I love me some Victorian sportswear, Gentle Reader. In How To Marry A Werewolf, Faith the main character (an upstart American girl) is a proponent of the great freedom and joy in the bicycle suit. In Reticence, new character Arsenic wears all manner of sportswear from a golfing costume to a bicycling suit as well. […]
Jul222019
Why Dress Characters in Victorian Sportswear? (Claw & Courtship Custard Protocol Special Extra)
Jul192019
Spot the Outfit in the Book? Clothing Featured in How to Marry a Werewolf: 1890s Hats, Dresses, and Men in Uniform (Claw & Courtship Special Extras)
Want to play a rousing game of spot that outfit in How to Marry a Werewolf, Fashionable Reader? I feature a number of fashionable items from the historical record in this one. It was fun for me to research and to write. On Faith… Walking suit, American, circa 1890-95. Wool, silk taffeta. Mint Museum 1890 […]
Jul172019
Boater Hats of the 1890s – Fashionable Research Behind How to Marry a Werewolf (Claw & Courtship Special Extra)
I love a boater hat (also called spinners), Fashionable Reader. One of the joys of writing in the 1890s (my Custard Protocol and Claw & Courtship series) is the fact that I can finally start to include this fashion item! Obviously this started as a gentleman’s hat. Source With the advent of women on bicycles, […]
Jul152019
How to Marry a Werewolf Special Extras (Claw & Courtship)
How to Marry a Werewolf (In 10 Easy Steps) is the first book in my Claw & Courtship line. This story returns me to my Soulless roots, with a heterosexual couple one of whom is a werewolf. It features, however, my first American female main character. (GASP!) This is also, currently my only book available […]
Jan142019
How to Marry a Werewolf Gets a LARGE PRINT Edition! (Claw & Courtship)
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 […]
Dec142018
The Great 2019 Parasolverse Read Along Schedule & Guide! (Coop de Book Picks)
ENDED! But you’re always welcome to do this yourself. So the Parasol Protectorate Facebook Group voted, and the Coop de Book (along with them) are doing a massive Parasolverse read along for 2019, Gentle Reader. I’ll keep pace here in the blog, in the Facebook Fan Group, on Twitter, and with the Chirrup. Skye will try […]
Aug12018
The Definitive Gail Carriger Book Reading Order (Special Extras)
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 (start with Etiquette & Espionage) 3. The Delightfully Deadly books 4. The Parasol Protectorate series (start […]
Jun202018
How to Marry A Werewolf Audiobook Available NOW
Audiobook of How to Marry a Werewolf is now available on Audible & Amazon Audio & iTunes! Audible | Amazon Audio | iTunes Emma Newman who narrated Romancing the Inventor stepped up to do How to Marry a Werewolf, as every I am delighted with her work. So what does this mean? How to Marry is now in […]
Jun62018
Character Study: Teddy in How to Marry a Werewolf (Special Extras)
Quick note before I start, today… Soulless is an Amazon Daily Deal at $2.99. And now on to your regularly scheduled blog post. So one of my favorite things to happen in How to Marry a Werewolf was not only the way the relationship between Faith & Channing progressed, but also the relationship between Faith […]
Jun42018
Gail Carriger Talks How to Marry a Werewolf: Secrets Revealed (Video Q&A)
Have a love Q&A video for you today, Gentle Reader, and some companion fun links. Here’s my latest live video Q&A in which we mostly attempt to stick to How to Marry a Werewolf but deviate, because that’s what we do. Deviants. The lot of us. SECRETS REVEALED Why Faith is a geologist. Writing an […]
Jun12018
Three Novella Lines, Gail Carriger Why Are You Confusing Us? (Behind the Magic)
Dearest Gentle Reader, it was brought to my attention recently that having three different novella lines is rather confusing. Here they are: Delightfully Deadly Supernatural Society Claw & Courtship Shall I try to explain my reasons? First I should say that I’m hoping that you, my devoted Parasolverse reader, will not care too much about […]
May302018
Behind the Scenes Pretties in How to Marry a Werewolf! Claw & Courtship (Special Extras)
Now that How the Marry a Werewolf has hit the world I can give you some sneaky behind the scenes stuff, Gentle Reader! How about some of the hats and dresses mentioned in the story? Well you can check out the inspiration Pinterest board for How to Marry a Werewolf! Want my ideas on casting […]