The panel schedule is out for Bouchercon (here) so I thought I’d let you know where I’ll be. You can find me wandering the hallways, always willing to chat with fans-and-friends and I’ll be dropping in at the Mystery Writers of America table, but more formally, I’ll be at— Thursday morning, in the book room…
Read MoreAh, BoucherCon. So many memories. I wrote about some of them, over the years. Such as: The Vegas Con: just… surreal. Washington, DC, a month after 9/11, and the comfort of friends. Albany, NY: my birthday, in a post-apocalytic setting… …with good friends… And you can’t get better than being a Con’s guest of honor,…
Read MoreThanks for the hundreds of you who played the jigsaw-puzzle game! We drew six winners—and Monica, Nicole, Steven, Penny, EA, and Maggie will all be able to gloat over their books at the very earliest possible minute. Which means that Beginnings has a cover I can show you: It’s slowly going out to various online sites,…
Read MoreBoucherCon, the Mystery Conference named to honor Anthony Boucher, takes place every fall. This year’s, the 50th, will be in Dallas. I’ve been to going to BoucherCons since before I was published, starting with London in 1990—and when I count them up, I’m astonished to find adds up to twenty-one of them! I’ve been to gatherings…
Read MoreHappy grandparents day, all. And here’s to the kids, who bring a sense of wonder… and curiosity… and open the door to new experiences… and make for a gift that keeps being opened.
Read MoreHey, it’s time for a cover reveal–and an e-puzzle! Here’s what you do: Go here. Do the puzzle, on your computer or mobile device. When you’ve done it, send me an email to info@LaurieRKing.com with the subject Beginnings, and tell me what the main image of the puzzle is. We’ll do a drawing from the…
Read MoreOne of the fun things we do here in Team LRK is put together ads and images for various projects. I toss down some words and ideas, then Robert the Photoshop King tries to make sense of them. We always go back and forth a hundred times, but we always end up with something I…
Read MoreThe July giveaway closes on August 1! Here’s what we’re giving away this month, a really gorgeous notebook that I got in Venice, where Island of the Mad is set. It shows the tile-work of the San Marco floor. If you haven’t entered yet, you might want to pop over and stick your name down.…
Read MoreFor those of you who like giveaways but aren’t yet signed up for the newsletter, this month we have two. One is from my US publishers, for a book-club sized pile of the new Island of the Mad paperbacks AND some nice swag for your book group to enjoy. The other is from me (therefore, not…
Read More[Sorry all, the rewrite workshop is the 29th, not the 22nd. Brain fever…] Today I hit the (theoretical) 2/3 mark in the new Russell & Holmes novel! Not that 201 pages is a novel–even 301 pages isn’t–but there’s a rhythm to a book that I get to know, and 200 is a good, solid mark.…
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