What Makes for Great Mysteries? with Otto Penzler

The Atlas Society Asks Otto Penzler on Wednesday, October 30 @ 2 PM PT / 5 PM ET. Calling all mystery aficionados! The Mysterious Bookshop in Tribeca is the oldest mystery specialist bookstore in America, and we’ll talk to the man who started it all 45 years ago: Otto Penzler.Regarded as one of the world’s foremost authorities on crime, mystery, and suspense fiction, Penzler has won two Edgar Awards for Encyclopedia of Mystery and Detection in 1977 and The Lineup in 2010. A prolific editor, his most recent anthologies include The Big Book of Espionage Stories, The Big Book of Reel Murders, The Big Book of Female Detectives, The Big Book of Sherlock Holmes Stories, and The Best American Noir of the Century with James Ellroy. The Mystery Writers of America has also awarded Penzler the prestigious Ellery Queen Award in 1994 and the Raven--the group's highest non-writing award--in 2003. Join the conversation and ask your questions LIVE on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter/X, YouTube, and LinkedIn.

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