The Latest

I’ll be doing a few events in Oregon in early June, including the world-famous Powell’s Books in Portland on June 7. I’ll also be in Ashland and Klamath Falls — more details to come, but here’s a link to the wonderful organization who is sponsoring my Ashland leg, the Ashland Mystery Readers Group. Events there are scheduled for June 10th and June 11th.

I’m really excited about this! I have never been to Oregon, and it’s past time to remedy this situation.

For those of you in the San Diego area, as mentioned, I’ll be at the fabulous Mysterious Galaxy Bookstore’s 18th Birthday Bash on Saturday, May 14, along with a whole bunch of authors signing Akashic Book’s latest Noir release, San Diego Noir. There are signings going on all day, and cake! Mysterious Galaxy is a fantastic indie bookstore, and those of you in the San Diego who haven’t been there are missing out—what better time to visit?

(for details, addresses, directions, times, etc., just check the events calendar)

Because I am into instant gratification, because I’m also sort of lazy, or distracted, or in a hurry…I’ve had a tendency lately to announce big news on my Facebook author page. The beauty of this is that it automatically tweets out to my Twitter feed, and yeah, I’m weirdly addicted to Twitter (SEE: evidence of my short attention span, above).

Anyway, it seems to me that major news merits its own blog post, even an abbreviated one. And that selling my second novel to Soho Press is major news.

Here are a couple of announcements about the deal, on Publishers Marketplace (under “Thrillers”) and Publishers Weekly.

If you’ve been following my blog, guest posts, tweets, or eavesdropping on my random conversations, then you already know how much I’ve enjoyed working with Soho, what a great job I think they’ve done with ROCK PAPER TIGER and just how all-around awesome I think they are as a press and as a collection of human beings. I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to work with them on my next book, which will be published in early 2012.

And which still needs a title, other than “The Book That Tried To KILL Me™” All suggestions cheerfully welcomed!

I’m very pleased to announce that Audible has acquired ROCK PAPER TIGER for a future audio book release. More details as I get them. But can I just say, I am totally entertained by the notion of someone else reading my book aloud?

Check out Seattle Times’ “14 Best Crime Novels of 2010.” I’m in some fine company here!

I’m very excited to announce that ROCK PAPER TIGER made Amazon’s Top 100 Books of 2010 (that’s fiction and non-fiction) and is one of Amazon’s Top 10 Mysteries & Thrillers. I’m in some heady company on these lists, and I am really honored to be placed among them.

Before RPT’s publication, I hadn’t realized that Amazon has a team of book editors who read and actively promote titles. And they don’t just make safe or obvious choices — they choose a lot of edgy, interesting and important work. Take a look at the lists, and also, their book blog, Omnivoracious, and you’ll see what I mean.

I’m at Bouchercon By the Bay from Oct. 14 – 17, with a Soho Press kickoff party at the fabulous M is for Mystery — wine! cheese! mayhem! — on Oct. 13, with a bunch of other awesome Soho authors. You’re all invited.

I’ll be on a panel on Oct. 15 at 10:00 AM (I’d better set an alarm) with aforementioned Soho authors James R. Benn, Cara Black, Henry Chang, Jassy MacKenzie and Stuart Neville, moderated by Peter Rozovsky, and no, I’m not sure exactly what we’ll be talking about, but it ought to be fun, and I promise to be fully caffeinated. Grand Ballroom B!

There are so many great authors and wonderful events scheduled for the Bouchercon, and heck, it’s in San Francisco! If you have an interest in crime fiction, cable cars, and lots of parties, I highly recommend it. Tweet me if you’re around @otherlisa !