The LOC.GOV Wise Guide : A Riddle Wrapped in a Mystery

Writers of mystery novels often have enthusiastic fans of this special genre of writing. Such was the case of Judith Austin, who was head of the Library's Local History and Genealogy Reading Room. The eighth annual Judith Austin Memorial Lecture, sponsored by the Library's Humanities and Social Sciences Division, recently brought five popular mystery writers, Jo Dereske, Carolyn G. Hart, Katherine Hall Page, Patricia Sprinkle and Jacqueline Winspear, to the Library.

"Forrest & Company Man of Many Mysteries," [19--??]

Jo Dereske, Carolyn Hart, Katherine Hall Page, Patricia Sprinkle and Jacqueline Winspear spoke about the "mystery of their work" at the Library on April 24, 2006

On April 24, "Deft, Daring and Delightful: Mystery Writers Discuss Their Craft" resulted in a program that provided an inside look into the successful spinning of a mystery yarn. Thanks to the wonders of technology, you can see and hear their discussion as a Webcast.

Dereske is the author of the "Miss Zukas" mystery series, the "Ruby Crane" mysteries series and books for young people; Hart is the creator of the popular "Death on Demand" mystery series and author of the 2003 Pulitzer Prize-nominated novel "Letter from Home"; Page is the author of the continuing mystery series about Faith Fairchild, a Massachusetts caterer and minister's wife whose amateur crime investigations are laced with some of the recipes she puts to use in her catering business; Sprinkle's "Thoroughly Southern" mystery series features MacLaren Yarbrough, a spunky, 60-something amateur sleuth and town magistrate living in the fictional town of Hopemore, Ga.; and Winspear writes the historical "Maisie Dobbs" mystery series, which explores the lingering and grave impact on the survivors of World War I in Great Britain.

Hundreds of Library programs can be viewed from the Webcasts home page anytime, day or night, from the convenience of your computer. There are programs to suit every taste and age. If you can't decide, you may want to take a look at what others are viewing. On this page is a list of what are currently the most popular Webcasts. At the time of this writing, a program with legendary folk singer John Prine and former Poet Laureate Ted Kooser was in the top 10, as were programs on Walt Whitman's Elegy for Abraham Lincoln, and American Heroines: The Spirited Women Who Shaped Our Country.

A. "Forrest & Company Man of Many Mysteries," [19--??]. Prints and Photographs Division. Reproduction information: Call No.: POS - MAG - .F67, no. 1 (C size) <P&P>[P&P]

B. Hal Norman, photographer. Jo Dereske, Carolyn Hart, Katherine Hall Page, Patricia Sprinkle and Jacqueline Winspear spoke about the "mystery of their work" at the Library on April 24, 2006. Reproduction information: Not available for reproduction.