Anne Trager's Blog, page 13
February 10, 2015
Cognac and Champagne?
No, I'm not actually proposing that as a cocktail, although a classic champagne cocktail from Martha Stewart contains just that, along with bitters and a sugar cube. No, that's not for me. I already getglares and eye-rolling from someFrench friends because I like ice cubes in my champagne. One friendfrom Reims, the homeland of bubbly, treats it as blasphemy. But I digress.
My topic today is actually cognac and the region, because in our upcoming release, the Winemaker Detective goes to Jarnac...
February 4, 2015
Last day for Shadow Ritual #giveaway
Win an advance review copy ofShadow Ritualby Eric Giacometti and Jacques Ravenne. This Goodreads giveaway is almost over. Don't miss your chance.
Goodreads Book Giveaway
Shadow Ritual
by Eric Giacometti
Giveaway ends February 05, 2015.
See the giveaway details
at Goodreads.
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February 3, 2015
Winemaker Detective on Tour for New Release
With the upcoming release of our new Winemaker Detective title, Cognac Conspiracies, we've got another online tour in the works, thanks to France Book Tours. We're giving away a number of books, so do check it out. And please do explore these blogs.
Sunday, February 1
Review + Giveaway atThe Discerning Reader
Monday, February 2
Review + Excerpt + Giveaway atGriperang’s Bookmarks
Sunday, February 8
Review + Excerpt + Giveaway atHook of a Book
Friday, February 13
Review + Giveaway atI Am, Indeed
Sunday,...
January 27, 2015
Unexpected Paris: La Villette
Translator Jeffrey Zuckerman on a lesser-known part of Paris: La Villette.
For most tourists, Paris is a very compact city—here the Eiffel Tower, there the Arc de Triomphe, a few blocks away the Louvre—and any expeditions to, say, Monet’s garden at Giverny are a good two hours away. But of course Paris is more complex than it would appear at first glance.
The new Paris Homicide mystery.
Le French Book asked me to translate a Parisian mystery novel—The City of Bloodby Frédérique Molay—and wh...
January 26, 2015
Anne Shares Thoughts on Translation
A blog called pop.edit.lit just ran an interview with Anne about translation. Verushka, who runs the blog and did the interview begins with thls:
"Recently, I picked up a thriller set in Parissimply because it was set in Paris— what can I say, I’m hooked on the city. What surprised me though was how much I enjoyed the book. It was one of those impetutous decisions that resulted in opening up a whole new avenue of thrillers for me: foreign language ones translated into English."
She then asks An...
January 22, 2015
Frédérique Molay Talks About Choosing a Hero
Award-winning author Frédérique Molay of the Paris Homicide series—The City of Bloodis now out in the world—talks about what inspired her main character Nico Sirsky at the blog Queen of All She Reads.She begins the post with this:
"When an author chooses a hero in a novel, it is hard to distinguish what in that character comes from the author’s own life and what comes from other sources. What I can say is that I wanted the main character in the Paris Homicide series to head up the Paris Crimin...
January 20, 2015
New Release, Great Praise, Launch Price
Don't miss the next Paris Homicide mystery, The City of Bloodby Frédérique Molay, and translated by Jeffrey Zuckerman.Today is the official release date.
It is a story about dealing with loss and has been characterized as "a classy French police procedural." Art and history combine with suspense and intrigue, transporting readers to present-day Paris for another mystery by an author who can “give CSI writers a run for their money."
Librarians are already calling The City of Blood "an excellent...
January 19, 2015
Winemaker Detective #Giveaways on BookTrib
We're very excited to announce five whole weeks of giveaways on BookTribfocussed on the Winemaker Detective series.This site calls itself "The lifestyle destination for book lovers," so if you don't already know about it, you're going to want to check it out. Scroll throughthe whole Click to Win list while you are there.
January 16 – 23: Treachery in Bordeaux
January 23 – 30: Grand Cru Heist
January 30 – February 6: Nightmare in Burgundy
February 6 – 13: Deadly Tasting
February 13 – 20: Cognac Conspira...
January 16, 2015
Goodreads #giveaway: Cognac Conspiracies
In the run-up to our new Winemaker Detective release, we're doing a Goodreads giveaway for Cognac Conspiracies. Check it out. Enter to win. Spread the word.
Goodreads Book Giveaway
Cognac Conspiracies
by Jean-Pierre Alaux
Giveaway ends January 30, 2015.
See the giveaway details
at Goodreads.
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January 15, 2015
Unexpected Paris: The City of Blood
Quick, what's the first image that comes to mind when you hear "Paris"? I'd bet it'snotthe Parc de la Villette, althoughthis large park and museum complex in the north of the city is quite a place, as we learn in the next Paris Homicide mystery,The City of Blood,by Frédérique Molay. The park has an interesting history, which makes it a finesetting for...murder, of course. Here's anexcerpt.
“The park is seeping with history,” Clavel rhapsodized. “La Villette—which means la petite ville, the lit...
