Big Book Giveaway on December 15th!

How would you like to win a massive tower of books from some of the biggest, most acclaimed authors in the world, including Stephen King, Harlan Coben, Karin Slaughter, Mary Higgins Clark, Alafair Burke, Sara Blaedel, Kate White, Mary Kubica, Gregg Hurwitz, Sarah Weinman, Carol Goodman, Hank Phillippi Ryan, Ace Atkins, Jo Nesbo, C.J. Tudor,…

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A BIG Giveaway for Big Brothers Big Sisters of America!

Last year, I organized a fundraiser for hurricane relief and thanks to my generous author and reader pals, it was a BIG success. With our combined effort, we raised around $3,000 and one lucky reader won a huge stack of books! With the holidays approaching and the spirit of giving in the air, I wanted…

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Alafair Burke and Lisa Unger, in Conversation

It’s probably true in all industries, but publishing seems especially a business of relationships. Even though authors don’t all work together in the same place, we do gather quite a bit at conferences and speaking engagements. And when you do this work for long enough, some of those authors with whom you share a stage…

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Hurricane Relief – Top Thriller Writers Contribute a Flurry of Books!

Hurricane Relief – Top Thriller Writers Contribute a Flurry of Books! It’s no joke, of course. Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria have done deadly damage in Texas, Florida, and the Caribbean. We in the Tampa Bay area were braced for a direct hit when the storm shifted and we were spared the worst of it.…

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Women of Mystery

Lisa Unger, Lisa Gardner & Alafair Burke Women of Mystery Thursday February 11th, 2016 at 6:30 pm Carlouel Yacht Club Clearwater Beach, Florida Women of Mystery — Join us for an evening of lively conversation between New York Times bestselling authors Alafair Burke, Lisa Gardner and Lisa Unger, as they chat about their most recent…

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Big Book Getaway 2014 – Group Selfie

What a blessing to spend time with some of my favorite writers who are also some of my favorite people! Wise, warm, and funny observations, a great crowd, and lots of laughs at The 2014 Big Book Getaway in Old Saybrook, Connecticut.  Here I am with John Searles, Hank Phillippi Ryan, Tess Gerritsen, Alafair Burke and David Handler in…

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Short stories series featuring Eloise Montgomery and more!

I just completed a series of short stories set in The Hollows and focusing on one of my favorite characters psychic Eloise Montgomery. I am so excited about these three short stories that will release this fall.  I have been really wanting to spend more time with Eloise, and delving deeper into what has formed…

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Chelsea Cain, Alafair Burke & More! Sizzling Summer Reading

Wowee! This is going to be a SIZZLING summer for reading! Here are some fabulous upcoming releases from: Alafair Burke, Chelsea Cain, Linda Castillo and Martha Grimes. Of course, I get to read them all first.  Just sayin’. (Oh, okay! I’ll give them away.  Either post on Facebook or Sign Up for my newsletter for your chance to win!)   Chelsea…

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Read Women

Before writers are anything, we are readers. Those early books we held in our hands, the ones our parents read to us, they formed us.  And I often think about that as my husband and I, both readers, read each night to our daughter.  Books are such a gift, doorways into other worlds, other minds. …

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TV 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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