Leslie S. Klinger
2018 Author, 2020 Moderator, 2021 Moderator
Leslie S. Klinger is considered to be one of the world’s foremost authorities on the history of crime writing. Klinger’s work has received numerous awards and nominations, including the Edgar® for Best Critical-Biographical Book in 2005 for The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Short Stories and the Edgar for Best Critical-Biographical Book in 2019 for Classic American Crime Fiction of the 1920s, and he is the editor of the Library of Congress Crime Classics series, published by Poisoned Pen Press, an imprint of Sourcebooks, and the Library of Congress.
At the Festival
Leslie S. Klinger appears in 8 sessions in the archive.
Leslie S. Klinger
Les Klinger Enthralled a Full House at the Magnificent Mountain View Mausoleum
Episode 11
Cara Black and Ariel Lawhon in conversation with Leslie S. Klinger.
Episode 8
Heather Ann Thompson and Daniel Stashower talk with Leslie S. Klinger about the nuances of writing historical fiction versus nonfiction, the struggles and rewards of diligent research, and more.
Watch the session →Episode 7
Listen to Michael Connelly and Derek Haas, the multi-talented writers behind TV hits Bosch and Chicago Fire, talk with Leslie S. Klinger about their writing journeys, covering the crime beat, adapting fiction for television, and their influences.
Episode 4
Author Leslie S. Klinger met for a virtual conversation with authors and television writers Lee Goldberg and Nicholas Meyer to discuss the differences between writing novels and writing for TV, what makes a good mystery, and much more.
Episode 3
World-famous fantasy authors Cornelia Funke and Patrick Rothfuss met for a virtual conversation with author Leslie S. Klinger to discuss their writing processes, fantasy world building, their efforts to give back to their communities, and much more.
Episode 2
Crime fiction authors Naomi Hirahara and Gary Phillips in conversation with Les Klinger.
Episode 1
Les Klinger in conversation with mystery authors Laurie King & David Morrell.
Books
Copies of every title are available from Vroman's Bookstore at the festival.
