Giveaways
The BUZZZZZ about Library Week!
Next week is National Library Week here in the USofA—with a theme of, “Unlimited possibilities @ your library®”—and this year, wishing to explore those possibilities, we’re doing something a little different. Yes, there will be giveaways, but—we’ll focus on middle schools. Do you have a middle school student in your family? Do you teach middle…
Read MoreMWA cooks
So, this crime writer walks into a kitchen… Or maybe a bar—it depends on what story you’re after, and what you’re hungry (or thirsty) for. Whether it’s drinks to curl your hair or a soup to warm your heart, Kinsey Millhone’s peanut butter & pickle sandwich or Valentine Wilde’s chicken fricassee, or maybe a cup…
Read MoreExcerpts, contests, giveaways–and takeoffs
I’m off to New York today, so I, a Central Coast native and weather wimp, would appreciate any warm thoughts you can send that city’s way. And if you’re within striking distance of Manhattan, come out and see me on Saturday when I’ll be signing copies of In the Company of Sherlock Holmes, in, well,…
Read MoreA Random House giveaway!
Happy holiday season everyone! Random House are hosting a Mystery & Thriller Holiday Giveaway where you can enter for a chance to win a prize pack of books by Carla Buckley, Lee Child, Janet Evanovich, Alan Furst, Tess Gerritsen, Andrew Grant, Jonathan Kellerman, Dean Koontz, Laura McHugh, Kathy Reichs, Karin Slaugther, Amanda Kyle Williams–and me! (You will also be entered to win a Grand Prize, which includes a…
Read MoreNewsletter giveaway
Next week we’ll be giving away two copies of the Dreaming Spies ARC– –drawn from the Newsletter signup list. So if you’re not signed up for the Newsletter, doing so now would increase your chances by, well, a fair amount. The signup is here.
Read MoreGood reads, indeed!
Want a copy of Dreaming Spies before the rest of the world can even get a peek? Bantam are doing a giveaway this month, here on: Goodreads.
Read MoreDreaming Spies winners!
The two winners for last week’s giveaway of the Dreaming Spies ARC – – are Laura R. and Ray Riethmeier, which means that two copies are on their way to Georgia and Minnesota, respectively. Congratulations, Laura and Ray, and I hope you love love love the book, and also that you don’t gloat too loudly but…
Read MoreGiveaways!
Giveaways! Two of them! The first is a Goodreads giveaway for IN THE COMPANY OF SHERLOCK HOLMES, now through October 20: Kirkus says: The range of the 15 new stories here is remarkable. One of the best, Sara Paretsky’s “The Curious Affair of the Italian Art Dealer,” is the most conservative, taking true delight in…
Read MoreAnd the winners are…
We have had (for those of you with short attention spans and/or memory loss) two contests celebrating both April’s National Library Week and Mary Russell’s 20th birthday (Miss Russell’s popularity over this score of years also owing much to the enthusiasm of libraries.) The first celebration was Book Club in a Box, weekly drawings of Russell…
Read MoreThe Great 2014 Library Giveaway…
…continues, with four cartons of Mary Russell books left to award in our Book Club in A Box giveaway. If you have a library a) that you love and b) that hosts book clubs, and if you haven’t sent us their name yet, do so now. Email it to me at: info@laurierking.com The next drawing…
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