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Mia P. Manansala

Cooking the Books: Homicide and Halo-Halo by Mia P. Manansala

By Doreen Sheridan

February 23, 2022

Lila Macapagal is fine, which is what she tells everyone who asks her how she’s doing in the aftermath of the events that rocked her small town of Shady Pines, Illinois, just a few short months ago. Her ex-boyfriend was killed, her family was under suspicion of his murder, and she and her best friend,…

Cooking the Books: Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala

By Doreen Sheridan

May 12, 2021

Lila Macapagal’s life, as she wryly notes in the opening sentences of this charming new culinary cozy series, has become a rom-com cliche. After moving from her small Illinois hometown of Shady Palms to Chicago for school, she fell in love with a guy who not only broke her heart but left her nearly unemployable…

Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala: New Excerpt

By Crime HQ

May 4, 2021

“Dude, that’s not funny. Quit it.” My first instinct said Derek was playing around. He’d been an infamous prankster when we were in high school, and this looked like another one of his unfunny jokes. I was too annoyed about the mess he’d made, with gobs of coconut milk splattered all over the table, not…

The Eleanor Taylor Bland Award: Giving a Voice to an Underrepresented Community

By Mia Manansala

May 6, 2020

It’s that time again! From March 16 – June 22, 2020, Sisters in Crime is accepting applications for the Eleanor Taylor Bland Crime Fiction Writers of Color Award. Sisters in Crime is a wonderful organization that continues its mission to not only advance the career of women crime writers, but also serve as the voice…

Third Times the Charm: The Eleanor Taylor Bland Award and the Importance of Writing Characters of Color

By Mia Manansala

August 10, 2018

When I say it’s an amazing honor to receive an award dedicated to the late great Eleanor Taylor Bland, I’m not just speaking platitudes. Although I had never heard of her before I first applied for the award back in 2016 (and then again in 2017; you know what they say, third time’s the charm),…

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