THE FORGOTTEN ROOM goes paperback!
Now in a sleeker, bolder format, we give you the New York Times and USA Today bestseller… The Forgotten Room paperback, out in stores today! As you can imagine, Beatriz, Karen, and I are all lifting virtual glasses of bubbly. Even better, in three weeks, we’ll be lifting real glasses of bubbly together as we…
Read MoreMonday Give Away
With only a week until Halloween, this week’s give away is another rain-lashed tale of the supernatural– or, in this case, the mythical: an ARC of Simon Sylvester’s The Visitors. Here’s the official blurb: In the tradition of Neil Gaiman and Iain Banks, Simon Sylvester brings an ancient myth to life with this lush, atmospheric…
Read MoreSpread the word! It's Author Confidential.
Spreading the word about Author Confidential seems like it ought to be a contradiction in terms. But not when it’s the Bacon Free Library’s annual fundraiser! What it is: a chance to ask your favorite author three questions– and receive a hand-written answer in return! Here’s the official press release: Bacon Free Library Announces ‘Author…
Read MoreWeekly Reading Round-Up
The final edits on the next novel are IN! So I’ve been rewarding myself with two books I’ve saved for just such an occasion: — Susan Elizabeth Philips’s latest, First Star I See Tonight, which returns us to the world of the Chicago Stars with a former quarterback turned nightclub owner and a scrappy private…
Read More"Yesternight" Winner
The winner of my copy of Yesternight is… … Jessie Clever! (Of Comment #5.) Congrats, Jessie! If you let me know where to send it, I’ll pop your book in the mail to you. Stay tuned for another give away next Monday!
Read MoreMonday Give Away
In keeping with the chill down the spine theme, I have another rain-lashed novel of slight spookiness to offer up: Cat Winter’s Yesternight. Here’s the official blurb: From the author of The Uninvited comes a haunting historical novel with a compelling mystery at its core. A young child psychologist steps off a train, her destination…
Read MoreWeekly Reading Round-Up
I’ve been in a bit of a book slump, picking up and putting down old favorites:The Collected Ghost Stories of E.F. Benson, Ben Aaronovitch’s Rivers of London books, Angela Thirkell’s Northbridge Rectory (not my favorite of her Barsetshire books). But nothing seems to quite fit the moment. So help me break through my reading block:…
Read More"Hawley Book of the Dead" Winner
The winner of Chrysler Szarlan’s The Hawley Book of the Dead is… …Prithvia Devadas! (Of Comment #6.) Congrats, Prithvia! If you let me know where to send it, I’ll pop your book in the mail to you. Check back next Monday for another book up for grabs!
Read MoreMonday Give Away
In keeping with the Halloween theme, we move from ghosts to witchcraft with this Monday’s give away: Chrysler Szarlan’s The Hawley Book of the Dead. Here’s the official blurb: For fans of The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane and A Discovery of Witches comes a brilliantly imagined debut novel brimming with rich history, suspense, and…
Read More"Secret Language of Stones" Winner
The winner of a copy of The Secret Language of Stones is… … DJL! (Of Comment #42.) Congrats, DJL! If you let me know where to send it, I’ll pop your book in the mail to you. There’s another October-themed give away coming up next Monday….
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