Gentle reader, want to buy Miss Gail’s books and still support a local independent bookstore? Here is a list of supportive awesome bookstores who have carried (and hopefully will carry) all of my books, not just the traditionally published ones. Where CAN I get Gail Carriger Books in Print? Generally speaking, if you got the […]
Jul72023
20+ Independent Bookstores Who Carry ALL My Books (including indie & self published)
Jun142023
All Gail Carriger’s Queer Books: Fun LGBTQ+ Cozy Stories
You may or may not have already noticed that there are lots of queer characters in my books. I know, right? What could be better than rainbow hugs? Below is an ongoing list of books, novellas, and short stories that I have written featuring queer* main characters. All of my books have queer rep, regardless […]
Jun72023
10 Best Ways Readers Can Support Authors They Love
So your favorite author has a new book out! Yay! How can you best support them and their book and continued career writing the things you want to read? 1. Buy the book I hope this goes without saying but buying the book legally is the single most supportive thing you can do for your […]
May222023
10 Most Popular Questions About Gail Carriger Answered
It has come to my attention, Gentle Reader, that some of you are searching for information about me and then getting the wrong answers, so here’s a post where I will directly tackle the most common questions people ask about me on the internet. (Or to me in person, depending on how brave you are.) […]
Nov22022
How To Read the eBook You Bought Directly from Me? (via Gumroad)
Darling Gentle Reader, I use a vendor interface called Gumroad in order to sell and give away books directly to you. This allows me to cut out the middlemen and not use companies like Amazon, who are miserable to deal with. However, I understand that Gumroad may not be a comfortable interface for some, and […]
Oct242022
The First Interview I Ever Did As An Author
My dear Gentle Reader, this interview was conducted by Orbit in 2008 shortly after the acquisition of the manuscript, before Soulless released into the world. Have you always known that you wanted to be a writer? Actually, I’m still not entirely convinced I am one. I seem to have stumbled upon authordom inadvertently. I’m not […]
Oct102022
Gail’s First Essay on World Building the Parasol Protectorate Books
Way back in May of 2011, Gentle Reader, I did an interview about the first three book in my then very new Parasol Protectorate series; Soulless, Changeless & Blameless These first three books have now been out in the world for over a decade. So I present unto you, Gentle Reader, the beginning… An Introduction: […]
Jun292020
How Does the Peerage Work in the Parasolverse?
There’s this scene in the mini-series called The Buccaneers (based on the Edith Wharton novel), where Jacky is teaching the girls how the British Peerage works. It’s riveting, if only a minor bit of characterization, but it’s imprinted on my mind. So when it came time to rewrite Victorian London to incorporate immortals, it’s possible […]
Feb262020
All About My Love of Libraries with Gail Carriger
My dear Gentle Reader, I recently had a super fun podcast interview all about one of my favorite things… libraries! The Circulating Ideas podcast, interview dropped Feb 25, 2020. I giggle a lot because I am so pleased and honored to talk to a real librarian. Here are some of the questions I answered with […]
Oct42019
10 Most Popular Gail Carriger Quotes
Over ten years in publishing (and quite a few books), Gentle Reader, and here are some of the most quoted sections of my books (or interviews) as voted on by Goodreads and social media… #1 Quote = Not from a book at all! I was asked in an interview early on how I felt about […]
Sep132019
16 Future Writing Projects I Might Try AKA Authors Don’t Need Your Ideas
I tend to talk about what I’m actually writing in the Chirrup on a monthly basis, Gentle Reader. But in the interests of accountability, I thought I might post about some of the many projects I’m considering writing, so you can rest assured that I’ll never run out of ideas. It’s possible someone made the […]
Aug92019
What Happens After Reticence? All Your Questions Answered!
But, you say. Miss Gail, you say. No more Parasolverse? Wait…. NOOOOOOOOO! Your End of Series Questions Answered! Is this the last Custard Protocol Book? Yes. Anything is possible, but for now, Rue and her crew are off about their own business and tired of me messing with them. Is this the end of the […]