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October 8, 2021

Visit with David Liss and Rick Klaw at ArmadilloCon 43

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Join David Liss, author of THE PECULIARITIES and Rick Klaw, editor of THE APES OF WRATH and Tachyon Hap and Leonard crime series by Joe R. Lansdale, for ArmadilloCon 43, October 15-17 at Austin Southpark Hotel in Austin, TX.

ArmadilloCon is an annual literary convention sponsored by the Fandom Association of Central Texas, Inc. The primary focus of ArmadilloCon is science fiction and fantasy, but we also pay attention to art, animation, science, media, and gaming. Every year, dozens of professional writers, artists and editors attend the convention. We invite you to attend the convention, especially if you are a fan of reading, writing, gaming, and generally having fun.

ArmadilloCon offers a large selection of readings, signings, and panels. To find Liss and Klaw events, check out the entire schedule on their site.

August 31, 2021

Win a copy of THE PECULIARITIES, the new alternate history from the award- winning David Liss “You won’t want to miss this one.” —Joe R. Lansdale, author of HAP AND LEONARD

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With the help of the fine folks at GOODREADS, we’re giving away THE PECULIARITIES, the new alternate history from the acclaimed David Liss.

Wry, witty, twisty and tricky, The Peculiarities will slowly draw you into Liss’s strange world of magic and monsters, and compel you to pay attention no matter how you might prefer to look away. An involving take on the mysteries of myths and mathematics that have been embedded in our collective consciousness.
—Shana Abé, New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Second Mrs. Astor

All of his life, Thomas Thresher has been free of obligation and responsibility. But that is all over now. He is a twenty-three-year-old man whose best days are behind him. Thomas’s older brother Walter has trapped him in a tedious clerical job at the family bank in London, and Thomas is expected to wed a wealthy young woman in whom he has no interest.

Fascinating events, surprising at first but completely believable. Characters I cared about more with each page. And best of all, it made me think, and go on thinking as one idea sprang to another, and on, and on. That is the greatest gift a writer can give.
—Anne Perry, New York Times bestselling author of the Charlotte and Thomas Pitt series

But Thomas has more serious problems than those of a disaffected young man. There are irregularities at the bank he cannot explain. His childhood friend has mysteriously turned up dead. Worse, a verdant skin malady has infected him: leaves have begun sprouting on his skin. Thomas must conclude that it is due to the long-rumored Peculiarities. London’s famous grey fog has been concealing a rash of unnatural afflictions—and worse, the murderous Elegants.

David Liss turns a new corner, and at the end of it is a splendid, unique and surprising tale of the supernatural drenched in historical atmosphere and fine characterization. You won’t want to miss this one.
—Joe R. Lansdale, author of Hap and Leonard

As Thomas grows leafier, the conspiracies surrounding him become more apparent. He cannot determine whom to trust: his own family; his banking co-workers and superiors; the beautiful widow of his companion; the woman he is to marry. Perhaps a lycanthropic medium and the members of a secret occult society . . . including a strange man named Aleister Crowley.

August 30, 2021

Join Edgar Award winner David Liss in conversation with award-winning journalist Robert Rivard about Liss’ new alternate history THE PECULIARITIES

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The acclaimed David Liss joins Robert Rivard, **San Antonio journalist and co-founder of Rivard Report, to discuss THE PECULIARITIES in a Nowhere Bookshop virtual event on Thursday, September 9 at 6PM C**T.

This event takes place on Zoom. You will need access to a computer or other device with sufficient Internet access. If you have not used Zoom before, you may consider referencing Getting Started with Zoom.

The cost of your ticket ($5) will get you a coupon of the same amount to use towards the book. Purchase your tickets here!

August 26, 2021

Join Edgar Award winners David Liss and Joe R. Lansdale in conversation about Liss’ new alternate history THE PECULIARITIES

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The acclaimed David Liss joins Hap and Leonard creator Joe R. Lansdale discuss THE PECULIARITIES in a Mysterious Galaxy virtual event on Wednesday September 8 at 7PM PT.

How to join our Livestream
View and register for the event on Crowdcast here! View our virtual event code of conduct here. Please note that it applies to all attendees, authors, and moderators and is to ensure our event spaces stay a positive, welcoming place for respectful discussions and multiple perspectives.
Event Accessibility: Open events (non-ticketed) may be viewed live with real time captions via our Facebook page. More info here.

How to Order a Signed/Personalized Bookplate from David Liss
1. Add the author’s book to your cart.
2. At checkout in the “order comments” box write signed only or to whom your bookplate should be personalized. Personalization requests are due one week after the event. Please note that it may be up to several business weeks after the order deadline for you to receive your bookplate. Thank you for understanding!

August 23, 2021

Join Edgar Award winner David Liss in conversation with the acclaimed Anne Perry as they celebrate the release of his new alternate history THE PECULIARITIES

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For its book birthday, the acclaimed David Liss joins the New York Times bestselling Anne Perry to discuss THE PECULIARITIES in a Murder by the Book virtual event on Tuesday, September 7, 7 PM CT.

Two Ways To Watch:

On YouTube:
Most of our events can be watched live on the Murder By The Book YouTube page, which can be found HERE. When it’s time for the event to begin, you should be able to refresh the page until the live video shows up as a new post. Or, if you’ve subscribed to our channel you’ll get a notification when we go live. If you miss the beginning of the talk, as soon as it wraps up you can find it on our YOUTUBE CHANNEL to watch from the beginning.

On Facebook:
Most of our events can also be watched live on the Murder By The Book Facebook page, which can be found HERE. When it’s time for the event to begin, you should be able to refresh the page until the live video shows up as a new post. Or, if you have turned on Live Notifications for the page (for directions, click HERE), you’ll get a notification every time we go live and you can click that link. If you miss the beginning of the talk, as soon as it wraps up you can find it in our VIDEOS to watch from the beginning.

July 29, 2021

Join David Liss, Ellen Datlow, David Ebenbach, and Peter V. Brett for Awesome Con 2021

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Tachyon authors David Liss (THE PECULIARITIES), Ellen Datlow (BODY SHOCKS, NIGHTMARES, LOVECRAFT’S MONSTERS, and more), David Ebenbach (HOW TO MARS), and Peter V. Brett (THE GREAT BAZAAR & BRAYAN’S GOLD) are all attending this years Awesome Con, August 20-22 at Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.

Awesome Con is Washington DC’s Comic Con! We’re a star-studded celebration of geek culture, bringing over 70,000 fans together with their favorite stars from across comics, movies, television, toys, games, and more! And just like DC, we’re smart, family-friendly, and inclusive – as Awesome Con is home to:

Science Fair, an area of Awesome Con exploring where science and science fiction meet!
Book Fair, THE area of Awesome Con for passionate book dragons, dewy-eyed indie authors, casual readers, and lit lovers of all ages!
Awesome Con Jr, an all-ages destination for the next generation of fans
Pride Alley, a celebration of queer creators and fans curated by GeeksOUT
Destination Cosplay, an area of Awesome Con for cosplay fanatics with photo opportunities, Cosplay Meetups, and much much more!
Awesome Con

How to Mars cover — Cover design by Elizabeth Story

David Liss, Ellen Datlow, David Ebenbach, and Peter V. Brett are all participating in the varied and extensive Awesome Con programing.

Friday August 20

2:30 PM

The Appeal of Magic

Everyone wishes they could wave a magic wand every now and then, and the popularity of magic as a theme in books is proof of that. The allure of having secret powers to make all your wishes come true is a universal concept that has spurred millions of books, comic books, movies, and TV shows. How is it that magic is such a pervasive theme in fiction?

J. Kelley Skovron, Constance Sayers, Jordan Ifueko, Cerece Rennie Murphy, Peter V. Brett, Ulysses Campbell (m)

3:30 PM

The Appeal of Magic Signing

J. Kelley Skovron, Constance Sayers, Jordan Ifueko, Cerece Rennie Murphy, Peter V. Brett

Saturday, August 21

10:15 AM

Ask An Editor

What do editors do and what do they look for when acquiring a writer’s work? Get the inside scoop on what you can expect from an editor before they acquire your work and if they do, acquire it–from that point on in the process. Join Ellen Datlow, award-winning science fiction, fantasy, and horror editor and anthologist, during this Q&A session.

Ellen Datlow

11:15 AM

Ask An Editor Signing

Ellen Datlow

Ask An Author

Interested in becoming an author? Curious what it takes to go the distance as a writer? Your burning and bookish questions will be answered during this Q&A session with a variety of established authors across various genres including politics, children’s fiction, fantasy, YA, science fiction, and thriller.

Tommy Jenkins, Sam Maggs, Jordan Ifueko, David Ebenbach, David Liss, Emily Whitten

12:15 PM

Ask An Author Signing

Tommy Jenkins, Sam Maggs, Jordan Ifueko, David Ebenbach

From Fandom to Creation

Every creator starts out as a fan. Join our panelists as they discuss the books, films, and comics that first inspired them to begin their own creative journey and how their personal fandoms influence their work to this day.

Cerece Rennie Murphy, Sam Maggs, David Liss, Ulysses Campbell (m)

Sunday, August 22

11:30 AM

How to Build a Fantasy World

If you’re a fantasy writer, building a fully fleshed out world is the first step in making your creation real to the reader. Unless you can fully understand the world in which your characters live, you won’t be able to effectively write about their experiences.

J. Kelley Skovron, Constance Sayers, L. Penelope, Peter V. Brett, Jordan Ifueko, Emily Whitten (m)

12:30 PM

Creating Terror through the Written Word

How do horror and thriller authors keep us on the edges of our seats? Why do they know what makes us worry? The what ifs are always taken to the extreme in exceptionally well written horror and thriller works.

David Liss, Ellen Datlow

1:30 PM

Creating Terror through the Written Word Signing

David Liss, Ellen Datlow

2:30 PM

Writing a Series

How does one book become two, then three, then ten? There is an art to creating a fully fleshed out story contained within one book, but leaving more unanswered questions in a way that keeps your reader coming back for more. It’s more than just spreading out one story over multiple books, it’s about pacing, story flow, and when to drop the essential bombs which excite and delight readers.

J. Kelley Skovron, David Liss, Peter V. Brett, Sam Maggs, L. Penelope, Harrison Demchick (m)

3:30PM

Writing a Series Signing

J. Kelley Skovron, David Liss, Peter V. Brett, Sam Maggs, L. Penelope

May 10, 2021

Booksellers, librarians, bloggers, and reviewers get fascinating THE PECULIARITIES by Edgar Award winner David Liss

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Review copies of David Liss’ highly recommended THE PECULIARITIES are now available via EDELWEISS and NETGALLEY.

THE PECULIARITIES

by David Liss

ISBN: Print ISBN: 978-1-61696-358-3; Digital ISBN: 978-1-61696-359-0

Published: September 2021

Available Format(s): Trade Paperback and Digital

Fascinating events, surprising at first but completely believable. Characters I cared about more with each page. And best of all, it made me think, and go on thinking as one idea sprang to another, and on, and on. That is the greatest gift a writer can give.
—Anne Perry, New York Times bestselling author of the Charlotte and Thomas Pitt series

All of his life, Thomas Thresher has been free of obligation and responsibility, but that is over now. He is a twenty-three-year-old man whose best days are behind him. Thomas’s older brother Walter has trapped him in a tedious clerical job at the family bank in London, and Thomas is expected to wed a wealthy young woman in whom he has no interest.

As Thomas grows leafier, the conspiracies surrounding him become more apparent. He cannot determine whom to trust: his own family; his banking co-workers and superiors; the beautiful widow of his companion; the woman he is to marry. Or perhaps a lycanthropic medium; the members of a secret occult society . . . or even Aleister Crowley.

David Liss masterfully blends rich historical fiction with terrifying supernatural body horror. He stands with Robert Louis Stevenson and Bram Stoker. Highly recommended.
—Jonathan Maberry, author of V-Wars and Ink

David Liss is the author of fourteen novels, as well as numerous novellas, short stories, and comics. His previous books include A Conspiracy of Paper which was named a New York Times Notable Book and won the 2001 Barry, Macavity and Edgar Awards. The Coffee Trader (2003) was also named a New York Times Notable Book and was selected by the New York Public Library as one of the year’s 25 Books to Remember. He is also the author of the middle grade Randoms series. Many of Liss’s novels are currently being developed for television or film. He has worked on numerous comics projects, including Black Panther and Mystery Men for Marvel, The Spider and Green Hornet for Dynamite, and Angelica Tomorrow. Liss lives in San Antonio with his wife and children.

March 16, 2021

Happy birthday to the award-winning, thought-provoking David Liss

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A member of the International Thriller Writers, David Liss has penned over a dozen acclaimed novels plus numerous novellas, short stories, and comics. His novels include A Conspiracy of Paper (2000; winner of the Barry, Macavity, and Edgar Awards and a New York Times Notable Book), The Coffee Trader (2003; New York Times Notable Book and was selected by the New York Public Library as one of the year’s 25 Books to Remember), A Spectacle of Corruption (2004), The Ethical Assassin (2006), The Whiskey Rebels (2008), The Devil’s Company (2009), The Twelfth Enchantment (2011), The Day of Atonement (2014), Randoms (2015), Rebels (2016), Renegades (2017), and Spider-Man: Hostile Takeover (2018). For comics, he’s written stories featuring Black Panther, The Spider, The Shadow, Green Hornet, Sherlock Holmes, and others. Liss’ THE PECULIARITIES comes your way this September from Tachyon.

Liss received a BA degree from Syracuse University, an MA from Georgia State University, and an M. Phil from Columbia University. He left his post-graduate studies of 18th Century British literature and his unfinished dissertation to write full-time. He lives in San Antonio, TX with his wife and children.

All of us at Tachyon wish the fascinating David a happy birthday. Watch out for those warped bunnies. Things are not always as them seem.

March 3, 2021

Coming September 2021: THE PECULIARITIES, the new novel from the award-winning David Liss

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THE PECULIARITIES

by David Liss

ISBN: Print ISBN: 978-1-61696-358-3; Digital ISBN: 978-1-61696-359-0

Published: September 2021

Available Format(s): Trade Paperback and Digital

Historical fiction is notoriously difficult to do well, but David Liss has mastered the art.
—Jon Meacham, author of American Gospel

As Thomas grows leafier, the conspiracies surrounding him become more apparent. He cannot determine whom to trust: his own family; his banking co-workers and superiors; the beautiful widow of his companion; the woman he is to marry. Or perhaps a lycanthropic medium; the members of a secret occult society . . . or even Aleister Crowley.

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Join David Liss, author of THE PECULIARITIES and Rick Klaw, editor of THE APES OF WRATH and Tachyon Hap and Leonard crime series by Joe R. Lansdale, for ArmadilloCon 43, October 15-17 at Austin Southpark Hotel in Austin, TX.

With the help of the fine folks at GOODREADS, we’re giving away THE PECULIARITIES, the new alternate history from the acclaimed David Liss.

The acclaimed David Liss joins Robert Rivard, San Antonio journalist and co-founder of Rivard Report, to discuss THE PECULIARITIES in a Nowhere Bookshop virtual event on Thursday, September 9 at 6PM CT.

The acclaimed David Liss joins Hap and Leonard creator Joe R. Lansdale discuss THE PECULIARITIES in a Mysterious Galaxy virtual event on Wednesday September 8 at 7PM PT.

For its book birthday, the acclaimed David Liss joins the New York Times bestselling Anne Perry to discuss THE PECULIARITIES in a Murder by the Book virtual event on Tuesday, September 7, 7 PM CT.

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Saturday, August 21

10:15 AM

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Sunday, August 22

11:30 AM

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Review copies of David Liss’ highly recommended THE PECULIARITIES are now available via EDELWEISS and NETGALLEY.

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The acclaimed David Liss joins Robert Rivard, **San Antonio journalist and co-founder of Rivard Report, to discuss THE PECULIARITIES in a Nowhere Bookshop virtual event on Thursday, September 9 at 6PM C**T.