Barbara G. Peters

Barbara G. Peters (December 22 1940) was born in Winnetka, Illinois.

Peters was named by Publishers Weekly as one of the eleven most important people in Bookselling in their January 3, 2000 issue in an article entitled [http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA167765.html "Eleven for the Millennium"] . In 1989 she founded The Poisoned Pen, one of the world's largest mystery bookstores which has since expanded into many literary areas, doing business nationally and internationally. She is a founder of the Independent Mystery Booksellers Association. In 1997 she cofounded Poisoned Pen Press, a separate corporation dedicated to publishing excellence in mystery. Its first book, edited by Peters, was nominated for an Edgar Allan Poe Award. She is the winner of the Raven Award from the Mystery Writers of America, was the 2007 Bouchercon Fan Guest of Honor, and with husband, publisher Robert Rosenwald, the 2008 Bouchercon Lifetime Achievement Award honoree. She has many times been nominated for Bookseller of the Year. She is frequently used as a primary source in both Library Journal and Publishers Weekly such as in Library Journal's [http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6547090.html April 15, 2008] issue. She holds a BA from Stanford University, an MA from Northwestern University, an MSLS from the University of Tennessee, and was named a Library of Congress Intern on receipt of her Masters in Library Science, and is a member of the Crime Writers of Canada, British Crime Writers Association, and Mystery Writers of America.

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