Many times, Gentle Reader, I get asked what I do with my days besides actual writing. So much. So very much. In fact more of my fiction writing career is spent not writing fiction these days, then writing fiction. (Non fiction is a different matter, for example I have an article in the Huffington Post […]
Oct252013
7 Fun Questions from Foreign Translators (Finishing School Behind the Magic)
Jul102013
Japanese Cover Art for E&E
Presenting for you, Gentle Reader, the amazing cover art for Etiquette & Espionage from Japan. This art is for the translation, not a manga version. I love the way they depict the balconies of the school. It’s very similar to how I imagined them. The book has been out in Japan for a while and […]
Jun132013
Gail Carriger: An American Author in France ~ Part Three, Epinal
So after eating my body weight in shell fish in St. Malo, we made our way across the width of France (pretty much) to Epinal in the Vosges Mountains for the Imaginales Festival. It was a blast, Gentle Reader. Self & Helen in front of Magic Mirrors Panel Room There was an epic stall at […]
Jun102013
Gail Carriger: An American Author in France ~ Part Two, St. Malo Etonnants Voyageurs
So it was that armed with crepe diagnostics and pink toilet paper we journey on through France to St. Malo and the Etonnants Voyageurs Book Festival. Let me tell you, Gentle Reader, things are a mite different at French book fairs. Here I am on top of the tower of the old town pointing down […]
Jun92013
Gail Carriger: An American Author in France ~ Part One, Paris
Hello my darling Gentle Reader, I am home! I had a marvelous time in France. The waiters were indeed grumpy, the taxi drivers beyond the pale, but the food was amazing and everyone was impossible sweet and dear (even the waiters after some attempts at French, although the taxi drivers remained hopeless). The AB and […]
May142013
Gail is in France!
Well, my dear Gentle Reader, I am off to foreign climes. I’ll be traveling from May 15 ~ June 7 in France. The first half will be work, and the second half vacation. I’ll be checking in online, periodically, but mostly unable to respond to anything until I get back. If you would like to […]
Apr42013
In Which Gail Worries About France
I am going to France in a little over a month, Fashionable reader. I’ll be in Saint Malo of Les Etonnants Voyageurs Festival (May 18-20) and then Epinal for Imaginales (May 23-26)! If you are in the area and can come and see me, the details of my French trip can be found on the […]
Feb152013
Etiquette & Espionage On NYT
I’m delighted to announce that Etiquette & Espionage debuted at #9 on the New York Times Hard Back Young Adult Bestseller List! I know who did this, you Gentle Reader. Thank you so much! And yes, this is my first time cracking top 10! I feel euphoric. I celebrated with tea and truffles. Celebrator tea […]
Dec122012
Foreign Editions & Fantasy Hat Cameo for Charity!
In other exciting news, I’ve several foreign editions of various Parasol Protectorate books in the available for purchase over on Pat Rothfass’s Tinker’s Pack. All proceeds benefit Heifer International. This is a great opportunity to own an Alexia book in a different language! And please do check back regularly, more may pop up as the […]
Sep192012
Latest Parasol Protectorate German Cover ~ Heartless
I think this is the German Cover for Heartless, although I’m not certain, it could be Timeless. I also have no idea what the title translates to. You can see all my thoughts on the first three German covers here. Not a whole lot has changed. These are also the covers that France is using […]
Sep142012
In Which Gail Interviews the Lovely Morgan Keyes
Today, Gentle Reader, one of my occasional series of interviews with other authors (gasp!) Please kindly welcome Morgan Keyes to the Parasol Protectorate arena. I asked her to stop by because her upcoming book looks like so much fun, as was exactly the kind of novel I would have devoured as a child, or, indeed […]
May42012
Japanese Cover Art for Heartless (Parasol Protectorate)
Here’s the cover for the most recent Japanese translation, Heartless. This is not the manga but the book translated into Japanese. In other news: Soulless will be the Barnes & Noble spotlight this Monday for $0.99! Book News: Vaginal Fantasy talks a little about Soulless