Tag: Event

• ‘Evening with an author’ reported in the Wairarapa Times-Age

  Amongst the many activities happening across Wairarapa this weekend – including a performance by the delightfully named Hogsnort Bulldogs Goodtime Band – there’s this year’s One Book, One Community event where I’ll be at the Masterton Library to answer for my (literary) crimes! I’ll see you at 4:30pm tomorrow (Saturday 28 March 2026) x What’s…

  G. B. Ralph

  27 March 2026

  Writing

  Books, Cosy mystery, Cozy mystery, Event, Library, Masterton, Milverton Mysteries, New Zealand, Newspaper, The Milverton Mysteries

• Save the date: Mysterious Manawatū 2026

  Get your calendars out, folks! I’ll be at my local library on Thursday 30 April 2026 alongside a fantastic panel of local authors discussing crime, mystery, writing, publishing, and plenty more. We’d love to see you there! What is Mysterious Manawatū? Mysterious Manawatū is part of the Mystery in the Library series of events being held…

  G. B. Ralph

  6 March 2026

  Writing

  Authors, Books, Event, Interview, Library, Mystery, Ngaio Marsh Awards, Palmerston North

• Masterton is reading Murder on Milverton Square this March

  I snapped a picture outside the Masterton District Library when we blew through recently. I’ll be back in just over a month to answer for my (literary) crimes at this year’s One Book, One Community event! Tickets are on sale now so be sure to stop in at the library to grab yours! Tickets include…

  G. B. Ralph

  19 February 2026

  Writing

  Books, Cosy mystery, Cozy mystery, Event, Library, Masterton, Milverton Mysteries, New Zealand, The Milverton Mysteries

• Book tropes: a shorthand between writers and readers? (Event)

  “You have my attention, tell me more!” What book tropes make you say that? These are some of my favourites from the mystery and romance genres: As an example, here are some of the tropes you’ll find in my first mystery, Murder on Milverton Square, which mostly come from the cosy end of the mystery…

  G. B. Ralph

  3 February 2026

  Writing

  Author, Books, Event, Library, Palmerston North, Palmerston North City Library, Tropes

• One Book, One Community 2026: Murder on Milverton Square

  An entire town is reading my book this March! Murder on Milverton Square has been selected for Masterton’s One Book, One Community event culminating in an evening with the author (i.e. me!) at the Masterton District Library where I shall answer for my (literary) crimes. What’s “One Book, One Community”? It’s an excellent initiative that…

  G. B. Ralph

  27 January 2026

  Writing

  Books, Cosy mystery, Cozy mystery, Event, Library, Masterton, Milverton Mysteries, New Zealand, The Milverton Mysteries

• 2025 Writing Highlights: Hosting

  Introducing MC Ralph – your book launch host and author panel chair! As we know from highlight #2, I love to chat. But what’s better (i.e. less stressful) than being faced with a curly question and frantically attempting to articulate an intelligent and interesting answer on the spot? Asking them, of course! I was delighted…

  G. B. Ralph

  14 December 2025

  Writing

  Authors, Books, Event, Highlights, Hosting, Library, New Zealand, Panel

• A brief debrief of the Local Readers and Authors Day 2025

  Local Readers and Authors Day at the Palmerston North City Library was a hit and I had a great time chairing the first event of the day! Romance panel It was initially a mystery to me why I – G. B. Ralph, primarily a mystery author – had been asked to chair this romance panel.…

  G. B. Ralph

  18 November 2025

  Reading, Writing

  Author event, Authors, Books, Event, Library, Palmerston North City Library, Readers, Romance

• Local Readers and Authors Day 2025

  Love is in the air! I’ll be chairing the romance panel at the Local Readers and Authors Day at Palmerston North City Library next weekend, chatting with A.J. Lancaster, Carole Brungar, and Sean Monaghan about their brand new romance novels. I’ll be asking them about subgenres, tropes, settings, writing something new, their readership, writing process,…

  G. B. Ralph

  8 November 2025

  Reading, Writing

  Authors, Event, Library, New Zealand, Palmerston North City Library, Reading, Romance, Writing

• Hawke’s Bay Readers and Writers Festival 2025: indie publishing panel (and more!)

  ‘A thorn between two roses’ is how Kate described us here – her words, not ours! – which I think captures the support, generosity, hilarity, and light-hearted ribbing of our indie publishing panel at the Hawke’s Bay Readers and Writers Festival earlier this month. Chaired by the wonderful Catherine Robertson, our panel featured USA Today…

  G. B. Ralph

  31 October 2025

  Reading, Writing

  Author event, Book festival, Books, Event, Festival, Hawke’s Bay, Indie publishing, New Zealand

• Author takeover: Cozy Mystery Lovers Facebook Group

  I’ll be running the show for two hours in just two days! Come along and see what mischief we can get up to… If you’re keen to participate, you can join the Cozy Mystery Lovers / Meg’s Cozy Corner Facebook Group now so you’re ready to go when I’ll be there chatting about my writing,…

  G. B. Ralph

  15 October 2025

  Writing

  Author takeover, Cozy mystery, Event, Facebook, Facebook Group, Writing