Let It Snow 2013

Here's where we went in 2013 on our very first tour for my debut novel Cover of Snow:

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Everyone asks what the colors mean, but they're just there so you can tell the different routes apart. Without that it looks like spaghetti. That's what happens when you drive up and down and across the country three times.

Events

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January, 2013

Sunday, January 13, 2013, 8:30 AM

Three Women Writing: Finding the Spark in a Story

NPR producer and expert on creativity Julie Burstein, literary novelist Pamela Erens, and I will be talking about the different ways a book can come to be.

Congregation Beth Hatikvah

Where

36 Chatham Road
Summit, NJ Map

Tuesday, January 15, 2013, 5:00 PM

New York City Launch Party

Mysterious Bookshop

Where

58 Warren St
New York, NY Map

Wednesday, January 16, 2013, 5:00 PM

Writing Matters / Montclair, NJ Launch Party

My editor and agent will join me for a panel called "Birth of a Novel: from Creation to Publication" at cozy Watchung booksellers.

Watchung Booksellers

Where

54 Fairfield Street
Montclair, NJ Map

Thursday, January 17, 2013, 5:00 PM

Morris County Launch Party

Mendham Books

Where

84 East Main St # G
Mendham, NJ Map

Friday, January 18, 2013, 5:30 PM

Book Discussion and Signing

Words Bookstore

Where

179 Maplewood Avenue
Maplewood, NJ Map

Saturday, January 19, 2013, 9:00 AM

Book Discussion and Signing

Sparta Books

Where

29 Center Street
Sparta, NJ Map

Sunday, January 20, 2013, 12:00 PM

Book Discussion and Signing

The Bookstore Plus

Where

2491 Main Street
Lake Placid, NY Map

Tuesday, January 22, 2013, 5:00 PM

Book Discussion and Signing

R J Julia Booksellers

Where

768 Boston Post Road
Madison, CT Map

Thursday, January 24, 2013, 5:30 PM

Public Library

Where

350 Bedford Road
Pleasantville, NY Map

Friday, January 25, 2013, 5:00 PM

Book Discussion and Signing

Moonstone Mystery Book Store

Where

12 Bloomfield Avenue
Flemington, NJ Map

Saturday, January 26, 2013, 12:00 PM

Book Discussion and Signing

Well Read Books

Where

425 Lafayette Avenue
Hawthorne, NJ Map

Monday, January 28, 2013, 4:30 PM

The More Things Change: A Panel on Publishing Today

An array of publishing luminaries--authors traditionally and independently published, a literary agent, editor, publisher, & publicist, plus an independent bookseller whose store is growing in these tumultuous times will be part of a talk I'm moderating on what the publishing world is coming to--and where it might go.

Barnard College

Where

3009 Broadway
New York, NY Map

Tuesday, January 29, 2013, 8:15 AM

Author Talk: The Writing Road

Public Library

Where

50 South Fullerton Avenue
Montclair, NJ Map

Wednesday, January 30, 2013, 5:00 PM

Panel Discussion: Swimming the Publishing Seas: Writing a Novel with Blockbuster Potential

Author Emily Winslow (The Start of Everything) and I join literary agents Donald Maass ("Writing the Breakout Novel") and Janet "The Query Shark" Reid for an evening of discussion about what it takes to create a novel that sells.

Barnes & Noble

Where

150 E 86th St
New York, NY Map

Thursday, January 31, 2013, 5:00 PM

Book Discussion and Signing

Book Revue

Where

313 New York Avenue
Huntington, NY Map

February, 2013

Friday, February 1, 2013, 3:00 PM

Book Discussion and Signing

Otto Bookstore

Where

107 West 4th Street
Williamsport, PA Map

Saturday, February 2, 2013, 4:30 PM

The Year I Stopped Making Dinner: Two Authors Discuss Work/Life/Art Balance

The Washington Club, Hosted by Politics and Prose

Where

15 Dupont Circle NW
Washington, DC Map

Tuesday, February 5, 2013, 10:00 AM

Author Brown Bag Lunch

Public Library

Where

219 N. Church St.
Greensboro, NC Map

Tuesday, February 5, 2013, 5:00 PM

Book Discussion and Signing

Barnes & Noble

Where

Friendly Center, 3102 Northline Avenue
Greensboro, NC Map

Thursday, February 7, 2013, 5:00 PM

Book Discussion and Signing

Flyleaf Books

Where

752 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd
Chapel Hill, NC Map

Friday, February 8, 2013, 5:30 PM

Book Discussion and Signing

Quail Ridge Books and Music

Where

3522 Wade Avenue
Raleigh, NC Map

Saturday, February 9, 2013, 12:00 PM

Author Event: A Tale of Two First Novels

A discussion of first novels, also featuring Nora Gaskin, author of Until Proven.

McIntyre's Books

Where

220 Market Street, Fearrington Village
Pittsboro, NC Map

Sunday, February 10, 2013, 12:00 PM

Book Discussion and Signing

Park Road Books

Where

4139 Park Rd
Charlotte, NC Map

Tuesday, February 12, 2013, 4:30 PM

Book Discussion and Signing

Fountain Bookstore

Where

211 East Franklin Street Bolling-Haxall House
Richmond, VA Map

Thursday, February 14, 2013, 5:00 PM

Book Discussion and Signing

Malaprop's

Where

55 Haywood Street
Asheville, NC Map

Friday, February 15, 2013, 4:00 PM

Nashville Writers Meetup

Logue's Black Raven Emporium

Where

2915 Gallatin Pike
Nashville, TN Map

Saturday, February 16, 2013, 12:00 PM

Book Discussion and Signing

The Booksellers at Laurelwood

Where

387 Perkins Extended
Memphis, TN Map

Monday, February 18, 2013, 5:00 PM

Book Discussion and Signing

Left Bank Books

Where

399 N. Euclid Ave
St. Louis, MO Map

Wednesday, February 20, 2013, 5:30 PM

Book Discussion and Signing

The Tattered Cover

Where

2526 East Colfax Avenue
Denver, CO Map

Saturday, February 23, 2013, 12:00 PM

Book Discussion and Signing

Old Firehouse Books at the Old Town Library (Main Branch)

Where

201 Peterson St.
Fort Collins, CO Map

Monday, February 25, 2013, 4:30 PM

Book Discussion and Signing

Full Circle Books

Where

1900 Northwest Expressway
Oklahoma City, OK Map

Tuesday, February 26, 2013, 3:00 PM

Book Discussion and Signing

Steve's Books and Music

Where

2612 S Harvard Ave
Tulsa, OK Map

Wednesday, February 27, 2013, 2:00 PM

Book Discussion and Signing

Nightbird Books

Where

205 W Dickson St
Fayetteville, AR Map

Thursday, February 28, 2013, 4:00 PM

Thacker Mountain Radio and Book Signing

Square Books

Where

160 Courthouse Square
Oxford, MS Map

March, 2013

Friday, March 1, 2013, 3:00 PM

Book Discussion and Signing

That Bookstore In Blytheville

Where

316 W Main St
Blytheville, AR Map

Saturday, March 2, 2013, 11:00 AM

Book Discussion and Signing

The Big Sleep

Where

239 N Euclid Ave.
St. Louis, MO Map

Monday, March 4, 2013, 1:00 PM

Book Discussion and Signing

Books and Company

Where

1039 Summit Ave
Oconomowoc, WI Map

Tuesday, March 5, 2013, 5:00 PM

Book Discussion and Signing

A night of mystery talk with authors Alison Gaylin and Wendy Corsi Staub.

Mystery1

Where

2109 N. Prospect Avenue
Milwaukee, WI Map

Wednesday, March 6, 2013, 5:00 PM

Book Discussion and Signing

The Book Stall

Where

811 Elm St
Winnetka, IL Map

Thursday, March 7, 2013, 5:00 PM

Group Author Night

The Book Cellar

Where

4736 North Lincoln Ave #1
Chicago, IL Map

Friday, March 8, 2013, 1:00 PM

Book Discussion and Signing

Better World Books

Where

118 E Washington St
Goshen, IN Map

Saturday, March 9, 2013, 5:00 PM

Book Discussion and Signing

Writing & Publishing a Book Today: A Conversation between a self-published (writer Rick Murcer) and a traditionally published author (me).

Schuler's

Where

1982 Grand River Ave.
Okemos, MI Map

Sunday, March 10, 2013, 11:00 AM

Book Discussion and Signing

Aunt Agatha's

Where

213 S 4th Ave # 1A
Ann Arbor, MI Map

Monday, March 11, 2013, 3:00 PM

Book Discussion and Signing

A joint event with my dear friend, author Carla Buckley.

Barnes and Noble (Easton Town Center)

Where

4005 Townsfair Way
Columbus, OH Map

Tuesday, March 12, 2013, 4:00 PM

Book Discussion and Signing

With Les Roberts, author of Whiskey Island.

Mac's Backs

Where

1820 Coventry Road
Cleveland Heights, OH Map

Thursday, March 14, 2013, 4:00 PM

Book Discussion and Signing

The Learned Owl

Where

204 N. Main St.
Hudson, OH Map

Saturday, March 16, 2013, 7:00 AM

Coffee & Crime Breakfast

For years Mystery Lovers Bookshop has welcomed up and coming authors to Pittsburgh to meet with their customers for Coffee & Crime. I'm so thrilled to be a part of this tradition.They serve coffee and pastry, you bring the conversation.

Mystery Lovers Bookshop

Where

514 Allegheny River Boulevard
Oakmont, PA Map

Wednesday, March 20, 2013, 3:00 PM

Killer Coffee Club

Thanks to Nikki Bonanni for choosing my book for her wonderful book club, and inviting me to meet the members.

Barnes and Noble

Where

614 S Meadow St
Ithaca, NY Map

Thursday, March 21, 2013, 3:30 PM

Dealing in Darkness: The Writing and Publishing Lives of Two Suspense Novelists

I'm so pleased to be joining with Vermont author Jennifer McMahon for this special event.

Phoenix Books

Where

191 Bank Street
Burlington, VT Map

Saturday, March 23, 2013, 4:00 PM

Book Discussion and Signing

Northshire Books

Where

4869 Main St
Manchester, VT Map

Sunday, March 24, 2013, 11:00 AM

Book Discussion and Signing

The Book House

Where

1475 Western Avenue
Albany, NY Map

Monday, March 25, 2013, 4:00 PM

Women Who Write Workshop

New Providence Library

Where

377 Elkwood Ave
New Providence, NJ Map

Wednesday, March 27, 2013, 8:30 AM

Creative Writing Workshop

I'm excited to be leading a workshop for the creative writing class of the inspired teacher--and a finalist for Teacher of the Year in New Jersey a few years back--my good friend Eric Freedman.

Hackettstown High School

Where

701 Warren St.
Hackettstown, NJ Map

Saturday, March 30, 2013, 3:00 PM

Book Discussion and Signing

One More Page Books

Where

2200 N Westmoreland St #101
Arlington, VA Map

April, 2013

Monday, April 1, 2013, 4:00 PM

Book Discussion and Signing

With author Lee Mims.

Pomegranate Books

Where

4418 Park Ave
Wilmington, NC Map

Wednesday, April 3, 2013, 3:00 PM

Book Discussion and Signing

The Vero Beach Book Center

Where

2145 Indian River Blvd
Vero Beach, FL Map

Thursday, April 4, 2013, 11:00 AM

Palm Beach Peril: An International Thriller Writers Debut Authors Panel

Best-selling novelist Karin Slaughter hosts a panel of debut thriller writers: Ronald Sharp, Michael Sears, William Burton McCormick, Ken Pelham, and me. Oline Cogdill of the SunSentinel will be the moderator. A book signing will follow.

West Palm Beach Public Library

Where

14350 Hagen Ranch Rd
Delray Beach, FL Map

Thursday, April 4, 2013, 4:00 PM

Book Discussion and Signing

Murder On The Beach

Where

273 NE 2nd Ave
Delray Beach, FL Map

Saturday, April 6, 2013, 12:30 PM

Book Discussion and Signing

Books and Books

Where

265 Aragon Ave
Coral Gables, FL Map

Tuesday, April 9, 2013, 3:00 PM

Book Discussion and Signing

With author Tom Gill.

Inkwood Books

Where

216 S Armenia Ave
Tampa, FL Map

Wednesday, April 10, 2013, 2:00 PM

Book Discussion and Signing

Muse Bookshop

Where

112 S Woodland Blvd
DeLand, FL Map

Thursday, April 11, 2013, 2:00 PM

Book Discussion and Signing

With authors Tina Whittle and Leah Rhyne.

Blue Bicycle Books

Where

420 King St
Charleston, SC Map

Friday, April 12, 2013, 8:00 AM

The Moveable Feast Luncheon

Sea View Inn

Where

414 Myrtle Ave
Pawley's Island, SC Map

Friday, April 12, 2013, 11:00 AM

The Moveable Feast Book Signing

Litchfield Books

Where

11421 Ocean Hwy, Fresh Market Commons
Pawley's Island, SC Map

Tuesday, April 16, 2013, 3:30 PM

Writers Workshop

I'm teaching a writing workshop with author Tina Whittle..

Statesboro Regional Library

Where

124 S. Main Street
Statesboro, GA Map

Wednesday, April 17, 2013, 4:00 PM

Book Discussion and Signing

With author Tina Whittle.

The Book Lady Bookstore

Where

6 E Liberty St
Savannah, GA Map

Saturday, April 20, 2013, 10:00 AM

Book Discussion and Signing

Foxtale Books

Where

105 E Main St
Woodstock, GA Map

Monday, April 22, 2013, 4:00 PM

Book Discussion and Signing

Church Street Coffee & Books

Where

81 Church St
Mountain Brook, AL Map

Tuesday, April 23, 2013, 2:00 PM

World Book Night Festivities

I happen to be here on World Book Night, and so I'm planning a little something specialâ€¦

Lemuria Book Store

Where

4465 I 55 N # 202
Jackson, MS Map

Thursday, April 25, 2013, 3:30 PM

Book Discussion and Signing

This bookstore is a legend and I've wanted to come here for so many years, so I'm beyond thrilled to be able, at last, to be doing it!

Murder By The Book

Where

2342 Bissonnet St
Houston, TX Map

Friday, April 26, 2013, 4:00 PM

Book Discussion and Signing

With author Marjorie Brody.

Book People

Where

603 N Lamar Blvd.
Austin, TX Map

Saturday, April 27, 2013, 8:00 AM

Book Discussion and Signing

Twig Book Shop

Where

200 E Grayson St #124
San Antonio, TX Map

Sunday, April 28, 2013, 10:00 AM

Book Discussion and Signing

Lucky Dog Books

Where

10801 Garland Rd
Dallas, TX Map

Monday, April 29, 2013, 2:30 PM

Book Discussion and Signing

Last time the Let It Snow tour went to Oklahoma it...snowed. Hard. And so the event got kind of snowed out. So we return to OKC to try again. I'm told snow at the end of April is unlikely. We'll see about that I guess!

Full Circle Books

Where

1900 Northwest Expressway
Oklahoma City, OK Map

May, 2013

Wednesday, May 1, 2013, 1:00 PM

Meet and Greet

Garcia Street Books

Where

376 Garcia St
Santa Fe, NM Map

Thursday, May 2, 2013, 12:00 PM

Meet and Greet

Page One Books

Where

11018 Montgomery Blvd NE
Albuquerque, NM Map

Thursday, May 2, 2013, 2:00 PM

Book Discussion and Signing

Bookworks

Where

4022 Rio Grande Blvd NW
Albuquerque, NM Map

Saturday, May 4, 2013, 7:00 AM

Thanks to Barbara Peters and Poisoned Pen Bookstore for the invitation to participate in CozyCon this year.

Phoenix Public Library

Where

1221 N Central Avenue
Phoenix, AZ Map

Tuesday, May 7, 2013, 2:00 PM

Book Discussion and Signing

Clues Unlimited

Where

3146 E. Fort Lowell Rd
Tucson, AZ Map

Saturday, May 11, 2013, 7:00 AM

Mysterious Galaxy's 20th Birthday Party

So honored to be able to celebrate (and visit for the first time) this wonderful bookstore.

Mysterious Galaxy

Where

7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd
San Diego, CA Map

Sunday, May 12, 2013, 11:00 AM

Book Discussion and Signing

Bookâ€™em Mysteries

Where

1118 Mission St.
South Pasadena, CA Map

Sunday, May 12, 2013, 2:00 PM

Book Discussion and Signing

Mystery Ink

Where

8907 Warner Ave. #135
Huntington Beach, CA Map

Thursday, May 16, 2013, 4:00 PM

Book Discussion and Signing

Pages

Where

904 Manhattan Ave,
Manhattan Beach, CA Map

Friday, May 17, 2013, 1:00 PM

Meet and Greet

Bookshop Santa Cruz

Where

1520 Pacific Ave
Santa Cruz, CA Map

Friday, May 17, 2013, 4:00 PM

Book Discussion and Signing

Towne Center Books

Where

555 Main St
Pleasanton, CA Map

Saturday, May 18, 2013, 11:30 AM

Book Discussion and Signing

Booksmart

Where

80 E 2nd St
Morgan Hill, CA Map

Sunday, May 19, 2013, 1:00 PM

Book Discussion and Signing

Please come join me at this legendary bookstore.

Green Apple Books

Where

506 Clement St.
San Francisco, CA Map

Monday, May 20, 2013, 4:00 PM

Literary Salon with Richard North Patterson

Janet Rudolph's Mystery Salon

Berkeley, CA

Tuesday, May 21, 2013, 4:00 PM

Book Discussion and Signing

Books, Inc.

Where

1760 Fourth Street
Berkeley, CA Map

Friday, May 24, 2013, 7:00 AM

Book Discussion and Signing

Grass Roots

Where

660 E Grove St
Reno, NV Map

Saturday, May 25, 2013, 1:00 PM

Book Discussion and Signing

The King's English

Where

1511 S 1500 E
Salt Lake City, UT Map

Monday, May 27, 2013, 11:00 AM

Book Discussion and Signing

Dolly's Bookstore

Where

510 Main Street
Park City, UT Map

Wednesday, May 29, 2013, 4:30 PM

Book Discussion and Signing

With my Colorado author friends Mark Stevens, Linda Joffe Hull, and Carter Wilson.

Boulder Bookstore

Where

1107 Pearl St
Boulder, CO Map

June, 2013

Saturday, June 1, 2013, 8:00 AM

My Fairy Godmother

A conversation with the author who finally Let It Snow--who also happens to be one of my favorite writers of all time! Come hear how after eight novels, three agents, fifteen almost-offers and eleven years, Cover of Snow finally got published, and meet the great Nancy Pickard!

Mysteryscape

Where

7309 W 80th Street
Overland Park, KS Map

Tuesday, June 11, 2013, 3:30 PM

A Thrilling Evening of Suspense

With authors Hank Phillippi Ryan and Bill Landay.

Cambridge Public Library

Where

449 Broadway
Cambridge, MA Map

Wednesday, June 19, 2013, 4:00 PM

Book Discussion and Signing

With author William Kent Krueger.

Once Upon a Crime

Where

604 W. 26th Street
Minneapolis, MN Map

Thursday, June 20, 2013, 10:00 AM

Mississippi River Creative Writing Workshop

St. Cloud State University

Where

51 8th St S
St. Cloud, MN Map

July, 2013

Monday, July 8, 2013, 3:30 PM

Book Discussion and Signing

Saturn Books

Where

133 W Main Sreet
Gaylord, MI Map

Wednesday, July 10, 2013 to Friday, July 12, 2013

Grand Hyatt Hotel

Where

109 E 42nd St
New York, NY Map

Friday, July 19, 2013, 4:00 PM

Book Discussion and Signing

Mystery to Me

Where

1863 Monroe Street
Madison, WI Map

Sunday, July 21, 2013, 11:00 AM

Book Club Meetup

Foodies Omaha

Where

351 North 78th Street
Omaha, NE Map

Wednesday, July 24, 2013, 4:00 PM

Book Discussion and Signing

Off The Beaten Path

Where

68 9th Steet
Steamboat Springs, CO Map

Friday, July 26, 2013, 4:00 PM

Book Club Meetup

Lucky Perk Coffee

Where

1630 S. Eagle Road
Meridian, ID Map

Saturday, July 27, 2013, 8:00 AM

Book Discussion and Signing

Rediscovered Books

Where

180 N. 8th St
Boise, ID Map

Saturday, July 27, 2013, 1:30 PM

Book Discussion and Signing

Looking Glass Books

Where

1118 Adams Ave
La Grande, OR Map

August, 2013

Wednesday, August 14, 2013, 1:00 PM

Private Book Party

A dear writing friend is hosting what seems like everyone in town at her house.

Bend, OR

Thursday, August 15, 2013, 3:15 PM

Book Group

PHO 111

Where

111 Tumwater Blvd, Suite 102
Tumwater, WA Map

Saturday, August 17, 2013, 1:00 PM

Book Discussion and Signing

Cover to Cover Books

Where

6300 NE St. James Rd., Suite 104B
Vancouver, WA Map

Sunday, August 18, 2013, 9:15 AM

Book Club Meetup

Elysian Brewing Company

Where

1221 East Pike Street
Seattle, WA Map

Tuesday, August 20, 2013, 9:00 AM

An informal drop in

With one of the earliest bookstores to support Cover of Snow.

Seattle Mystery Bookshop

Where

117 Cherry St.
Seattle, WA Map

Tuesday, August 20, 2013, 4:00 PM

Book Discussion and Signing

Auntie's Bookstore

Where

402 West Main Avenue
Spokane, WA Map

Thursday, August 29, 2013, 3:00 PM

Book Discussion and Signing

Between The Covers

Where

152 E Main St
Harbor Springs, MI Map

Friday, August 30, 2013, 11:00 AM

Book Discussion and Signing

McLean and Eakin

Where

307 E Lake Street
Petoskey, MI Map

Saturday, August 31, 2013, 9:00 AM

Book Discussion and Signing

Horizon Books

Where

243 E Front St
Traverse City, MI Map

September, 2013

Saturday, September 14, 2013, 8:00 AM

One Writerâ€™s Journey to Publication in Difficult Times

A talk for the Liberty States Fiction Writers.

Edison Public Library

Where

340 Plainfield Avenue
Edison, NJ Map

Sunday, September 15, 2013, 3:00 PM

Group Author Night

Shade Bar

Where

241 Sullivan St
New York, NY Map

Monday, September 16, 2013, 4:00 PM

Book Discussion and Signing

Mac's Backs

Where

1820 Coventry Road
Cleveland Heights, OH Map

Wednesday, September 18, 2013, 4:00 PM

Book Discussion and Signing

Sand Lake Town Library

Where

8428 Miller Hill Rd
Averill Park, NY Map

Wednesday, September 18, 2013 to Friday, September 20, 2013

Empire State Plaza

Albany, NY

Thursday, September 26, 2013, 4:00 PM

Book Club

By invitation only, but please send me an email if you'd like to attend.

Private Home

Morristown, NJ

Saturday, September 28, 2013, 8:30 AM

Book Reading and Discussion

On the Broad Street Stage

Woodbury Fine Arts Festival

Where

Broad Street & Cooper Street
Woodbury, NJ Map

Saturday, September 28, 2013, 10:00 AM

Book Reading and Discussion

On the Railroad Avenue Stage

Woodbury Fine Arts Festival

Where

Broad Street & Cooper Street
Woodbury, NJ Map

October, 2013

Tuesday, October 15, 2013, 3:00 PM

Book Club

By invitation only, but please send me an email if you'd like to attend.

Stoneking Physical Therapy and Wellness Center

Where

333 North Main Street
Lambertville, NJ Map

November, 2013

Wednesday, November 13, 2013, 4:30 PM

How I Became a Mystery Writer

Mid-Manhattan Branch, New York Public Library

Where

455 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY Map

Wednesday, November 20, 2013, 5:00 PM

Book Club

I have been known to drive pretty far for a book event, but I'll be doing this one by Skype.

Merrick Library

Where

2279 Merrick Ave
Merrick, NY Map

Monday, November 25, 2013, 5:30 PM

Book Club

By invitation only, but please send me an email if you'd like to attend.

Private Home

Summit, NJ

December, 2013

Sunday, December 8, 2013, 12:00 PM

A Traveling Author Returns Home

Morristown & Morris Township Library

Where

1 Miller Rd
Morristown, NJ Map

Monday, December 9, 2013, 5:30 PM

Book Club

By invitation only, but please send me an email if you'd like to attend.

Private Home

East Windsor, NJ

Wednesday, December 11, 2013, 5:00 PM

Book Reading and Discussion

With authors Violet Snow and Alison Gaylin.

The Golden Notebook

Where

29 Tinker St
Woodstock, NY Map