My dear Gentle Reader, I am at WorldCon in San Jose this week and weekend. I have a pretty light schedule so I’ll be wandering around socializing and chatting and drinking lots of tea. If you want to know specifically where to find me… Thursday, August 16 3:00-4:00pm Carriger & Adina Talk Steampunk (tea and […]
Aug132018
Gail Carriger is at WorldCon in San Jose, California
Aug102018
10 Things I’m Embarrassed to Tell You from Gail Carriger
I was listening to a Podcast recently, Gentle Reader, and it inspired me! So without further ado here’s some rather humiliating stuff for you nosy parkers out there… 1. Coffee Is Not That Bad Okay, yes, I do drink coffee (as well a tea). And I’m just as snobbish about it as tea. My drink […]
Aug82018
Gail Carriger Show & Tell Foreign Editions & Translations (Video – Behind the Magic)
Hello my darlings, Here’s fun FAQ video for you in which I natter on about foreign editions and translations. In this video you will learn… Why certain editions have different covers, thicknesses, sizes, fonts, and spine style. Why the style of cover art might be different in terms of marketing. Which country produced the very […]
Aug62018
Rodrigo Tarabotti Character Inspiration Board Released! (Behind the Magic)
A bit behind the magic for you today, Gentle reader. After his brief appearance at the end of Imprudence, you get a chance to know Rodrigo Tarabotti more in Competence. Here’s his Pinterst character board for a peak into what he looks like in my head. As you can see I had a young Rufus Sewell […]
Aug32018
Soulless Illustrated Signed Hardcover Edition Announcement
For the Gentle Reader who hasn’t been paying much attention to my social media accounts or getting the Chirrup, I’m delighted to officially announce that Soulless is getting a hardcover illustrated edition! Artwork by the amazing Jensine Eckwall. Details! Hardcover Illustrated Cover 10 Interior Illustrations All Books Will Be Signed Here is a peak at […]
Aug12018
The Definitive Gail Carriger Book Reading Order
The most common question I get at this juncture in my career? IN WHAT ORDER SHOULD I READ YOUR BOOKS? HERE IS THE DEFINITIVE GAIL CARRIGER BOOK READING ORDER 1. The Curious Case short story 2. The Finishing School series (4 YA books, starting with Etiquette & Espionage) 3. The Delightfully Deadly novellas 4. The Parasol Protectorate […]
Jul302018
Book Pick: A Duke by Default by Alyssa Cole (Coop de Book)
I’m picking not just a new book to me this month, Gentle Reader, by an entirely new author. I know it’s odd to see a contemporary romance pop up amongst my picks, but the blurb people, the blurb! Plus I think it’s time for us to break out of our collective shells and try something […]
Jul272018
An Author’s Research, Gail Carriger Talks 1890s Singapore & Peru for Competence (Special Extras)
I thought you’d enjoy some insight into my research for Competence today, Gentle Reader. Primrose starts out being stranded on a Singapore whey-station while the rest of the Custard crew sort of, well, crashes in Singapore. SINGAPORE! Early, well before the Custard visits the area. Transport 1889… Some insights into the different types of […]
Jul252018
10 Best Packing Tips For Authors (Important for Writers)
This blog originally written for and posted at Fiction University. If you are an author or a soon to be author, it’s a great blog to follow. I highly recommend it. 10 Best Packing Tips For Authors I used to be an archaeologist. Now I write fiction for a living. Biggest surprise when I switched […]
Jul232018
What are the professionals saying? Competence Early Reviews (Spoiler Free)
Hello my dear Gentle Reader, In case you needed further encouragement regarding my next book, Competence, early reviewers have been very kind. “In this charming, laugh-out-loud steampunk escapade, set in an 1895 populated by a variety of supernatural creatures, the crew of the Spotted Custard return for a third adventure (after Imprudence). The focus shifts to the British […]
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