may take longer.

Bookin' It Bookstore - Little Falls

Bookin' It Bookstore

104B Second Street SE
Little Falls, MN 56345



Laura Hansen, along with Jackson, her Schipperke Schnauzer-mix dog, welcome you to Bookin’ It, her bookstore in downtown Little Falls, Minnesota.For relaxation, small town charm, historic details and great book recommendations, Bookin' It is the place.Our store, located on Second Street SE, faces the Historic Morrison County Courthouse and has all the charm and character of a country cottage. Washed in pale greens and yellows with bold berry red accents, visitors rave about the cozy rooms. A favorite is the kid's room with its original tin ceiling and barn wood walls.

Bookin' It - we call ourselves the small town bookstore with big ideas. Some call us a haven or retreat. Our regulars just call us friends. How about stopping in on your next day off or trip north? We are conveniently located on the way to just about anywhere.

We are currently featuring Minnesota authors Matt Goldman, Brian Duren, Brian Freeman, and Jess Lourey.

Did you know?

**Nationally recognized author, Louise Erdrich, was born in Little Falls?

**Did you know that mystery writer Joanne Fluke was originally from Swanville?

**How about this? Romance writer Maureen McKade is a native of Royalton!

**And Harlequin author Helen Brenna (Twomey) is a graduate of Little Falls High School.


UPCOMING AUTHOR SIGNINGS

Saturday, September 12 from Noon - 4:00 PM
Matt Goldman
Dingeltrot and the People of the Mill Juvenile Fiction
Alas, a last minute update, Matt Goldman will not be able to be with us this weekend because he has been nominated for an EMMY Award for co-direction of the Disney TV Series The Wizards of Waverly Place and he'll be in California instead for the Awards Ceremony. He did stop in this week to supply us with some signed books (first come first served!) and some of the biggest promotional bookmarks you've ever seen.


Saturday, September 12 from Noon - 4:00 PM
Brian Duren
Whiteout Debut Literary Thriller set in Northern MN


Sunday September 13 from 2:00 - 3:30 PM
Jess Lourey
September Fair Murder-By Month Mystery Series set in Battle Lake, MN
Winner of a Lefty Award


November 8th for our Holiday Open House
Nora Murphy
Knitting the Threads of Time - Casting Back to the Heart of Our Craft


Visit the Bookin’ It website at http://www.bookinitontheweb.com/

Jess Lourey - September Fair

September Fair

by Jess Lourey

Midnight Ink

ISBN: 0738718726
ISBN-13: 9780738718729



Lourey's lively fifth murder-by-month mystery (after 2008's August Moon) finds Mira James, assistant librarian and part-time reporter for the Battle Lake Recall, covering the beauty pageant to elect Milkfed Mary, Queen of the Dairy, at the Minnesota State Fair. Unfortunately, “drop dead gorgeous” Ashley Pederson, a native of Battle Lake, Minn., turns up poisoned to death in the refrigerated room where, as winner of the contest, she was having her head sculpted in butter. Mira, in her effort to solve Ashley's murder, uncovers small-town jealousies, secret love affairs, embezzlement and a big dairy concern engaged in dubious practices.

OTHER BOOKS IN THE MURDER-BY-MONTH SERIES
May Day
June Bug
Knee High by the Fourth of July
August Moon

BOOK LAUNCH PARTY
August 29, 2009
Once Upon a Crime Bookstore
12 Noon to 2:00 PM

BIOGRAPHY
Jess Lourey is the author of the Lefty-nominated Murder-by-Month mysteries set in Battle Lake, Minnesota. August Moon, the fourth book in the series, was released June 2008 and earned a starred review from Booklist, which called it "hilarious, fast-paced, and madcap!" September Fair hits bookshelves the last week of August 2009.

Jess has been teaching writing and sociology at the college level since 1998. When not raising her wonderful kids, teaching, or writing, you can find her gardening, traveling, and navigating the niceties and meanities of small-town life. She is a member of Sisters in Crime, The Loft, and Lake Superior Writers, and serves on the national board of the Mystery Writers of America.

WEBSITE AND BLOG
http://www.jesslourey.com/.
http://midnightwriters.blogspot.com/.

PURCHASE BOOKS
Amazon
Barnes and Noble
Midnight Ink


REVIEWS

"...hilarious, fast paced, and madcap!"
Booklist (starred review)

"Jess Lourey, the literary love child of Agatha Christie and Garrison Keillor, gives us September Fair, an entirely engaging novel with pathos, plot twists and quirky characters galore. Beautifully written and wickedly funny."
Harley Jane Kozak
Agatha, Anthony, and Macavity-award winning author of A Date You Can't Refuse

"An edge of your seat mystery that is fun, funny, and so cleverly written, you'll be guessing until the very end."
Gemma Halliday
best-selling author of the High Heels series