VIRTUAL EVENT: J.A. Jance in Conversation with Isabella Maldonado
2020-08-05

Sisters in Crime Isabella Maldonado and Bruce Coffin in conversation
2020-08-11 20:00 - 21:30 UTC

Presentation for the Society of Southwestern Authors
2020-10-25
Please join me via Zoom for my favorite fixes when I fall into a plot hole!
link: http://www.ssa-vs.org/

Publication Day
2020-11-01
THE CIPHER will be released into the wild
link: https://www.amazon.com/Cipher-Nina-Guerrera-Isabella-Maldonado/dp/1542022479/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

First Chapter Fun
2020-11-05 12:30 - 13:30 (America/New_York)
Bestselling author and TV news reporter Hank Phillipi-Ryan will read the first chapter of THE CIPHER (streamed on FB live, Insta, and Twitter).
Facebook Link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/firstchapterfun
Instagram Link: https://www.instagram.com/firstchapterfun/?fbclid=IwAR0Hf8sswGiRELBzJ9Ef5hfAaNWSau5TfFilMqiMOVm7grmX3-Ve2JaGe84

Guest blog post on Dru’s Book Musings:
2020-11-06
“A Day in the Life of FBI Special Agent Nina Guerrera”
Link: https://drusbookmusing.com/

Crime Reads
2020-11-06
Crime Reads magazine will feature an excerpt from THE CIPHER
Link: https://crimereads.com/

The Big Thrill
2020-11-09 - 2020-11-13
International Thriller Writer’s magazine will feature a story on THE CIPHER
Link: https://www.thebigthrill.org/

Frolic media interview
2020-11-09 - 2020-11-15
Link: https://frolic.media/

Poisoned Pen Bookstore, Scottsdale, AZ Hybrid virtual AND in-person event
2020-11-09 17:30 - 18:00 (America/Denver)
Autographed copies of THE CIPHER will be available for purchase and can be shipped worldwide.
Link: https://www.poisonedpenevents.com/event/isabella-maldonado-discusses-the-cipher/?instance_id=4445

Guest post on Wicked Authors:
2020-11-10 07:00 - 12:00 (America/Denver)
“Creative Chaos”
Link: https://wickedauthors.com/

Tucson Festival of Books virtual event w/ Brad Thor
2020-11-11 15:00 - 17:00 UTC
Please join me for a lively interview with a #1 New York Times bestselling author!
Link: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/best-selling-thriller/register?utm_source=profile&utm_medium=profile_web&utm_campaign=profile

Round table of Latinx writers for Mystery Writers of America’s “Third Degree” column
2020-12-14 - 2020-12-18
Round table of Latinx writers for Mystery Writers of America’s “Third Degree” column

Isabella Maldonado
Alex Segura
Ed Aymar
Raquel Reyes

Link: https://mysterywriters.org/

THE CIPHER is published in German
2021-01-12
Wunderbar!
Link: https://www.amazon.com/Schreie-Dunkelheit-Guerrera-ermittelt-German/dp/2496705719

Podcast
2021-01-23 10:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Tune in to hear a fun conversation about THE CIPHER. Lots of behind-the-scenes stuff.
https://www.writertypespodcast.com/podcast

In Conversation with Gregg Hurwitz
2021-01-28 18:00 - 19:00 (Asia/Krasnoyarsk)
In this virtual event hosted by The Poisoned Pen Bookstore via Facebook Live, Isabella will be in conversation with NYT bestselling author Gregg Hurwitz to discuss his latest Orphan X thriller, PRODIGAL SON.
https://www.facebook.com/events/410694606820329

Sun City Oro Valley
2021-02-11
Webinar via Zoom
https://www.suncityorovalley.com/learn/events/

Anthology Book launch day
2021-02-22
Calling all parrot-heads! This anthology features 16 short crime stories from 16 different authors, each based on a song from a different Jimmy Buffett album.
Isabella’s contribution, “Smart Woman (in a Real Short Skirt),” is based on a song of that title from the 1988 album Hot Water from MCA Records.
https://downandoutbooks.com/bookstore/pachter-great-filling-station-holdup/

Noir at the Bar, Los Angeles
2021-02-26 18:00 UTC
Join me for a great FB live author event. BYOB and come to L.A. without having to book a flight!
https://www.facebook.com/NoirAtTheBarLa/

Amazon International Women's Day speaker
2021-03-10
Join me and three other authors as we discuss what it’s like to overcome adversity, imposter syndrome, and other obstacles in the workplace as we each charted our own course to success. Livestreamed on March 10, 2021. Available for viewing anytime (click on the link).

Virtual Jimmy Buffett Event
2021-03-11 19:30 (America/New_York)
Join all of the authors for a virtual event featuring songs and short stories based on Jimmy Buffett’s GREAT FILLING STATION HOLDUP.
Hosted by the Seahawk Writing Conference at Broward College in Florida

American Association of University Women (Scottsdale Branch)
2021-03-20
Featured speaker via Zoom
https://www.aauwarizona.org/

Las Comadres & Friends National Latino Book Club
2021-03-29
Please join Isabella for a national teleconference in which she answers questions from readers about THE CIPHER, law enforcement, and her journey from crime fighter to crime writer.
http://lascomadres.com/latinolit/march-isabella-maldonado/

Crime Writers of Color Symposium panel
2021-04-22
Isabella will be speaking on a panel of Crime Writers of Color regarding Police-Community Relations in Crime Fiction
Hosted by author Frankie Bailey at the University of Albany

Maine Crime Wave author panel
2021-06-05
Please join Isabella as she discusses “Building My Protagonist” with fellow panelists Tess Gerritsen, Lou Berney, Paul Doiron, and Carla Neggers at this wonderful virtual event. There will be a virtual book room and coffee klatch too!

California Crime Writers Conference panelist
2021-06-12
Police Procedurals 2021: Social Justice and the Pandemic
Moderated by Jessica Kaye, President of the Southern CA chapter of Mystery Writers of America
Isabella joins fellow panelists Rachel Howzell Hall, Faye Snowden, and Ausma Kahn to discuss how the Black Lives Matter movement and the Covid-19 pandemic has affected what they write and how they write it.

Belmont Books webinar
2021-06-17
Please join Isabella and fellow authors Hannah Mary McKinnon, Mary Kubica, Amina Akhtar, and Laura McHugh for “A Night of Mystery” Zoom webinar moderated by author Hank Phillipi Ryan and hosted by Belmont Books.

Cecil County Public Library author talk
2021-07-12 18:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York)
Join Isabella as she discusses her bestselling FBI Agent Guerrera series and how her career in law enforcement informs her crime fiction.

Podcast - Meet the Thriller Author
2021-07-20
Isabella will appear on the popular MEET THE THRILLER AUTHOR podcast hosted by Alan Petersen. Please join the fun!

Audiobook launch
2021-07-20
Launch day for the audiobook version of Isabella’s award-winning debut novel, BLOOD’S ECHO, featuring Detective Veranda Cruz. Read by Raquel Beattie and produced by Tantor Media.
