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Elizabeth Zelvin is a New York City psychotherapist whose debut mystery, Death Will Get You Sober, is the latest turn in a lifelong path as a writer that has included poetry, songs, and academic and professional materials on addictions and mental health. After majoring in English in college, she spent two years in Côte d'Ivoire, West Africa, where she taught English to French-speaking students. On her return, Liz found a job in publishing and began writing poetry. Her work appeared in numerous journals and eventually was published in two books, I Am the Daughter  and Gifts and Secrets: Poems of the Therapeutic Relationship. 

Liz returned to school for a master's degree in social work and a credential in alcoholism counseling. Her first clinical internship took her down to the Bowery, where her mystery Death Will Get You Sober  begins. Ten years later, she went back to the Bowery to develop and run an outpatient program for homeless alcoholics and drug addicts.  

In 2000, Liz left her day job to launch an online therapy website at LZcybershrink.com and write Death Will Get You Sober. First in a series, it's about a recovering alcoholic whose formula for sobriety is, "Don't drink, go to meetings, and investigate a murder."

A related short story, "Death Will Clean Your Closet," has been nominated for an Agatha award for Best Short Story. Another story, "Death Will Tie Your Kangaroo Down," received an honorable mention in the first annual CrimeSpace Short Story Competition. 

For more information, visit Liz's author website at www.elizabethzelvin.com . Liz blogs on Poe's Deadly Daughters at www.poesdeadlydaughters.blogspot.com .

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DOOR PRIZE

Liz  has donated a copy of MURDER NEW YORK STYLE, the small press anthology (by members of Sisters in Crime NY/Tri-state) that includes her Agatha-nominated short story. This will be award to a lucky chatter during the chat. Remember, you MUST be present to be eligible!

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Sunday, April 10, 2008

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