L.A. Starks > Recent Status Updates

Honored to be interviewed by fellow author Rox Burkey on IndieBeacon, an Alan Bourgeois original. Please tune in. You can also listen at the spreaker link or even see the two of us at the YouTube link. https://www.spreaker.com/user/indiebe... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jg0b2...

On Nov. 11th at 12 PM (ET), join me and 6 fellow authors as we discuss our latest book releases. This is a great opportunity to discover new books and hear from the authors firsthand about their inspiration. Register for the free Holiday Book Showcase here: https://bit.ly/3ov7N9F

So sorry to hear that Roxanne Conrad, who wrote as Rachel Caine, has passed away.

LibraryThing is looking for a project specialist (paying position for librarians and booklovers). If you apply due to reading about it here, please mention my name as a reference. https://blog.librarything.com/main/20...

Incurable, A Short Story is #24 in Amazon paid 100 best sellers in 15-minute mystery, thriller, and suspense short reads! Available on Kindle at Amazon sites worldwide In the US: https://www.amazon.com/Incurable-Shor...

Pls take a look: my short story, Incurable, (Incurable, A Short Story) on Kindle for $0.99! Link to US Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08L9RY4T5/...

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08L9RY4T...
similar for India, Australia, New Zealand

TCK is hiring a full-time fiction editor and has other jobs https://www.tckpublishing.com/publish...

Great WSJ article on reading & independent bookstores, mentioning a fave, The Dry by Jane Harper, & these great bookstores:
Octavia (New Orleans, LA)
A Capella (Atlanta, GA)
Kramerbooks (Washington DC)
Novel Neighbor (Webster Groves, MO)
Bookworm (Bernardsville, NJ)
Magic City Books (Tulsa, OK)
Page 1 (Evanston, IL)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/can-book...

Here's my latest of my twice-yearly newsletters on reading, writing, and energy topics, including picks for the 20+ books I've read in the last six months.. https://lastarksbooks.com/2020/09/15/...

The Second Law, Lynn Dayton Thriller #3 is prescient again--U.S. closes Houston Chinese consulate because CCP targeted U.S. energy firms in the South China Sea. https://lastarksbooks.com/books/the-s...

Great news! The Second Law, Lynn Dayton Thriller #3, was a finalist in the action/adventure category of the 2020 National Indie Excellence Awards. https://www.indieexcellence.com/14th-...

I'm delighted with the new website!
https://lastarksbooks.com/

and take a look at the new video book trailer for The Second Law: https://lastarksbooks.com/books/the-s...

We are giving away 100 signed copies of award-winning thriller STRIKE PRICE. With its Oklahoma setting, the end-notes describe some of the 29 First Nations' history as well as the 1921 Tulsa massacre in Greenwood that is only now making its way into OK history books. https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sh...

Noted journalist, author, & my friend Karen Blumenthal passed away unexpectedly Monday.
Here is her Goodreads bio:
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
My favorite among these books is Let Me Play. Among her columns--too many to count. In the books-read category, we both recently liked Ronan Farrow's Catch & Kill.

Please take a few moments to think of Karen and her family.
LAS

Here's a useful review of The Plague by Camus. https://www.wsj.com/articles/camuss-p...

I know, I know. This is either the first or the last book you want to be reading right now.

For those who like the Lisbeth Salander books, here's an article about Stockholm's tunnelbana system and its artwork https://www.wired.com/story/stockholm...

Goodreads giveaway for signed copies of third Lynn Dayton thriller, THE SECOND LAW
https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sh...

NetGalley reviewers: due to the bookstore shutdowns, The Second Law is briefly up on NetGalley, courtesy of DartFrog https://www.netgalley.com/catalog/boo...

Global on Kindle e-books: First time all 3 digital short stories are simultaneously free! For Goodreads friends worldwide who read Kindle e-books. Thru March 31. In order: “Robert & Therese Guillard: Choices”; “A Time for Eating Wild Onions”; “Josh Rosen and Bubbe.” Each story gives more intriguing details and motivations for characters in the Lynn Dayton thriller series. Check your country’s Amazon site.