Author Archives: Andrew Pyper

Good Things Come to Those Who Wait…and Wait…

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Andrew Pyper

Twelve years after its initial publication, the French translation of my first novel, Lost Girls (published by L’Archipel), has been given * * * 1/2 stars (out of four) in La Presse. It’s quite unusual for a book to do … More →

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Genre Blab – The Genre Traveler podcast

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Andrew Pyper

Carma Spence runs a very cool blog and site called The Genre Traveler (www.thegenretraveler.com) where, among other things, she posts podcasts with writers who till the fields of genre of all sorts.  She looked me up and the result is … More →

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The Guardians makes The Globe and Mail Best 100 list!

Posted on November 26, 2011 by Andrew Pyper

Grey morning.  Groggy.  Kids climbing over me (“Daddy’s the human chair!”)  Open the paper to see…The Guardians made The Globe and Mail Best 100 Books of the Year List.  Make coffee.  Feel better.  Sun rises.  More coffee. The Guardians – … More →

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First Draft

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Andrew Pyper

I submitted a first draft of my new novel to my agents this week.  They haven’t read it yet – nobody has, aside from me – so I have spent the last few days floating around, buoyed by a sense … More →

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Outlines: The Smackdown

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Andrew Pyper

Over at the CBC Books website (an excellent – and sometimes even edifying – time-waster) there’s a debate between my friend and fellow writer Sheila Heti and myself about the matter of outlines.  I’m in favour, Sheila against. As both … More →

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Is There a Right Book for the Right Season?

Posted on September 22, 2011 by Andrew Pyper

The publishing industry is informed, in large part, by long-established truisms.  People only buy hardcovers at Christmas.  Summer reading means fluff.  Nobody buys books in January.  Only men like scary stories. Some of these are verifiably true, of course.  Others … More →

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THE GUARDIANS paperback…out now!

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Andrew Pyper

The title just about says it all. The trade paperback edition of The Guardians is available in stores and on-line (and everywhere else) in Canada and the U.S. on September 13, and though this announcement comes a day early, you … More →

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The Fall

Posted on August 30, 2011 by Andrew Pyper

I’ve been reading Milton’s Paradise Lost a lot these days (it plays an important role in the novel I’m working on) and so, whenever I hear someone say “the fall,” I automatically think of Adam and Eve, the Original Sin, … More →

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The Guardians in the Mail on Sunday

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Andrew Pyper

With the paperback publication of The Guardians set for September 13 in Canada and the US, and with the UK paperback due early in the new year, I’m presently enjoying the my-work-here-is-done process of viewing, tweaking, and signing off on … More →

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Home from New York

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Andrew Pyper

Home from a few days in a cruelly hot New York City, where I had a blast on a number of fronts.  First, I met some new friends at Thriller Fest, including the novelist Sophie Littlefield.  I was planning on … More →

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