For Pride Month I’ve been featuring Ace Artemis fan artist here in the blog. Ace has been drawing my my queer characters for a while now. I hope you enjoy seeing them illustrated as much as I do. Follow Ace Artemis on Twitter & Tumblr My last installment features Primrose & Tasherit. Of course I had […]
Jun292018
Pride Month: Illustrating Queer Characters Primrose & Tasherit by Ace Artemis (Special Extras)
Jun132018
Tea Dueling, Books That Make Me Cry & The Next Novella (Gail Carriger Video)
Hello my darling Gentle Reader, here’s my latest video Q&A for your amusement! Links to Fun Stuff Mentioned in the Video Competence UK & Competence USA Why are there 2 different covers? (Gail also addresses whether Reticence will also have 2 covers.) How to Marry a Werewolf Audiobook is now available! Audible & Amazon Audio & iTunes! Chirrup! Full […]
Apr202018
Teacups, Side Characters & Scammers Plus Glorious Links & Behind the Scenes of Competence (Video Q&A with Gail Carriger)
Hello Gentle Watcher, here is my latest Facebook Live! In this Live: Gail tells a story about teacups and shows off her new acquisitions. Gail is drinking Twinings 1706 strong tea with milk out of her new teacup. The Questions! New book? Gail answers the following questions about How to Marry a Werewolf: Will we […]
Mar282018
All About Parasols, What Do Prim/Rue/Alexia’s Actually look like? (Parasol Protectorate & Custard Protocol Special Extras)
Today, my darling Gentle Reader, I want to talk to you about my great love and passion, the humble parasol! Alexia carries several Parasols through the course of the Parasol Protectorate and passes on various others to her daughter, and her daughter’s best friend, Primrose. When conceiving the original parasol I went off of this […]
Mar222018
Going Deep on Books Sizes: Trade Paperback, Hardcover, B-format! Why do Competence & Reticence Have 2 Covers? (Behind the Magic)
Competence and Reticence each have two difference overs, Gentle Reader. TWO! 2! TOOOOOOOOoooooooooo. Competence Covers Print Editions? You can call or visit your favorite local bookstore! Ask them to “Order it from Ingram.“ Borderlands offers signed editions of the USA Hardcover. They will ship worldwide. Use the SIGNED button under the book’s image on my website: Competence […]
Mar192018
Some Silly 1890s Hats For Ivy & Primrose (Custard Protocol Special Extras)
Just some fun hats for you today, Fashionable Reader. I’m thinking of Ivy, or Primrose, or what Ivy might buy for Primrose. If you haven’t found it already this kind of thing shows up on the Retro Rack Group quite a bit, and there you can also share your own. Feathers! Dead Bird! Flowers! This […]
Feb162018
Giggles: Cover Art, Book Sizes, & Secret Collaborations, Oh My! (Video Q&A)
I did another Facebook Live video and it was gobs of fun! Thanks so much to the four dozen or so loyal fans who showed up, tuned in, and asked fantastic questions. Hooray for you, my Gentle Watcher! In this video you will learn… That the Competence cover causes me serious wardrobe issues. Some secrets […]
Feb72018
Competence Cover Art & Blurb
Those who get the Chirrup have already gotten to see this, but for those who have not joined (silly Gentle Reader, why wouldn’t you?) here is the cover art that was recently announced: Preorder Competence in the USA in digital or hardcover from: Amazon | B&N | Kobo | iBooks | Your favorite local independent […]
Jan302017
Announcing the Next Custard Protocol Books!
I’m delighted to announce that I have sold the third and fourth Custard Protocol books to Orbit. The third book has a working title of Competence and I will be writing it for most of this year, 2017. Orbit intends to publish it in Summer 2018. So you have some time to get all caught up on the Custard Protocol series. Amazon […]
Nov282016
Gail Carriger Talks About The Food In Singapore
Meanwhile – in the USA we just gorged ourselves on turquay, Gentle Reader. So here’s my post all about food in Singapore! Yes yes yes (and one great big NO). Singapore Food: The Bad I’m an incredibly experimental eater. You can take a look at some of the wide ranging Things I Have Stuck in My Mouth […]
Jul82016
How to Stock an Victorian Airship Medicine Cabinet ~ Gail Carriger’s Custard Protocol Research (Special Extras)
Primrose is particularly good at her job of ship’s purser (and chief of supplies) aboard the Spotted Custard. One of Primrose’s jobs consists of stocking the medicine cabinet on board the Spotted Custard. Alexia in the Parasol Protectorate series is rather infamous for insisting that either vinegar or bicarbonate of soda could solve all of […]
Jan292016
Gail Carriger Fantasy Casts Custard Protocol the Movie (Special Extras)
Hello, dear Gentle Reader. Today I am fantasy casting the crew of the Spotted Custard for you! One of the questions I often get is how I might dream cast my books. It’s a fun mental exercise, although I’m not married to any casting and pretty open to other people’s thoughts. You can check my […]