The seminar, "Uncovering the
Inspiration for Suspense and Thriller Novels," is organized and hosted by
the Consulate General of Sweden in Los Angeles and Pen U.S.
The most recent issue features an exclusive serialization of acclaimed
author Rick Bass's new novel, "The Diezmo.C. Boyle, "expanding the range of the best
of contemporary literature to the very boundaries of the cyberspace universe
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15). Her most recent novel, "Asylum Granted," is a sequel to "On the
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The panelists will discuss their inspiration and experiences in writing
suspense, crime and science fiction, how Scandinavian thrillers differ and
compare to those written in California.
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PRESS RELEASE Swedish Novelist Liza Marklund Featured at Pen USA 'Beyond Blond' Event With Local Authors

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Marklund, who writes mostly crime thriller novels, will be joined on
the panel by distinguished local authors writing in similar genre,
including Kate Gale, Stephen Cooper, Scott Timberg and Marcos Villatoro, as
well as David Kipen, book reviewer for the San Francisco Chronicle and
biographer/author Eric Lax, who will moderate.

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Swedish fiction writer Liza
tall and blond with a commanding presence that makes one stop for a second
look --- will be a featured speaker at a literature seminar on Monday,
April 11 from 4-5:30 PM in Santa Monica."
"It's exciting to see my work appear in such a quality online
publication," said Joyce Carol Oates. A literary archive of all work published in
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A. Marklund's books, mostly based on
contemporary social issues, crimes against women and feminist themes, have
been translated into 25 languages and more than 5 million copies have been
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"We set out to create something that print literary periodicals can't
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In a recent note to the magazine editors, acclaimed Irish writer William
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"We are especially proud to bring Liza Marklund to this event as she is one
of Sweden's most popular authors and is among the world's best-selling
novelists," said Tomas Rosander, Consul General of Sweden.'s New Book on New Orleans Excerpted

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co-hosted similar events with the Swedish Consulate over the past 5 years. "We offer worldwide,
twenty-four hour a day access to first rank writing by established and new
writers , presented in an elegant design that can be easily read online,
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