Contests
Name a character & Russell’s adventures
It’s been a week since we announced this, and we’re a quarter of the way up our goal for the Heifer International fundraiser. So I’ll say again: If you want to name a character (you, your mother, your cat) in the next Russell & Holmes, The Green Man, here’s your chance: just donate two or…
Read MoreWeek ten: posts and giveaways
We’re racing now into week ten of the Fifteen Weeks—two thirds of the way through the celebration, and only 22 days until The Language of Bees goes on sale and LRK hits the road! And it being a Monday, that means Miss Russell is posting over on her Myspace blog, where she and Holmes…
Read MoreLaurie Loves Libraries
As I may have happened to mention a few hundred times, I adore libraries. I grew up in libraries, libraries snatched up most of the first printing of A Grave Talent, and I revel in my local university’s research library. The Game was dedicated: To the librarians everywhere, who spend their lives in battle against the…
Read MoreGood works & immortality
Things are moving along with the LRK fundraiser for Heifer International. In case you haven’t caught this news, every dollar we raise on the Amazon and Cafepress stores by May 21 (Arthur Conan Doyle’s 150th birthday!) will be turned over to Heifer International, to be used to send beehives (or goats—we like goats) to poor…
Read MoreWeek Nine, already?!
More than halfway through the Fifteen Weeks of Bees now, which means only 29 days until the launch party for The Language of Bees! (You have read the first two chapters of the book, right?) Last week, we drew Staci Burr’s name from those who entered the Russell Trivia challenge—congratulations, Staci, you have an ARC…
Read MoreWeek eight kicks off
While I try to get all my week’s clothes back into the suitcase and head from Maui to rainy CA, I thought you might enjoy a few things to keep you busy. Week seven’s contest on the Fifteen Week’s of Bees was for a Russellism, some sharp and pithy saying that Miss Russell might have…
Read MoreRussellism and Russellscape Entries
All of the original Russellism entries have been posted here — read them over and leave a comment here with your favorite. The winner will be announced later today, Friday March 20! Check back to see if yours was the lucky quip. If so, it will appear in Russell X and you will be the…
Read MoreWeek Seven: Russellisms
And the event of week seven here at The Fifteen Weeks of Bees (where the buzz is “All bees, all the time”) concerns The Art of the Russellism. A Sherlockism is one of the pithy sayings Sherlock Holmes was wont to create: There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact.” “You see, but do…
Read MoreWeek Six Winner
The winner of this week’s Facebook drawing is Kramer A. Kramer. Congratulations Kramer! You won a complete autographed set of the first four Mary Russell books in paperback. Thanks to all who participated by becoming fans of my Facebook page. This week we’ll be working hard to decide on your best Russellism, so thanks for…
Read MoreReminder: Russellism Contest Ends This Friday!
Also included in this sixth week of the Fifteen Weeks of Bees is the deadline for the Russellism contest on Friday, March 13. We will announce the winner on the following Friday, March 20, so send your cleverest quips to bees@laurierking.com today for a chance to win an Advanced Reading Copy (ARC) of The Language…
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