Countdown to Garment of Shadows: nine days 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. …pausing to take on a supply of sweetened almonds…
Read MoreGarment of Shadows publishes in ten days. Until then, 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 reading the book. It was a tannery, built along the river. Order yours from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or Recorded Books, or a signed…
Read MoreUntil Garment of Shadows publishes in eleven 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. One street held shops displaying tall cones of varicoloured powder, from the deep red of paprika to brilliant yellow…
Read MoreCountdown 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 MoreUntil 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 MoreCountdown 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 MoreCongratulations 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 MoreThis 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 MoreThe 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…
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