News & Events From Outliers

One of the reasons readers love fiction is that it takes them places they've never been. In the case of historical fiction, readers get to visit places they can never go.

Plotting is an art, a skillful expression of a writer’s creativity and imagination. Learn how to do it expertly with bestselling and award-winning author DiAnn Mills.

Don Maass’ Advanced Fiction Methods 4-part workshop series will take your writing and storytelling to the next level. A must for every serious writer regardless of genre.

In January, 2006 The Prey was released and now, Make It Out Alive — Allison's 51st novel — marks her 20th Anniversary as a published author. We're celebrating at the Poisoned Pen with sweets, bubbly, and lots of door prizes! A fun chat, Q&A, and every attendee will receive a thank you gift.

Illusion of Truth releases on January 6th, and it’s the third book in the Detective Emily
Hunter series. Illusion of Truth takes Emily by the throat when her cop boyfriend, Brian Conner, responds to a disturbance, only to be lured into a church bombing. Seriously wounded, Emily worries if he survives, will he be the man she knew? One-by-one, other officers linked to a crime years earlier are targeted. Was it covered up? Was Brian part of it? Emily discovers truth depends on who’s left to tell the story.

Released on December 31st, Long Shot by Douglas Pratt — book 14 in the Chase Gordon Tropical Thriller series — is a fast-paced, gritty, and relentless high-stakes thriller where survival depends on instinct, loyalty, and refusing to stand down.