Lisa Lutz / The Spellman book series

Tour Dates 2010: for The Spellmans Strike Again

the file clerk — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 04:21:31 +0000

Come meet Lisa, enjoy an interactive reading, and have your book signed at one of these upcoming book readings. In support for the fourth Spellman novel, The Spellmans Strike Again.

Dates, places, and times:

3/16/10: Los Angeles, LA Mystery Bookstore, noon – find out more

3/16/10: Los Angeles, Mysteries to Die For, 7pm – find out more

3/17/10: Los Angeles, Skylight Books, 7 pm – find out more

3/18/10: San Diego, Mysterious Galaxy, 7pm – find out more

3/21/10: St. Louis, Left Bank Books, 4pm – find out more

3/22/10: Nashville, Davis-Kidd Booksellers, 7pm – find out more

3/23/10: Chicago, Borders Oak Brook, 7pm – find out more

3/24/10: Chicago, Women & Children, 7:30pm – find out more

3/25/10: Milwaukee, Boswell Book Company, 7pm – find out more

4/1/10: Seattle, Seattle Mystery Bookshop, noon – find out more

4/5/10: Houston, Murder by the Book, 3pm – find out more

4/5/10: Houston, Blue Willow, 7pm – find out more

4/6/10: Dallas, Legacy Books, 7pm – find out more

4/9/10: San Francisco, Book Passage (Ferry Building) 7pm – find out more

4/11/10: Phoenix, Poisoned Pen, 2pm – find out more

4/13/10: Philadelphia, Chester County Books, 7pm – find out more

4/15/10: New York, McNally Jackson, 7pm – find out more

Winter 2010 Lutzletter

the file clerk — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 01:19:44 +0000

Subscribers of the Lutzletter have the newest issue headed their way. You can also read it online here.

For those in the Seattle area, come by the University Book Store on Sunday, January 10 to meet Lisa and help the bookstore celebrate their 110th anniversary! Lisa and 109 other authors have each contributed a 110-word original work to a special volume called 110/110. The purchase of any book by a contributing author scores you a free copy. The reception is from noon to 5pm; Lisa will be there between 1pm and 3pm. Stop by and say hi at 4326 University Way NE, Seattle.

Enjoy the newsletter and more soon on the upcoming book tour!

Fall 2009 Lutzletter

the file clerk — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 19:25:15 +0000

This season’s Lutzletter (our quarterly email update) is on its way to subscribers.

If you’re not yet signed up on the email newsletter list, you can sign-up here. Or read the newsletter online here. You don’t want to miss the book giveaway!

Meet Lisa in Australia

the file clerk — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 19:25:46 +0000

Lisa will be in and around Australia this month. Come meet her at one of these upcoming events.

Pulp Fiction Bookshop
4:30 pm, Tuesday 11th August
Shops 28-29 Anzac Square, Building Arcade
265-269 Edward Street
Brisbane

Kinokuniya Bookstore
6:00 pm, Thursday 13th August
Level 2, Galleries Victoria
500 George Street
Sydney

Melbourne Writers Festival
21st – 30th August, 2009
More details, including Lisa’s panels and workshops, on their website.

Lisa reads from Revenge for KQED’s Writers’ Block

the file clerk — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 23:00:48 +0000

Got 20 minutes? Be sure to check out this week’s Writers’ Block on KQED. Lisa reads from Revenge of the Spellmans. Enjoy!

Visit KQED.org to listen.

Litquake: San Francisco Literary Festival’s Mystery Fundraiser

the file clerk — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 21:33:03 +0000

Lisa will be participating in Bodies in the Library: Whodunit at Litquake?, Litquake’s First Mystery Fundraiser. See details below.

Thursday July 16, 2009
6-8 pm
Mechanics Institute Library, 57 Post St.

Enjoy an intimate evening with Bay Area mystery writers Julianne Balmain / Nadia Gordon, Juliet Blackwell (aka Hailey Lind), Rhys Bowen, Michelle Gagnon, Vinnie Hansen, Seth Harwood, Janet LaPierre, Lisa Lutz, Kelli Stanley, Louise Ure,Simon Wood. Mingle as the writers engage you with panel discussions, conversations, and insights into the mysterious workings of their minds!

Find out more at www.litquake.org.

The Lutzletter: Summer 2009

the file clerk — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 01:07:15 +0000

This season’s Lutzletter (our quarterly email update) is on its way to subscribers. If you’re not yet signed up on the email newsletter list, you can sign-up here. Or read the newsletter online here.

You’ll see this link in the newsletter, but we also wanted to mention that the audio of Lisa’s book reading at the McNally Jackson Bookstore in New York City back in March is now on this site. Be sure to check it out!

What’s Next with the Spellmans

the file clerk — Mon, 18 May 2009 05:55:31 +0000

We’re happy to officially announce that the fourth Spellman book, The Spellmans Strike Again, will be published in March 2010.

Stay tuned for more about this next book in the series. To stay up-to-date be sure to sign up for our mailing list, or you can become a fan on Facebook.

Macavity Award Nomination for Curse of the Spellmans

the file clerk — Tue, 05 May 2009 23:38:17 +0000

Curse of the Spellmans has just been nominated for a Macavity Award for "Best Mystery Novel"!

The Macavity Awards are nominated by and voted on by members of Mystery Readers International and subscribers to Mystery Reader Journal. The awards will be presented in October at Bouchercon in Indianapolis. You can find out more here.

Congrats!

Downloadable Footnotes

the file clerk — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 15:53:58 +0000

For those of you reading the Spellman books on the Kindle, or eReaders, you’ll be happy to know that we’re now making available the footnotes for all the books in downloadable PDFs (which you can use for quick reference).

The Spellman Files: Download Footnotes for The Spellman Files. [PDF]

Curse of the Spellmans: Download Footnotes for Curse of the Spellmans. [PDF]

Revenge of the Spellmans: Download Footnotes for Revenge of the Spellmans. [PDF]

You can also find these downloads at the bottom of the individual book "Overview" pages on this site.

Lisa at Booksmith in SF tonight!

the file clerk — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 16:00:08 +0000

Lisa will be reading and signing books tonight, 7:30 PM, at Booksmith in the Haight.

Come by and pick up your signed copy of Revenge of the Spellmans and ask Lisa any of those burning questions you might have!

Here are the event details:

Wednesday, April 8
BOOKSMITH
1644 Haight Street
San Francisco, CA
7:30 PM

Hope to see you there!

Book Giveaway from Progressive Pulse

the file clerk — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 18:14:05 +0000

While on tour in New York, Lisa was interviewed by Progressive Pulse’s Jim Halterman about the origins of the books, how long the series will be going on, and her writing process.

You can check out the video of the interview on the Progressive Pulse website.

You can also enter a drawing to win all three Spellman books, courtesy of Simon & Schuster. All you have to do is email Jim at jim@progressivepulse.com and you’ll be entered to win. Emails must be received by April 10th midnight EST.

More 2009 Appearances

the file clerk — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 19:02:57 +0000

Lisa has finished her cross-country book tour. However, you’ll be able to find her at these upcoming events.

Booksmith
Wednesday, April 8th – 7:30 p.m.
1644 Haight Street
San Francisco, CA
More details

Friends of the San Francisco Public Library Laureates Dinner
Friday, April 17th
More details

San Francisco Mystery Bookstore
Noe Valley Celebrates the Book
Monday, April 20th – 7:00 p.m.
4175 24th Street, between Castro and Diamond

LA Times Festival of Books
Saturday and Sunday, April 25th – 26th
Panel, Sunday April 26th (1:30 p.m.) with Cara Black and Harley Jane Kozak
More details

Stay tuned for more!

Happy Birthday, Isabel Spellman!

the file clerk — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 22:30:51 +0000

Lisa arrived in Seattle today, and was greeted at the Seattle Mystery Bookshop with cake, in honor of Izzy’s birthday (April 1st). Lisa blogged about it on their blog. You can read: Lisa is tired.

Tonight, Lisa will be reading at the University Bookstore so come on down in honor of Izzy. Hope to see you there!

January Magazine Interview – and Book Tour Commences!

the file clerk — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:28:27 +0000

If you’re interested in more tidbits from Lisa check out January Magazine’s Author Snapshot (just online today). Lisa was interviewed by Linda L. Richards who is the editor of January Magazine and the author of five books including her most recent Death Was in the Picture.

Also, if you’re in the Bay Area, we hope to see you at one of the book readings this week. You have the choice between tonight at M is for Mystery in San Mateo (but you better hurry, as she’s talking at 7pm)! Tomorrow night she’ll be at A Great Good Place for Books in Oakland (this will be a fun one for sure!), Thursday night at Barnes & Noble in El Cerrito, and (whew!) Friday back in San Francisco at Book Passage at the Ferry Building. Come to one or all….

For those not in the Bay Area, you can check out all her tour dates here.

New News

the file clerk — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 22:22:04 +0000

We have a new Lutzletter that our faithful subscribers will have received (or will be receiving) in their email boxes. For those of you who are not subscribed, you can subscribe here. It’s a quarterly newsletter filled with interesting tidbits. (And if you’d like to read the latest newsletter, you can read it here.)

Also a reminder, if you haven’t already, be sure to check out Lisa’s Tour Dates to find when she’ll be in your area on her book tour (starting very very soon).

2009 Tour Dates

the file clerk — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 00:58:55 +0000

Lisa will be doing book readings and signings for Revenge of the Spellmans. Stay tuned for more updates.

Tuesday, March 10
M IS FOR MYSTERY
86 East Third Ave
San Mateo, CA 94401
7:00 PM

Wednesday, March 11
A GREAT GOOD PLACE FOR BOOKS
6120 LaSalle Avenue
Oakland, CA 94611
7:00 PM

Thursday, March 12
BARNES & NOBLE EL CERRITO
6050 El Cerrito Plaza
El Cerrito, CA 94530
7:00 PM

Friday, March 13
BOOK PASSAGE
1 Ferry Building, #42
San Francisco, CA 94111
6:00 PM

Monday, March 16
MCNALLY JACKSON BOOKS
52 Prince Street
New York, NY 10012
7:00 PM

Tuesday, March 17
CHESTER COUNTY BOOKS
975 Paoli Pike
West Goshen Center
West Chester, PA 19380
7:30 PM

Wednesday, March 18
JOSEPH-BETH BOOKSELLERS
2692 Madison Road
Cincinnati, OH 45208
7:00 PM

Thursday, March 19
TATTERED COVER HIGHLANDS RANCH
9315 Dorchester Street
Highlands Ranch, CO 80129
7:30 PM

Friday, March 20
BARNES & NOBLE EVANSTON
1630 Sherman Avenue
Evanston, IL 60201
7:00 PM

Monday, March 23
MURDER BY THE BOOK
2342 Bissonnet Street
Houston, TX 77005
6:30 PM

Tuesday, March 24
BORDERS PRESTON ROAD
10720 Preston Road, Suite 1018
Dallas, TX 75230
7:00 PM

Wednesday, March 25
POISONED PEN
4014 N Goldwater Blvd, Suite 101
Scottsdale, AZ 85251
7:00 PM

Friday, March 27
MYSTERIOUS GALAXY
7051 Clairemont Mesa Boulevard, Suite 302
San Diego, CA 92111
7:00 PM

Saturday, March 28
MYSTERIES TO DIE FOR
2940 Thousand Oaks Boulevard
Thousand Oaks, CA 91362
1:00 PM

Sunday, March 29
MYSTERY BOOKSTORE
1036 Broxton Avenue, Suite C
Los Angeles, CA 90024
3:00 PM

Monday, March 30
BORDERS CENTURY CITY
10250 Santa Monica Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90067
7:00 PM

Tuesday, March 31
VROMAN’S BOOKSTORE
695 E. Colorado Blvd
Pasadena, CA 91101
7:00 PM

Wednesday, April 1
SEATTLE MYSTERY BOOKSHOP
117 Cherry Street
Seattle, WA 98104
12:00 PM

Wednesday, April 1
UNIVERSITY BOOKSTORE
4326 University Way N.E
Seattle, WA 98105
7:00 PM

Thursday, April 2
BALLARD PUBLIC LIBRARY
5614 22nd Ave NW
Seattle, WA 98107
6:30 PM

Wednesday, April 8
BOOKSMITH
1644 Haight Street
San Francisco, CA
7:30 PM

Breaking News!

Lisa — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 20:48:30 +0000

Curse of the Spellmans has been nominated for an Edgar Award for Best Novel. Shocked? Believe me, you are not alone.

Here’s the complete list of nominees:

Missing by Karin Alvtegen (Felony & Mayhem Press)
Blue Heaven by C.J. Box (St. Martin’s Minotaur)
Sins of the Assassin by Robert Ferrigno (Simon & Schuster – Scribner)
The Price of Blood by Declan Hughes (HarperCollins – William Morrow)
The Night Following by Morag Joss (Random House – Delacorte Press)
Curse of the Spellmans by Lisa Lutz (Simon & Schuster)

My flabbergasted thanks go out to the Mystery Writers of America and all my readers. If anyone knows where I should send the “gift baskets”, please pass that information along.

(P.S. If you’re new to me and my books, I still say you should read them in order, which means starting with the non-Edgar-nominated, inferior Spellman Files.)

Between the Covers

the file clerk — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 18:45:52 +0000

Lisa was interviewed last March by Ed Goldberg for KBOO FM’s "Between the Covers" program. You can listen online to the interview.

KBOO is a non-commercial radio station for Portland: 90.7 FM, Corvallis: 100.7 FM, and Columbia Gorge: 91.9 FM and streaming online at http://kboo.fm/.

Brief report from the VIWF

Lisa — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:57:54 +0000

If you ever have a chance to go to the Vancouver International Writers’ Festival, do it. It was great. I also recommend going to Vancouver even without any festival. But I was there for a festival, so I’ll talk about that.

I was on two panels with Linda L. Richards, author of Death Was the Other Woman and the editor of January Magazine, a great online books-and-authors ezine. Anyway, I was going to blog about the events, but Linda has already done it better than I could, so I’m just going to be lazy and link to her post, High Class Complaints.

Also, I did one more event in Vancouver, called the Literary Cabaret, featuring Sal Ferreras and his band. The actor and author Stephen E. Miller was kind enough to perform with me. Here’s a picture:

The other highlight of the weekend was chatting with the widely acclaimed author Amitav Ghosh, whose novel Sea of Poppies was shortlisted for the 2008 Booker Prize. We discussed intricate literary matters such as our mutual affection for the film “What About Bob?”