Plan B('con) 2011

Bouchercon 2011 organizers Ruth Jordan and Judy Bobalik have published this year's list of panels. Here's my plan of attack:

I'll probably arrive midday Thursday, September 15th, but if I get there early, I'm definitely interested in:

8:30 A.M. – 9:30 A.M.

LAUGHTER OF THE CLOWNS-Landmark 5,6,7
Comedy in crime fiction.
Jerry Healy (M), Gary Alexander, Alan Ansorge, Jack Fredrickson, Alan Orloff, Robin Spano


1:00 P.M. – 2:00 P.M.

NEW WORLD IN MY VIEW-Landmark 5,6,7
Characters dealing with contemporary issues.
Janet Rudolph (M), Reed Farrel Coleman, Alison Gaylin, Sophie Littlefield, John Lutz, Jason Pinter


4:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M.

MURDER BY S.O.P.-Majestic A,B,C
When your operating procedure isn't standard at all. (Derringer Award presentation)
Gary Bush (M), Dale Andrews, R.T. Lawton, Debbi Mack, Mike Wiecek


9:00 P.M. – 10:00 P.M.

BAD SEED-Majestic A,B,C
Sex, Violence, and Everything That Makes A Book Great
Craig Montgomery (M), Christa Faust, Chris Holm, Craig Johnson, Scott Phillips, John Rector, Benjamin Whitmer, Jonathan Woods


FRIDAY

10:00 A.M. - 11:00 A.M.

STRANGE LOVE-Landmark 5,6,7
Why do we love murder?
Brett Battles (M), Tasha Alexander, Tracy Kiely, Lynne Sheene, Kelli Stanley, Lauren Willig


1:00 P.M. - 2:00 P.M.

SHADOWS RISING-Landmark 1,2,3
Movies for the crime fiction fan
Jeremy Lynch (M), Megan Abbott, David Corbett, Russel McLean, Todd Ritter, Wallace Stroby


2:30 P.M. – 3:30 P.M.

ANYTHING FOR A FRIEND-Landmark 5,6,7
Getting Critical: A chat with Mystery Scene
Kate Stine (M), Oline Cogdill, Bill Crider, Dick Lochte, Brian Skupin, Art Taylor


SATURDAY

8:30 A.M. - 9:30 A.M.

SECOND OLDEST PROFESSION-Landmark 4
When your hero isn’t a nice guy
Anthony Rainone (M), Rob Byrnes, Jodi Compton, Chris Ewan, Joseph Pittman, Jason Starr


10:00 A.M. - 11:00 A.M.

I’M ALIVE AND ON FIRE-Majestic A,B,C
Rumors of the private eye fiction’s death have been greatly exaggerated.
Ali Karim (M), Max Allan Collins, Barbara Fister, Robert J. Randisi, Linda Richards


11:30 A.M. - 12:30 P.M.

CRANKY STREETS-Landmark 1,2,3
What’s so funny about murder?
Peter Rozovsky (M), Eoin Colfer, Colin Cotterill, Chris Ewan, Thomas Kaufman


4:00 P.M. – 5:00 P.M.

A HOLE IN THE HEART-Landmark 5,6,7
Crime Chicago style
Libby Fischer Hellmann (M), Michael Black, Sean Chercover, Michael Harvey, Clare O’Donohue, Michael Wiley


That should leave plenty of time for frolic.