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 […]
Jun142023
All Gail Carriger’s Queer Books: Fun LGBTQ+ Cozy Stories
Jul312020
The San Andreas Shifters Pack House In Detail!
My darlings, here is a special behind the scenes look at the pack house in the San Andreas series that features prominently in all the books in the series, but which I really had to puzzle through and lay out for The Enforcer Enigma. San Andreas Pack Pack House Sketches By request over email (which […]
Jun192019
Why Write Sexy? High Heat in Genre Fiction
I’ve written books that fall all across the spectrum. No, not that spectrum. I’m talking about sex scenes here. The 5th Gender, is sexy, Gentle Reader. It has a high heat level. Not all of my books do. They range with regards to how explicit they are. The Finishing School is at one end with […]
May242019
Researching Gender Fluidity & Representing it in Fiction
I’ll be honest, Gentle Reader, I wrote The 5th Gender, basically in the space of one week without internet. So while I was writing it. I just let it come… So to speak. But after that, I did a ton of research, as indeed I did for Custard Protocol, San Andreas Shifters & other Tinkered […]
Nov292017
Gail Carriger Reviews TJ Klune’s The Lightning-Struck Heart
Alright, my darling Gentle Reader, I decided to end our reading year on an upswing. For my final book of 2017 I chose The Lightning-Struck Heart by TJ Klune. Why did you choose this book, Gail? For those who know my taste you will know this has many things I like. Adorable snarky gay boy main […]
Aug22017
9 Gay Romances That You’ll Love If You Enjoy Gail Carriger’s San Andreas Shifter series
Hello hello. I’m hoping by now you’ve had a chance to read my latest book, The Sumage Solution. If you have, as always, I’d adore a review. The second book, The Omega Objection is out now, with more to follow. In the interim, I’ve put together this list of authors I absolutely love who write […]
Jul122017
A Playlist for Max & Bryan in The Sumage Solution
Let’s talk music, Gentle Reader! It must be something about writing in a contemporary setting, but for the first time, with The Sumage Solution, I actually found myself thinking about the music I associate with my main characters. As a sort of a teaser for this upcoming novel I present unto you a… A Playlist […]
Jul72017
Sneak Peek! First Scene of Gail Carriger’s Book, The Sumage Solution
The Sumage Solution special look at the first scene, Gentle Reader. Warning: Strong language! Chapter One: On Patient Werewolves & Exploding Kitsune “Barker!” The shout cut through Maximillian Barker’s eardrum, making him jump. He hit his rickety desk with the tops of his thighs. Of course it wobbled, scattering paperwork everywhere. “What?” he asked the ear-bud. […]
Jun302017
Werewolves & Tea or How Gail Handles The Sacred Leaf In A Modern Setting (Pu-erh)
So the werewolf love interest in my upcoming book, The Sumage Solution, has a bit of an obsession with tea. Which he takes very very seriously. Unlike me, his obsession is with all different kinds of high quality tea (as opposed to just English breakfast with milk). His favorite is Puerh. Which, frankly, I never know how […]
Jun282017
Sumage Solution: All Your Questions Answered, Print Editions & Events!
Hello my darling Gentle Reader, Here (for my linking ease and your general education) are answers to some of the most frequently asked questions I’ve been getting about my new book, The Sumage Solution: San Andreas Shifters #1. Will there be a print edition? Yes. But if one is independently publishing a book (which I am with […]
May262017
A Gail By Any Other Name Should “L” As Sweet
In which I put my new pen name up to the vote. After some dithering and hemming and hawing, Gentle Reader I chose the new pen name G.L. Carriger for my upcoming urban fantasy, The Sumage Solution. G. L. Carriger I talk about why I felt I needed a changed name in this blog post: Why G. […]
May222017
Why a NYT Bestselling Author Changed Her Pen Name to G. L. Carriger
Why have a pseudonym? Why would an author who already has name recognition write under a new pen name? In this blog post I’m going to discuss why a bestselling author might chose a new pen name. It’s not for the reasons you think. On Pseudonyms, Cover Art & Reader Betrayal You may or may […]