The Latest

Books! From the UK! Check out the gold foil! Yes, it’s YEAR OF THE TIGER, aka ROCK PAPER TIGER. It’s a real kick seeing how different the US and the UK versions of the book are. The great folks at Harper did some really cool things with this version. I love the gold tiger on the spine and elsewhere in the book! AND you get a preview of my next book, DAY OF THE DEAD aka GETAWAY!

I have a mailbox address that’s about a half hour’s walk from my house, where I have things like this sent. I decided to check it today, and as usual, I walked — it’s a nice thing to do after sitting on the couch all day.* I was thrilled to see that I’d gotten a package. I was not, however, expecting it to be quite this big. So, a half hour’s walk home with a big box of books weighing 6.2 KG (that’s British for close to 14 pounds).

I feel well-exercised…

And I might just have to do some kind of contest…

*NOTE: the couch AKA my office

But I already have some events scheduled!

Specifically, my official launch party at Mysterious Galaxy Redondo Beach!

But wait, there’s more! It’s also the Los Angeles launch party for Dana Fredsti’s first Ashley Parker novel, PLAGUE TOWN!

The connection? You’ll just have to come to the party to find out…

Next up, I will be attending Mysterious Galaxy San Diego’s 19th Birthday Bash! To wit:

“On Saturday, May 8, 1993, a new store opened in Clairemont Square, dedicated to the staff’s passion for books of “Martians, Murder, Magic and Mayhem.” Today, 19 years later, that passion continues. We invite you to join us on Saturday, May 5th, for our annual all day celebration, featuring some fantastic spotlight authors, special bargains, and, of course, cake!”

Other upcoming events: Left Coast Crime in Sacramento! (March 29 – April 1, details to come)

Literary Orange in Irvine! (Saturday April 14) — I’ll be on a panel at 2:30 with Gar Anthony Haywood and Gary Phillips!

Complete information on the handy calendar widget to your right!

Sisters in Crime Panel, click here for deets!

I’ll be at the Thousand Oaks Library this Saturday, Jan. 21, on a Sisters in Crime panel with fellow SinC authors Hannah Dennison, Jeri Westerson and Eric Stone. Should be a lot of fun, and yes, books will be for sale, and we’ll be signing them! Click on the link above for details!

New pages! New covers! Music! Prizes!

Er, actually, I don’t know about the prizes. I guess I would have to have a contest of some sort for that. Any suggestions? I have an autographed copy of ROCK PAPER TIGER I could kick in.

What I definitely do have is a lovely revamped website to reveal! Check it out! lisabrackmann.com! Yes, you may have been here before, but it’s newer! Shinier! And multi-media-rrific!

From the books page you can navigate to the page that’s all about my upcoming novel, GETAWAY (hmmm, maybe an ARC of that. What do you think, Soho Press?). You can also check out the grand reveal of YEAR OF THE TIGER, which is ROCK PAPER TIGER in British! (my UK editor hastens to add that the actual cover will have “blingin’ gold foil” on it—I can’t wait!…hmmm, maybe a copy of YEAR OF THE TIGER would make a nice prize…I don’t have one yet, but I will…)

Finally, something completely different…music! Yes, actual MP3-quality music! Written and sung by me! (and played by some truly talented musicians)

Many thanks to my wonderful web designer, Ryan McLaughlin of Dao by Design for his typically fantastic job!