BEST CURRVE
Wed, Aug 06
|Williamsburg
Why does a judge stop reading by page twenty of a submission? Join Bradley Harper as he presents ten common factors that led to a book quickly becoming an also-ran.
Time & Location
Aug 06, 2025, 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM
Williamsburg, 207 Bypass Rd, Williamsburg, VA 23185, USA
About the event
Join us at Rocco's for lunch and listen to Bradley Harper tell us about his time as a judge.
BEST CURRVE
During the height of the pandemic, Bradley was one of nine judges assigned to judge entries for Best Novel for the Edgars. During 12-month period he was assigned almost two-hundred books, most of which he stopped reading by page twenty.
What was it that made him put a book down or plow on, he wondered? Bradley did a retrospective analysis and came up with ten common factors that led to a book quickly becoming an also-ran. In his talk he'll share his findings.
Author Bio
Army Pathologist Turned Writer