Star Power Bursts Out All Over

Earlier today, Mystery Writers of America announced the identities of several 2025 award winners. Authors Laura Lippman and John Sandford have been chosen as this year’s MWA Grand Masters. Meanwhile, the 2025 Raven Award (for “outstanding achievement in the mystery field outside the realm of creative writing”) will go to Face in a Book Bookstore & Gifts, in El Dorado Hills, California. And the recipient of the Ellery Award (recognizing “outstanding writing teams and outstanding people in the mystery-publishing industry”) is Peter Wolverton, executive editor and vice president of St. Martin’s Press.

These prizes will be presented during the 79th annual Edgar Awards Ceremony, to be held on Thursday, May 1, at the Marriott Marquis Times Square in New York City.

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We’ve also learned that best-selling fictionist Lee Child will take part in CrimeFest, which is ending its annual run in May, after 16 years.

“The celebratory finale features a record number of Diamond Dagger recipients in attendance,” a news release reports. “Alongside Lee, fellow Diamond Dagger recipients confirmed are Peter Lovesey, Simon Brett, Lindsey Davis, Martin Edwards, and John Harvey, as well as in spirit, John le Carré (with his two sons) and Dick Francis (as represented by his son, the crime writer Felix Francis).”