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  1. PD James talks about her book on detective fiction with NPR's "Fresh Air." http://is.gd/5ySL4
  2. More discussion about the new Sherlock Holmes movie and how faithful (or not) it is to Arthur Conan Doyle's creation. http://is.gd/5ySEI
  3. Swedish crime author Henning Mankell is going to develop a drama series on the life of director Ingmar Bergman. http://is.gd/5ySxr
  4. Robert Randisi has a new short story up on "Beat to a Pulp": http://www.beattoapulp.com/pulp.htm
  5. Sherlock Holmes tie-ins: review of a new handbook by Ransom Riggs and a downloadable audio tour. http://is.gd/5xqxu, http://is.gd/5xqy7
  6. Random House launched an iPhone app to connect its bestselling authors to fans using mobile technology. http://is.gd/5xpuT
  7. "The Bannen Way," a flashy crime thriller debuting online, is part of a new wave of higher-budget made-for-Web shows. http://is.gd/5xppG
  8. UCLan Publishing has launched a "new talent" crime and mystery writing competition. http://is.gd/5wt5y, http://is.gd/5wt6a
  9. Unemployment: high; economy: down; crime rates? FBI says they haven't been this low since the 1960’s... http://is.gd/5wsVO
  10. Houston's Murder by the Book store has launched a blog in association with the Houston Chronicle. http://blogs.chron.com/murderblog/
  11. RT @randysusanmeyer agent gets 38,000 queries, requests 55 full manuscripts. http://bit.ly/5EyHf4 (wonder why you can't get pubbed?)
  12. New 'zine The Feral Pages has its 2nd issue up, with a Poe tribute, a great story by @hilarydavidson & more http://theferalpages.com/issue2/
  13. The Guardian's latest crime reviews include CJ Box, Stephen M Irwin, Catriona McPherson, Tonino Benacquista. http://is.gd/5uUrl
  14. Though adult hardcover rose 6.3% in the U.S., some big-name authors had sales hits (Cornwell, Francis, even Patterson). http://is.gd/5uUcl
  15. The deadline of 12/31 is approaching for Malice Domestic registrations to be able to nominate titles for the Agathas. http://is.gd/5ucGW
  16. Mysterious Matters has a listing of "required reading for crime writers." http://is.gd/5ucE4
  17. Joe McKinney via "In Cold Blog" has his Ten Rules for Writing About Cops. http://is.gd/5ucBV
  18. Steven King's Best 2009 Books include Wambaugh, Robotham, Dan Simmons, Lee Child, George Dawes Green, John Sandford http://is.gd/5sIOH
  19. According to the to the Association of American Publishers, YTD net book sales are up 4.1%, with adult hardcover rising 6.3%.
  20. Other LJ Best Audiobooks: Jedediah Berry, Harry Dolan, Steig Larsson, Walter Mosley, Louise Penny, Daniel Silva. http://is.gd/5sF6U