Susan Hammerman
ABOUT
Susan Hammerman, a former rare book librarian, writes crime and neo-noir short stories. Her stories have appeared in Punk Noir, Mystery Magazine, Dark City Mystery Magazine, Blood and Bourbon, Retreats From Oblivion, and Suspense Magazine. Susan served on the national board of Sisters in Crime as the Library and Bookstore Liaison from 2021 until October 2025.
Events
Upcoming Events
February 23, 2026
Guest lecturer for P.M. Raymond's masters of dark fiction course at Duke University
March 16, 2026
Guest lecturer for P.M. Raymond's masters of dark fiction course at North Carolina State University
April 11, 2026
Panel Moderator
Past Events
September 27, 2025 at 2PM ET
Sisters in Crime Reading Like a Writer Book Club:
July 12, 2025 at 2PM ET
Sisters in Crime Reading Like a Writer Book Club:
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
March 8, 2025 at 2PM ET
Sisters in Crime Reading Like a Writer Book Club: Three Stories from Shades of Black: Crime and Mystery Stories edited by Eleanor Taylor Bland
December 7, 2024 at 2PM ET
Sisters in Crime Reading Like a Writer Book Club: Blanche on the Lam by Barbara Neely
September 28, 2024 at 2PM ET
Sisters in Crime Reading Like a Writer Book Club: The Mystery at Lilac Inn by Carolyn Keene
July 13, 2024 at 2PM ET
Sisters in Crime Reading Like a Writer Book Club: Strangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith
March 9, 2024 at 2PM ET
Sisters in Crime Reading Like a Writer Book Club:
Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle
December 15, 2023
Sisters in Crime Writers' Podcast
December 2, 2023 at 2PM ET
Sisters in Crime Reading Like a Writer Book Club:
The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
September 12, 2023 at 7PM ET
Building Library Relationships that Work
July 22, 2023 at 2PM ET
Sisters in Crime Reading Like a Writer Book Club:
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie
October 19, 2022 at 7PM ET