NOIR AT A BAR
Crime, suspense and a touch of murder.
A perfect evening. If YOU aren't the one being murdered.
OUR NEXT EVENTS
Noir at a Bar - Live in Person
A benefit for the Oxford Public Library
Thursday, November 7, 2024
6:30 pm until the last body drops
Octoraro Hotel (OTE)
2 South Third Street, Oxford PA
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Local authors present their short fiction
designed to scare, shock, and delight you.
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Tickets $25 include meal and entertainment​
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Presented in conjunction with
The Main Line Writers Group
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MEET THE AUTHOR/READERS WHO WILL READ AT NOIR AT A BAR OXFORD NOVEMBER 7, 2024
Our authors are all local. Some are established writers having published multiple books. Others are presenting their first public work. Some work at it full time and for others, it's their passionate hobby.
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Chris Bauer
Chris Bauer writes thrillers, in series and as standalones. He’s a subject matter expert in none of the following, although his fictional characters are: firearms, crime scene cleaning, Hawaiian mobsters, law enforcement, fugitive recovery, NASA, or the Supreme Court, nor does he have six fingers on either hand.
Greg Cox
GREG COX is the New York Times bestselling author of numerous books and short stories, including the official movie novelizations of such films as War for the Planet of the Apes, Godzilla, Man of Steel, The Dark Knight Rises, Daredevil, Ghost Rider, and the first three Underworld movies. He also written books based on such popular series as Alias, CSI, Farscape, The 4400, Leverage, The Librarians, Roswell, Star Trek, Terminator, Warehouse 13, and Xena: Warrior Princess.
Greg has received six Scribe Awards, including one for Life Achievement, from the International Association of Media Tie-In Writers. He now lives in Lancaster, PA.
Vince Dowdle
​Vince is the author of two books at opposite ends of the literary spectrum. The Philadelphia Sampler of Photographs Past and Present shows what the titles states while Big Change Gonna Come is a comic fantasy.
Todd Harra
Todd is a part-time storyteller and full-time undertaker. He is a frequent presenter on funeral history at funeral conventions, museums, libraries, and historical societies. www.toddharra.com
Jay "Knuckles" Kennedy
Jay is a reader, not a writer, but Gary has naked pictures of his cats so occasionally he can be coerced into embarrassing himself at Noir events. Like this one.
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Jay serves on the board of the Library.
Gary Zenker
By day, Gary uncovers the mysteries of marketing for his clients and, according to one client, "kicks ass."
By night, he writes flash fiction and publishes books on a variety of topics, including two co-written with his then pre-teen son Seth and a volume on using leadership skills to create successful Meetup groups.
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Gary is the founder/facilitator of the Main Line Writers Group and also founded and ran the Wilmington/Chadds Ford Writers Group for thirteen years. His flash fiction stories appear in a variety of print and online anthologies.
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Tony Knighton
Tony Knighton is an American crime fiction author known for his lean, suspenseful writing style. He is a career firefighter in Philadelphia, which has influenced his writing and given him a unique perspective on the darker aspects of urban life.
Some of his notable works, published by Brash Books, include: A Few Days Away (2021), Three Hours Past Midnight (2017), and Happy Hour and Other Philadelphia Cruelties (2015). Tony has had short stories published in various crime fiction anthologies
and magazines, as well.
Lanny Larcenese
Lanny Larcinese, a self-described urban guy, has been writing crime fiction for ten years. His early short work captured first-prizes at multiple writing conferences and has been published in both hard copy and digital formats.
In addition to his memoir, “Women: One Man’s Journey,” he has published four crime novels, each taking place in the streets of Philadelphia and environs. They are: “I Detest All My Sins,” “Death in the Family,” “Fire in the Belly,” and “Get Bek.” (Anyone familiar with MOVE and Ira Einhorn will especially enjoy the last two.) Lanny is a Philadelphian.
Mike Clarke
Mike has lived in Oxford, PA since 2000. After 40 years in the paint business, he retired and now occupies his time with writing pursuits and other activities. He blogs on pop culture.
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Kimberly Leahy
Kimberley is a former professor of Communication and is represented by Cindy Bullard of the Birch Literary Agency. Cindy is shopping Kimberley’s debut novel, Human Ballast, which has garnered interest from the Amazon book club imprint, Lake Union Publishing.
Kimberley currently works for the Federal Reserve Bank of New York as their Lead Instructional Designer where she writes and delivers compliance training. She has been an active part of the Philadelphia writing community for 10 years
James McCrone
James is the current president of the Delaware Valley Sisters in Crime chapter. He lives in Philadelphia. He is also a member of Mystery Writers of America, Int’l Assoc. of Crime Writers, and he’s the author of the Faithless Elector series—Faithless Elector, Dark Network, and Emergency Powers—“taut” and “gripping” political thrillers about a stolen presidency. His fourth novel, Bastard Verdict, is about a conspiracy surrounding a second Scottish Independence referendum. Witness Tree is his fifth novel.
His most recent short stories have appeared in Rock and a Hard Place; Retreats from Oblivion, and in the short-story anthology Low Down Dirty Vote (Vols 2 & 3).
Tom Joyce
Tom Joyce writes a monthly feature called Nuts & Bolts for the Horror Writers Association’s blog, featuring interviews about the craft and business of writing with some of the most knowledgeable people in the business.
Jim Sassaman
Jim was born in Coaldale, PA. During the Watergate era, he immersed himself in a small town underground world in Southeast PA. The result is the novel he's pitching to literary agents: Dempsey's Diner.
TELL YOUR FRIENDS
All the readers have great stories. Plan to show up and bring some friends.
That wouldn't kill you, would it?
