Books
A Special Tampa Bay Times Festival of Reading
My interview with Judy Blume at the 2015 Tampa Bay Times Festival of Reading was a dream come true! But, it went so fast, and I felt like we could have kept talking for hours! My daughter Ocean and her fourth grade language arts teachers and classmates were in the front row, which made it…
Read MoreSpelunker
I’ve always been willing to follow my characters wherever they wish to take me. And they’ve taken me down the rabbit hole into addiction, psychosis, fugue states, the full rainbow of emotion and dark circumstances. I consider myself as a spelunker willing to shimmy myself into the crevices of the psyche, headlamp on, prepared to…
Read MoreBest of the Bay Award Winner!
Wow! I’m thrilled to share that I won Creative Loafing’s 2015 Best of the Bay Award for BEST LOCAL FICTION WRITER! Of course, this would not have happened without your votes and your support. I SO appreciate my amazing readers pals and want to send each of you a big, warm thank you! The awards…
Read MoreBest of the Bay – Nomination for Best Fiction Writer
I am excited to share that I’ve been nominated in Creative Loafing’s “Best of the Bay” for BEST LOCAL FICTION WRITER and BEST BOOK BY A LOCAL AUTHOR. If you could take a moment to cast your vote in this years BEST OF THE BAY contest, it would mean the world to me! Thanks for your support in this and…
Read MoreWhat Kind of Reader Are You?
You might be thinking: I’ve heard about Lisa Unger, but I don’t know where to start reading! Or, I just read one of her books and loved it, but I’m not sure what to read next? Or do I need to read all the books in order? Well, there is no one answer that works…
Read MoreThe Hollows
“Unger is building a sense of place for The Hollows that rivals Stephen King’s Castle Rock for continuity and creepiness.” —News & Observer, Raleigh When I first started writing about The Hollows, I didn’t think much of it. It was the fictional setting for my novel, Fragile, nestled someplace near New York City geographically, but…
Read MoreCrazy Giveaway!
CRAZY LOVE YOU is on sale now! Every year I am overwhelmed with gratitude that I am able to do the only thing I ever wanted to do with my life. So, thank you, my loyal readers for making that possible. To show my CRAZY LOVE for you, I’m doing an extra-special giveaway for anyone…
Read MoreCrazy Love You – Book Tour
Monday, February 9th 6:00 PM Vero Beach Book Center Discussion and signing. Vero Beach, FL Tuesday, February 10th 2:00 PM Lighthouse Point Library Sun Suntinel Books Editor Oline Cogdill interviews Lisa Unger Murder on the Beach selling copies at the event. Lighthouse Point, FL 6:00 PM Jupiter Branch Library Sun Sentinel Books Editor Oline Cogdill…
Read MoreCrazy Love You – On Sale Soon!
CRAZY LOVE YOU goes on sale in just a month! I’m signing some pre-order hardcovers from independent booksellers for Simon and Schuster this morning. And they look fantastic! Ill be posting about book tour appearances next. Stay tuned!
Read MoreFirst Love for "Crazy Love You"
Each year when early proofs are ready for the new book, copies go to fellow authors. I send some; my editor and agent send some. It’s always with humility and a bit of nervousness that I do this. I know how busy everyone is — looming deadlines, family, research, a towering stack of other galleys…
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