tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post1497236629452024864..comments2024-03-28T15:01:21.285-04:00Comments on SleuthSayers: Otto PenzlerLeigh Lundinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-33001404461622861282017-05-28T23:31:43.916-04:002017-05-28T23:31:43.916-04:00I enjoyed meeting Otto at the Mysterious Bookshop,...I enjoyed meeting Otto at the Mysterious Bookshop, and Ian is terrific too.Melissa Yihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01714047923814805076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-89169351985248463192017-05-24T12:45:39.828-04:002017-05-24T12:45:39.828-04:00I met him for about thirty seconds at the signing ...I met him for about thirty seconds at the signing for Vengeance, which included stories by both Janice and me. For that thirty seconds, he made me feel like the only other person in the room and that he was thrilled to be there with me. Considering some of the other people in the room--Lee Child, Michael Connelly, Alafair Burke, and Janice--that was no small feat. I can't think of many other champions of the mystery genre today who even approach his stature... or generosity.Steve Liskowhttp://www.steveliskow.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-18393403905583392522017-05-24T11:22:24.739-04:002017-05-24T11:22:24.739-04:00David, I agree with everything you said here.
I ...David, I agree with everything you said here. <br /><br />I first met Otto in his bookstore for the signing of the 2013 MWA anthology. Then in 2016, I saw him talking with Linda Landrigan at the DELL Publishers cocktail reception in NYC. Next thing I knew, I had a contract for one of my AHMM stories to appear in Otto's Fall of 2017 anthology, The Big Book of Rogues and Villains. Several personal e-mails subsequently passed back and forth.<br /><br />You gotta like the guy.R.T. Lawtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15523486296396710227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-48418128451253135982017-05-24T09:40:29.070-04:002017-05-24T09:40:29.070-04:00Thanks for this piece, David. Like Eve, I've n...Thanks for this piece, David. Like Eve, I've never met Otto Penzler, but I appreciate what he's done for mysteries.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17673578800047888317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-30093149304529760772017-05-24T09:01:17.447-04:002017-05-24T09:01:17.447-04:00I've never met him, but I'm in awe of what...I've never met him, but I'm in awe of what he does. Thanks for sharing the article with us.Eve Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015761600962360110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-76442084061869116852017-05-24T08:54:57.674-04:002017-05-24T08:54:57.674-04:00Otto has been kind to me as well, David. Like Pau...Otto has been kind to me as well, David. Like Paul, I met him in NYC, and he's always there at Bouchercons. A man of many talents and accomplishments.John Floydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04001712728130488485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-41025707144142547652017-05-24T07:55:41.000-04:002017-05-24T07:55:41.000-04:00I can add that he is a charming and supportive edi...I can add that he is a charming and supportive editor!janice lawnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-62173153824370093092017-05-24T03:31:46.474-04:002017-05-24T03:31:46.474-04:00As you say, David, one should at least know of if ...As you say, David, one should at least know of if not personally know Otto Penzler. I've been aware of him for ages, of course, but finally met him when Amy and I went to NYC in late April. He couldn't have been more gracious. And, as you also say, he does carry the water for the mystery/thriller community.Paul D. Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15466234708772287399noreply@blogger.com