Unwrap Your CHRISTMAS PRESENTS!
Merry Christmas!
I know. I know. You’re thinking: What? It’s not even Halloween! It’s like when you go into a Target store in September, and the aisles are already filled with Santa paraphernalia, but you haven’t even eaten your first candy corn yet.
On Sale Today!
Maybe it just feels like Christmas because I am so thrilled to share with you that my holiday novella CHRISTMAS PRESENTS is on sale today! In case you’re expecting something cozy and sweet — um, no. Well, it is a little bit sweet, but also dark, twisty, and suspenseful. I hope it keeps you up past your bedtime turning the pages — just not on Christmas Eve.
Buy Now:
Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Books-A-Million | Bookshop | Google Play | Kobo | Libro.fm | Mysterious Bookshop (Signed Copies)
Latest Praise:
"If you’re looking for a warm, heart-warming story of holiday cheer, this ain’t it. This book is a cold-blooded nasty thriller. I loved it!"
—R.L. Stine
“Unger is a virtuoso of the psychological thriller, and that’s what Christmas Presents is… Cozy it’s not, but Christmas Presents might be just the thing to fill the stocking of the thriller fans on your list.”
—Tampa Bay Times
Plus, a LOT of bookstagrammer love. Here are just some of the great comments:
“Lisa Unger can do no wrong!! I absolutely devoured this novella.”
—@thrillerswineandchill
“OMGGG!! Calling all thriller lovers!! You need this book in your life!!”
—@itsallaboutthethrill
“A Lisa Unger Christmas novella? SQUEAL.”
—@brianas_best_reads
“Anyone who rates this book under 5 stars is lying and a criminal.”
—@thrillbythepage_
“Wowza! Now that's how you novella! … So. Damn. Good!”
—@webreakforbooks
What I’m wrestling with:
Revisions. More on this next time.
What I’m working on:
Revisions.
What I’m researching and thinking about:
Revisions. Haha. Are you seeing a theme here?
What I’m reading:
BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIG CHRISTMAS by Mary Kay Andrews. This is a cozy, heart-warming book about love, family, and the magic of Christmas. Kerry Tolliver – newly unemployed and newly single – leaves her family’s Christmas tree farm in South Carolina to head to New York City with her gruff older brother and his dog Queenie to sell trees at the family stand in Greenwich Village. Hilarious, romantic, and full of surprises, this is basically the opposite of my Christmas novella. So, when you finish mine and you’re thinking: Why did Lisa Unger ruin Christmas? You can pick up this gem, and the great MKA will set it all right for you.
What I’m watching:
I had lunch with my pal, the brilliant and iconic bestselling R.L. Stine, where he admonished me for giving up on “Only Murders in the Building” which I’d started and failed to get into. “It’s wonderful,” he said, “And—you know—Steve Martin and Martin Short.” Right. I tried it again and this time fell completely in love with this quirky, funny, twisty show on Hulu — especially Selena Gomez. We’re in the second season and completely invested in the characters, the building, and their wacky, murderous neighbors.
Where to find me:
October 24th at 4pm ET
CHRISTMAS PRESENTS. In conversation with Mary Kay Andrews.
Book Passage (virtual). San Francisco, CA
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October 26th at 6pm ET
CHRISTMAS PRESENTS. In conversation with Otto Penzler.
Mysterious Bookshop (live). New York, NY
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October 27th at 8pm ET
CHRISTMAS PRESENTS. In conversation with Barbara Peters.
Poisoned Pen (virtual). Scottsdale, AZ
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November 11th at 3:30pm ET
Tampa Bay Times Festival of Reading
St. Petersburg, FL
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Hope you have a safe and happy spooky season full of funny surprises and, of course, lots of candy! Thanks for being here, and thanks for reading.
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You rock, Lisa
It's on my list. Can't wait to read it. Congratulations!💛👏👏👏👏👏