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Jul 29
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Little Pretty bookseller review

By Lori | Little Pretty Things, Reviews | No Comments

Molly, a bookseller at the awesome Book People bookstore in Austin, Texas, wrote up a great review of Little Pretty Things that pings ALL my happy. I would love for you to read the whole thing, but here’s the crush-worthy part, I think: Little Pretty Things reads rather…

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Jul 16
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Little Pretty world we live in

By Lori | Little Pretty Things, Media, Reviews | No Comments

So the book has been out for more than a week now, and I’m happy with the reception, to say the least. Thank you for all your reviews and posts and Tweets and posts and, if you’re Instagramming something, great, I don’t even know about it. Some…

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May 21
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Little Pretty Things is Booklist’s Review of the Day!

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*Kermit flail* LITTLE PRETTY THINGS is the Review of the Day on Booklist’s homepage (5/21/15 only)! Click to read the starred review (any day of the week)!

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Jul 24
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A few reviews and interviews

By Lori | Black Hour, Reviews | No Comments

Feeling very lucky these days. Here are just a few of the great write-ups The Black Hour has enjoyed already: An interview with Thriller Books Journal. A very enthusiastic review from Justin, who I met at BEA in New York. He almost missed his bus reading the…

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Jul 22
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STARRED REVIEW from Library Journal/Mystery Debut of the Month!

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The Black Hour is the Library Journal’s Mystery Debut of the Month! They also gave me a STARRED REVIEW, kapow! I don’t know why, but that’s the sound I hear. KAPOW! News and photos from my launch party coming soon!   KAPOW!    

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Jun 06
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Publishers Weekly interview and Printers Row weekend!

By Lori | Black Hour, Conferences, Events, Reviews | No Comments

FINALLY the interview I did with Publishers Weekly is out from behind the subscriber paywall. Take a look! — I’m at Printers Row this weekend, if you’re in the area and way into books, sunshine, and Chicago-ness. Truly, Printers Row is just about the perfect Chicago event….

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May 19
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Another STARRED review—and Chicago magazine says The Black Hour is “hammock reading”!

By Lori | Black Hour, Media, Reviews | No Comments

This one’s big, friends. The Black Hour got a STARRED review from Publishers Weekly last week! And if you’re a subscriber to PW, you’ll also notice my smiling mug in a Q&A with them this week. How much do I love PW? A LOT. Also this week,…

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May 01
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REAL books—and a starred review!

By Lori | Black Hour, Reviews | 8 Comments

Big news: The Black Hour is a real book. I don’t have any yet, but THEY EXIST. With covers! And PAGES. They also have spines with the right typeface! This is huge. They still won’t ship until July 8, you understand, but if you’re at BEA in…

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