He’s back! Please welcome the Good Vampire of all our dreams back to the blog today, Gentle Reader. Take it away, Lord Akeldama… Dear Lord Akeldama… Have you ever visited the far east? East of where? And how far? What is your favorite assassination technique? What do you find truly exceptional or intriguing about it? […]
Jan302019
Dear Lord Akeldama: On Raising A Child & Cleaning One’s Fangs
Jan222019
Live From Seattle: Never Get A Chance To See Gail At A Bookstore? We Recorded This For You!
Well Gentle Reader, I was recently in Seattle at University Bookstore. They were gracious enough to organize something rather last minute for me. (All their stock is now signed, so if you missed me, you can still get something special for yourself.) I was there visiting and staying with my author friend and podcast co-host […]
Jan212019
Curtsies & Conspiracies Special Extras
Curtsies & Conspiracies released in November of 2013 Here are some fun blog posts and resources that tie to this book. Research I did, chattering and amusement on the subject of brain farts and other issues. A conspiracy is afoot – one with dire implications for both supernaturals and humans. Curtsies & Conspiracies was a New […]
Jan162019
If Etiquette & Espionage Were Illustrated by Silvana Bevilacqua: Amazing Fan Art!
Dearest Gentle Reader, I am truly blessed to have some amazing fan art out there. But it’s rare for a professional artist to get inspired by my work. You can check it out in this collection on Pinterest or on the Wikia. When professional artist Silvana contacted me about her drawings of Etiquette […]
Jan142019
How to Marry a Werewolf Gets a LARGE PRINT Edition!
Gentle Reader, I am pleased to announce that How to Marry a Werewolf (Channing’s love story) is now available as a Large Print Edition. This is my only book in existence as LARGE PRINT. You should be able to order it from most independent bookstores, get it on Barnes & Noble, Indiebound, and Amazon, and […]
Jan112019
The Teachers at Mademoiselle Geraldine’s Finishing School
Here’s some fun behind the scene stuff from developing the teachers at Mademoiselle Geraldine’s Finishing School… First of all here is the lay out of the school: You can download the full size schematic for free from this page on my website. THE TEACHERS! I hope you enjoyed this extra matter on the subject of […]
Jan72019
Getting Cozy with Gail Carriger, A Very British Concept
Gentle Reader, something unexpected for you today. A proper article. As we move along collectively rereading my books, I wanted to muse a bit on the idea of cozy. I think it’s endemic to all my writing, but particularly the Parasolverse. If I were to be asked for a defining description of all my writing, […]
Jan72019
Etiquette & Espionage Special Extras
Etiquette & Espionage released in February of 2013 Here are some fun blog posts and resources that tie to this book, Gentle Reader. Research I conducted plus chattering and amusement on the subject of this series and moving into the world of YA. This story features Sophronia who is recruited to a finishing school for spies […]
Jan42019
How did you discover the Parasolverse? Gail Carriger Wants to Know
I’m interested in how you discovered the Parasolverse, Gentle Reader. I asked the FB Fan Group and Facebook, because they suck, shut the thread down. (It was getting too much conversation and we can’t allow THAT!) However, I did gather the most likely places to have first found a Parasolverse book, and so here’s a […]
Jan22019
The Curious Case Extras & Alessandro Tarabotti
The Curious Case short story released in… March of 2012, online I don’t have many blog posts on this one. It’s just a short story featuring Alexia’s crafty father, Alessandro Tarabotti, in his assassin for the Templars days. It also showcases mummies, werewolves, and well-preserved felines and is the first hint I gave my readers that there […]