Posts Tagged ‘under my skin’
Macavity Award Nomination!
I am so thrilled! My novel UNDER MY SKIN has been nominated for the 2019 Macavity Award for Best Novel. This is the third award nomination for UNDER MY SKIN this year, and I could not be happier. I am honored to be shortlisted with all these amazing authors: Lou Berney, Alison Gaylin, Jennifer Hillier,…
Read MoreEdgar Award Nominations!
I’m over the moon! My novel UNDER MY SKIN and short story THE SLEEP TIGHT MOTEL have both been nominated for Edgar Awards — along with the stellar work of some of my favorite authors, including Val McDermid, Alison Gaylin, Lori Rader Day and more. Big congrats to all the nominees! The Edgar Award, named…
Read MoreThe Sleep Tight Motel
Just a few more days until the release of UNDER MY SKIN! Is the suspense killing you? Need something to hold you over until then? THE SLEEP TIGHT MOTEL is available today! This is my original new short story in the Dark Corners collection, which features haunting stories from Joyce Carol Oates, Jennifer McMahon, and…
Read MoreAce Atkins and Lisa Unger, in Conversation
With a name like Ace, is there any chance you’re NOT going to be famous? A college football star, Pulitzer-Prize nominated journalist, New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of twenty-three novels including THE SINNERS, which just released. Ace Atkins is as down-to-earth, funny, and smart as he is talented. I caught up with him…
Read MoreA Book and Its Cover
We all know that we’re not meant to “judge a book by its cover.” But we often do. We’re judgement machines, aren’t we? Encounter a person, a place, or pick up a book and we’re immediately forming opinions. In the book publishing world—back in the olden days—the common wisdom is that we have seven seconds…
Read MoreMary Kubica and Lisa Unger, in Conversation
The delightful, talented and bestselling Mary Kubica was an overnight success with her stellar first novel The Good Girl … or was she? Mary agreed to be my pen pal and we discussed what it takes to get published, the highs and lows of the writing life, our upcoming new novels and more. Lots of…
Read MoreSweet Sixteen – Cover Reveal for UNDER MY SKIN!
I’m over the moon to share the gorgeous, spectacular cover for my new novel UNDER MY SKIN (Oct 2, 2018.) This feels like an auspicious year, as it marks my “sweet sixteen” as a novelist. Sixteen books published over the past sixteen years! In addition to the stellar cover, it’s always such a thrill when…
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