Posts by Lisa Unger
NPR Three Books Article
I wrote a piece for NPR that is featured today in their “NPR Three Books” section! It’s a bit of a departure for me, writing about books that helped me to clear my head and change my life. I hope you enjoy the post and that these books do as much for you as they…
Read MoreThe Heart of the Story
Once upon a time, an editor I respected and from whom I had learned quite a bit suggested, as she turned down my novel, that I make some decisions about myself. In fact, what she said precisely was, “Lisa, you have to decide what you are. Are you a literary writer? Or are you a mystery writer?” I…
Read MorePrix Polar International 2009
Just discovered that Black Out (French version “Memoire Trouble”) has been shortlisted for the French award, Le Prix Polar International. Previous winners include Elmore Leonard, Ian Rankin and Peter James.
Read MoreNBC Today Show – Die For You
NBC Today Show top summer reads! DIE FOR YOU was featured on the NBC Today Show this morning as part of the summer round-up called Life’s a beach read! 6 tasty tales for summer.” Stick your toes in the sand and curl up with one of these new books. Read the full article on the NBC Today Show…
Read MoreFamily Affair
Today, I was featured in the New York Times “Frequent Flier” column. Naturally, it’s exciting for a lot of reasons. But the thing about it that thrills me the most is that without Jeff and Ocean it wouldn’t have happened. The three of us do most things together, go most places together. And while this is…
Read MorePrague
My brilliant and wonderful publicist Sarah Brievogel asked me a series of questions about the trip to Prague that inspired DIE FOR YOU. She used this for the press kit when review copies went out. A few weeks ago, Oline Cogdill wrote a little bit about my trip to Prague after I had a chance…
Read MoreWhat's In A Name?
In DIE FOR YOU, I did something I’ve never done before. A few months before I started writing it, a librarian in Pittsburgh contacted me, asking if I would be willing to auction off a character name in my next novel. The proceeds would benefit The Friends of the Library, one of my favorite organizations.…
Read MoreInspiration for DIE FOR YOU
How well do you really know the man you married? My new novel DIE FOR YOU was inspired by the five weeks I spent in Prague during the summer of 2007. I went for a vacation with my family, intending to take some time off between books. But I was so inspired by that magnificent city, that the…
Read MoreWriters Live! Murder They Wrote
This weekend I’ll be heading down to Palm Beach for the first Writers Live! Murder They Wrote event at the Hagen Ranch Road Library. If you’re in the area, I’d love to see you. I’ll be on a panel with Jim Born (Burn Zone) and Ted Bell (TSAR) from 10 am – Noon on Saturday, April…
Read MoreTV Nerd
One of my favorite authors — and people — Alafair Burke gave me the opportunity to totally geek out and talk about the crime television shows I love now and loved as a kid. Suffice it to say, after rambling on in print about everything from “Moonlighting” to “Hawaii Five-O,” from “The Wire” to “Battlestar…
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