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In curmudgeonly Mas Arai's 6th mystery, he gets entangled in a baseball-related murder-with international implications-at Dodger Stadium.
About the author
Naomi Hirahara is the Edgar Award-winning and Anthony and Macavity Award-nominated author of the Mas Arai mystery series, including Strawberry Yellow, Blood Hina, and Snakeskin Shamisen. She is also the author of the new series of L.A.-based Ellie Rush mysteries, published by Penguin. Her Mas Arai books have earned such honors as the Chicago Tribune’s Ten Best Mysteries and Thrillers and Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year. The Stanford University alumna was born and raised in Altadena, CA, where her protagonist lives; she now resides in the adjacent town of Pasadena, CA.
Summary
In curmudgeonly Mas Arai's 6th mystery, he gets entangled in a baseball-related murder?with international implications?at Dodger Stadium.
Foreword
Author speaking and signing engagements at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, SCIBA, LitFest Pasadena, and key mystery-writer conferences.
Author is a frequently requested speaker at libraries, conferences, panels, and Japanese-American organizations.
Author promotion via the various mystery and crime organizations she is part of (i.e., Sisters in Crime).
Cross-promotion tied to author's other LA-based mystery series published by Penguin.
Published to coincide with baseball season; promotional opportunities involving Dodger Stadium
Outreach for interviews/features in large regional publications, especially Los Angeles Magazine, the Los Angeles Times, Arroyo Monthly, and more, as well as in the mystery-review world. Further outreach to publications in other towns where she will be visiting and/or has a following, including Phoenix, Hawaii, and the Bay Area.
Targeted advertising with SCIBA, the mystery press, and Facebook.
Author has extensive social-media outreach, as well as the site www.naomihirahara.com.
