Posts by Laurie King
Guest Blog: Angieville
Today I’m over at Angieville, where I should have been last week except my brain was in a comatose state. I’m talking about the joys of touring (yes, really!) and how touched I am by touching people. Or, perhaps I’m just touched, in the head.
Read MoreBook tours
One of the odder sides of being a writer in modern times is the way a solitary, dreamy individual is periodically required to become a travelling salesman. Once a year, more or less, the person who spends her working days in clothing that resembles pajamas folds up her laptop, scowls at her hair, retrieves her…
Read MoreMary Russell’s MyStory
Today is the first Tuesday in Fifteen Weeks that Mary Russell hasn’t had a new blog post over at her MySpace page. Instead, we have this. And a year from now, more or less, we’ll be giving a copy of the hardback of The Green Man to someone who illustrates the miniature book made from…
Read MoreFifteen Weeks Wrap-up
Congratulations to Mary Turner, the winner of last week’s drawing from those who donated any amount to Heifer International through the Team LRK page. Mary won copies of the two brand new trade paperback editions of Mary Russell novels numbers 5 and 6 from Bantam Books as well as an ARC of The Language of…
Read MoreLibrary love
One of the things we were looking at with the Language of Bees tour has been how a series of library events would add to the mix. Author tours are generally organized by the Promotions department in the publishing house. Other forms of what might seem to be “promotion” to an outsider—such as ad campaigns…
Read MoreLaurie’s where?
Head still spinning from the road, I now have four days to sit and let my spirit catch up with me before I get on another plane and leave it behind again. I have a number of thoughts on the whole touring business, and on specific places and events, but in the meantime, here’s LRK…
Read MoreRussellscape winner
Please excuse the suspense — all of the Russellscape entries were so great, it took me a while to consult my panel of expert judges and pick a winner. In the end, we decided on Sara McClelland for her illustration of The Language of Bees (number 18 on the Russellscape page) as well as her…
Read MoreThe final weeks are upon us!
The Fifteen Weeks are drawing to a close, but we still have some of the best and biggest prizes and events yet to come. This Friday we’ll do our first drawing from those who have donated to Heifer International through the Team LRK page, and the lucky donor will win the brand new Bantam paperback…
Read MoreTour stops & contests, both real & virtual
Today I return to the Left Coast. I will be at Vroman’s in Pasadena tonight, and tomorrow with my dear friends at the Poisoned Pen Bookstore in Scottsdale. I hope you will join me there. If you prefer your book tours virtual, I am stopping in at the excellent blog Mystery Fanfare today, where I…
Read MoreDrum roll please…
I hope I may be forgiven for bringing out my drum for a little patter, but- THE LANGUAGE OF BEES IS NUMBER SIX ON THE INDEPENDENT BOOKSELLERS’ LIST AND NUMBER NINE ON THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER LIST!!! I’m enormously grateful to all of you who helped on the various Fifteen Weeks of Bees efforts,…
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