Scene @ J.A. Konrath’s Pizza Party

When J.A. Konrath (left) threw a party for his latest mystery, Dirty Martini, he invited fellow Chicago writers to join him at Chuck E. Cheese’s. Among those who heeded the call: Thomas J. Keevers, Melanie Lynne Hauser, Tasha Alexander, Renee Rosen, and Raymond Benson. On his official website, Konrath is making the first novel in the series, Whiskey Sour, available as a free download, as well as PDFs or MP3s of the first seven chapters of Bloody Martini (read by Susie Breck and Dick Hill).

Create a social media strategy, launch your campaign, and track the results in our Social Media Marketing Boot Camp starting February 16. The online event and workshop will feature speakers including The Onion‘s Baratunde Thurston (left), Facebook’s Morin Oluwole, and bitly’s Tim Devane. Register now.