

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: W. M. Akers and Malcolm Kempt in conversation with Abby Dunn
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 05 Feb, 2026 at 06:30 pm
- **Event Description**: W.M. Akers is a novelist, playwright, and game designer. He is the author of the mystery novels Critical Hit, Westside, and Westside Saints; the creator of the bestselling games Deadball: Baseball With Dice and Comrades: A Revolutionary RPG; and the curator of the history newsletter Strange Times. He lives in Philadelphia, but hasn't traded in his Mets cap yet.

Malcolm Kempt worked as a criminal lawyer in the remote Arctic for seventeen years before leaving to write full-time. He now lives on the island of Newfoundland.

Abby Dunn is the creator of Crime by the Book, a crime fiction-focused Instagram account and website. She is the Fiction and Marketing Director for Hamptons Whodunit, an annual literary festival in East Hampton, New York, and the host of Criminal Types, a crime fiction author interview podcast. By day, she is Associate Director of Publicity &amp; Marketing for Poisoned Pen Press.

For more information or to order books, please visit: https://murderbooks.com/Akers-and-Kempt
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/houston/w-m-akers-and-malcolm-kempt-in-conversation-with-abby-dunn/200029540604659
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, festivals, nonprofit
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 3

## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Houston
- **state**: TX
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Murder by the Book
- **lat**: 29.725691758985
- **long**: -95.414604451762
- **full address**: Murder by the Book, 2342 Bissonnet St,Houston, Texas, United States

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Murder by the Book (https://allevents.in/org/murder-by-the-book/23312030)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 05 Feb, 2026 at 06:30 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Murder by the Book, 2342 Bissonnet St,Houston, Texas, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Murder by the Book
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, literary-art, festivals, nonprofit
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about W. M. Akers and Malcolm Kempt in conversation with Abby Dunn ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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