The latest live video was a lot of fun we talk about current comfort reads and watched, new books, old books, narrative philosophy, the weeds of print editions, vintage parasols, recovering from covid, oolong tea, and so much more. Stay up to date with all things Gail in the Chirrup Ambush or Adore now out […]
Jul132022
Latest Live Q&A: AMBUSH in print, a new 1918 parasol & oolong tea, oh my! (Video)
Oct192021
Ambush or Adore Launch Party + Future Plans (Video)
Dearest Gentle Reader, My recent live video Q&A all about Ambush or Adore plus future plans for the different series and an absolutely traumatic story in which my laptop is DESTROYED by one very guilty cup of milk. (Yes there WAS tea involved, why do you ask?) This video is ostensibly about AMBUSH OR ADORE. […]
Oct112021
Ambush or Adore Fun Victorian Research & More
Ambush or Adore was a lot of work to write and research, Gentle Reader. But most of that research was back through my own books ~ all 4 of the Finishing School series, bits of the Parasol Protectorate, and the last book in the Custard Protocol in particular. Partly this is because this tells a […]
Sep272021
Sample the First Chapter of Ambush or Adore by Gail Carriger
Gentle Reader, here’s a sample scene from the next Parasolverse book, Ambush or Adore. This is Delightfully Deadly #3, Agatha’s book. You don’t have to have read any of the others in the series to enjoy this one. PICK YOUR VENDOR! Direct from me? This book will appear in print as part of the Delightfully […]
Sep142021
DELIGHTFULLY DEADLY Omnibus from Subterranean Press!
SOLD OUT Agatha’s book, Ambush or Adore will release IN PRINT as part of a special hardcover Delightfully Deadly omnibus coming Feb 2022. (No fixed date as print operations are currently in flux.) This beautiful hardback matches the previous Soulless and the Fan Service special editions from Subterranean Press! It will include: Poison or Protect […]
Aug12021
Cover Reveal for Ambush or Adore by Gail Carriger
Gentle Reader, here’s the cover art for the next Parasolverse book, Ambush or Adore. This is Delightfully Deadly #3, Agatha’s book. You don’t have to have read any of the others in the series. PREORDER PICK YOUR VENDOR! Direct from me? How did this cover come to be? This one is partly due to you, […]
Nov12017
Beta Heroes & Lyall Deleted Scene!
Today, Gentle Reader, I have a few secret tid bits and extras from the upcoming Romancing the Werewolf. Articles on Beta Male Heroes Beta Hero from Kirkus Dear Author on the Beta Appeal I Heart Betas from Heroes & Heartbreakers Professor Lyall’s Source in London (Deleted scene from the Custard Protocol series) That wasn’t all that […]
Sep122012
Dear Author, How Could You End the Series?
Today, Gentle Reader, I introduce a new occasional series of installments of questions I get constantly. How Could You End It? I’m delighted you liked the series but it is finished. I believe in leaving a party while I am still enjoying it, and, perhaps more importantly, while others are still enjoying my company. I’ve […]
Feb272012
Ending a Series Part 2: Emotions
There’s a sense of listlessness at the ending of a series, Gentle Reader. I’ve felt it for years as a voracious reader, now I feel it as an author for the first time. It’s a little like breaking up with a partner you still love plus losing friends through time and distance plus ending a […]
Feb222012
Ending A Series Part 1: Practicalities
Yes it’s done. Alexia’s story is finished. There will be no more Parasol Protectorate books. The thing is, Gentle Reader, I’ve never ended a series before. I’ve ended plenty of stories, somewhere in the vicinity of ten novels, and two masters thesis, but Timeless will be the first time I’ve ever completed an entire run […]