Lisa Unger's Blog, page 15
January 2, 2014
IN THE BLOOD is an INDIE NEXT Pick!
Happy 2014! The new year is off to an exciting start. IN THE BLOOD is an INDIE NEXT pick this month! A huge thanks to all the independent booksellers.
December 4, 2013
Gretchen Mol narrates IN THE BLOOD!
Gretchen Mol, who plays Gillian Darmody on HBO's Boardwalk Empire, will narrate the audiobook edition of IN THE BLOOD… So cool!!
November 25, 2013
In the Blood Sweepstakes - Michael Connelly & Lisa Unger
I promised you a huge giveaway, and ... here it is:
Win a 3-day trip to Clearwater Beach to attend my IN THE BLOOD book party -- where I'll be speaking with Michael Connelly at a private yacht club! The winner will have drinks with Michael and I before the event!
For your chance to win, enter at http://bit.ly/1jpJBvH before December 15th. Good luck!!
Win a 3-day trip to Clearwater Beach to attend my IN THE BLOOD book party -- where I'll be speaking with Michael Connelly at a private yacht club! The winner will have drinks with Michael and I before the event!
For your chance to win, enter at http://bit.ly/1jpJBvH before December 15th. Good luck!!
November 21, 2013
Criminal Minds on CBS
OMG! I was quoted on Criminal Minds last night! From BEAUTIFUL LIES: "The universe doesn't like secrets. It conspires to reveal the truth, to lead you to it." How cool is that??
September 12, 2013
Goodreads Giveaway
Simon and Schuster/Touchstone Books is giving away 20 copies of my upcoming release IN THE BLOOD on Oct 7th, that’s three months before it goes on sale!
Enter here for your chance to win (and be one of the first to read.) Good luck!
Enter here for your chance to win (and be one of the first to read.) Good luck!
August 9, 2013
In the Blood
I am always excited, nervous and full of anticipation as each release draws near. And I'm as breathless about my twelfth novel as I was about my first. So, I wanted to be the first to tell you a little bit about the new book that will release in Jan. 2014.
Lana Granger, the protagonist of IN THE BLOOD, is a liar. She has told so many lies to so many different people, including herself, that she's not even sure she knows who she is anymore. She has wrapped herself beneath a cloak of secrets, and it's been working out pretty well for her. But as her college graduation draws near and the money in her trust fund is dwindling, she needs to find a job. She has to emerge from the cocoon of academia and into the real world. But what is a psychology major to do with herself? When a part-time babysitting gig falls into her lap, she thinks it might be a good fit. So what if her charge Luke Kahn is a troubled boy whose own mother seems afraid of him? Lana has had some problems of her own, so she figures maybe in her Luke will meet his match. But it turns out that Lana is about to meet hers. When her best friend Beck goes missing, Lana's cloak of lies starts to unravel. And Lana is forced to confront her true inner nature, unsure suddenly if she is predator or prey or something in between in Luke's twisted little games.
The release of IN THE BLOOD marks a new chapter for me as I have moved to Simon & Schuster/ Touchstone Books -- a fantastic place, populated by truly stellar, creative and passionate people. But it's also a kind of homecoming, as I am reunited with BEAUTIFUL LIES editor Sally Kim with whom I've had such an important creative relationship. So, it feels all new and so familiar all at once. In either case, the release of IN THE BLOOD is another step on this wonderful, crazy, colorful literary road I've been traveling. Thank you so much for being with me every step of the way.
Visit lisaunger.com for more info.
Thanks for reading!
L
Lana Granger, the protagonist of IN THE BLOOD, is a liar. She has told so many lies to so many different people, including herself, that she's not even sure she knows who she is anymore. She has wrapped herself beneath a cloak of secrets, and it's been working out pretty well for her. But as her college graduation draws near and the money in her trust fund is dwindling, she needs to find a job. She has to emerge from the cocoon of academia and into the real world. But what is a psychology major to do with herself? When a part-time babysitting gig falls into her lap, she thinks it might be a good fit. So what if her charge Luke Kahn is a troubled boy whose own mother seems afraid of him? Lana has had some problems of her own, so she figures maybe in her Luke will meet his match. But it turns out that Lana is about to meet hers. When her best friend Beck goes missing, Lana's cloak of lies starts to unravel. And Lana is forced to confront her true inner nature, unsure suddenly if she is predator or prey or something in between in Luke's twisted little games.
The release of IN THE BLOOD marks a new chapter for me as I have moved to Simon & Schuster/ Touchstone Books -- a fantastic place, populated by truly stellar, creative and passionate people. But it's also a kind of homecoming, as I am reunited with BEAUTIFUL LIES editor Sally Kim with whom I've had such an important creative relationship. So, it feels all new and so familiar all at once. In either case, the release of IN THE BLOOD is another step on this wonderful, crazy, colorful literary road I've been traveling. Thank you so much for being with me every step of the way.
Visit lisaunger.com for more info.
Thanks for reading!
L
June 12, 2013
Goodreads Book Giveaway - HEARTBROKEN
Giving away 10 copies of HEARTBROKEN in mass-market paperback (which goes on sale in 2 weeks!)
Enter Now for your chance to win!
Good luck and thanks for reading,
L
Enter Now for your chance to win!
Good luck and thanks for reading,
L
May 29, 2013
BEA 2013
Count down to Book Expo America 2013!! Come see me at Simon & Schuster booth #2639 this Friday at 10am! Touchstone Books is giving away ARCs of IN THE BLOOD (Jan 2014) and I'll be signing them. Can't wait to connect with my bookseller, librarian, blogger, media, author and publishing pals!!
May 28, 2013
Poetry is Power!
Last year, I wrote a guest blog about Brookwood, a St. Petersburg, Florida group home for abused adolescent girls. I visited with the poetry group (started by a wonderful, giving woman by the name of Jeanne Chase) and had a truly remarkable night talking with these young writers.
That visit led to Jeanne Chase asking me to edit an anthology of poetry she wanted to publish that included work from the eight years in which she’d be conducting her workshops. Even though I have never edited anything before, and don’t necessarily consider myself a poet, I agreed. I wanted to be involved with something that I found so moving and powerful.
I read my way through eight years worth of poetry – some of it raw, some of it devastating, some of it beautiful. Some of the work showed true talent, all of it honest and utterly fearless.
On the page, the girls lay it all bare – they write about their anger, their sadness. They write about hope and faith, their dreams of the future, their quests to love and be loved. They write about abandonment, and finding love in unexpected places – even deep within. They write about fear and finding courage when they look inside themselves. They write about letting go of the past, and moving ahead with a brave and hopeful heart. They write about anger and forgiveness, about rejection and acceptance. They are telling the story of themselves in poetry, telling us about their challenging, complicated, beautiful lives. If only all writers came to the page with the same courage.
Brookwood is an important place. It offers a home and a program of empowerment to girls who might otherwise be without direction – who might find themselves lost to the streets. Poetry, the act of finding your voice, putting words to the page, trying to understand and narrate life in order to live better is a significant and meaningful part of that program. Poetry is power.
I hope you will order a copy of The Anthology, and be as moved as I was by the words these girls have to offer. All the proceeds from The Anthology will go towards the costs associated with the running of Brookwood!
That visit led to Jeanne Chase asking me to edit an anthology of poetry she wanted to publish that included work from the eight years in which she’d be conducting her workshops. Even though I have never edited anything before, and don’t necessarily consider myself a poet, I agreed. I wanted to be involved with something that I found so moving and powerful.
I read my way through eight years worth of poetry – some of it raw, some of it devastating, some of it beautiful. Some of the work showed true talent, all of it honest and utterly fearless.
On the page, the girls lay it all bare – they write about their anger, their sadness. They write about hope and faith, their dreams of the future, their quests to love and be loved. They write about abandonment, and finding love in unexpected places – even deep within. They write about fear and finding courage when they look inside themselves. They write about letting go of the past, and moving ahead with a brave and hopeful heart. They write about anger and forgiveness, about rejection and acceptance. They are telling the story of themselves in poetry, telling us about their challenging, complicated, beautiful lives. If only all writers came to the page with the same courage.
Brookwood is an important place. It offers a home and a program of empowerment to girls who might otherwise be without direction – who might find themselves lost to the streets. Poetry, the act of finding your voice, putting words to the page, trying to understand and narrate life in order to live better is a significant and meaningful part of that program. Poetry is power.
I hope you will order a copy of The Anthology, and be as moved as I was by the words these girls have to offer. All the proceeds from The Anthology will go towards the costs associated with the running of Brookwood!
May 14, 2013
Soldiers' Angels
Today, I am donating 425 signed books to Soldiers' Angels. This is a wonderful organization devoted to providing love and comfort to soldiers, veterans and their families.
Check out this important cause and spread the love if you can!
Check out this important cause and spread the love if you can!
