| Chat with Elizabeth Zelvin |
Elizabeth Zelvin is a New York City psychotherapist 
and author of a mystery series featuring recovering alcoholic Bruce Kohler. Death Will Help You Leave Him, out in October 2009 from Minotaur Books, is a traditional whodunit about addictive relationships and hard choices. Liz's debut mystery, Death Will Get You Sober, was nominated for a David award for 
Best Mystery Novel of 2008 and for an Anthony award for cover design. Bruce also appears in three short stories, one in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine (August 2009) one nominated for an Agatha award for Best Short Story, and a third in The Gift of Murder, the 2009 holiday crime anthology to benefit Toys for Tots.
Liz's published work includes poetry as well as professional and academic writing. She majored in English at Brandeis University, graduating magna cum laude. Next, she spent two years as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Côte d'Ivoire, West Africa, where she taught English to French-speaking students. She also performed her own songs on Ivoirien radio and television. On her return, Liz found a job in publishing and began writing poetry. Her poems appeared in numerous journals and in two books, I Am the Daughter (1981) and Gifts and Secrets: Poems of the Therapeutic Relationship (1999). In 1983, she received a poetry award from the New York State Council on the Arts.
After fifteen years as a textbook and reference book editor, Liz attended Columbia University, earning a master's degree in social work, and also obtained a credential in alcoholism counseling. Liz directed a treatment program on the Bowery for homeless alcoholics and drug addicts for six years and has worked with many couples and individuals with relationship issues in her private practice as a psychotherapist over more than twenty years.
In 2001, Liz launched an online therapy website at www.LZcybershrink.com. She maintains a practice on the Internet with clients all over the world and trains experienced traditional therapists in online clinical skills. Her articles have appeared in professional journals in both the US and the UK, and she contributed to a groundbreaking textbook on online counseling.
Liz blogs on Poe's Deadly Daughters. She is an active member of Mystery Writers of America and of Sisters in Crime's New York/Tristate and Guppies chapters. She is a board member of the New York chapter of MWA.
http://www.elizabethzelvin.com
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| Door Prize |
| Elizabeth has donated a copy of the first book in the series, "Death Will Get You Sober". This will be awarded to a lucky chatter during the chat. Remember, you MUST be present to be eligible!
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