Davis Bunn's Blog
April 24, 2023
Shell Beach Q&A with Davis Bunn (Miramar Bay #7)
This Easter, I (Jyoti) had the privilege of catching up with my friend and writing partner Davis Bunn at his home in England. Two generations of writers in conversation at Blenheim Palace about Davis’s new book, Shell Beach (Miramar Bay book #7). Here are some of the questions I asked Davis and his responses… Jyoti: […]
January 9, 2023
Fortune’s Favor a Best Truly Independent Book of 2022
The Independent Fiction Alliance (IFA) chose our thriller, Fortune’s Favor, as one of 75 books – “The Best Truly Independent Books of 2022”. Chosen from among independently published books, as opposed to Big 5 publishers. Thank you, IFA, and congratulations to the other winners!
September 28, 2022
September newsletter – new Christmas novel!
Gentle Reader, It’s never too early for Christmas, right? After far too long, it’s my absolute pleasure to announce another Christmas novel. This one is set – you guessed it – in Miramar Bay. The Christmas Hummingbird Ryan Eames is a policewoman and single mother dedicated most of all to her lonely, uniquely gifted son. […]
June 7, 2022
Island of Time Q&A with Davis Bunn
Jyoti Guptara: Davis, you have fans in multiple genres. Who will enjoy Island of Time? Davis Bunn: This story has much in keeping with the novels published under my pen-name, Thomas Locke (fantasy & science fiction). I have also found myself returning time and again to my own favorite near-time fantasy, World War Z. How […]
June 2, 2022
Island of Time – the Making of a Novel
Four and a half years ago, I was approached by the Director of Development for Gil Netter, who won an Oscar for ‘Life of Pi’. For those readers who do not know the film industry, a development director plays an enormously important and complex role. First of all, they choose the stories or scripts that […]
May 16, 2022
Emerald Tide Q&A with Davis Bunn
WHAT INSPIRED THE EMERALD TIDE? Emerald Tide centers around one of the most famous art thefts in history. Eighty years after the painting was stolen, it remains at the top of Interpol’s list. The opening scenes also take place in one of my all-time favorite museums, the Getty in Los Angeles. Three years ago, I […]
April 26, 2022
Personal Note on Ukraine from Davis
I write this seated on my mother-in-law’s balcony, surrounded on all sides by elements of the Ukraine crisis. That country and its people has shaped so much of my wife’s heritage, and enriched my own life in countless ways. Isabella’s father was born near Lviv. Her stepmother was raised in western Ukraine. They were both […]
July 29, 2021
New book out and a Video Tour of “My” Home (Downton Abbey!) – July Newsletter
At the end of the 19th century, an iconic British palace is saved from ruin when the 9th Duke of Marlborough weds American railroad heiress Consuelo Vanderbilt… If that sounds like Downton Abbey, the similarities don’t end there. Because Blenheim Palace – my home – is one of the film locations for the smash series. With travel from […]
June 4, 2021
TWO New Davis Bunn Books Out! Plus a Video Reading – June Newsletter
I haven’t sent news in a while, so today I get to share about TWO new Miramar Bay titles (and a third book in a different genre). Book 4, Tranquility Falls, was released at the height of covid lockdown in the US, with all bookstores shut and libraries returning all shipments. Book 5, The Cottage on Lighthouse Lane, […]
June Newsletter – TWO New Davis Bunn Books Out! Plus a Video Reading
I haven’t sent news in a while, so today I get to share about TWO new Miramar Bay titles (and a third book in a different genre). Book 4, Tranquility Falls, was released at the height of covid lockdown in the US, with all bookstores shut and libraries returning all shipments. Book 5, The Cottage on Lighthouse Lane, […]
