Posts by Laurie King
Walled Gardens
Countdown to Garment of Shadows: twelve days to go! Til then I’ll be posting a daily image from the book, with snippets of prose from the book to go along. You might even want to re-visit these posts after you’ve read the book. Fez was a hortus conclusus writ large, a garden walled around by…
Read MoreShopping in Fez
Until Garment of Shadows publishes in thirteen days, I’ll be posting images from the book, with tidbits of prose to go along. You might even want to re-visit these posts after you’ve got your hands on the book. “They all haggled: over the cost of lemons, the measure of olives, the quality of tin cups. Colourful…
Read MoreFourteen days to Garment of Shadows
Countdown to Garment of Shadows: two weeks from today! I’ll be posting a daily image from the book, with tasty tidbits of prose from the book to go along. No spoilers, I promise. You might even want to re-visit these posts after you’ve read the book. “Dar Mnehbi was an ornate jewel-box better suited for…
Read MorePuzzle Winner
Congratulations to Tim O., the winner of last week’s puzzle contest. Tim, we haven’t heard back from you, so please be in touch at info@laurierking.com to claim your prize: a hardcover copy of Garment of Shadows.
Read MoreA party!
This Sunday is the annual garden party at the Sussex home of Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes. But before you get out the car or book tickets, let me tell you that it’s all online, and all in the communal imagination. That’s right: a Twitter party. Russell and Holmes have done this twice before, only…
Read MoreBook love
Oh, I love to get the first copy of my newest book. Love it. Twenty-two times now, and it never gets old. I’m sitting with my newest on the desk beside me as I type, and it looks like this: And you? Will have to wait until September 4 for yours.
Read MoreGarment of Puzzles
The past few years we’ve been doing a lot of pre-publication hoopla here at LRK-Land, but (you may have noticed) this year not so much. Partly this is because I’ve been moving house while also incredibly busy with Life and partly because, well, enough is enough even when it comes to fun. But one thing…
Read MoreNewsletter drawing
A last group of Garment of Shadows ARCs will go out to ten people on the newsletter mailing list. We’ll do the drawing on Tuesday, so if you’re not signed up for the newsletter, you might like to drop in on the web site and stick your name here. Good luck!
Read MoreA book of books
Now, I know your To Be Read pile is already teetering and/or your e-reader is choking on its contents, but this one is special. It’s a book of books. John Connolly and Declan Burke came up with the idea of “The world’s greatest mystery writers on the world’s greatest mystery novels,” and although I am…
Read MoreWhat do I want in a book cover?
First of all, I want it to evoke the book without giving away the plot. (Garment of Shadows: young woman in Western clothes gazes at a vaguely North African landscape: check.) Then, it needs to catch the eyes from across a crowded bookstore—or as a 2” version on a screen. (Rich glow of color; a…
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