Ellen Byron

In 2018, I interviewed Governor Edwards on the occasion of his 90th birthday. In honor of his passing, I'm sharing the interview again....

HELPFUL HINTS FROM ELLEN BYRON, AUTHOR AND NEW ORLEANS AFFICIONADO NOTE : if you've read this before, it's worth checking out again...

Here's the cover for CAJUN KISS OF DEATH, the seventh book in my Agatha Award-winning, bestselling Cajun Country Mystery Series... The...

Hi, it's Maria DiRico, who is also Ellen Byron. People often ask about how I come up with the recipes in my books. Basically, I'll get an...

Did you know that "Maria DiRico" and "Ellen Byron" are the same person? That's right, "Maria DiRico" is the pen name for the Catering...

I wanted to share three delicious Thanksgiving recipes with you all. First up is one for stuffing from my pal Leslie Karst, author of the...

Halloween will look different this year, that's for sure. But we can all still enjoy this special spooky time. Here are two recipes for...

October 10, 4 pm EST, 3 Central, 1 PST A special virtual event! Join me, Chere Coen (Haunted Lafayette; Magic is in the Bag); Mark...

Join me on my virtual book tour! Visit my APPEARANCES page for where to find the events and links.

To celebrate the launch of MURDER IN THE BAYOU BONEYARD, the sixth book in my Agatha Award-winning Cajun Country Mystery series... I've...

Promoting your own work is HARD. Really hard. So I came up with a tongue-in-cheek way to do it. You can read about here at Chicks on the...

As a special treat for my wonderful readers, I'm sharing the prologue for Cajun Country Mystery #6, MURDER IN THE BAYOU BONEYARD. I hope...

Thought you'd enjoy my post at Chicks on the Case today about how I came up with two of my book titles. Click here to read it!

I met Wendy Allen-Belleville when I was a writer on the TV series WINGS and she was a writer’s assistant. She’s smart, stunning, and a...

I'm so excited about my next Cajun Country Mystery, which debuts September 8 but is available for pre-order. I was inspired by a Creole...

UPDATED on June 4, 2021 - ignore that February 26, 2020 date! It's official. The Big Easy has beat out my hometown, The Big Apple, as my...

One of my favorite aspects of authoring mysteries is the amazing readers I get to meet. Even better? When we connect to the point of...

One of my favorite marketing tools is the wonderful customized flash drives I get from USB Memory Direct. How cute are these business...

My friend Kim Davis has the most wonderful mystery blog called Cinnamon and Sugar and a Little Bit of Murder where she makes and shares...

Honestly, I'm super proud of myself. Not only did I make a video... I uploaded it to YouTube! It's short and cute - if I do say so...