Thank you to all the shiny, classy people who showed up at the Amberlough launch. Thanks to Astoria Bookshop for hosting us all. Thanks to friends, family, and fans. Tuesday was a really big day. I still haven’t recovered. I’m lying limply on my fainting couch sipping amaro and fanning myself. You can aid in … More
I really, REALLY hated Robert Zemeckis’ Allied, so when my editor asked for a piece to promote Amberlough on the Tor/Forge blog, with the prompt “worlds at a slant,” I used my soapbox to really lay into creators falling back on stereotypes about the past. Inexcusable narrative laziness. Ugh. It’s not JUST about how much I … More Never Out of Date: The Past as Fantasy, and Our Fantasies of the Past | Tor/Forge Blog
I blogged about food in Amberlough for Fran Wilde at Book Bites. Sunshine Flagg, founder of The Culture Club Presents, created a sumptuous recipe for pumpernickel honeybuns, so you can get your sticky fingerprints all over your new copy of the book next week. Amberlough’s Melting Pot: Book Bites with Lara Elena Donnelly
I’ve been sitting on this glitterbomb of a book trailer for so long, silently squeeing to myself. I’m overjoyed to be able to share it with the world; it’s sexy and stylish and an excellent representation of what’s between the covers of Amberlough. Book Trailer: ‘Amberlough,’ an intriguing spy thriller meets ‘Cabaret’
Get a little taste. Whet your appetite. Etc. Sneak Peek: Amberlough by Lara Elena Donnelly | Tor/Forge Blog
Well, how about that. Publisher’s Weekly quite liked the ol’ debut novel. I’ll pin that star to my lapel and call myself Sheriff. Fiction Book Review: Amberlough by Lara Elena Donnelly. Tor, $25.99 (400p) ISBN 978-0-7653-8381-5
Reading is an activity that requires a lot of imagination on the part of the reader. Even the most evocative writing can only suggest a scent, or a taste, or a visual image. It’s up to the audience to create the scene inside their head, which leads to a wonderful multitude of interpretations. Any given … More WIN AN ILLUSTRATED ARC OF AMBERLOUGH
The Saturday after Thanksgiving, I’ll be in Louisville, KY, partnering with chef Sunshine Flagg and The Culture Club to do an Amberlough reading with a paired tasting menu! We’ll be whipping up pumpernickel buns with honey and pistachio, shirred eggs, barley fritters stuffed with eel, sweet and spicy pork skewers, and black sesame bao buns. … More The Culture Club Presents: | Facebook
I was on this panel, “Diversity, Class Systems, and Equality in Fantasy,” at #NYCC #BookCon. Now Penguin Random House has uploaded it to YouTube, so if you missed BookCon or just want to relive the splendor, you can do some from the comfort of your own home. We had a blast, dug into some meaty topics, … More
Had a blast over the weekend at #NYCC 2016. We ran out of Amberlough ARCs at the Tor booth, and then I challenged moderator Ali Kokmen’s bow tie monopoly during the Diversity, Class Structures, and Equality in Fantasy panel at #BookCon on Sunday morning. (photos by Diana Pho and Jessie Newman)
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