Lisa Lutz / The Spellman book series » Book News 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 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 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 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 Book Giveaway from Progressive Pulse http://lisalutz.com/posts/book-giveaway-from-progressive-pulse http://lisalutz.com/posts/book-giveaway-from-progressive-pulse#comments Tue, 07 Apr 2009 18:14:05 +0000 the file clerk http://lisalutz.com/posts/book-giveaway-from-progressive-pulse 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.

]]> http://lisalutz.com/posts/book-giveaway-from-progressive-pulse/feed 0 More 2009 Appearances http://lisalutz.com/posts/more-2009-appearances http://lisalutz.com/posts/more-2009-appearances#comments Mon, 06 Apr 2009 19:02:57 +0000 the file clerk http://lisalutz.com/posts/more-upcoming-2009-appearances 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!

]]> http://lisalutz.com/posts/more-2009-appearances/feed 0 New News http://lisalutz.com/posts/new-news http://lisalutz.com/posts/new-news#comments Mon, 02 Mar 2009 22:22:04 +0000 the file clerk http://lisalutz.com/posts/new-news 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).

]]> http://lisalutz.com/posts/new-news/feed 0 2009 Tour Dates http://lisalutz.com/posts/2009-tour-dates http://lisalutz.com/posts/2009-tour-dates#comments Thu, 05 Feb 2009 00:58:55 +0000 the file clerk http://lisalutz.com/posts/2009-tour-dates 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

]]> http://lisalutz.com/posts/2009-tour-dates/feed 0 Breaking News! http://lisalutz.com/posts/breaking-news http://lisalutz.com/posts/breaking-news#comments Fri, 16 Jan 2009 20:48:30 +0000 Lisa http://lisalutz.com/posts/breaking-news 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.)

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