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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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Thriller Fest in New York

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Andrew Pyper

I am a Writers Convention virgin, at least when it comes to the US.  No Bouchercon (yet), no Bram Stoker Weekend (definitely curious).  But I’m about to lose it (as it were) in New York this year for Thriller Fest.  There’s … More →

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The Guardians’ US release date!

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Andrew Pyper

What’s so great about September 13th?  No, it’s not a Friday, so it won’t remind you of those horror movies featuring Jason Voorhees, the unforgiving ghoul with the machete in the goalie mask.  And no, it’s not my birthday (so … More →

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Talkin’ Guardians

Posted on May 20, 2011 by Andrew Pyper

Me, talking about The Guardians.  (Watch out for the clown.  No, not me – a real clown!) The Guardians – Bookends //

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The Guardians audio book out now!

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Andrew Pyper

The Guardians is now available in audio book format, with really great readings, gotta say.  It’s available through Audible, the Amazon audio publisher, at: The Guardians audio book //

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Writers and Their Totems (or, Writers are Weird)

Posted on May 13, 2011 by Andrew Pyper

Judging from the number of questions asked of authors at post-reading Q&As, people are interested in writers’ offices.  What’s your desk like?  How’s the view?  Is there a bar?  As for me, I’m of the Discomfort-Is-Good-For-Work school.  You don’t want … More →

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The Guardians spooks The Netherlands

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Andrew Pyper

The Guardians has recently appeared in its Dutch translation, and the reviews have quite possibly been the most enthusiastic of them all (and this is saying something, as I have to say that, overall, The Guardians has been the best-reviewed … More →

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The Novelization of TV

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Andrew Pyper

Mad Men.  The Walking Dead.  Breaking Bad.  True Blood.  The Wire… The best of cable TV over the past few years has re-invigorated the medium.  People talk about television drama now in a way they haven’t for a long time, … More →

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Personality as Theme

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Andrew Pyper

I am currently re-reading a thicket of short stories of mine, plowing through basically every non-novelized bit of fiction I’ve written since Kiss Me, my first and only story collection.  Some of the pieces go back a decade or more … More →

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