Members of the media may schedule an interview with Ace or request information about an upcoming event by contacting michael.barson@us.penguingroup.com.
On the Road
Robert B. Parker’s Wonderland Tour:
- May 7, 7 p.m.: Framingham, Massachusetts | Barnes and Noble
- May 8, 6:30 p.m.: New York, New York | Mysterious Bookshop
- May 9, 7 p.m.: Cincinnatti, Ohio | Joseph-Beth Booksellers
- May 10, 7 p.m.: St. Louis, Missouri | “Suspense Night” hosted by St. Louis County Library
- May 11, 3:30 p.m.: Albequerque, New Mexico | Southwest Book Fiesta
- May 12, 2 p.m.: Orange, California | Book Carnaval
- May 13, 7 p.m.: Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Mystery One Bookshop
- May 14:, 7 p.m.Minneapolis, Minnesota | Once Upon A Crime
The Broken Places Summer 2013 Tour:
Some times to be announced. Check beck here or with local bookstore.
- May 30: Tupelo, Mississippi | Reed’s Gumtree
- May 31, 7 p.m.: Austin, Texas | BookPeople
- June 1: Houston, Texas | Murder By The Book
- June 3: Oxford, Mississippi | Square Books
- June 4, 7 p.m.: Phoenix, Arizona | Poisoned Pen
- June 5: Memphis, Tennessee | The Booksellers at Laurelwood
- June 6: Jackson, Mississippi | Lemuria Books
- June 7: Tampa, Florida | Inkwood
- June 8: St. Petersburg, Florida | Haslam’s
- June 11: Montgomery, Alabama | Capitol Books and News
- June 28: Chicago, Illinois | American Library Association Convention
The Latest
This news is hot off the press:
- June 2, 2013 | Memphis Commercial Appeal
Double Duty: Atkins promotes two novels during Memphis stop this week
- June 2, 2013 | Charleston Post-Courier
A Q&A with Ace Atkins
- June 2, 2013 | Ft. Worth Star-Telegram
What’s new in bookstores?
- June 1, 2013 | Tampa Bay Times
Ace Atkins keeps Robert B. Parker’s Spenser and his own Quinn Colson on the case
- May 25, 2013 | Austin-American Statesman
“The Broken Places” by Ace Atkins
- May 20, 2013 | Forbes
Six Business Lessons, According to Spenser
- May 17, 2013 | Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
Paging Through: Mysteries
- May 12, 2013 | The Boston Globe Magazine
Robert B. Parker? Who’s putting the words in Spenser’s mouth?
- May 12, 2013 | The Boston Globe Magazine
Robert B. Parker is Dead. Long Live Robert B. Parker!
- May 10, 2013 | BookReporter.com
Robert B. Parker’s Wonderland: A Spenser Novel
- April 10, 2013 | Library Journal
Books for Dudes
- June 10, 2012 | Tampa Bay Times
Ace Atkins’ The Lost Ones has Quinn Colson searching on the mean streets
- June 8, 2012 | Montgomery Advertiser
Author Atkins writes Colson, Spenser series at the same time
- June 8, 2012 | The Tampa Tribune
Former Tampa author Atkins has big gumshoes to fill
- June 3, 2012 | Seattle Post Intelligencer
Book Review: The Lost Ones
- June 3, 2012 | Memphis Commercial-Appeal
Ace Atkins returns with Lost Ones, Lullaby
- June 3, 2012 | New Orleans Times-Picayune
Twofer: Ace Atkins continues Spenser legacy and offers Colson sequel
- June 2, 2012 | Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal
Atkins buffs welcome novel with familiar plot
- June 1, 2012 | Memphis Flyer
Ace Detectives
- May 31, 2012 | Associated Press
Dark secret, new love, old friend stir Colson saga
- May 25, 2012 | Publisher’s Weekly
PW Picks: The Best New Books
- May 20, 2012 | Outgoing Signals:
SIBR: Lullaby: A Spenser Novel by Ace Atkins
- May 19, 2012 | Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel:
Authors may die, but the cases live on
- May 17, 2012 | Library Journal:
Xpress Reviews: Fiction | First Look at New Books
- May 7, 2012 | WBUR Boston:
Spenser returns, but without Robert B. Parker
- May 6, 2012 | Tampa Bay Times:
Ace Atkins gets it right as he reprises Spenser in ‘Robert B. Parker’s Lullaby’
- May 1, 2012 | Kirkus Reviews:
You Just Can’t Keep a Good Sleuth Down
- April 30, 2012 | Seattle Post-Intelligencer:
An Interview with Ace Atkins about his Spenser Book, Lullaby
- April 29, 2012 | Sacramento Bee:
Between the Liness
- April 29, 2012 | Chicago Sun Times:
‘Robert B. Parker»s Lullaby’ by Ace Atkins
- April 26, 2012 | USA Today:
May’s Biggest Books
- April 25, 2012 | Ft. Worth Star-Telegram:
It’s no mystery why Ace Atkins was picked to keep Robert B. Parker’s series going
- March 22, 2012 | The Boston Globe:
Atkins, for hire, helps keep detective ‘Spenser’ on the case
- March 18, 2012 | New Orleans Times-Picayune:
Crime novelist Ace Atkins to highlight Tennessee Williams literary festival
- January 19, 2012 | Publishers Weekly:
2012 Edgar Award Nominees Announced
- September 12, 2011 | USA Today:
Spenser and Jesse Stone live on through new series’ authors
- August 4, 2011 | ABC News:
2 Series, 2 Times the Fun for Author Ace Atkins
- April 28, 2011 | Wall Street Journal:
‘Spenser’ and ‘Jesse Stone’ Survive Writer’s Death
- April 28, 2011 | New York Times:
Despite Author’s Death, Crime Series To Continue
- April 27, 2011 | Publisher’s Weekly:
Parker Series to Continue at Penguin With New Writers

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