Posts Tagged ‘lisa unger’
Great Books
Even with all my years as a reader, and as a writer, I wouldn’t claim to know what makes a book “great.” There have been many books touted as such that have left me cold, and others that have escaped any serious note, which have moved and seduced me. Even as my tenth novel DARKNESS,…
Read MoreUnlikely Friends
A long time ago I stopped thinking of characters as creations of my imagination, and started to understand that they are more like people who I’ve met along my colorful, complicated, ever-changing fictional journey. They come to me as they are, with their own names, personalities and spirits. Sometimes I love them, sometimes I endure…
Read MoreIn Memory of David Thompson
There is a misconception that the writing life is a lonely one. While it’s true that we write in solitude, the business of publishing is foremost a business of relationships. Over the years, our colleagues become our friends. Maybe this is true of all businesses, but none so much as publishing. Most of us come…
Read MoreClosing the Door
There’s a village in my computer — friends, fans, readers, and colleagues. It’s a populous, sometimes chaotic little burg always bustling with news, gossip, opinions and potential excitement. It’s very attractive to the writer, the quiet, semi-recluse who is often alone in her own head. When the words dry up and the blank page seems a mile long,…
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…
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