Lisa Lutz / The Spellman book series http://lisalutz.com What's Happening with Lisa and in the Spellman World Wed, 26 May 2010 18:37:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Free Books Contest and Interviews http://lisalutz.com/posts/free-books-contest http://lisalutz.com/posts/free-books-contest#comments Wed, 26 May 2010 18:08:00 +0000 the file clerk http://lisalutz.com/?p=384 Jim Halterman (“entertainment guru”) has a great interview with Lisa on his website, and is giving away a complete signed set of all the four SPELLMAN books, as well as two additional signed copies of The Spellmans Strike Again. All entries need to be received by midnight tonight. Check out his website for details.

We’ve also added links to a few more recent interviews on the More Interviews page on this site, so check those out for some fun reading.

]]> http://lisalutz.com/posts/free-books-contest/feed 0 Lisa and Mystery Scene Magazine http://lisalutz.com/posts/lisa-and-mystery-scene-magazine http://lisalutz.com/posts/lisa-and-mystery-scene-magazine#comments Fri, 30 Apr 2010 20:23:30 +0000 the file clerk http://lisalutz.com/?p=360 Check out the Spring 2010 issue of Mystery Scene magazine with the cover featuring our very own Lisa Lutz!

Spring 2010 Mystery Scene Magazine with Lisa Lutz

The article, by Cheryl Solimini, entitled: Lisa Lutz: The Last of the Spellmans? Everyone’s favorite family of private eyes returns—for now, is definitely worth checking out. You can find copies at your local mystery bookstore, or order or subscribe online directly through the Mystery Scene website.

Speaking of mystery bookstores, here’s a photo of Lisa with a small army of Free Schmidt! supporters during her annual visit to the Seattle Mystery Bookshop back on April 1st. It’s always a fun celebration with cake! Check out Lisa’s guest blog post from her visit there as well!

Lisa and the Free Schmidt army in Seattle

]]> http://lisalutz.com/posts/lisa-and-mystery-scene-magazine/feed 0 2010 Online Auction for Diabetes Research http://lisalutz.com/posts/2010-online-auction-diabetes-research http://lisalutz.com/posts/2010-online-auction-diabetes-research#comments Wed, 21 Apr 2010 19:28:31 +0000 the file clerk http://lisalutz.com/?p=355 Lisa has donated signed, first edition, hardcover copies of all four Spellman books to the 2010 Online Auction for Diabetes Research, run by author Brenda Novak.

The bidding starts on May 1st and runs through the month of May. Here is what Brenda has to say about the auction:

Every year, in the month of May, I run my online auction for Diabetes Research. The auction takes a full year to plan and pull off, but it’s a labor of love—for all the people who, like my son, suffer from diabetes. . . . Last year, we had another record-breaking year, coming in at $269,111. With all previous years combined we’ve raised well over three-quarters of a million dollars.

If you’d like to bid on Lisa’s books, you can go directly to that page here. Also, check out the other items by clicking on the banner below.

]]> http://lisalutz.com/posts/2010-online-auction-diabetes-research/feed 0 New York Times Best Seller’s List: The Spellmans Strike Again! http://lisalutz.com/posts/new-york-times-bestseller-list-spellmans-strike-again http://lisalutz.com/posts/new-york-times-bestseller-list-spellmans-strike-again#comments Mon, 05 Apr 2010 03:48:05 +0000 the file clerk http://lisalutz.com/?p=346 The Spellmans Strike Again debuted at  #16 on the New York Times Hardcover Fiction Best Seller’s list today. It actually tied for #15, so it was in the printed edition. And it came in #9 on the Los Angeles Times Hardcover Best Seller’s list for April 4th. Very exciting!

There are still a number of places where you can catch Lisa on her book tour. If you were planning to attend the event in San Francisco on April 9th at Book Passage at the Ferry Building, note that the time is actually 6pm (not 7pm). Hope to see you there if you’re in the Bay Area. And if you’re in Texas (Houston or Dallas), she’s heading your way tomorrow!

]]> http://lisalutz.com/posts/new-york-times-bestseller-list-spellmans-strike-again/feed 0 The Innocence Project: Guest Blog Post http://lisalutz.com/posts/innocence-project-guest-blog http://lisalutz.com/posts/innocence-project-guest-blog#comments Wed, 31 Mar 2010 23:47:41 +0000 the file clerk http://lisalutz.com/?p=335 Check out the Innocence Project’s blog to read Lisa’s post The Spellmans Start a Grassroots Movement. In the post Lisa talks about how the storyline (of Free Schmidt!) in The Spellmans Strike Again came to be.

As she writes:

Recently someone asked me why I became interested in the subject of wrongful convictions. I found that I didn’t really have an answer. The subject has always been on my radar, as far as I recall. It’s the kind of question that should be answered with a question: How can you not be? Read post at the Innocence Blog.

Interested in being part of the grassroots movement? If so, be sure to check out the Free Schmidt! website for t-shirts and more info. Also, visit the Innocence Project website for more about the cases, and what you can do to help.


Innocence Project Pages in The Spellmans Strike Again

]]> http://lisalutz.com/posts/innocence-project-guest-blog/feed 0 Indie Next List Great Reads: The Spellmans Strike Again http://lisalutz.com/posts/indie-next-list-great-reads-the-spellmans-strike-again http://lisalutz.com/posts/indie-next-list-great-reads-the-spellmans-strike-again#comments Mon, 29 Mar 2010 20:20:34 +0000 the file clerk http://lisalutz.com/?p=332 Thanks to the ABA for including The Spellmans Strike Again on The April 2010 Indie Next List Great Reads. Anne McMahon, of Boswell Book Company in Milwaukee, WI, writes the review:

“The fourth . . . installment of the Spellman Quartet finds the Spellmans spying on each other more than they are for their clients. Mom is keeping tabs on Isabel’s dates in the hopes that she’ll get married. The kids want to know why parts of the house are disappearing. Could someone really be stealing doorknobs and light fixtures? Lutz has written a quirky and sometimes bizarre tale that’s definitely good for a laugh.”

]]> http://lisalutz.com/posts/indie-next-list-great-reads-the-spellmans-strike-again/feed 0 Reader’s Guide for The Spellmans Strike Again now available http://lisalutz.com/posts/readers-guide-spellmans-strike-again-available http://lisalutz.com/posts/readers-guide-spellmans-strike-again-available#comments Fri, 26 Mar 2010 01:28:23 +0000 the file clerk http://lisalutz.com/?p=323 For those of you who have finished the book and want to explore our Suggested Questions for Discussion, check out the new Reader’s Guide. In this Guide you can explore such things as Jeremy Pratt’s clothing choices, the TV show Benson, and Fred’s seeming “perfection”.

Warning though: If you haven’t read the book yet, do that first. Then go get the guide. It will still be there.

]]> http://lisalutz.com/posts/readers-guide-spellmans-strike-again-available/feed 0 Free Schmidt! http://lisalutz.com/posts/free-schmidt http://lisalutz.com/posts/free-schmidt#comments Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:00:41 +0000 Lisa http://lisalutz.com/?p=308 Who’s Schmidt? Why should he be free? Where can I get my FREE SCHMIDT T-shirt? Find answers to these and other questions at FREESCHMIDT.COM.

]]> http://lisalutz.com/posts/free-schmidt/feed 0 New Spellman book out today! Tour begins! http://lisalutz.com/posts/new-spellman-book-out-today-tour-begins http://lisalutz.com/posts/new-spellman-book-out-today-tour-begins#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:44:32 +0000 the file clerk http://lisalutz.com/?p=304 To celebrate today’s release of The Spellmans Strike Again, the fourth novel in the Spellman series, Lisa is kicking off a full month of rocking the Americas. Or one of them, anyway. Come meet Lisa, enjoy an interactive reading, get your book signed (hint: spell your name for her, even if it’s Jack), and help subdue hecklers. Find the tour dates / places / times here.

Also, check out the latest Lutzletter (Spring 2010, Exclamatory Souvenir Tour Edition).

]]> http://lisalutz.com/posts/new-spellman-book-out-today-tour-begins/feed 0 Tour Dates 2010: for The Spellmans Strike Again http://lisalutz.com/posts/tour-dates-2010-lisa-lutz http://lisalutz.com/posts/tour-dates-2010-lisa-lutz#comments Thu, 21 Jan 2010 04:21:31 +0000 the file clerk http://lisalutz.com/?p=234 Updated May 11, 2010: You can still catch Lisa on tour!

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.

Upcoming dates, places, and timess

6/4/10: Santa Rosa, CA – Copperfield’s Books, 7pm – more info

6/19/10: Sunriver, OR – Sunriver Books & Music, 5pm – find out more

7/20/10: Milpitas, CA – Milpitas Public Library, Adult Reading Group, 7pm – find out more

8/5/2010: San Francisco, CA – The San Francisco Public Library has chosen The Spellman Files to be their July/August Pick for their “On the Same Page” book club – find out more

Past 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) 6pm – 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

]]> http://lisalutz.com/posts/tour-dates-2010-lisa-lutz/feed 0 Winter 2010 Lutzletter http://lisalutz.com/posts/winter-2010-lutzletter http://lisalutz.com/posts/winter-2010-lutzletter#comments Tue, 05 Jan 2010 01:19:44 +0000 the file clerk http://lisalutz.com/?p=161 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!

]]> http://lisalutz.com/posts/winter-2010-lutzletter/feed 0 Fall 2009 Lutzletter http://lisalutz.com/posts/fall-2009-lutzletter http://lisalutz.com/posts/fall-2009-lutzletter#comments Thu, 03 Sep 2009 19:25:15 +0000 the file clerk http://lisalutz.com/posts/fall-2009-lutzletter 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!

]]> http://lisalutz.com/posts/fall-2009-lutzletter/feed 0 Meet Lisa in Australia http://lisalutz.com/posts/meet-lisa-in-australia http://lisalutz.com/posts/meet-lisa-in-australia#comments Mon, 10 Aug 2009 19:25:46 +0000 the file clerk http://lisalutz.com/posts/meet-lisa-in-australia 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.

]]> http://lisalutz.com/posts/meet-lisa-in-australia/feed 0 Lisa reads from Revenge for KQED’s Writers’ Block http://lisalutz.com/posts/lisa-reads-from-revenge-for-kqeds-writers-block http://lisalutz.com/posts/lisa-reads-from-revenge-for-kqeds-writers-block#comments Tue, 14 Jul 2009 23:00:48 +0000 the file clerk http://lisalutz.com/posts/lisa-reads-from-revenge-for-kqeds-writers-block 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.

]]> http://lisalutz.com/posts/lisa-reads-from-revenge-for-kqeds-writers-block/feed 0 Litquake: San Francisco Literary Festival’s Mystery Fundraiser http://lisalutz.com/posts/litquake-san-francisco-literary-festivals-mystery-fundraiser http://lisalutz.com/posts/litquake-san-francisco-literary-festivals-mystery-fundraiser#comments Tue, 07 Jul 2009 21:33:03 +0000 the file clerk http://lisalutz.com/posts/litquake-san-francisco-literary-festivals-mystery-fundraiser Lisa will be participating in Bodies in the Library: Whodunit at Litquake?, Litquake’s First Mystery Fundraiser. See details below.

LitQuake 2009

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.

]]> http://lisalutz.com/posts/litquake-san-francisco-literary-festivals-mystery-fundraiser/feed 0 The Lutzletter: Summer 2009 http://lisalutz.com/posts/the-lutzletter-summer-2009 http://lisalutz.com/posts/the-lutzletter-summer-2009#comments Thu, 04 Jun 2009 01:07:15 +0000 the file clerk http://lisalutz.com/posts/the-lutzletter-summer-2009 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!

]]> http://lisalutz.com/posts/the-lutzletter-summer-2009/feed 0 What’s Next with the Spellmans http://lisalutz.com/posts/whats-next-with-the-spellmans http://lisalutz.com/posts/whats-next-with-the-spellmans#comments Mon, 18 May 2009 05:55:31 +0000 the file clerk http://lisalutz.com/posts/whats-next-with-the-spellmans 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.

]]> http://lisalutz.com/posts/whats-next-with-the-spellmans/feed 0 Macavity Award Nomination for Curse of the Spellmans http://lisalutz.com/posts/macavity-award-nomination-for-curse-of-the-spellmans http://lisalutz.com/posts/macavity-award-nomination-for-curse-of-the-spellmans#comments Tue, 05 May 2009 23:38:17 +0000 the file clerk http://lisalutz.com/posts/macavity-award-nomination-for-curse-of-the-spellmans 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!

]]> http://lisalutz.com/posts/macavity-award-nomination-for-curse-of-the-spellmans/feed 0 Downloadable Footnotes http://lisalutz.com/posts/downloadable-footnotes http://lisalutz.com/posts/downloadable-footnotes#comments Thu, 09 Apr 2009 15:53:58 +0000 the file clerk http://lisalutz.com/posts/downloadable-footnotes 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.

]]> http://lisalutz.com/posts/downloadable-footnotes/feed 0 Lisa at Booksmith in SF tonight! http://lisalutz.com/posts/lisa-at-booksmith-in-sf-tonight http://lisalutz.com/posts/lisa-at-booksmith-in-sf-tonight#comments Wed, 08 Apr 2009 16:00:08 +0000 the file clerk http://lisalutz.com/posts/lisa-at-booksmith-in-sf-tonight 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!

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