Ask the Author: Susan Wittig Albert
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Susan Wittig Albert
Hi--Here are a couple of choices from that series: The Last Chance Olive Ranch (Hill Country/Edwards Plateau https://susanalbert.com/the-last-chan... and Bittersweet (Uvalde County, southern Hill Country https://susanalbert.com/bittersweet-b... ).
I'd also like to suggest the latest novel in my Hidden Women series: Someone Always Nearby: A Novel of Georgia O'Keeffe and Maria Chabot (https://susanalbert.com/someone-alway... ) Set in the desert of Northern New Mexico, Ghost Ranch and Abiquiu.
Thanks for asking!
I'd also like to suggest the latest novel in my Hidden Women series: Someone Always Nearby: A Novel of Georgia O'Keeffe and Maria Chabot (https://susanalbert.com/someone-alway... ) Set in the desert of Northern New Mexico, Ghost Ranch and Abiquiu.
Thanks for asking!
Susan Wittig Albert
The Dahlias? Yes, I think so. I have a China Bayles mystery to finish first, and then we'll see. Thanks for asking!
Susan Wittig Albert
Thanks for asking, Jan--China and I are currently working on #29: Forget Me Never. Looks like we'll be finished in time for an early 2024 publication. (29! Hard to believe!)
Susan Wittig Albert
Oh, missed this--sorry! Long's story is as accurate as I could make it. The only invention is his political rally in Darling (he didn't make a speaking tour through the South that year). I drew much of the detail of his political career from biographies and newspaper accounts. And yes, I noticed the parallel as well. Long and the former president are not philosophically aligned, but in strategy and style--especially rhetorical style--they are eerily similar.
If Long had lived, I believe that he would have defeated Roosevelt in 1936 and would likely have won a second term in 1940. And would have been confronted by the Japanese and Hitler in 1941. I don't like to think about the possible outcome of that.
If Long had lived, I believe that he would have defeated Roosevelt in 1936 and would likely have won a second term in 1940. And would have been confronted by the Japanese and Hitler in 1941. I don't like to think about the possible outcome of that.
Susan Wittig Albert
I hope so too, Barb. This year, there'll be a book in my Hidden Women series, Nov 7 (https://susanalbert.com/someone-alway...). Early next year, another China Bayles: Forget Me Never. The Dahlias and I have an idea for another in their series, likely in late 2024.
Susan Wittig Albert
You're welcome, Jean--it's been a fascinating adventure!
Susan Wittig Albert
Digging up the identity of our long-gone grandfather--the real one--was a matter of some serious DNA sleuthing. I've told some pieces of this mystery here: https://susanalbert.com/a-family-myst... But while we know some of the story, we don't know all of it--yet. To be continued . . .
Susan Wittig Albert
I'm celebrating (yes!) being 81 and intend to keep writing as long as the stories are there and I can give them voice. This year (2021), there'll be HEMLOCK, https://susanalbert.com/hemlock-book-28/. In 2020, there'll be another Dahlias mystery (RED HOT POKER). After that--well, I've always wanted to write about ginger . . .
Susan Wittig Albert
I've heard that rumor, too, Jan--happy to say that it's fake news. :)
The next China Bayles (#28) is HEMLOCK, coming Sept 7, 2021--followed by another Dahlias mystery in Spring, 2022. I began publishing my own work in 2013 and plan to continue as long as I can--and as long as there are readers.
The next China Bayles (#28) is HEMLOCK, coming Sept 7, 2021--followed by another Dahlias mystery in Spring, 2022. I began publishing my own work in 2013 and plan to continue as long as I can--and as long as there are readers.
Susan Wittig Albert
I'm working on #10 now, Watessa: The Darling Dahlias and the Red Hot Poker. Thanks for asking!
Susan Wittig Albert
There will be a Pecan Springs novella trilogy this spring, Mary, focusing on the town newspaper. There's a bit about it here: https://susanalbert.com/writing-linke... Trying new ideas keeps me lively and growing: writers, like dancers and artists, get stale when they keep producing the same thing over and over again.
To produce a hardcover book takes 1 full year: the writing plus the editorial plus the printing/distribution. So if I start a China in the summer, when I finish the Dahlias, it'll be summer 2021 before it's on your TBR stack. That's just the reality of the business. Producing digital books takes far less time, of course (on the production end)--but there are lots of readers who insist on paper books.
Thanks so much for the question, and for your interest. Knowing that we have impatient readers--that what keeps us writing!
To produce a hardcover book takes 1 full year: the writing plus the editorial plus the printing/distribution. So if I start a China in the summer, when I finish the Dahlias, it'll be summer 2021 before it's on your TBR stack. That's just the reality of the business. Producing digital books takes far less time, of course (on the production end)--but there are lots of readers who insist on paper books.
Thanks so much for the question, and for your interest. Knowing that we have impatient readers--that what keeps us writing!
Susan Wittig Albert
Donny, glad you're enjoying the books--and sharing them. That's a huge compliment to China and her friends. Thank you.
There are quite a few recipes on the website https://susanalbert.com/recipes/, and the recipes from each book are now on the book pages (like this one: https://susanalbert.com/queen-annes-l...). Enjoy!
There are quite a few recipes on the website https://susanalbert.com/recipes/, and the recipes from each book are now on the book pages (like this one: https://susanalbert.com/queen-annes-l...). Enjoy!
Susan Wittig Albert
Not in 2020, although China is a character in the upcoming Pecan Springs novella trilogy that will be published in March/April. There will be a Dahlias mystery later this year, as well. Thanks for asking, Sabrina!
Susan Wittig Albert
The Dahlias tell me that they have another story in the works. They're calling it The DDs and the Voodoo Lily--but they haven't given me any of the details yet. I'll tell them you've asked. :)
Susan Wittig Albert
Thanks, Dennis--I replied via email to your "contact" request.
Susan Wittig Albert
Oh, sorry--didn't see your question! Rosemary Remembered is available on Kindle https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001QWDRY2/... The first 3 books are not, because the publisher hasn't released them in that format, despite repeated requests. If you start with Rosemary, you'll pick up all of the important backstory.
Thanks for asking!
Thanks for asking!
Susan Wittig Albert
Sorry--thought I answered this, Sandy! Yes, there'll be a paperback edition, probably published through Amazon, probably in March 2019. Meanwhile, there are 3 editions: hardcover, a digital, and audio. Thanks for your interest in the series!
Susan Wittig Albert
Thanks for the question, Margaret--and the compliment. I'm regularly read in genres in which I'm writing. I'm currently writing a mystery that has a strong police procedural narrative line and a , so I'm reading police procedurals and true crime. Ann Rule's books are said to be classic true crime, so I started with her first one (and read a couple more). I found the book deeply engaging--especially the relationship between Rule and Bundy--and (like you) I read to the end. I feel that the story was handled very well, given all its many convolutions. The style was clear, easy to read, and not distinguished, but that is apparently typical of the genre. I found Rule's other books similar, but not as engaging, because she was less deeply connected to the subject.
What did you take from the reading?
What did you take from the reading?
Susan Wittig Albert
Thanks, Sandy--I'll let the Dahlias know you're enjoying their adventures. They'll be pleased. :)
It's coming out both in ebook and in hardcover (the hardcover will be in bookstores). There will be a CreateSpace paperback (a little larger than a mass market paperback) in October/November this year--about the same time that #9 is published (The DDs and the Poinsettia Puzzle). To keep this series going, I'm publishing these myself. which limits the distribution somewhat. I hope readers will understand.
Thanks for the question!
It's coming out both in ebook and in hardcover (the hardcover will be in bookstores). There will be a CreateSpace paperback (a little larger than a mass market paperback) in October/November this year--about the same time that #9 is published (The DDs and the Poinsettia Puzzle). To keep this series going, I'm publishing these myself. which limits the distribution somewhat. I hope readers will understand.
Thanks for the question!
Susan Wittig Albert
Oops--missed this! Sorry, Jo Ben.
Good question, but I don't know the answer. Those books were published 25 years ago, before the big audio boom. Audiobook publishers are reluctant to pick up old backlist titles, because of low sales. This isn't a project I want to tackle myself; if a publisher is interested, I'd be glad to see it happen!
Good question, but I don't know the answer. Those books were published 25 years ago, before the big audio boom. Audiobook publishers are reluctant to pick up old backlist titles, because of low sales. This isn't a project I want to tackle myself; if a publisher is interested, I'd be glad to see it happen!
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