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Stoney Calhoun's 3rd Novel Dark Tiger			Upland Autumn Birds, Dogs, and Shtogun Shells
Coming September 2009!			Coming Fall 2009!

12 June 09: We've posted a writing piece about fly-tying and father/daughter relationships called "The Pink Sarah" to the Featured Article section of the website. Check it out, or peruse the article archive.

23 Mar 09: We are looking forward to the release of two new books this fall: Dark Tiger, Stoney Calhoun's third novel, and a collection of stories and essays called Upland Autumn: Birds, Dogs, and Shotgun Shells. Worthy of note: The Upland Autumn cover depicts a watercolor painting by one of our best contemporary outdoor and wildlife artists, Bob White. More of his work can be found at whitefishstudio.com.

21 Mar 09: Spring is upon us, and with it, an update from Chickadee Farm.

28 Dec 08: A new featured article has been posted. This one is called "Write Tight." Check out the featured article section of the site for this and previously posted articles. Have a great new year.

20 Oct 08: Bill was the guest blogger on Saint Martin Minataur's Moments in Crime blog for the week October 13 - October 19. If you missed it, you can still see his posts at www.momentsincrime.com/willam_g_tapply/.

08 May 07: We are greatly saddened by news of Philip R. Craig's passing. Bill offers a remembrance.

Event	Date	Location	Details
A panel discussion with Kate Mattes and Linda Barnes on the relationship between location and character in mystery novels.	Sunday March 22, 2009 7:00 - 9:00 pm	Hunneman Hall of the Public Library of Brookline 361 Washington Street Brookline, MA	Book sales and signing following the discussion. Contact: Cynthia Battis 617-730-2344, or visit www.brooklinelibrary.com
Bill and Vicki will be giving a workshop on mystery writing at the 2009 Seacoast Writers Association Conference.	Saturday 16 May 2009 1:00 PM	Chester College Chester, NH	Contact Pat Parnell for more information.
Bill will be a panelist on the "T is for Traditional" panel at the Eighth Annual New England Crime Bake, which will feature guest of honor Sue Grafton..	November 13-5, 2009	Hilton Boston/Dedham Dedham, MA	Contact Jan Brogan for additional information.


THE ELEMENTS OF MYSTERY FICTION New, expanded edition.	GRAY GHOST Stoney Calhoun's 2nd novel, available now . Read an excerpt!	TROUT EYES A collection of reflections and essays on fly fishing.	Hell Bent Brady's 24th case.

New from Vicki Stiefel:

The Dead Stone was published as a paperback original by Leisure in March 2005. Vicki, its author and Bill's wife, has received critical acclaim for her first book, Body Parts, published the spring of 2004. The Grief Shop, the third in the series, came out in August 2006. The Bone Man became available in September 2007.

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