Chicago Tribune Profile
Look for the profile “Libby Fischer Hellmann follows suspenseful new paths” in the Sunday (Dec. 30) Chicago Tribune, or download it here as a PDF!
And Now, A Game…
Toby O’Donnell, a student in Hanley Kanar’s literature class at the Illinois Institute for the Arts (Schaumburg campus), designed an interactive game based on my novelToxicity. For those of you who have read it, check it out. For everyone else, what are you waiting for? I’m not just an App anymore… I’m a Game too!! Thank … Read more
Boomer Lit and a Friday Blog Hop
You may have heard the phrase “Boomer Lit” bandied about recently. There’s been a swell of talk about Baby Boomers and what the literature designed for boomers should or should not be. Some people think ‘s pretty much all nostalgia, a look back at the sex, drugs, and rock and roll that epitomized the age. Others … Read more
Book Signings: I’ve Been Meaning to Talk About this…
I’ve been meaning to talk about this for a while now. It’s clear that book signings and events are on the wane. Traditionally published authors already know this, and indie authors do too. Unless you’re a former President, a NY Times best-selling author, have an established fan base (which brings up the inevitable Catch 22: … Read more
Paris in October
Some of you know that author Cara Black is a good friend of mine. She writes the Amy Leduc PI series based in Paris. Her 13th — or maybe it’s her 14th — novel is coming out in less than two weeks, and Soho Press, her publisher, is doing something pretty spectacular. You… that’s right… … Read more
Murder Most Deadly?
When I began writing crime fiction, I remember lots of chatter about the perfect murder weapon. The undetected murder. The exotic substance that couldn’t be identified. I heard about poisons like oleander, foxglove, arsenic, and — moving up the hazardous bio-chemical chain — cyanide, sarin, and anthrax. Indeed, I flirted with ricin in one of … Read more
An Open Letter to Barnes & Noble (Redux)
With all the buzz about B&N’s plight these days, I decided to resurrect an open letter that four of us wrote to Microsoft last May right after they announced they would be B&N’s white knight. Every suggestion we made has been ignored. Not that they should listen to us, of course. Then again, our recommendations … Read more
Goodreads Giveaway: Inocencia Fácil
Goodreads Book Giveaway Inocencia Facil by Libby Fischer Hellmann Giveaway ends February 09, 2013. See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter to win STARTS TUESDAY 2/5 If you like to read in Spanish, I’m hosting a free book giveaway of Inocencia Fácil, the Spanish translation of EASY INNOCENCE. If you don’t read in Spanish but know … Read more
Questions about Goodreads Giveaways and Amazon…
My friend, noted financial expert Janet Tavakoli, has published her first work of fiction, Archangels: the Rise of the Jesuits. (It’s a fascinating read, btw, and I recommend it highly). However, that’s not the purpose of this post. To boost awareness of her book, she conducted a Goodreads Giveaway, which I always thought was a wonderful … Read more