— Laura Anne Gilman

welcome to the official site for
Laura Anne Gilman

writer, editor, cat-herder & wine nerd.

Need an Urban Fantasy fix? With STAYING DEAD, enter a world where magic runs alongside electricity, and the person next to you in the coffee shop may not be human at all….

In the mood for short stories? LIGHTNING STRIKES or DARKLY HUMAN

Looking for something a little different? Check out THE COLLECTED CASES OF DUCHESS, PI

Or visit the award-winning world of the Devil’s West….

Join my Patreon & get brand-new fiction (and non-fiction) every month, starting at $1!

Like what you read? This writer is powered by caffeine.

Out Now!

01/16/2020: Finder's Keeper
03/16/2020: Book 2: Curse the Dark
11/16/2019: Lightning Strikes: Stories of the Cosa Nostradamus
12/16/2019: Book 1: Staying Dead

Living in a Time of Pandemic (and special offers thereof)

March 21, 2020

It’s a gorgeous Spring day outside. The cherry blossoms are in full bloom, birds are singing, and every slot in the parking lot is full, engines cold. People are walking, but they’re not going anywhere. Fifteen miles away, the heart of Seattle’s downtown is nearly deserted. Everywhere, most retail stores are closed, lines forming outside […]

Publishing in Time of Pandemic, and an Aptly-Named Book

March 16, 2020

Today, the Author’s Revised Edition of CURSE THE DARK hits the stores. Mostly. I say mostly, because due to probably unavoidably delays everywhere, the print edition isn’t ready yet (and will take longer to ship once ordered), and B&N hasn’t gotten the digital edition loaded, although it’s available at All Amazons, Kobo, and Apple. But […]

The State of the Meerkat: Out of the Fire and Onto the Chafing Dish

January 31, 2020

This has been a busy week. When last we saw our intrepid meerkat, she was heading in to meet with the oncology specialist, who had all of her lab work and test results, and was ready to sit down and discuss What Next. That was Monday. I’ll spare you the hour and a half, complete […]

Read More on the Blog...

RT @Stonekettle: Which he would barely notice and which would be a fraction of what he makes by stiffing his employees on pay and he… https://t.co/Kx93gS9zBJ

5 months
I may have ordered a new fountain pen to celebrate surviving another month. (It was an inexpensive pen, but pretty color! Flex nib!)

5 months
RT @cstross: Clearly, if it's a human equivalent AI the only person qualified to give consent is the robot. Any other answer con… https://t.co/Ete19TFkEK

5 months