Gayle Lynds's Blog: Books & Life, Etc., page 2

Thank you, Authorlink

One of the reasons I like interviews is I'm often asked questions I've not yet heard. In case you're interested, here's a fine interview by Anna Roins for Authorlink.
http://authorlink.com/interview/gayle...

Summer Literary Party in Maine!

Do you like summer parties? If you're going to be in Maine, come help us celebrate the 40th birthday of MWPA. John and I and a host of award-winning friendly authors will be there. Check it out! http://mainewriters.org/the-big-four-oh/

A really great day!

When you have a great day, what do you do? Yesterday was big for me. My new book finally reached bookstores and libraries. I'm humbled by the wonderful article below.
http://www.thebigthrill.org/2015/06/b... #spies #espionage #assassins #RobertLudlum

Five Fascinating Lost Treasures of the World

What are your favorite vanished treasures? Maybe yours are among the five I picked - check out the article below and enter to win a free copy of The Assassins from my publisher. As for me, I'm fascinated and keep writing about them. In The Book of Spies, it's Ivan the Terrible's lost Library of Gold. In The Assassins, it's Saddam Hussein's missing billion-dollar fortune. Happy hunting!
http://www.criminalelement.com/blogs/...

We're Invading Russia!

Are you addicted to Game of Thrones? John and I like to watch the episodes one night after the other, so we wait for them to be available on Netflix. No, don't you dare tell me what happens in the series this year! At the same time, I'm working on my next thriller, a large part of which takes place in Moscow. That's how I learned that Russians are naming their children for Game of Thrones characters! We're invading! http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/ar...

10 Terrific Authors with Writers Block

No matter how we deny it, we writers have times when we just can't write. From Stephen King to George R.R. Martin (in photo below), here are ten terrific authors who just couldn't get the words out....

http://mentalfloss.com/article/65031/...Go Set a Watchman

Thank you, Indepenent Bookstores!

Aren't we lucky to be able to read? Books nurture and entertain us, and educate us -- which is why Hitler and other tyrants really like to burn books. Fortunately the reverse is true in Istanbul, where a new independent bookstore is building bridges across refugee and resident communities in languages from Arabic to English and French. Let's hear it for bookstores!

http://www.npr.org/sections/parallels...

The Gutenberg Bible is (partially) for sale!

Do you happen to have a half million-plus dollars lying around? What would you do with it if you did? Wellll ... I'd be tempted by this!

http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015...

James Patterson

How do you encourage kids to read? Jim Patterson has come up wit h a doozy -- starting a new line of books for them. He hopes “... every kid who finishes a jimmy patterson book will say, ‘Please give me another book.’ What could be better than that? ‘Please give me another book.’ ” Amen.

http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by...

It's a Stephen King Mystery!

Don't you think Stephen King is a remarkable author? I can't read horror because it scares me too much (despite the unfortunate deaths that occur in my own novels, which I consider - alas - necessary). But I've always admired him from afar, and now that I'm living in Maine, I can admire him from even closer. He's published some 60 books, won awards, and is known as a generally all-around great guy. And now, we know there are 7 of his works that few will ever get to read. It's a mystery I thought you might enjoy....

To read the story, visit

http://mentalfloss.com/article/64645/...