Mitzi Szereto is an author of multi-genre fiction and nonfiction. She has written novels and short stories, and edited fiction and nonfiction anthologies, including her popular true crime franchise "The Best New True Crime Stories." Her books to date have been in the areas of

crime fiction Crime fiction, detective story, murder mystery, mystery novel, and police novel are terms used to describe narratives that centre on criminal acts and especially on the investigation, either by an amateur or a professional detective, of a crime, ...

true crime True crime is a nonfiction literary, podcast, and film genre in which the author examines an actual crime and details the actions of real people associated with and affected by criminal events. The crimes most commonly include murder; about 40 pe ...

cozy mystery Cozy mysteries, also referred to as "cozies", are a subgenre of crime fiction in which sex and violence occur off stage, the detective is an amateur sleuth, and the crime and detection take place in a small, socially intimate community. Cozies th ...

Gothic fiction Gothic fiction, sometimes called Gothic horror in the 20th century, is a loose literary aesthetic of fear and haunting. The name is a reference to Gothic architecture of the European Middle Ages, which was characteristic of the settings of ea ...

, horror, quirky fiction,

apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction is a subgenre of speculative fiction in which the Earth's (or another planet's) civilization is collapsing or has collapsed. The apocalypse event may be climatic, such as runaway climate change; as ...

, paranormal romance, sci-fi/fantasy,

erotic Eroticism () is a quality that causes sexual feelings, as well as a philosophical contemplation concerning the aesthetics of sexual desire, sensuality, and romantic love. That quality may be found in any form of artwork, including painting, scu ...

literature, parody and satire, Southern fiction, and fiction and nonfiction

anthologies In book publishing, an anthology is a collection of literary works chosen by the compiler; it may be a collection of plays, poems, short stories, songs or excerpts by different authors. In genre fiction, the term ''anthology'' typically categ ...

. She created/presented "Mitzi TV," a Web TV channel covering the quirky side of London, England; segments have ranged from chatting about vintage cars with Formula 1 race car driver/BBC TV presenter Tiff Needell and couture shoe designer

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to joining in a lively pub singalong and covering a teddy bear festival. She makes a cameo appearance portraying herself in the British

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Lint the Movie
'. She also maintains a blog of humorous personal essays at "Errant Ramblings: Mitzi Szereto's Weblog." Szereto also became known for teaching erotic

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s in the UK and continental Europe. She appears at book and literature festivals, and gives talks on such topics as social media, women in publishing, and erotic writing. She has performed readings of her work in North America and Europe and has lectured in creative writing at several universities

Novels

*''Florida Gothic'' (2017) *''Phantom: The Immortal'' (co-authored with Ashley Lister) (2016) *''Rotten Peaches (The Thelonious T. Bear Chronicles)'' (2015) *''The Wilde Passions of Dorian Gray'' (2013) *''Normal for Norfolk (The Thelonious T. Bear Chronicles'' (2012) *''Pride and Prejudice: Hidden Lusts'' (2011)

Original anthologies

*''The Best New True Crime Stories: Crimes of Famous & Infamous Criminals'' (2023) *''The Best New True Crime Stories: Unsolved Crimes & Mysteries'' (2022) *''The Best New True Crime Stories: Partners in Crime'' (2022) *''The Best New True Crime Stories: Crimes of Passion, Obsession & Revenge'' (2021) *''The Best New True Crime Stories: Well-Mannered Crooks, Rogues & Criminals'' (2021) *''The Best New True Crime Stories: Small Towns'' (2020) *''The Best New True Crime Stories: Serial Killers'' (2019) *''Ladies of Gothic Horror (A Collection of Classic Stories'' (2019) *''Love, Lust and Zombies: Short Stories'' (2015) *''Darker Edge of Desire: Gothic Tales of Romance'' (2014) *''Thrones of Desire: Erotic Tales of Swords, Mist and Fire'' (2012) *''Red Velvet and Absinthe: Paranormal Erotic Romance'' (2011) *''The New Black Lace Book of Women's Sexual Fantasies'' (2008) *''Getting Even: Revenge Stories'' (2007) *''Dying For It: Tales of Sex and Death'' (2006) *''The World's Best Sex Writing 2005'' (2006) *''Wicked: Sexy Tales of Legendary Lovers'' (2005) *''Foreign Affairs: Erotic Travel Tales'' (2004) *''Erotic Travel Tales 2'' (2003) *''Erotic Travel Tales'' (2001)

Solo short story collections

*''Oysters and Pearls: Collected Stories'' (2016) *''In Sleeping Beauty's Bed: Erotic Fairy Tales'' (2009) *''Erotic Fairy Tales: A Romp Through the Classics'' (2001)

The Thelonious T. Bear Chronicles series

Since 2012, Szereto has co-authored the

/satire series with her "celebrity" teddy bear Teddy Tedaloo. The series follows the (mis)adventures of protagonist Thelonious T. Bear, a Mini-Cooper driving photojournalist bear from England who must co-exist in the human world. The novels are set in various locations around the world and feature a cast of quirky characters. The books include: *''Rotten Peaches (The Thelonious T. Bear Chronicles)'' (2015), which takes place in the rural American South. An armed gang of "little people" wearing animal masks are on a bank-robbing spree, and Thelonious gets mistaken for one of the bandits. *''Normal for Norfolk (The Thelonious T. Bear Chronicles)'' (2012), which is set in the Norfolk countryside in England. Village pub landlords are being murdered, and Thelonious keeps turning up in the vicinity of the crimes, attracting the attention of an incompetent detective chief inspector.

References

External links

Mitzi Szereto home pageIMDBErrant Ramblings: Mitzi Szereto's WeblogMitzi TVMitzi Szereto YouTube channel
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