Author, Compulsively Readable Thrillers
Every once in a while, something happens out of the blue that surprises me – in a good way. Before I started writing, I had another life. Some of you know I started out in broadcast news but joined a PR firm in Chicago when I moved here Eight years later I started my own … Read more
My latest Georgia Davis thriller, DoubleBlind, is out. The heavy lifting is over. The story has been told, and my emotional investment in the book has peaked. In fact, I’ve said many times that writing a novel is like a marriage (compared to short stories, which are like an affair). This marriage is on a … Read more
Hi, everyone. Now that the preorder hoopla is behind us, I’m delighted to tell you that DOUBLEBLIND (I’ve got to remember not to confuse it with Doubleback, which I’ve been doing…) is now launched. It’s widely available at Amazon, AppleBooks, B&N, Kobo, and Google Play. The audio should be out by the end of March … Read more
TBT# I thought I’d reprint some of my more thoughtful blogposts from years past. There’s a brand new audience of writers and authors who’ve never seen them. And, by George or Georgia, they should! Hope you like this one. Some readers read mainly one genre. Romance, for example. Or historicals. Or Sci-fi. The genres … Read more
Just wanted to make sure you know that DOUBLEBLIND is now a Goodreads Giveaway. Enter to get 1 of 100 Review Copies through Feb. 10. Goodreads Book Giveaway DoubleBlind by Libby Fischer Hellmann Giveaway ends February 10, 2022. See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter Giveaway
I feel cheated. There we were — no masks, able to congregate beyond our “pods”, go to our favorite places to hang, all with long summer days ahead of us — and then. Bam! Smack! Do not pass Go. And, for sure, do not collect $200 dollars. The country missed its opportunity to wipe out … Read more
Hi, all. Yup, February has been awful so far. Thankfully there are only another two weeks, and then…dare we hope… spring will be around the corner? Let’s make it so. Until that happens, though, I want to tell you about a couple of Valentine’s Day offers you might enjoy while you’re staying put. They’re both … Read more
Every few years, a true crime case captures the interest and imagination of the people who follow true crime. Chicago’s Suh family seems to be one of those cases. For the second or third time in a decade, a true crime TV series, this time Oxygen TV’s series “Killer Siblings” is revisiting the gruesome case … Read more
Ebooks are great, but I still love paperbacks, and I bet a lot of you do, too. To pick up a book and thumb through it makes it more of an “event,” and good luck trying to quickly find a passage that you want to reread. And if it’s a SIGNED BOOK… I’m delighted … Read more
Hope you’ll join me. Don’t forget to register! Virtual Signing: Authors Libby Hellmann & Kent Krueger in Conversation Author Libby Hellmann is interviewed by NY Times Bestselling Author Kent Krueger about her new historical novel set during the Vietnam War. Where: Crowdcast Online When: Oct. 6, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM CDT Sponsor: The Book … Read more