# Andrew Pyper > The Official Site ## Posts - [Good Things Come to Those Who Wait...and Wait...](https://andrewpyper.com/2012/01/good-things-come-to-those-who-wait-and-wait/): 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 anything after more than a decade other than show up in the FREE! box at … Continue reading "" - [Genre Blab - The Genre Traveler podcast](https://andrewpyper.com/2011/12/genre-blab-the-genre-traveler-podcast/): 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 a wide-ranging conversation about fear in literature, the excitement of initial ideas, and the inadequacy … Continue reading "" - [The Guardians makes The Globe and Mail Best 100 list!](https://andrewpyper.com/2011/11/the-guardians-makes-the-globe-and-mail-best-100-list/): 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 – Globe and Mail Best 100 - [First Draft](https://andrewpyper.com/2011/11/first-draft/): 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 of accomplishment (another one!) but still tethered by the usual authorial anxieties (am I nuts?). … Continue reading "" - [Outlines: The Smackdown](https://andrewpyper.com/2011/10/outlines-the-smackdown/): 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 Sheila and I agree, however, there’s no right or wrong way to write a book. … Continue reading "" - [Is There a Right Book for the Right Season?](https://andrewpyper.com/2011/09/is-there-a-right-book-for-the-right-season/): 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 not remotely so.  In particular, I have always doubted the “right book for the right … Continue reading "" - [THE GUARDIANS paperback...out now!](https://andrewpyper.com/2011/09/the-guardians-paperback-out-now/): 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 can go to your favourite bookseller and politely hound them to bust open the boxes … Continue reading "" - [The Fall](https://andrewpyper.com/2011/08/the-fall/): 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, ambitious angels-turned-demons, evil and the like.  Of course, fall also refers to the autumn, which … Continue reading "" - [The Guardians in the Mail on Sunday](https://andrewpyper.com/2011/08/the-guardians-in-the-mail-on-sunday/): 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 new cover art and text for the reprint editions.  There are haunting new images for … Continue reading "" - [Home from New York](https://andrewpyper.com/2011/07/home-from-new-york/): 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 writing a summary of the panel I was on, but Sophie has already done so, … Continue reading "" - [Thriller Fest in New York](https://andrewpyper.com/2011/06/thriller-fest-in-new-york/): 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 an amazing line-up of top-rate writers, and the panels sound actually interesting (hard to make … Continue reading "" - [The Guardians' US release date!](https://andrewpyper.com/2011/06/the-guardians-us-release-date/): 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 please no gifts, unless you had a bottle of Redbreast Irish in mind).  I’ll TELL … Continue reading "" - [Talkin' Guardians](https://andrewpyper.com/2011/05/talkin-guardians/): Me, talking about The Guardians.  (Watch out for the clown.  No, not me – a real clown!) The Guardians – Bookends - [The Guardians audio book out now!](https://andrewpyper.com/2011/05/the-guardians-audio-book-out-now/): 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 - [Writers and Their Totems (or, Writers are Weird)](https://andrewpyper.com/2011/05/writers-and-their-totems-or-writers-are-weird/): 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 your space to be too fancy.  And you definitely don’t want a sofa and/or TV. … Continue reading "" - [The Guardians spooks The Netherlands](https://andrewpyper.com/2011/04/the-guardians-spooks-the-netherlands/): 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 of all my novels).  Here’s a couple samples: “* * * * * [Five stars]. … Continue reading "" - [The Novelization of TV](https://andrewpyper.com/2011/04/the-novelization-of-tv/): 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, that is, with irony-free interest and brainy passions.  The dinner party intelligentsia can analyze Don … Continue reading "" - [Personality as Theme](https://andrewpyper.com/2011/03/personality-as-theme/): 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 (the oldest being “Haunted Hayride,” published in The Ottawa Citizen in 1998!)  It’s like riding … Continue reading "" - [The Killing Circle at UofT](https://andrewpyper.com/2011/03/the-killing-circle-at-uoft/): My last novel, The Killing Circle, is on a couple of university syllabi that I’m aware of (at both my alma maters, in fact – McGill and UofT).  Why does this tickle me so much?  I think, quite aside from the fizz of pride, it is the thought of young English and Canadian Literature scholars … Continue reading "" - [Zoomer webcast](https://andrewpyper.com/2011/03/zoomer-webcast/): In case you missed it (I am aware some of you have jobs), here’s the live (though now not-so-live) webcast I did for Zoomer Magazine last week.  They were great (thanks Athena!) and I was honoured that they picked The Guardians as the first title in their new on-line Book Club.  For a webcast, too, … Continue reading "" - [The Guardians - Bestseller for 7 Weeks in a Row!](https://andrewpyper.com/2011/02/the-guardians-bestseller-for-7-weeks-in-a-row/): Mind blown down here. The Guardians has today made it on to the Maclean’s national fiction bestseller list for a seventh straight week.  It’s up to #5.  If I knew how to add an “Insanely grinning monkey” emoticon on this thing, I would. - [Zoomer Book Club webcast](https://andrewpyper.com/2011/02/zoomer-book-club-webcast/): I’m very pleased to report that The Guardians is the February pick (and first ever!) for Zoomer magazine’s new on-line book club.  As part of the program, I’m doing a live webcast on Thursday.  I will be answering questions both in-house, and from readers emailing and what-have-you while I sit in the hot seat.  Check … Continue reading "" - [The Guardians - Six Weeks Straight!](https://andrewpyper.com/2011/02/the-guardians-six-weeks-straight/): Well, this is a personal best for sure:  The Guardians is on this week’s Maclean’s bestseller list, making it six weeks straight (it’s in there at #7).  Canadians must like their ghosts in winter.  Who knew? - [Two Winter Wednesdays ](https://andrewpyper.com/2011/02/two-winter-wednesdays/): There’s a Readings & Appearances page on this site which has a list of, well, my readings and appearances.  But there’s a couple coming up soon I’d like to make special mention of, as they represent “home turf” to me (both are places/hosts I’ve done readings for before, and are close to my heart).  First … Continue reading "" - [The Guardians in The Guardian](https://andrewpyper.com/2011/02/the-guardians-in-the-guardian/): The first major UK review for The Guardians is out today, and it’s a great one in The Guardian.  Laura Wilson writes:  “Ambitious…With a well-executed dual narrative, both past and present, strong characterizations and some truly arresting images, The Guardians is a compelling and genuinely creepy read.”  Apparently there’s a nice photo of the cover … Continue reading "" - [The Guardians - 5 Weeks in a Row!](https://andrewpyper.com/2011/02/the-guardians-5-weeks-in-a-row/): Thanks to all – the sales and publicity and marketing people at Doubleday Canada, the great handselling bookstore folks out there, and you, the Blessed-be-to-God! readers – who have put The Guardians on the Maclean’s national fiction bestseller list for a fifth straight week.  It’s at #3 this time out.  I’m tickled.  (I mean that … Continue reading "" - [A Week of Meetings](https://andrewpyper.com/2011/02/a-week-of-meetings/): Last week, during a post-reading Q&A, I was asked what the main difference between writing novels and writing screenplays is.  My answer was instant:  “Meetings.”  Novelists will sometimes get together with their editors or publicists, and can even force themselves to attend conferences or workshops.  But compared to writers in the movie and TV rackets, … Continue reading "" - [The Guardians' 4th Week on the List!](https://andrewpyper.com/2011/02/the-guardians-4th-week-on-the-list/): Surprised and happy to report that The Guardians has made a fourth straight appearance on the Maclean’s fiction bestseller list this week.  For those who’ve got the book ready to go on your bedside table, I hope you enjoy it.  For those who’ve read it already and got the chills (of the good kind), you … Continue reading "" - [Blogging the Blogs](https://andrewpyper.com/2011/02/blogging-the-blogs/): It’s getting so bloggy over here…I can barely see.  Get it!  “Bloggy” rhymes with “foggy”!  Okay.  It’s jet lag.  Forget it. I’m back from a fun trip to Calgary and Vancouver for The Guardians and now I’m astride the desk once more, working through the almost weirdly accumulated tasks that existed as only distant vapours … Continue reading "" - [The List...Week Three](https://andrewpyper.com/2011/01/the-list-week-three/): The Guardians makes it on to the Maclean’s fiction bestseller list for a third straight week today!  I feel as surprised as the Leafs winning three straight. - [On the Road](https://andrewpyper.com/2011/01/on-the-road/): A book tour can refer to any number of realities, from glam 20-city limo-and-executive-class victory laps to a drive through a blizzard to read to empty chairs in a church basement.  The book tour I’m on for The Guardians at the moment isn’t Grisham-esque in its length or expense, but they’re keeping me busier than … Continue reading "" - [The Guardians up to #2 on National Bestseller list!](https://andrewpyper.com/2011/01/the-guardians-up-to-2-on-national-bestseller-list/): The crappy news?  I feel like I’m getting a cold.  Not unusual for the sunless deep-freeze we call January in Canada.  But still, against all odds, I thought I might sneak through the winter without one.  It’s touch and go still – I’m clinging to the possibility that I may yet be spared (that same … Continue reading "" - [The Guardians - 2nd Printing!](https://andrewpyper.com/2011/01/the-guardians-2nd-printing/): So my son (he just turned one) wakes up screaming his fool head off this morning at a quarter after five.  That’s early, even for him.  I spent the next two hours letting him crawl over me in the basement and play dj (he loves to crank the volume knob on the radio to eleven … Continue reading "" - [Westward, Ho!](https://andrewpyper.com/2011/01/westward-ho/): I’m doing a couple readings in Calgary and Vancouver in the days to come and it would be great to see you there.  Both events are free, so don’t let the depressing credit card bills from the holidays keep you from a fun, mildly spooky night out. January 25:  Calgary:  Pages on Kensington Bookstore, 7:30 … Continue reading "" - [The Guardians a National Bestseller!](https://andrewpyper.com/2011/01/the-guardians-a-national-bestseller/): Just wanted to share the great news that The Guardians is a National Bestseller in its first week out in Canada!  It debuts at #5 on the Maclean’s fiction list.  Thank you to those who headed straight down to the bookstore to grab a copy.  I always hoped you existed, but wasn’t sure…until now. - [The Sleep Disruption Test](https://andrewpyper.com/2011/01/the-sleep-disruption-test/): Officially speaking, I’m a novelist.  But I’m really in the sleep disruption business.  While it is gratifying when a reader or reviewer provides thoughtful analysis of my books’ themes or ideas or techniques, I always remind myself that the true test of the reading experience (or at least the true test for my reading) is … Continue reading "" - [The Guardians a review virgin no more](https://andrewpyper.com/2011/01/the-guardians-a-review-virgin-no-more/): I’m not going to write a post every time a review for the new novel comes out, I promise.  But I was just sent the first major newspaper review for The Guardians at the National Post.  I’m relieved to say it’s a really great review.  Doubly gratifying because it’s so well-written and (even more rare … Continue reading "" - [The Guardians on the shelves!](https://andrewpyper.com/2011/01/the-guardians-on-the-shelves/): You know what I’m going to do today?  I’m going to stroll into a bookstore to see The Guardians on the shelf.  Because they’re there (the interweb told me)!  And there’s nothing quite like that first sight of a pub date book, newborn and shivering, presenting itself to the world. It’s a complicated moment.  You … Continue reading "" - [Crush It in 2011](https://andrewpyper.com/2010/12/crush-it-in-2011/): I was in Los Angeles a few times in 2010 taking meetings.  Meetings is all they do there.  They meet.  Arrange meetings.  Sometimes, they “push” or “shift” or even “swap” meetings.  There are sad days when meetings are cancelled altogether.  But not to worry. Tomorrow’s another meeting! Anyway, in one of these meetings, someone encouraged … Continue reading "" - [The Guardians' First Review](https://andrewpyper.com/2010/12/the-guardians-first-review/): So I’m out Christmas shopping and I’m in Type Books on Queen Street and there’s the new Quill & Quire on the magazine rack and on the cover it says there’s a review of The Guardians inside.  Do I look?  If it’s a thumbs-downer, it risks souring my dinner.  But the thing is…I’m curious.  It … Continue reading "" - [The Year Ahead](https://andrewpyper.com/2010/12/the-year-ahead/): 2010?  Thank you.  You brought me a beautiful chucklehead of a son (born right at the start of things).  You moved us into a new house (and a mortgage of a size and amortization period that brought joy to the cold heart of CIBC).  You delivered a crazy-busy summer peppered with airports and conference calls … Continue reading "" - [I Laughed, I Cried](https://andrewpyper.com/2010/12/i-laughed-i-cried/): Endings.  Everyone’s got an opinion about them (in this regard, they’re a lot like titles).  And everyone is right:  how a book (or any art) leaves you feeling is about as subjective a moment there is.  “Yes, it’s well-written, smart, engaging, important,” people say.  “But the ending left me cold.”  You just can’t argue with … Continue reading "" - [Do Blurbs Matter?](https://andrewpyper.com/2010/12/do-blurbs-matter/): They do to me.  And I’m sure they matter to anyone who has ever gone off into the wilderness of self-doubt and foolishness that is writing a novel, come out the other end with a manuscript somebody is prepared to publish, and have a respected fellow writer take the time away from their own work … Continue reading "" - [You're Invited!](https://andrewpyper.com/2010/12/youre-invited/): I know there’s the holidays to get through (sorry, the shopping first, then the holidays) and then New Year’s and the hangover(s), but The Guardians publication date looms nevertheless (January 4 in Canada, February 17 in the U.K.).  And with publication comes…a party.  And you’re invited. If you’re in Toronto on January 11, come on … Continue reading "" - [Movie News! Lost Girls Edition](https://andrewpyper.com/2010/12/movie-news-lost-girls-edition/): It’s coming up on twelve years since its initial publication, but my first novel, Lost Girls, just won’t go gently into the night.  The French rights were just sold (maybe they needed a decade to read the ms.?) and now…there is a director attached to the movie project! Erik Canuel is the Montreal-based director of … Continue reading "" - [SEX! FREE BEER! (New site). SEX!](https://andrewpyper.com/2010/11/sex-free-beer-new-site-sex/): I don’t want to make too many false promises, but I believe I’m safe in saying that the new andrewpyper.com is going to offer a lot more than it used to.  More news.  Updated events and appearances.  Links to stuff I think is worth thinking about (or simply wasting some time on).  A rant here … Continue reading "" - [New site launch](https://andrewpyper.com/2010/11/new-site-launch/): Welcome to the new official site for Andrew Pyper. Please connect with the author via Facebook, Twitter or RSS on the right. - [Answering the Proust Questionnaire on The Next Chapter](https://andrewpyper.com/2014/03/answering-the-proust-questionnaire-on-the-next-chapter/): I’m on CBC Radio’s The Next Chapter with Shelagh Rogers answering the Proust Questionnaire today.  If you missed it, you can hear the podcast at the link below.  (My bit is towards the end, but the whole thing has good stuff!) The Next Chapter – Proust Questionnaire - [I Write About the Supernatural. But Do I Believe In It?](https://andrewpyper.com/2014/03/i-write-about-the-supernatural-but-do-i-believe-in-it/): My answer-in-progress to a question readers ask me a lot.  A hint as to where I’m leaning: “To write about the supernatural requires, I think, at least an admission to its possibility on the part of the author, if not outright belief. Otherwise it would be like a sociopath writing about love.” Is It a … Continue reading "" - [The Way In](https://andrewpyper.com/2014/02/the-way-in/): Screenwriting is awash in lingo that us novelists never use and mostly don’t understand. And this is probably a good thing. But there is one term from ScreenwritingLand that I’ve found immensely helpful in thinking about how to tell your story… The Way In – Litchat Blog - [Life Is Like a Box of DEMONOLOGISTS...](https://andrewpyper.com/2014/02/life-is-like-a-box-of-demonologists/): The US paperback is here!  (And it will be out everywhere else March 11). - [The Demonologist...is #1!!](https://andrewpyper.com/2014/02/the-demonologist-is-1/): In its fourth week out, The Demonologist is #1 on the Globe and Mail’s Canadian bestseller list this weekend!  Thanks to everyone who’s read the book, and maybe talked about it to other people you thought might like it, and people who work in bookstores who’ve sold it to people you thought might like it, … Continue reading "" - [Thank You](https://andrewpyper.com/2014/02/thank-you/): Thanks to all who voted and supported the campaign for The Demonologist in the running for the CBC Bookies Award.  Alas, we didn’t win this time around.  But I’ve been astonished – and genuinely touched – by the efforts so many made on the book’s behalf.  In the end, we came second…with over 1,300 votes! … Continue reading "" - [Vote for THE DEMONOLOGIST Today!](https://andrewpyper.com/2014/02/vote-for-the-demonologist-today/): It has all come to this. The last day to vote The Demonologist for Best Thriller/Mystery of 2013 in the CBC Bookies! It has been a long and absurd competition, one that, in true Canadian fashion, has a low-stakes but also comically meaningful prize at the finish line…the Golden Beaver! If you would, please go … Continue reading "" - [The Demonologist next to My Hero](https://andrewpyper.com/2014/01/the-demonologist-next-to-my-hero/): I’m not going to do this every week, even if it’s on the list, I promise.  But I can’t resist this week. Why not?  Well, The Demonologist paperback in out this month in Canada, and in its second week, it’s up to #2 on the Globe and Mail Canadian Bestseller List.  But what’s really giddy-making … Continue reading "" - [Signing The Demonologist with the Girl It's Dedicated To](https://andrewpyper.com/2014/01/signing-the-demonologist-with-the-girl-its-dedicated-to/) - [The Demonologist a Canadian Bestseller in Paperback!](https://andrewpyper.com/2014/01/the-demonologist-a-canadian-bestseller-in-paperback/): I am thrilled to see The Demonologist is back on the Globe and Mail Canadian Fiction bestseller list, this time in its paperback edition.  Even more thrilling is that it’s at #3 in its first full week out! Thanks for reading. Seriously. The Globe and Mail – Canadian Bestseller List – January 25, 2014 - [The Demon Community Needs Your Vote!](https://andrewpyper.com/2014/01/the-demon-community-needs-your-vote/): The CBC Bookie Awards are on now, and The Demonologist has been nominated for Thriller of the Year (that year being last year, 2013, as this year, 2014, is too young to have demonstrated the best of anything yet).  It’s an honest-to-god honour to be in the running with some great fellow Canadian mystery and … Continue reading "" - [The Demonologist a National Bestseller at Chapters/Indigo Canada!](https://andrewpyper.com/2014/01/the-demonologist-a-national-bestseller-at-chaptersindigo-canada/): Just wanted to share the cool news that, at the moment, The Demonologist is the #4 In-Store Bestseller at Chapters/Indigo (the biggest – and one and only – national bookstore chain in Canada).  And while that’s nice and all, it means that if you go into one of those stores you can get the new … Continue reading "" - [New Book, New Title](https://andrewpyper.com/2014/01/new-book-new-title/): There isn’t a publication date (though it won’t be for a good while yet), and I can’t really tell you what it’s about (aside from it’s scary), and even what I’m about to reveal might end up being changed in the end (this is publishing, after all, so never say “It’s done!”), but there’s a … Continue reading "" - [The Demonologist Paperback Out Today Canada-side!](https://andrewpyper.com/2014/01/the-demonologist-paperback-out-today-canada-side/): As most of North America huddles beneath blankets and leaves well-crafted excuses at work explaining how they can’t come in today, The Demonologist paperback is published in Canada! It’s an exciting way to start a new year – not just because it’s a new edition of the new book, but also because it’s such a … Continue reading "" - [My Naughtiest of All-Time Naughty List](https://andrewpyper.com/2013/12/my-naughtiest-of-all-time-naughty-list/): Chatelaine Magazine asked me what my Top 5 Thriller Reads of All Time are, and though it was hard as hell to shave it down to a number that small, it was fun to really ask myself what books have stayed with me, influenced me, rewired my brain the most. Read! Violently Disagree!  Cheer! Read … Continue reading "" - [Merry](https://andrewpyper.com/2013/12/merry/): Despite my best efforts at denial and Tantric time-slowing, 2013 is winding down.  It’s been a great year hereabouts, and for a number of reasons.  I’m grateful for all of it – I’m grateful just to be around, to be honest, “good” year or “bad” – and that includes you all for checking in and … Continue reading "" - [The Demonologist a Globe and Mail Best Book!](https://andrewpyper.com/2013/11/the-demonologist-a-globe-and-mail-best-book/): It may be a little surprising to see a novel about demons among the Christmas season picks in a national newspaper, but that’s where you’ll find The Demonologist this morning in the Globe and Mail’s Best 100 Books of the Year list. It’s a wonderful honour to be on it, as it includes amazing Canadian fiction, … Continue reading "" - [The Demonologist an Amazon Best Book of the Year](https://andrewpyper.com/2013/11/the-demonologist-an-amazon-best-book-of-the-year/): The insightful and attractive people over at Amazon.ca have recently announced their Top 20 favourite books of 2013, and The Demonologist is one of them!  They have it coming in at #16 overall (and that includes international and non-fiction titles as well as fiction). I’m pleased about this, naturally – and doubly so because my … Continue reading "" - [Lost Girls an E-Book in the U.S.](https://andrewpyper.com/2013/11/lost-girls-an-e-book-in-the-u-s/): Today’s the day that the e-book edition of Lost Girls, my first novel, becomes available as an electro-read in the U.S. for the first time. First published back through the dimmest mists of time (that is, 1999), it’s a book that keeps on inventing new lives for itself.  And look at it now!  All shiny … Continue reading "" - [Huffington Post puts The Demonologist on its Creepy List](https://andrewpyper.com/2013/10/huffington-post-puts-the-demonologist-on-its-creepy-list/): Over at the Huffington Post Books section, Christopher Buehlman has compiled a list of scary books titled “11 Novels That Will Creep You the Fuck Out.”  I’m delighted to see The Demonologist on the list! Huffington Post – 11 Novels That Will Creep You Out - [Latest Movie News for The Demonologist](https://andrewpyper.com/2013/09/latest-movie-news-for-the-demonologist/): Wanted to share the latest on The Demonologist‘s voyage towards the screen.  Today, The Hollywood Reporter (and now elsewhere) is reporting that hot screenwriter Jonathan Herman has been hired by ImageMovers and Universal to do a re-write on the script. I’m excited by this for a number of reasons, most if not all of which … Continue reading "" - [The Demonologist is an Amazon Top 10 Best Books of the Year So Far!](https://andrewpyper.com/2013/07/the-demonologist-is-an-amazon-top-10-best-books-of-the-year-so-far/): Over at Amazon.ca, in the I-Sure-As-Hell-Wasn’t-Expecting-That Department, The Demonologist has been picked as one of the Ten Best Books of the Year So Far!  It’s also one among only two Canadian works of fiction selected (along with Lisa Moore’s new novel, Caught).  The Demonologist holds the #8 slot overall. This is surprising and amazing, to … Continue reading "" - [The Story of the Next Two Novels](https://andrewpyper.com/2013/05/the-story-of-the-next-two-novels/): Simon & Schuster (both in the U.S. and Canada) will be the publisher of my next two novels, and I honestly couldn’t be happier!!  Everyone on both sides of the 49 have been great to work with on The Demonologist, none greater than my editor, Sarah Knight. Publishers Weekly announced the deal today: PW – … Continue reading "" - [My Review of Dan Brown's Inferno](https://andrewpyper.com/2013/05/my-review-of-dan-browns-inferno/): I reviewed Dan Brown’s latest, Inferno, over at the National Post.  Given the embargoes and secrecy and rules surrounding the release of the book, I ended up with about 24 hours to read and write about it, so the whole thing’s a bit of a blur.  Then again, I think Dan Brown books are meant … Continue reading "" - [The Demonologist...Nine Straight Weeks!](https://andrewpyper.com/2013/05/the-demonologist-nine-straight-weeks/): Wowza!  (Is that even a word?  I don’t care.  I’ve never really liked “Yowza” and, to hell with it, I just like “Wowza”).  Let me try that again… Wowza!  The Demonologist is a National Bestseller in Canada for a 9th straight week.  Thanks, y’all. The Demonologist – Maclean’s Bestseller List, May 8, 2013 - [Sunny Day News](https://andrewpyper.com/2013/05/sunny-day-news/):   It’s a sunny day here where I am, at home, just returned from a really great morning delivering back to back keynote speeches to Writers Craft high school students in Niagara.  They were very sweet and smart and it was an inspiration to spend time with them. And then I return home to two … Continue reading "" - [The Demonologist - 8 Weeks!](https://andrewpyper.com/2013/05/the-demonologist-8-weeks/): It’s a sunny day here in Toronto.  That wouldn’t be such a remarkable claim except that the preceding hundred days have felt like they’ve been covered with a grey canvas tarp.  But hey, I’m not complaining, because the sun is here now… …AND The Demonologist is on the Maclean’s Bestseller List here in Canada for … Continue reading "" - [Thriller of the Week in the Mail on Sunday](https://andrewpyper.com/2013/04/thriller-of-the-week-in-the-mail-on-sunday/): What a great way to push back against a gloomy Monday morning: waking to see that The Demonologist was chosen by the Mail on Sunday (UK) as its Thriller of the Week! “[The Demonologist] is a chilling exploration of how we all have to do battle with our own demons.” – Mail on Sunday (UK) … Continue reading "" - [The Art of Scaring by Caring](https://andrewpyper.com/2013/04/the-art-of-scaring-by-caring/): I’ve written a column for the Review section of The Wall Street Journal, published today, about writing horror.  It’s 700 or so words, and therefore is something less than an exhaustive discussion of the topic (!), but I feel there’s truth in the gist of it.  And what’s the gist? “The most effective horror writing … Continue reading "" - [Seventh Week for The Demonologist!](https://andrewpyper.com/2013/04/seventh-week-for-the-demonologist/): This is awesome:  The Demonologist is on the Maclean’s Bestseller List for a seventh straight week today! And in other news, I spoke to students at Sir John A. Macdonald High School in downtown Hamilton this morning and they were great.  Smart and open and they made me feel so welcome.  Thank you. - [If You Need a Good Laugh Today](https://andrewpyper.com/2013/04/if-you-need-a-good-laugh-today/): Here’s a link to the cover of my first “published” book, The Dream.  I was in Grade Five.  (For the biggest laugh – entirely at my own expense – note, in particular, the author’s photo on the back cover.) Okay, I was a nerd.  Am a nerd.  When you’re born that way, you’ve got no … Continue reading "" - [The Demonologist in the Daily Mail and Sunday Telegraph](https://andrewpyper.com/2013/04/the-demonologist-in-the-daily-mail-and-sunday-telegraph/): The Demonologist is out this week in the UK, and the first couple reviews I’ve seen have been very kind.  Here’s bits from the ones I’ve seen in the Sunday Telegraph and Daily Mail. “A stunningly crafted, intelligent and moving horror story… There is an elegance to the storytelling and a command of what evil … Continue reading "" - [6th Week for The Demonologist as a Canadian Bestseller!](https://andrewpyper.com/2013/04/6th-week-for-the-demonologist-as-a-canadian-bestseller/): Zippedy-Do-Dah! The Demonologist is on the Maclean’s Fiction Bestseller List for the 6th straight week (at #4 on the list)! Maclean’s Canadian Bestseller List – April 18, 2013   - [Week #5 in the Globe for the Demons!](https://andrewpyper.com/2013/04/week-5-in-the-globe-for-the-demons/): It’s a super-crappy day here in Toronto, rainsleeting and depresso-skied, the kind of day when good news is especially welcome.  And then… …the sun came out!  (Well, no, the sun didn’t actually come out.  But there was some good news). The Demonologist is on The Globe and Mail’s Canadian fiction bestseller list for a 5th … Continue reading "" - [THE DEMONOLOGIST On Sale in the U.K.!](https://andrewpyper.com/2013/04/the-demonologist-on-sale-in-the-u-k/): Today is The Demonologist‘s publication day in Britain (and Ireland and Australia too) and I’m trying to figure out how to best mark the occasion. Hmmm… Ah, who am I kidding?  Tonight, there will be beer followed by a viewing of the Evil Dead remake. The Demonologist – UK Edition - [What Makes GONE GIRL Go?](https://andrewpyper.com/2013/04/what-makes-gone-girl-go/): If you’re among the dozen or so people who haven’t read Gillian Flynn’s Gone Girl yet, you really should.  There hasn’t been a thriller with its kind of word-of-mouth popularity for quite a long while, and it’s all deserved.  It’s the kind of book that has “crossed over” so many sub-markets and sub-genres that it’s … Continue reading "" - [Thanks to whatever gods, mortals or demons...](https://andrewpyper.com/2013/04/thanks-to-whatever-gods-mortals-or-demons/): …who’ve helped put The Demonologist on the Maclean’s Fiction Bestseller List in Canada for a 5th straight week! - [The Demonologist on the Globe and Mail List for 4th Week!](https://andrewpyper.com/2013/04/the-demonologist-on-the-globe-and-mail-list-for-4th-week/): Pleased as all heck to see The Demonologist on the Globe and Mail Canadian Fiction Bestseller List for a fourth straight week (and the #1 hardcover)! And in other news, the zipper on my jeans just broke.  Coincidence?  Yeah.  Probably just coincidence. Globe and Mail – Canadian Fiction Bestseller List, April 6, 2013 - [Project Bookmark Canada](https://andrewpyper.com/2013/04/project-bookmark-canada/): I’ve written a blog that’s up today supporting Project Bookmark Canada (link below).  It’s an initiative that my dad would support (you’ll have to read the blog to understand why), I support (obviously), and I think you should support too (the blog makes the case for this, though it’s naturally up to you). Anyway, click … Continue reading "" - [Two Straight Weeks at #2!](https://andrewpyper.com/2013/04/two-straight-weeks-at-2/): Holy smokers. The Demonologist is #2 on the Maclean’s Hardcover Fiction Bestseller List for a second straight week!  (Four weeks straight on the list, and four weeks straight as the #1 Canadian hardcover). I’m so thrilled I think I’m going to shave.  (My face).  With a new razorblade! - [A Second Printing in the US!](https://andrewpyper.com/2013/04/a-second-printing-in-the-us/): I heard last night that The Demonologist is to get a Second Printing by Simon & Schuster in the US!  Which means that, if you want a First Edition (and all the enormous investment upside that such a purchase entails)…now’s the time to get in. (Personally, I’ve banked my entire retirement savings on First Edition … Continue reading "" - [The Demonologist at #2!](https://andrewpyper.com/2013/03/the-demonologist-at-2/): Excited – and very grateful – to see The Demonologist on the Maclean’s Fiction Bestseller List here in Canada for a third straight week…at #2 this week!! Thinking I might go wild and head up the street for a slice of pizza to celebrate.  That’s right, I’m that kind of crazy. - [Meanwhile, in Cocktail Justification News...](https://andrewpyper.com/2013/03/meanwhile-in-cocktail-justification-news/): The Demonologist is on the Globe and Mail Bestseller List for a second straight week! It’s at #8 (up from last week) and #4 among hardcovers.  It’s also #5 on the Canadian Fiction list, and #1 among Canadian hardcovers. Cheers!  And many thanks. - [Twitter Chatting](https://andrewpyper.com/2013/03/twitter-chatting/): Let’s talk!  But let’s use our phones to do it! I’m looking forward to answering questions, offering unsolicited advice and sounding off in all directions on Wednesday, March 27, 7:00 to 8:00 PM EST when I’m doing a Twitter chatwith Open Book: Toronto.  Please stop by to lurk (is that what we call “reading” now?) … Continue reading "" - [More Bestseller News](https://andrewpyper.com/2013/03/more-bestseller-news/): The Demonologist has made all the major bestseller lists in Canada in its first week!  Thanks to all the booksellers who have introduced the book to readers, and to those readers who decided to take the plunge. In addition to being #3 on the Maclean’s Hardcover Fiction List, the book was #9 on the Globe … Continue reading "" - [The Demonologist - #1 Canadian Bestseller!!](https://andrewpyper.com/2013/03/the-demonologist-1-canadian-bestseller/): Knocked out by this. The Demonologist is #3 on the Maclean’s Hardcover Fiction Bestseller List in Canada in its first week out.  And it’s #1 among Canadian titles. Thanks for all the support and all the reading, friends.  Wow. - ["Bring on the devils!" - The Demonologist in The New York Times](https://andrewpyper.com/2013/03/bring-on-the-demons-the-demonologist-in-the-new-york-times/):   “It’s impossible to ignore the devils and demons who have a tangible presence in this story, but the novel’s deeper pleasure comes from the analysis Ullman applies to these horrors…Bring on the devils.”—The New York Times Book Review The Demonologist – New York Times Book Review (Marilyn Stasio) - [The Demonologist gets a rave in the National Post!](https://andrewpyper.com/2013/03/the-demonologist-gets-a-rave-in-the-national-post/): “This book is going to be big, and it’s going to be popular, and it absolutely deserves to be both of these things. You should buy it, and read it, and let it scare you stupid…I’ll say this: I’ve read books dubbed “literary” — full stop — that didn’t contain sentences as well-crafted as the … Continue reading "" - [A Pub Week Thought](https://andrewpyper.com/2013/03/a-pub-week-thought/): My sixth novel, The Demonologist, was officially published just three days ago.  You’d think the experience couldn’t be any more fresh than it is now, and in many ways, it is unquestionably exciting and surprising and new.  But in other ways, this first week of publication has been prepared for and anticipated – pre-lived – … Continue reading "" - [Birth Announcement](https://andrewpyper.com/2013/03/birth-announcement/): Born yesterday, March 5, 2013, to a bespectacled novelist, a healthy book, 1 1/2 pounds. The father is proud to name the newborn THE DEMONOLOGIST. There will be no church christening. - [Talking The Demonologist on TV](https://andrewpyper.com/2013/03/talking-the-demonologist-on-tv/): I was on TV this morning.  They put make-up on me and everything.  It was exciting and strange and dream-like in its brevity.  But I didn’t spill anything, and heard words coming out of my mouth in answer to the questions, so that’s something, right? The good people at Canada AM provided me with a … Continue reading "" - [National Post Interview](https://andrewpyper.com/2013/03/national-post-interview/): The first newspaper interview with me about The Demonologist is up now over at the National Post site (out in the physical paper in the Saturday edition), where the excellent Books Editor there, Mark Medley, pitched the questions and wrote the piece. In it, I talk for the first time about some of the strange … Continue reading "" - [Amazon Book of the Month: Even Better Than I Thought](https://andrewpyper.com/2013/03/amazon-book-of-the-month-even-better-than-i-thought/): Wanted to follow up on my last post announcing that The Demonologist has been chosen a Best Book of the Month by Amazon.com.  This remains true.  But at first I thought the selection was part of a long list, and one limited to Mystery/Thriller titles. Turns out to be even better than that:  The Demonologist … Continue reading "" - [The Demonologist is an Amazon.com Best of the Month!](https://andrewpyper.com/2013/02/the-demonologist-is-an-amazon-com-best-of-the-month/): There’s a star e-stickered to the Amazon.com page for The Demonologist I just saw, a star that says “Best of the Month.”  What does this mean?  It means that the good (and attractive, and tasteful, and smart) people at Amazon have chosen the book as among the best novels – among Mysteries & Thrillers particularly – … Continue reading "" - [Camera Obscura](https://andrewpyper.com/2013/02/camera-obscura/): It’s not every day my picture’s on the cover of a magazine.  Actually, it’s not every decade.  But there I am on the cover of the new Quill & Quire for March (Canada’s book industry bible).  It was fun doing the shoot – fog machine! espresso! – but I’m generally rather Amish in my attitude … Continue reading "" - [5 Reasons to Come to The Demonologist Launch](https://andrewpyper.com/2013/02/5-reasons-to-come-to-the-demonologist-launch/): 1.  Book launches are sexy.  Why?  Well, books themselves are sexy – we all know that.  But at a book launch you get to be around other people who also think books are sexy which is, in turn, doubly sexy.  Single?  Hey, it’s as good a place to hook up as anywhere else on a … Continue reading "" - [Two Weeks...TWO WEEKS! ](https://andrewpyper.com/2013/02/two-weeks-two-weeks/): It’s two weeks until The Demonologist‘s pub date, and I’m pretty damn psyched.  I just got back from doing my first public talk about the novel, addressing a group of indie booksellers having a conference in Victoria, B.C.  I know I’ll have to get better at this “Talk about your book for five minutes or … Continue reading "" - [Aaannnd....ANOTHER Book Trailer for The Demonologist](https://andrewpyper.com/2013/02/aaannnd-another-book-trailer-for-the-demonologist/): Simon & Schuster Canada has made its own trailer for The Demonologist, and it’s a different take from what Simon & Schuster US did (below, and at www.thedemonologistbook.com).  I really like them both, though they’re very different in approach. It’s only 50 seconds long, so how much could it hurt to check it out? The … Continue reading "" - [The Demonologist Book Trailer!](https://andrewpyper.com/2013/02/the-demonologist-book-trailer/): Without further ado…over at www.thedemonologistbook.com… The Demonologist – Book Trailer   - [The Demonologist is an Indie Next Pick for March](https://andrewpyper.com/2013/02/the-demonologist-is-an-indie-next-pick-for-march/): Like indie bookstores?  Me too.  One of the things the indies do so well is provide recommendations for reads you’ll like.  They’re curators of a kind, doing some of the hard work of selecting titles from the tsunami of books published each month so you can get some focus on a shorter list to choose … Continue reading "" - [The Demonologist a PW Top Ten Pick for Spring!](https://andrewpyper.com/2013/01/the-demonologist-a-pw-top-ten-pick-for-spring/): I see that The Demonologist has been picked by Publishers Weekly as one of the Top Ten Mystery & Thriller titles for Spring 2013! Exciting in itself, and then you see that your book is on the list with a couple blokes named Stephen King and John LeCarre. Heroes.  Influential heroes. - [The Demonologist Party](https://andrewpyper.com/2013/01/the-demonologist-party/): A date has been set for the Canadian launch event for The Demonologist, and it’s March 4, 2013.  It’s in the Ballroom at The Gladstone Hotel (1214 Queen Street West, Toronto) starting at 7PM. The event is part of the amazing Harbourfront Reading Series, and is co-presented with Simon & Schuster Canada.  There will be … Continue reading "" - [The Demonologist gets a Starred Review in Publishers Weekly!](https://andrewpyper.com/2013/01/the-demonologist-gets-a-starred-review-in-publishers-weekly/): In another pre-publication review, The Demonologist has received a Starred Review in the latest Publishers Weekly (the industry “bible” in the US).  What’s also appreciated about it is how the reviewer includes a couple of quotes from the novel, illustrating the time taken on the language of the thing.  I can spend a whole morning … Continue reading "" - [The Demonologist goes Gangnam Style](https://andrewpyper.com/2013/01/the-demonologist-goes-gangnam-style/): The National Post published a piece today announcing its “13 Most Anticipated Books of (the First Half of) 2013.”  Delighted to see The Demonologist counted among them.  Even more delighted (in a gut-busting way) to see my novel predicted to be the literary “Gangnam Style of 2013.” People, you do not want to see my … Continue reading "" - [Happy Demonological New Year!](https://andrewpyper.com/2013/01/happy-demonological-new-year/): Happy New Year, dearest friends and strangers!  I hope you’re pumped for 2013, or at the very least coming off the holidays well-fed and well-loved and more or less ready for the curve balls that are inevitably on their way… This is my first day back at the desk in a while, and my first … Continue reading "" - ["The Ward" - A Christmas Story](https://andrewpyper.com/2012/12/the-ward-a-christmas-story/): The Globe and Mail asked me to write them a Christmas short story this year.  Characteristically, you will find no dancing sugar plums or anything sugary at all in “The Ward,” but it’s about as sweet as I’m prepared to get. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you all! “The Ward” in The Globe and … Continue reading "" - [Demons in Poland, Demons in China](https://andrewpyper.com/2012/12/demons-in-poland-demons-in-china/): Learned today that foreign language rights to The Demonologist have been sold in Poland  (Zysk) and China (Beijing Time Publishing). These are both firsts for me, which is due to the hard work of the agents at Aitken Alexander in London, but also, perhaps, in part because the Polish and Chinese are historically big demon … Continue reading "" - [THE DEMONOLOGIST Web Page Goes Live](https://andrewpyper.com/2012/12/the-demonologist-web-page-goes-live/): Simon & Schuster has put together a very cool dedicated web page for The Demonologist, and it’s now live.  It has links to extra materials (some of which will be available in the near future) as well as a window to view the book trailer (which will go live in early January). It’s at www.thedemonologistbook.com. … Continue reading "" - [Gillian Flynn on THE DEMONOLOGIST!](https://andrewpyper.com/2012/12/gillian-flynn-on-the-demonologist/): Gillian Flynn is a master of the psychological thriller. She is, to my mind, not only working in the tradition of Patricia Highsmith, but her books are darker, funnier, more complex, more observant – better, in other words.  And book by book, she keeps getting better.  From Sharp Objects to Dark Places to the #1 … Continue reading "" - [Kirkus Reviews on THE DEMONOLOGIST](https://andrewpyper.com/2012/12/kirkus-reviews-on-the-demonologist/): The early pre-publication reviews are starting to come in including one in Kirkus Reviews which is…another thumbs up! “Pyper is an intelligent writer, steeped in Miltonian symbolism, gifted with language… This artful literary exploration of evil’s manifestation makes for a sophisticated horror tale.”—Kirkus - [WHITE HOUSE Live...and in The Guardian](https://andrewpyper.com/2012/11/white-house-live-and-in-the-guardian/): So my Twitter Fiction Festival story, White House, is live and happening now over at @whnanny.  Wanted to say thanks to Twitter and the accomplished (and no doubt hard-working) jury they assembled to select some amazing projects from around the world. Also, my gratitude to those who are following along and have expressed kind words. … Continue reading "" - [WHITE HOUSE chosen for Twitter Fiction Festival!](https://andrewpyper.com/2012/11/white-house-chosen-for-twitter-fiction-festival/): Excited to announce that my story, “White House,” has been selected to be showcased for the first ever Twitter Fiction Festival.  The festival (and my story) begins tomorrow, Wednesday, November 28th and over the following five days. “White House” is the re-telling and re-casting of Henry James’ “The Turn of the Screw” set in the … Continue reading "" - [Bulgaria!](https://andrewpyper.com/2012/11/bulgaria/): Learned today that The Demonologist is to be the first book of mine to be translated into Bulgarian.  (The publisher is BARD, who also publishes Harlan Coben, Dan Brown and Stephen King, among others, in that territory). Just goes to show the old saying is true:  When you wake up in the morning, don’t be … Continue reading "" - [The Demonologist - First Advance Review](https://andrewpyper.com/2012/11/the-demonologist-first-advance-review/): Caught a glimpse of the first early, advance review of The Demonologist today (in Booklist) and…they liked it!  Nice Friday weekend that-first-drink-is-actually-deserved-this-time kickoff. “The evil of Milton’s pandemonium comes to life . . . Pyper’s novel takes on ‘things that go bump in the brain’ and delivers a stirring entry in the supernatural thriller genre.”  — Booklist - [Kate Mosse on The Demonologist](https://andrewpyper.com/2012/11/kate-mosse-on-the-demonologist/): Thank you to Kate Mosse – busy on the road with her new book, Citadel – for this! “The Demonologist is that rare thing – a novel that is both genuinely terrifying and erudite.  The research is excellent and lightly worn, the pace and cleverness of the plot thrilling.  One of the most exciting works … Continue reading "" - [Tick...tock...tick...tock...](https://andrewpyper.com/2012/11/tick-tock-tick-tock/): This is a very special day. What?  Nothing marked on your calendar?  Hmmm…strange.  Because today is… Only Four Months Until The Demonologist is Published Day! (Okay, maybe that’s only considered a big deal within a rather small circle.  But still.  They have Give Your Cat a Hug Days and Thank Your Dry Cleaner Days, so … Continue reading "" - [Lost Girls a Scariest Book Ever Pick in USA TODAY](https://andrewpyper.com/2012/10/lost-girls-a-scariest-book-ever-pick-in-usa-today/): In this morning’s edition of USA TODAY, there is a panel discussion among romance authors about their picks for Scariest Novel Ever.  I was delighted to find there, amongst the less surprising appearances of The Exorcist, The Shining (and probably my fave) The Turn of the Screw, my own first novel, Lost Girls.  (Thank you, … Continue reading "" - [Brunonia Barry on The Demonologist](https://andrewpyper.com/2012/10/brunonia-barry-on-the-demonologist/): Thank you, Brunonia! “Smart and astonishing, Andrew Pyper has created a recurring nightmare for adults. The Demonologist holds a mirror to the reader and reveals the places where our deepest darkness lurks. Like Milton’s Paradise Lost, this is the story of the human condition, the fall, and the way back. I slept with the light on for nights, … Continue reading "" - [Stoker Winner Sarah Langan on The Demonologist](https://andrewpyper.com/2012/10/stoker-winner-sarah-langan-on-the-demonologist/): Multiple Stoker Award winner Sarah Langan is another writer I admire.  I think of her as a “go to” name for exemplary New Horror work – emotion-fueled, real and grounded.  It’s why I was so bowled over by what she sent to my InBox this morning: “Andrew Pyper is a rare breed.  Reading The Demonologist is … Continue reading "" - [Michael Koryta on The Demonologist](https://andrewpyper.com/2012/10/michael-koryta-on-the-demonologist/): Michael Koryta is a different writer from me.  His interests, his style, his terrain, his people are all his own.  But we also share certain inclinations, particularly an interest in marrying the supernatural with the grounded, the fantastical with the visceral.  It’s why his response to The Demonologist is doubly meaningful for me – they … Continue reading "" - [Those Across the River](https://andrewpyper.com/2012/09/those-across-the-river/): A while back, I read a book I just loved:  Christopher Buehlman’s first novel, Those Across the River.  Beautifully and seductively written, at once hallucinatory and visceral, thrilling both in its performance and in the pleasure of finding a new writer to cheer on to the next book.  Oh yes, and it’s scary and unsettling … Continue reading "" - [Jeffery Deaver on The Demonologist](https://andrewpyper.com/2012/09/jeffery-deaver-on-the-demonologist/): So you finish a novel.  And then what happens is, even prior to publication, early readers get their hands on it (or have it thrust into their hands).  They read it.  Simple, right?  Yes.  But also nerve-wracking, because these early readers are often professional readers who know their stuff.  Leading booksellers, critics, successful authors.  When … Continue reading "" - [And Speaking of Screenwriting...](https://andrewpyper.com/2012/09/and-speaking-of-screenwriting/): I just took on an exciting assignment adapting a novel – not one of my own – for feature film!  I love the project (obviously), and I’m looking forward to digging in.  More details to come.  For now, just wanted to share the news. - [The Demonologist's Screenwriter](https://andrewpyper.com/2012/08/520/): As the entertainment news site Vulture is reporting today, Universal and ImageMovers (Robert Zemeckis’ production company) have hired a screenwriter to adapt my forthcoming novel, The Demonologist.  And it’s an amazing choice. The Demonologist Has a Screenwriter – Vulture Robert Schenkkan is a playwright, actor and writer for both TV and screen.  He’s won the … Continue reading "" - [The Cover!](https://andrewpyper.com/2012/08/the-cover/): Below, I give you the cover design for the Canadian and US edition of The Demonologist.  The texture and colour and striking simplicity articulates the book so lusciously, I’m in debt to its designers, Jackie Seow and Esther Paradelo, at Simon & Schuster, for such great work. What’s also cool about it is that the … Continue reading "" - [When Will THE DEMONOLOGIST Be Born?](https://andrewpyper.com/2012/08/when-will-the-demonologist-be-born/): There may yet be some changes to come, but it seems that the pub dates for The Demonologist are firming up.  Currently, Simon & Schuster is planning to publish on March 5, 2013, simultaneously in Canada and the US.  And Orion has set the novel for May 2, 2013 in the UK.  Still a ways … Continue reading "" - [The Demonologist - UK Cover](https://andrewpyper.com/2012/07/the-demonologist-uk-cover-2/): The publication date may not be entirely settled yet (it will be some time in the first months of 2013) and there may yet be some tweaks to come, but I thought I’d share Orion’s cover design for The Demonologist in the UK! I really like it, though I was at first surprised by its “historical” … Continue reading "" - [Weirdness](https://andrewpyper.com/2012/06/weirdness/): To one degree or another, all of my novels involve the supernatural.  Not explicitly for the most part – they’re not populated by material ghoulies, but rather visited by them peripherally, questionably – but the possibility of the impossible runs through the work, with the intention of dizzying the characters’ relationship to reality as well … Continue reading "" - [Breaking and Entering](https://andrewpyper.com/2012/06/breaking-and-entering/): The late Canadian director, Andrew Hull, died far too young. Years ago, he optioned a story of mine for adaptation.  Before he passed in 2010, he was almost finished shooting the film, a poetic interpretation of “Breaking and Entering,” from Kiss Me, my first published book.  The film has been completed now by his partner, … Continue reading "" - [The Demonologist Goes Greek](https://andrewpyper.com/2012/05/the-demonologist-goes-greek/): There’s another foreign language for The Demonologist:  Greek.  Klidarithmos will translate and publish my novel, and good on them.  Publishing in Greece (anything in Greece) can’t be easy at the moment, and I’m grateful to the commitment they’re making to the novel.  It’s also, thrillingly, the first of my books to be translated into Greek. … Continue reading "" - [The Demonologist in Holland](https://andrewpyper.com/2012/05/the-demonologist-in-holland/): I’m so happy to report that The Demonologist has its first foreign language sale.  The language is Dutch, and the publisher is Ambo|Anthos, which is my longest-standing publisher, the only one to have published all of my novels.  I really love them and Ambo|Anthos’ great Chris Herschdorfer, whom I’d take a (rubber) bullet for. - [Over/Under](https://andrewpyper.com/2012/05/overunder/): While we of the critical classes (critical masses?) have long played the parlour game of constantly assessing the worth of cultural thingies, the rise of the blog-arena has not just “democratized” the means of declaring something genius or crap, it has established an overwhelmingly dominant method for making such judgments.  More and more, we base … Continue reading "" - [The (Un)Importance of the First Line](https://andrewpyper.com/2012/04/the-unimportance-of-the-first-line/): Writers can be superstitious ninnies, often almost Victorian in their quaint forms of lace-and-candle spiritualism.  Take, for instance, the belief that “My Characters Speak to Me.”  By this way of approaching the creative process, the writer is a sensitive, the one who voices the unseen from the seance table.  While minding their own business, the … Continue reading "" - [A Tale of Two Trailers](https://andrewpyper.com/2012/03/a-tale-of-two-trailers/): I’m no expert.  Which, in the blogosphere, entitles me to an expert opinion. The field of study today is movie trailers.  Specifically, how this increasingly decisive aspect of the moviegoing process can be done skilfully – even artfully – and how it can also make you want to stick chopsticks in your eyes.  I have … Continue reading "" - [The Demonologist Finds a Home in North America](https://andrewpyper.com/2012/02/the-demonologist-finds-a-home-in-north-america/): More great news I can now share!  (I don’t know what I could possibly post next week.  “Dog craps on rug…AGAIN!”  Or maybe “Toronto author proves that cure for common cold remains elusive”). Anyway, it’s been announced in Publishers Weekly today that my forthcoming novel, The Demonologist, has a new publisher for all of North … Continue reading "" - [The Demonologist and the Movies](https://andrewpyper.com/2012/02/the-demonologist-and-the-movies/): So it’s rather a lot to report all at once (I really have to get better at this blog thing) but, to begin, I’ve written a new novel.  It’s called The Demonologist.  And though it won’t see the light of day, book-form-wise, until mid-October in the U.K. (and sometime early in 2013 everywhere else) it’s … Continue reading "" - [The Guardians - Second Printing](https://andrewpyper.com/2012/02/the-guardians-second-printing/): Just heard from Orion that the mass market paperback edition of The Guardians has gone into its second printing in its first week out in the U.K.  Hope this means a few more otherwise good night’s sleeps will be trans-Atlantically spoiled… - [Shit We All Say](https://andrewpyper.com/2012/01/shit-we-all-say/): This is pretty funny.  Because it’s true. However, if I were to do a Shit Writers Say, we would come out looking worse… Shit Agents and Editors Say - [Twitter Rudeness](https://andrewpyper.com/2012/01/twitter-rudeness/): I have been a terrible host.  Here I am, posting once-in-a-while blogs and stuff all this time and I haven’t bothered to invite you to Twitter.  Yes, I’m there too.  And I try my best to offer a daily bit of my brain to distract or amuse or confound.  Is Twitter about anything else? Please, … Continue reading "" - [The Guardians in the UK](https://andrewpyper.com/2012/01/the-guardians-in-the-uk/): The mass market edition of The Guardians makes its oh-so-affordable appearance in the U.K. next week (publishing on February 2nd).  It’s a novel with a haunted house in it, which explains the, well, haunted-looking house on the cover. To all those living in or traveling to Britain in the coming days, keep an eye out. … Continue reading "" - [Cover Reveal & Pre-Order Announcement for Exiles](https://andrewpyper.com/2025/05/cover-reveal-pre-order-announcement-for-exiles/): Hi, Heidi here—Andrew’s wife (or, as some of you may know me now, Mason Coile’s wife). If you are visiting for the first time or were not aware, Andrew died of complications from cancer earlier this year. You can read his obituary on the bio page. Before Andrew died, he got to see the final cover for Exiles, the novel he completed under his sci-fi/thriller pen name, Mason Coile. He loved it – first draft – no notes as he would say.  The image—a lone figure on the red, dust-blown surface of Mars—captured exactly what he hoped the book would […] - [WILLIAM is an Indie Next Pick for September!](https://andrewpyper.com/2024/08/william-is-an-indie-next-pick-for-september/): This is truly AMAZING news! Just learned that William has been chosen by the American Booksellers Association to be one of their Indie Next Picks for September! Only 25 titles in all genres — Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry, you name it — make the list so this is an astonishing recommendation for the book. And it comes from booksellers themselves. Which means so much more. Thanks go out to Jason Kennedy at Boswell Book Company in Milwaukee for reading, picking, and doing the write up. - [WILLIAM Gets Publishers Weekly Thumbs Up!](https://andrewpyper.com/2024/06/william-gets-publishers-weekly-thumbs-up/): “A smart home turns into a house of horrors in this suspenseful outing… Coile expertly imagines the sort of ghoulish snares a cybernetic environment could spring upon its unprepared captives and throws in a late-inning explanation for the source of William’s apparent sociopathy that is as believable as it is chilling. It’s a frightening Frankenstein fable for the age of AI.” — Publishers Weekly on William - [ORACLE Being Developed for Series by Amazon MGM Studios!](https://andrewpyper.com/2024/03/oracle-being-developed-for-series-by-amazon-mgm-studios/): My audio-only thriller, Oracle, is being developed for TV series by Amazon MGM Studios. The producers on the project are Jordan Feiner and 3 Arts Entertainment. You can listen to Oracle and Oracle 2 exclusively on Audible. https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/the-prophecy-white-hot-heist-oracle-audible-amazon-mgm-studios-1235952000/ - [WILLIAM -- Cover Reveal!](https://andrewpyper.com/2024/01/william-cover-reveal/): Here it is! The cover design for William, the debut novel to be published under my sci-fi/thriller pen name, Mason Coile, is here. I’ve had many different responses to seeing covers for my books for the first time, but I don’t think I’ve ever loved one so immediately and intensely as this one. Thanks to everyone at Putnam for adapting the particular feel of the novel into an image that both invites and troubles. William is out on September 3, 2024. But don’t let that stop you from pre-ordering! https://books2read.com/u/bz6NM2   - [TEASE TIME!](https://andrewpyper.com/2023/10/tease-time/): I have a new novel coming out in 2024. It’s called William. The twist in the plot is that it’s being published under a pseudonym, Mason Coile. Why? A few reasons, really. It’s a different sort of book for me — a thriller flavored with sci-fi and horror, and distinct in its structure (as you’ll see). I also have plans for a sequence of Mason Coile books that relate in a thematic way. I’m excited to say that William is meeting with a lot of enthusiasm so far out there in Pre-Publication World: it has amazing editors and publishers in […] - [Into 2023](https://andrewpyper.com/2023/01/into-2023/): Happy New Year! There’s a lot of exciting projects simmering away in my book kitchen, and I’m looking forward to sharing more details down the line. In the meantime, here’s wishing you a healthy and loving 2023…and the time to read your ass off. - [It's here! ORACLE 2: THE DREAMLAND MURDERS](https://andrewpyper.com/2022/05/its-here-oracle-2-the-dreamland-murders/): Nate Russo is back! Oracle 2: The Dreamland Murders is the audio series I wrote starring Joshua Jackson and a truly amazing cast including Humberly Gonzalez and Devon Bostick. And it’s free with your Audible membership. - [ORACLE 2: THE DREAMLAND MURDERS](https://andrewpyper.com/2022/04/oracle-2-the-dreamland-murders/): He’s back! Excited to announce that, on May 18, Joshua Jackson returns as Nate Russo in ORACLE 2: THE DREAMLAND MURDERS. Along with a terrific, full cast including Humberly Gonzalez and Devon Bostick, ORACLE 2 is an original audio drama that I wrote as a follow-up to the audiobook. ORACLE 2: THE DREAMLAND MURDERS is available only on Audible. But you can pre-order now! - [ORACLE -- #1 in 2021](https://andrewpyper.com/2022/01/oracle-1-in-2021/): Just saw the stats from Audible Canada for 2021 and my novel, Oracle, performed by Joshua Jackson, was the #1 title of the year! Continue to be surprised — in the best of ways — by how this story and (I think more significantly) its main character, Nate Russo, connect with people. Thanks for listening! - [DEMON IN THE WHITE HOUSE](https://andrewpyper.com/2021/11/demon-in-the-white-house/): Excited to announce that a feature-length documentary (with fictionalized – and scary! – re-enactments) is coming to Discovery + where it launches on November 26. Demon in the White House is inspired by the research I did for The Residence into the history of supernatural encounters in the presidential home. I also act as an Executive Producer on the project. - [ORACLE - US Top 10 Bestseller - 3rd Straight Week!](https://andrewpyper.com/2021/09/oracle-us-top-10-bestseller-3rd-straight-week/): I’m honestly kind of blown away by this. My audio-only novel, Oracle, is on the US Top 10 Audiobook bestseller list for a third straight week (at #5). Really grateful, and surprised, and delighted – and did I mention grateful? - [ORACLE is a Top 10 Bestseller in the USA!](https://andrewpyper.com/2021/09/oracle-is-a-top-10-bestseller-in-the-usa/): So excited – and honestly kind of stunned – to see my new audio-exclusive thriller, ORACLE, land at #6 on the US national audiobook bestseller list on its first week out! Thanks so much to all who’ve listened. - [ORACLE - Behind the Scenes](https://andrewpyper.com/2021/08/oracle-behind-the-scenes/): Check out this behind-the-scenes, “Making Of” video of Joshua Jackson performing ORACLE! - [ORACLE is Here!](https://andrewpyper.com/2021/08/oracle-is-here/): My audio-only new thriller, ORACLE, is out now! Not only that, I can reveal that its narrator (and the star of the forthcoming audio drama that I also wrote, ORACLE: THE DREAMLAND MURDERS) is the brilliant Joshua Jackson. As you’ll see – that is, hear – Josh is the perfect Nate Russo. I’m so pleased with what he’s brought to this project. Hope you give it a listen. (ORACLE is available exclusively on Audible). - [Paperback Cover Reveal!](https://andrewpyper.com/2021/02/paperback-cover-reveal/): I am in LOVE with the Skybound/Gallery Books US paperback cover design for The Residence! Coming September 28. - [The Residence in USA Today](https://andrewpyper.com/2020/10/the-residence-in-usa-today/): The Residence is recommended for a Halloween read by USA Today! “Cross White House history with The Shining and you’ve got Pyper’s occult-filled novel…There’s plenty of satisfying horror to be had, though The Residence also presents an interesting love story and nicely weaves in American’s struggles with war and slavery.” — USA Today - [NEWS! Oracle and Oracle: The Dreamland Murders Coming in 2021](https://andrewpyper.com/2020/10/news-oracle-and-oracle-the-dreamland-murders-coming-in-2021/): I’ve written a new novel, exclusively available in audio format (Oracle) AND a ten-episode audio drama featuring the same main characters (Oracle: The Dreamland Murders) for Audible. They’ll both drop in 2021. Details by way of the link. Can’t wait for you all to meet Nate Russo…   Audible Press Release - [THE RESIDENCE is...Out Now!](https://andrewpyper.com/2020/09/the-residence-is-out-now/) - [THE RESIDENCE Gets a Sweet Review in Booklist](https://andrewpyper.com/2020/08/the-residence-gets-a-sweet-review-in-booklist/): “Legitimately creepy…Recommended for fans of historical fiction with a bite, like that of Alma Katsu.” — Booklist on The Residence Check out the full review here: Booklist Review of The Residence - [Next up...THE RESIDENCE](https://andrewpyper.com/2020/07/next-up-the-residence/): It’s long been said that the White House is haunted. The Residence is a novel about how it came to be. I’m especially excited about this one so here’s a reminder that it’s on the way… - [THE RESIDENCE - Origin Story](https://andrewpyper.com/2020/05/the-residence-origin-story/):   I’ve been asked a few times recently where the idea to write a White House ghost story based on true events came from. So I figured I’d share the origins of the novel here in case you were curious. I’d never heard of President Franklin Pierce. Why would I have? A one-term administration. A leader whose inaction set the course toward civil war. A slice of American history that even historians haven’t bothered with much. What drew me to write The Residence wasn’t the history, nor was it setting a ghost story in the most famous house in the […] - [THE RESIDENCE - Coming September 1](https://andrewpyper.com/2020/02/the-residence-coming-september-1/) - [THE RESIDENCE - Cover Reveal!](https://andrewpyper.com/2020/02/the-residence-cover-reveal/): Okay, so it’s already on the internets which means there’s not much of a ta-da! factor here, but nevertheless wanted to share the cover design of my new novel, The Residence. Coming September 1 with Simon & Schuster Canada and Gallery Books/Skybound in the US. Much more news of all types to come. - [THE RESIDENCE - TV News!!](https://andrewpyper.com/2020/02/the-residence-tv-news/): I GOT SOME NEWS! My forthcoming novel, The Residence, a ghost story based on true events set in the White House, is being developed as a hybrid documentary-fiction series for TV with Robert Kirkman’s (The Walking Dead) company Skybound Entertainment and RadicalMedia. Story in The Hollywood Reporter here: The Residence – The Hollywood Reporter - [THE RESIDENCE](https://andrewpyper.com/2020/01/the-residence/): NEWS!! I have a new novel coming in September. It’s called The Residence. The Residence is a ghost story set in the Pierce Administration’s White House of the 1850s and is based on true events and correspondence. It’s a supernatural thriller that explores the extraordinary marriage between President Franklin Pierce and First Lady Jane Pierce and the personal/spiritual failings in the lead-up to the Civil War – all in the only haunted house its residents are not permitted to leave. The Residence will be published by Simon & Schuster (Skybound/Gallery) in the US, Simon & Schuster Canada, and Simon & […] - [THE HOMECOMING a Best Book of 2019](https://andrewpyper.com/2019/12/the-homecoming-a-best-book-of-2019/): Delighted that PopMatters picked The Homecoming as one of the Best Books of 2019!! I’m doubly delighted because the review was written by Scott Poole, an amazing writer in his own right (Wasteland) and the leading American scholar on horror. “Pyper has a gift for creating infinitely complex characters. We really do end up caring about these people and caught up in the mystery of what is happening to them. I think its important that any book that deals with dark themes like this, fiction or otherwise, make the death of its subjects matter and few do this as well […] - [A CRIATURA](https://andrewpyper.com/2019/11/a-criatura/): So excited to announce that A Criatura, the Portuguese translation in Brazil, will be published in January. My Brazilian publisher, DarkSide Books has brought my novels to a new and enthusiastic audience and I’m very grateful to them for their passion and artistry they bring to their gorgeous, always interesting designs. A Criatura is no exception. A Criatura – DarkSide Books - [CrimeReview on THE HOMECOMING](https://andrewpyper.com/2019/10/crimereview-on-the-homecoming/): “The Homecoming is best read in one or two sittings to maintain the feeling of increasing claustrophobia, the growing fear there’s no escape, and the dizzying realization that most of what the narrative says is true, isn’t.” — CrimeReview http://http://www.crimereview.co.uk/page.php/review/7932 - [Not News...Just Summer](https://andrewpyper.com/2019/08/not-news-just-summer/): While things have gotten rather exciting around here on the books and work front, none of it is stuff I’m permitted to announce yet. But I wanted to provide an update on my summer in any case, which has basically involved me doing everything in my power to maximize my time looking at this. - [THE HOMECOMING is a CBC Summer Read](https://andrewpyper.com/2019/07/the-homecoming-is-a-cbc-summer-read/): It’s that time of year when you lurch from your job to whatever summer holidays you’ve carved out and find yourself plagued by a single question: What do I read? Well, the CBC has a list for that. And The Homecoming is on it. Check it out here: CBC Summer Reads - [Upcoming Appearances](https://andrewpyper.com/2019/05/upcoming-appearances/): It’s early days, but I’ve received some invitation to come and talk, read or teach in places over the coming months. You can check out changes on the Readings & Appearances page. If you see that I’m barreling into your town it would be great to see you, meet you, or field your questions about pretty damn near anything. - [Me and The Homecoming on The Morning Show!](https://andrewpyper.com/2019/04/me-and-the-homecoming-on-the-morning-show/): Talking The Homecoming, handling big plot twists, teasing the TV adaptation of the novel, and how hot showers help fend off writer’s block…all on The Morning Show! Global Morning Show – The Homecoming - [National Bestseller!](https://andrewpyper.com/2019/03/national-bestseller/): Whoa. Bowled over to be able to say that The Homecoming is a National Bestseller in Canada its first week out! It’s at the #4 spot on the fiction list in both the Toronto Star and Globe and Mail. Massive thanks to all who read and bought and nudged friends and others to do the same. Drinks on me! - [The Homecoming in The Globe and Mail](https://andrewpyper.com/2019/02/the-homecoming-in-the-globe-and-mail/): The Homecoming‘s first newspaper review is in The Globe and Mail, and it’s terrific! “One assumes the book was written beneath a full moon…Pyper’s petrifying imagination comes through in the details…The Homecoming creates a battle between the reader’s faith in what they know about their own histories and the leery possibility of treachery emerging out of nowhere. Pyper’s craftsmanship knows no limit when it comes to making the reader confront their own inescapable fears.” I’d link to the full review but it requires a subscription. By all means please check it out if you have one! - [Starred Review in Publishers Weekly!](https://andrewpyper.com/2019/02/starred-review-in-publishers-weekly/): Here’s an exciting way to start the day: The Homecoming has been given a Starred Review in Publishers Weekly. The Homecoming – Publishers Weekly - [Booklist Gives THE HOMECOMING a Starred Review](https://andrewpyper.com/2019/02/booklist-gives-the-homecoming-a-starred-review/) - [THE HOMECOMING - A CBC Pick for February](https://andrewpyper.com/2019/02/the-homecoming-a-cbc-pick-for-february/): Once again I find myself in hearty agreement with the CBC, this time on their selection of The Homecoming among eight new books you ought to read this month. Check out the list here: Eight Books to Read in February - [THE HOMECOMING on the CBC's Must Read List](https://andrewpyper.com/2019/01/the-homecoming-on-the-cbcs-must-read-list/): Wow! Another list of recommended books to read in 2019 has come out with The Homecoming on it, which of course makes it a very fine and accurate list indeed! This one comes from the CBC, our national broadcaster and supporter of all things bookish, which gladdens my heart all the more. Check out the whole list here: CBC List of Books to Read in 2019 - [THE HOMECOMING - Toronto Star Top 20 Pick to Read for 2019!](https://andrewpyper.com/2019/01/the-homecoming-toronto-star-top-20-pick-to-read-for-2019/): It’s exciting to know that book people – the ones who read and review for a living – are looking forward to something new from you. As is the case of Deborah Dundas, Books Editor at the Toronto Star. Here’s the Star’s list of the Top 20 Picks to Read in 2019. Toronto Star – Top 20 Reading Picks for 2019 - [THE HOMECOMING - Buzziest for 2019](https://andrewpyper.com/2019/01/the-homecoming-buzziest-for-2019/): Happy New Year! Back from an amazing, friend and family-filled holidays to work, stuff I neglected and tried to forget about from the past several weeks, more work…but also some great news. Chatelaine Magazine has selected The Homecoming among its Buzziest Books for 2019! Chatelaine – Buzziest Books of 2019 - [THE HOMECOMING - Lisa Gabriele](https://andrewpyper.com/2018/11/the-homecoming-lisa-gabriele/): The publication of The Homecoming is only a little more than three months away! The lead-up to a book appearing in the world is always a strange way of experiencing time. It’s forever away…forever…then suddenly it’s TOMORROW. I’m excited about this one in particular because it touches on some issues that are important to me (and all of us, I think). I wanted to write a psychological thriller about family that also said something about larger issues, both of political and personal dimensions. Part of the run-up to Publication Day (if you’re lucky) is seeing the blurbs that will appear […] - [THE HOMECOMING Cover Reveal!](https://andrewpyper.com/2018/09/the-homecoming-cover-reveal/): Here it is! The cover for my new novel, The Homecoming! It’s out everywhere in the English-speaking world February 26, 2019. But pre-ordering totally allowed. Wise, in fact.   - [THE HOMECOMING Cover Teaser!](https://andrewpyper.com/2018/09/the-homecoming-cover-teaser/): My new novel HOMECOMING is out in February, but because I am too excited and don’t want to wait that long to share it with you, I’ll be revealing the cover NEXT TUESDAY! So check back in on Sept.25 for the whole razzmatazz. But…because I’m already having trouble keeping the cover to myself, here is a little teaser for you to enjoy! - [10 Must-Read Authors If You Like Stephen King](https://andrewpyper.com/2018/05/10-must-read-authors-if-you-like-stephen-king/): Delighted to see myself among other ass-kicking writers on a Barnes & Noble list recommending ten writers to read if you dig the King. Check it out: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/blog/10-must-read-authors-for-stephen-king-fans/ - [Workshop Alert!](https://andrewpyper.com/2017/12/workshop-alert/): I’m teaching a workshop in Toronto this February. It’s called “Power of the Pitch” and it’s all about how to make your idea for a story – something we often wrongly assume to be fixed – as strong as it can be. In the process, we will produce three documents that are increasingly crucial to finding success in publication: the outline, the verbal pitch script, and the cover letter. Power of the Pitch Workshop - [Dalnavert House](https://andrewpyper.com/2017/09/dalnavert-house/): Had a day of events in Winnipeg and had a great time. The capper, though, was a night reading at the historical Dalnavert House downtown. In the attic. And the place is haunted through and through. Great vibe for a scary story. (Check the place out next time you’re in The Peg).   - [What I Did On My Summer Vacation](https://andrewpyper.com/2017/08/what-i-did-on-my-summer-vacation/) - [The Next Chapter](https://andrewpyper.com/2017/06/the-next-chapter/): Shelagh Rogers is a brilliant interviewer. Warm, open, casually conversational, she also goes to places in the book – and opens up her subjects – that are unexpected and rich. It’s why she’s the best in the business. Here’s my interview with Shelagh for CBC Radio One’s The Next Chapter talking about The Only Child. All bumbling and mumbling are my own. The Next Chapter – CBC Radio - [THE ONLY CHILD is a National Bestseller!](https://andrewpyper.com/2017/06/the-only-child-is-a-national-bestseller/): Thanks so much to all who’ve helped make The Only Child a bestseller here in Canada. It means a lot to know there are people out there who are interested in reading a new book of mine based on their reading of previous books. It also means a lot to know that some of you are newbies who heard about it – or maybe just saw it on a bookstore shelf – and thought “I’ll give that spooky-looking number a try.” Virtual champagne all round!   - [The Only Child in the Toronto Star](https://andrewpyper.com/2017/05/the-only-child-in-the-toronto-star/): Wanted to share a feature review of The Only Child in today’s Toronto Star. It makes it sound like the kind of book I’d most definitely want to read. If I didn’t already know the story. And knew where all the ideas came from. And the research the author did. And hadn’t written it myself. “Pyper upends genre conventions once again…a high-concept dark fantasy novel. Lily’s journeys with a monster who inspired the very literary tradition Pyper so skilfully exploits provides…a satisfying confrontation with darkness, both personal and mythological, that readers expect from the best horror.” — Toronto Star The Only […] - [The Only Child...is BORN!](https://andrewpyper.com/2017/05/the-only-child-is-born/): Okay, so maybe I’m leaning a little too hard on the birth/children metaphors here, but when you’ve written a novel called The Only Child and it’s now out in stores, it’s pretty hard to resist. If you like the gothic, or existential thrillers, or Frankenstein or Dracula or Jekyll & Hyde, or a spooky beach/dock/sofa read regardless of its category…The Only Child is for you! Hope you get a kick out of it. - [Appearances](https://andrewpyper.com/2017/05/appearances/): I’ve made some updates to the Appearances page here, so check it out and come on by, wherever that may be. There will be more such dates and details to come soon… - [It's Here!](https://andrewpyper.com/2017/05/its-here/): The first finished copy!! The Only Child is out May 23.   - [THE ONLY CHILD is Librarians' #1 Great New Read Pick!](https://andrewpyper.com/2017/04/the-only-child-is-librarians-1-great-new-read-pick/): So grateful to see this news: Canadian librarians have voted on their Top Ten international picks for May’s Great New Reads, and The Only Child came out at #1! Check out the whole list here: Great New Reads for May 2017 - [Megan Abbott on THE ONLY CHILD](https://andrewpyper.com/2017/02/megan-abbott-on-the-only-child/): I’m a big-time fan of Megan Abbott’s novels. I see them as stories about obsession and obsessiveness that are, in themselves, energized by obsession and obsessiveness. Genuine psychological thrillers, in other words. It’s why I’m so chuffed that she has kind words to say about The Only Child! “Andrew Pyper has concocted a darkly entrancing tale that sweeps you off your feet from its first pages. Filled with deliriously clever nods to the grand Gothic tradition, The Only Child is also fiercely original, wildly provocative and utterly satisfying, beginning to end.” — Megan Abbott, bestselling author of The Fever and […] - [Email List](https://andrewpyper.com/2017/02/email-list/): I’ve acquired a new email address with the intent of compiling a list of people who’d like to receive any newsletters, notices, and other god-knows-what from me down the line. There may also be contests! If you’re interested, send me an email at: andrewpyperauthor@gmail.com Thanks! - [Ami McKay on THE ONLY CHILD](https://andrewpyper.com/2017/01/ami-mckay-on-the-only-child/): Over the holidays, I’ve been getting some early reader responses to my new book, The Only Child, and it’s been cause for gratitude on top of the usual causes for gratitude. Here’s a first comment I’d like to share, from the amazing Ami McKay, a writer whose gothic tastes merge with my own: “In The Only Child, Andrew Pyper has delivered a seductive gothic thriller for the modern age. Crafted with dark intrigue and cinematic drive, this mesmerizing journey into the heart of a monster is, at once, compelling, eerie and brilliantly satisfying.” – Ami McKay, author of The Birth […] - [Cover Reveal!!](https://andrewpyper.com/2016/12/cover-reveal/): Here it is! The cover for The Only Child. I hope you like it along with the words inside it, the latter available June 7, 2017. - [From the Archives](https://andrewpyper.com/2016/10/from-the-archives/): I was cleaning out my daughter’s closet the other day (six years after throwing a stack of boxes in there on moving day) and found a treasure trove of photos. Here’s one I’d like to share: signing copies of my first book, Kiss Me, a collection of short stories, at the Eden Mills Literary Festival, 1996. I remember I read immediately before Michael Ondaatje, and because of him, there were several hundred people in the audience. The event was (and is) held outdoors. It felt like I was opening for Hendrix at Woodstock. - [The Only Child](https://andrewpyper.com/2016/08/the-only-child/): Okay, so I’ve got some news. Not necessarily earth-shattering, unless of course it’s the earth under the house in which I write this, which feels like it’s trembling, ever so slightly. After thinking about it for some years, writing it over another year, then editing the bejesus out of it, followed by a long debate over its title…my new book is finished(ish)!! The title? The Only Child. When’s it out? It will be published on June 1 in Canada and the U.S. by Simon & Schuster Canada and Simon & Schuster, respectively. It will come out with Orion in the […] - [Os Condenados](https://andrewpyper.com/2016/06/os-condenados/): My Brazilian publisher, DarkSide Books, did an amazing job in so many ways when they brought out The Demonologist. Among their notable talents is the original design concepts they bring to their books. Now their edition of The Damned – Os Condenados – is coming out next week and for the layout they commissioned Ramon Rodrigues to do original cut prints for the front and back spreads. Here’s a video of the artist creating the prints, and how they look in the book. Gorgeous.   - [Make Me Read](https://andrewpyper.com/2016/06/make-me-read/): This is funny. I, along with a number of other authors, taped segments for a web series called “Make Me Read,” where the writers try to convince young comedians to read their book. Here’s my segment: - [The Damned - Os Condenados - is Coming to Brazil!](https://andrewpyper.com/2016/05/the-damned-os-condenados-is-coming-to-brazil/): My amazing Brazilian publisher, DarkSide Books, is publishing their edition of The Damned (Os Condenados) in June and I have to say it looks like they’ve done another great job of it.  Here’s the posts to the book trailer, info page, and the author pic they’ve done (I personally like the way hell’s fire warms my cheek). Os Condenados – Publisher’s Info Page - [Biology of Story](https://andrewpyper.com/2016/04/biology-of-story/): A while back I did a wide-ranging interview with the screenwriter and professor Amnon Buchbinder for his massive, collective online project about narrative called The Biology of Story.  The whole project is now up and available now, and you should check it out.  My page is here (at the link), but you can easily navigate to other topics, people, tips and approaches not only to novels and written stories but TV and filmmaking. The Biology of Story - [Hell: A Survivor's Guide](https://andrewpyper.com/2016/02/hell-a-survivors-guide/): I participated in a documentary airing on Vision TV (and elsewhere) titled Hell: A Survivor’s Guide. Here’s a clip: Hell: A Survivor’s Guide - [They're (almost) here!](https://andrewpyper.com/2016/02/theyre-almost-here/): Came home from vacation to find these beauties! (The paperback edition of The Damned is out in Canada and the U.S. on Feb. 9). - [Cover Reveal! Paperback of THE DAMNED](https://andrewpyper.com/2015/11/cover-reveal-paperback-of-the-damned/): Here’s the trade paperback cover design of The Damned that Simon & Schuster has come up with for Canada and the U.S.  I really like it.  But then again, I’m the sort who can stare into a fire for hours, seeing faces and figures jump out from the flames.  Which makes this cover a treat both for those pondering the underworld and pyros. - [Walk Down Memory Desk Lane...](https://andrewpyper.com/2015/10/walk-down-memory-desk-lane/): Finally going through the nest of stuff in my office’s cubbyhole and came across a photo of me at the desk where I wrote The Wildfire Season. This was in the summer of 2004, in a 12×12 apartment (room? closet?) we rented in the Log Skyscraper (google it to see) in downtown Whitehorse, Yukon.  An amazing summer: paddled down the Yukon River, wrote a book, proposed marriage.  Best of my life, come to think of it. - [The Demonologist a Horror Must-Read](https://andrewpyper.com/2015/07/the-demonologist-a-horror-must-read/): I like lists.  Best Ofs and Most Oftens and Worst Evers.  They don’t necessarily bear great meaning, but they provoke conversation, and the creation of more lists. The Demonologist made a list the other day, so naturally I thought I’d share the news (and perhaps provoke conversation).  The BuzzFeed Community voted on and created “23 Under-rated Horror Novels You Have to Read ASAP.”  Check it out and see what you think. 23 Underrated Horror Novels You Have to Read ASAP - [The Damned in The New York Times!](https://andrewpyper.com/2015/05/the-damned-in-the-new-york-times/): I’m honored to see The Damned right next to Clive Barker’s new book in Terrence Rafferty’s roundup of recent horror novels in The New York Times. “Smart, inventive….this is what demons—living or otherwise, human or not—do best: they mesmerize, they seduce, they stop us in our tracks.” — New York Times Book Review Check out the whole piece here: The Damned – The New York Times review - [NOW Magazine cover!](https://andrewpyper.com/2015/04/now-magazine-cover/): NOW Magazine, the alternative culture bible of my town, Toronto, has been around a long time.  And this week, my bloody mug is on the cover! It’s an honest-to-god thrill, as is the idea that tomorrow morning, the good people of Toronto will be looking at my face and wondering “What’s with that guy?” NOW Magazine – Cover Profile - [The Daily Mail (UK) on THE DAMNED](https://andrewpyper.com/2015/03/the-daily-mail-uk-on-the-damned/): The Damned has just been published in the UK and here’s a particularly nice notice I wanted to share from the Daily Mail: “An intense and satisfying supernatural story…The novel underlines Pyper’s growing reputation as one of the most talented successors to the inimitable Stephen King…Creeping dread infuses every page.” – Daily Mail (UK) The Damned – Daily Mail (UK) - [USA Today gives THE DAMNED 3.5 stars out of 4!](https://andrewpyper.com/2015/03/usa-today-gives-the-damned-3-5-stars-out-of-4/): So thrilled to see USA Today give The Damned a damned great review in today’s issue! “Damned scary…As well-written as it is chill-inducing…The more terrifying and unnerving aspects of the novel – and there are many – are just as important as the human element.” — Brian Truitt, USA Today The Damned – USA Today - [The Damned - Canadian Bestseller!](https://andrewpyper.com/2015/02/the-damned-canadian-bestseller/): The Damned has made its way onto the Globe and Mail Canadian bestseller list in its first week out!  (It’s at #7 overall, and #1 among hardcovers). Very grateful to y’all! - [The Damned - A Rave in the Globe and Mail!](https://andrewpyper.com/2015/02/the-damned-a-rave-in-the-globe-and-mail/): In its first major newspaper review, I’m thrilled to say that The Damned gets a rave in The Globe and Mail (one of Canada’s two national newspapers)! “Pyper has more than mastered the art of the profluent plot and The Damned guarantees many sleepless nights…will get your heart racing without insulting your intelligence.  A brilliant conceit…”  — The Globe and Mail Check out the whole review by Sara O’Leary here: The Damned – Review in The Globe and Mail - [The Damned - Book Trailer](https://andrewpyper.com/2015/02/the-damned-book-trailer/): Check out the book trailer S&S put together for The Damned! - [Publication Day for THE DAMNED!!](https://andrewpyper.com/2015/02/publication-day-for-the-damned/): It’s Publication Day for my latest, and I’m excited for all the reasons you’d expect. But mostly, I’m looking forward to hearing – in person, online, one way or another – what you think of it.  It’s a book I’m particularly proud of (can a parent say that without hurting the feelings of his other children?  No?  Then I just whispered it). If you’re interested in where the novel came from, creatively speaking, here’s a covers-all-the-bases interview from the excellent blog 49th Shelf: THE DAMNED Interview – 49th Shelf - [The National Post Asks a Question](https://andrewpyper.com/2015/02/the-national-post-asks-a-question/): Over the weekend, the National Post published a full profile of me and The Damned written by the very skilled Alex Huls.  The piece asks if I’m the “next Stephen King,” and while the answer to that is simple – no, there can only be one Stephen King! – it’s a smart piece that’s definitely worth a read if you’re interested in the new book. Also, definitely click on the video that’s halfway down (and endure the 30-second ad) to see me and fellow thrillerist Nick Cutter do an affectionate takedown of each other’s work. National Post – Is Andrew […] - [THE DAMNED an Amazon 10 Best of the Month Pick!](https://andrewpyper.com/2015/02/the-damned-an-amazon-10-best-of-the-month-pick/): February is here and brings the news that Amazon.ca has chosen The Damned to be one of their 10 Best New Books of the Month! Check out the list, and if so inclined, pre-order the one with the scary-looking girl on the cover. Amazon Picks THE DAMNED as 10 Best of February - [ASH IS IN THE (my) HOUSE!](https://andrewpyper.com/2015/01/ash-is-in-the-my-house/): Came home from a week away teaching in Colorado to find the first, hot-off-the-press, for reals edition of The Damned! And you can bring this seemingly harmless document into your own home on February 10… - [The Damned Movie News!](https://andrewpyper.com/2014/12/the-damned-movie-news/): I’m so thrilled to share the announcement that The Damned has taken its first step toward the movies!  The film rights to the novel have been acquired by Legendary Pictures, a studio that has made some of my favorite movies of the last decade or so. Couldn’t be happier about where my nasty little offspring found a home. Variety – Legendary Options The Damned - [The Damned in Publishers Weekly](https://andrewpyper.com/2014/12/the-damned-in-publishers-weekly/): “In this literate supernatural thriller…as in the best horror, Pyper’s keen eye for the quotidian makes the fantastic feel plausible.” — Publishers Weekly - [Aww!](https://andrewpyper.com/2014/12/aww/): Look at all the little baby Demonologists!  (They will toddle off into the world – only in Canada – on December 30).   - [Me and Sarah](https://andrewpyper.com/2014/10/me-and-sarah/): Thought I’d share a pic of me and my brilliant editor at Simon & Schuster, Sarah Knight, taken last night after an event at the International Festival of Authors in Toronto.  (We don’t smile like that when taking kicks at first drafts, I can tell you). - [Marcus Sakey on The Damned](https://andrewpyper.com/2014/10/marcus-sakey-on-the-damned/): And another writer I think is great – Marcus Sakey in this case – has something nice to say about The Damned! “It’s an uncommon novel that moves a reader, and a rare one that frightens them, but only the most extraordinary accomplish both at the same time. Enter The Damned, a tour de force that sinks sticky claws into the soft dark places in your psyche—and refuses to let go, no matter how you squirm.” — Marcus Sakey, author of The Blade Itself and the Brilliance Saga - [...and another!](https://andrewpyper.com/2014/10/and-another/): Wow.  Got another recommendation for The Damned today by a writer I really admire, in this case Jennifer McMahon: “Prepare yourself for a sleepless night or two once you’ve settled in with this smart, suspenseful and absolutely terrifying book that takes the bad seed concept to a whole new level.   Pyper has the unique ability to take us to the darkest places and convince us that the things we find there are not only entirely possible and real, but that we might just take some piece of them back with us once we close the cover and turn out the […] - [The Damned gets a thumbs up](https://andrewpyper.com/2014/10/948/): Got a great endorsement from author Lauren Beukes for The Damned today! (If you haven’t read Lauren’s scary, super-smart The Shining Girls or Broken Monsters, you really should.  Her writing is insightful, often funny, and her scares are wonderfully weird and dark as the inside of a cow.  Big fan). “Pyper is a master architect of dread…Compulsive and nerve-jangling, The Damned is a story about personal hells and the relationships that haunt us.” – Lauren Beukes, author of The Shining Girls and Broken Monsters - [A Boozy Toronto Walkabout](https://andrewpyper.com/2014/10/a-boozy-toronto-walkabout/): Over at the BlogTO site, I take a visiting writer on a day out in my hometown of Toronto. Plus some of my other beloved Toronto places and things to do. It’s kind of my own personal mini Lonely Planet guide. Tour of Toronto - [The Damned - Teaser](https://andrewpyper.com/2014/10/the-damned-teaser/): If you’re a member on Wattpad, or are thinking of becoming one, or you’ve never heard of it but you like the idea of reading free stuff, there’s a teaser chapter from my forthcoming novel, The Damned, up there now.  Go on.  Be teased! The Damned – Wattpad Teaser - [Reading Horror, Then and Now](https://andrewpyper.com/2014/09/reading-horror-then-and-now/): Over at the Mulholland Books site, where they’re hosting a slew of great guest bloggers, I’ve written a thing about the differences between reading scary stories as a kid and reading them now. Reading Horror, Then and Now - [THE DAMNED](https://andrewpyper.com/2014/08/the-damned/): The new book has a title – The Damned – and a cover too.  Both took a while to get right, but I gotta say, they feel like a perfect match right now. (The Damned is out February 2015 in the US and Canada, and March 2015 in the UK). - [Demons Take New York!](https://andrewpyper.com/2014/07/demons-take-new-york/): There’s surprises…and then there’s SURPRISES! When The Demonologist was announced as a finalist for the International Thriller Writers Award for Best Hardcover Novel I took it as an enormous honor in itself, and never thought I stood any real chance of winning.  Why would I?  My fellow nominees were Lisa Gardner, Lee Child, Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child, Linda Castillo, my fellow Canuck and friend Owen Laukkanen and Stephen King.  With a field like that, I was more than happy to just be a shoulder rubber. Then, this weekend, I went down to New York for the awards banquet at […] - [Lost Girls Makes You Proud to be Canadian](https://andrewpyper.com/2014/06/lost-girls-makes-you-proud-to-be-canadian/): Over at the CBC Books website, in honour of Canada Day, they’ve compiled a list of the all-time 100 Novels That Make You Proud To Be Canadian.  And guess what?  My first novel, Lost Girls is on it! Aside from the terrific honour at having my book on the list with The Greats, I’m proud in a slightly different way. It’s the feeling that my story – a made-up thing about ghosts and a cokehead lawyer and a monstrous Lady of the Lake who pulls swimmers down into a lake’s depths – has entered people’s consciousness in unexpected and reality-reshaping […] - [The Demonologist on the Sunburst shortlist](https://andrewpyper.com/2014/06/the-demonologist-on-the-sunburst-shortlist/): Just saw that The Demonologist is on the shortlist for the Sunburst Award! And this as the sun actually appeared outside the window. Coincidence? Obviously not. The Sunburst Award acknowledges excellence for Canadian literature of the fantastic.  My thanks to the Sunburst association and the jury, as well as congratulations to my fellow nominees, including the wonderful Nalo Hopkinson and Guy Gavriel Kay. Sunburst Award shortlist - [The Demonologist a Finalist for the Shirley Jackson Award](https://andrewpyper.com/2014/05/the-demonologist-a-finalist-for-the-shirley-jackson-award/): Shirley Jackson is the sweetest when it comes to sourness, a shining light in the darkness field. Have you read “The Lottery” or The Haunting of Hill House or We Have Always Lived in the Castle? No?  You must. I’m not kidding. Quit your job, file for divorce, barricade yourself inside a storage locker – do whatever you need to do to read her. As you can see, I’m an admirer. Shirley Jackson, the late American writer of literary horror, subtle psychological thrillers and weird tales, has a prize named after her.  In honour of her accomplishments, the prizes are […] - [The Demonologist a Finalist for ITW Best Novel Award](https://andrewpyper.com/2014/04/the-demonologist-a-finalist-for-itw-best-novel-award/): I learned today that The Demonologist is a finalist for the 2014 International Thriller Writers Award for Best Novel.  Mondays don’t typically come with such pretty bows tied on them, gotta say. So honored to be on a shortlist with amazing writers like Linda Castillo, Lee Child, Lisa Gardner, (fellow Canuck) Owen Laukkanen, Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child, and…Stephen freakin King. - [The Demonologist Makes It 9 Weeks](https://andrewpyper.com/2014/03/the-demonologist-makes-it-9-weeks/): Returned home from the Dark Side Tour appearances in Calgary, Vancouver and Ottawa (all great fun) to see The Demonologist paperback on the Globe and Mail’s bestseller list for a 9th week (in the #9 spot). Scary nice.  And I’m frightfully grateful.  (Forgive me). - [LIBRIS Longlist](https://andrewpyper.com/2014/03/libris-longlist/): I’m honoured to see today that I’ve been longlisted along with a number of other amazing Canadian authors for the LIBRIS Awards Author of the Year.  And that’s not all!  The Demonologist has been similarly nominated for Fiction Book of the Year. Well thank you, colleagues.  And thank you, 2013.  You were quite a year. - [8 Weeks Straight for The Demonologist on the Globe and Mail Bestseller List!](https://andrewpyper.com/2014/03/8-weeks-straight-for-the-demonologist-on-the-globe-and-mail-bestseller-list/): That headline about says it all for today’s news.  (I think I could write for a newspaper, but I’d be terrible at making up the headlines.  I’d either rely too heavily on puns, or flat-as-a-pancake statements of the kind above.  A road wisely not traveled). Anyway, thanks you devils. ## Pages - [Exiles](https://andrewpyper.com/exiles/): “A propulsive gasp of a novel” —Clay McLeod Chapman, author of Wake Up and Open Your Eyes “I couldn’t put it down until the last twisting page” —Simone St. James, author of Murder Road “This brilliant novel reminds us that sometimes the monster to be most afraid of is lurking, just out of sight, in our own pasts” —Rachel Eve Moulton, author of Tantrum  “If reading with one hand over your mouth is your thing, this is the book for you” —Gus Moreno, author of This Thing Between Us “A locked-room mystery set in the near future…. A fast and riveting read.” —CrimeReads “This […] - [William](https://andrewpyper.com/william/): Psychological horror meets cyber noir in this delicious, one-sitting read—a haunted house story in which the haunting is by AI. She asked me what I was. I showed her. Henry is a brilliant engineer who, after untold hours spent in his home laboratory, has achieved the discovery of his career—he has created artificially intelligent consciousness. He calls the half-formed robot William. No one knows about William. Henry’s agoraphobia keeps him inside the house, and his fixation on William keeps him up in the attic, away from everyone, including his pregnant wife, Lily. When Lily’s coworkers show up one day, wanting […] - [The Residence](https://andrewpyper.com/backlist/the-residence/): In this terrifying ghost story based on true events, the President’s late son haunts the White House, threatening all who live in it—and the divided America beyond its walls. The year is 1853. President-elect Franklin Pierce is traveling with his family to Washington, DC, when tragedy strikes. In an instant, their train runs off the rails, violently flinging passengers about the cabin. When the great iron machine finally comes to rest, the only casualty is the Pierces’ son, Bennie. The loss sends First Lady Jane Pierce into mourning, and casts Franklin’s presidency under a pall of sorrow and grief. As […] - [The Homecoming](https://andrewpyper.com/backlist/the-homecoming/): NATIONAL BESTSELLER A BEST BOOK OF 2019 (Pop Matters) “Brilliant thriller…readers will be invested in the thoughtfully constructed characters.” — Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) “One assumes the book was written beneath a full moon…The Homecoming creates a battle between the reader’s faith in what they know about their own histories and the leery possibility of treachery emerging out of nowhere. Pyper’s craftsmanship knows no limit when it comes to making the reader confront their own inescapable fears.” — The Globe and Mail “Weird, wonderful, audacious…Brilliantly constructed and absolutely mesmerizing, this could very well be [Pyper’s] best book yet.” — Booklist […] - [The Only Child](https://andrewpyper.com/backlist/the-only-child/): THE #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER! The #1 internationally bestselling author of The Demonologist radically reimagines the origins of gothic literature’s founding masterpieces – Frankenstein, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and Dracula – in a contemporary novel driven by relentless suspense and surprising emotion. This is the story of a man who may be the world’s one real-life monster, and the only woman who has a chance of finding him. As a forensic psychiatrist at New York’s leading institution of its kind, Dr. Lily Dominick has evaluated the mental states of some of the country’s most dangerous psychotics. But the strangely compelling client she […] - [The Damned - TVO Interview](https://andrewpyper.com/interviews/the-damned-tvo-interview/): The Damned, Writing New Myths, and the Post-Genre World, from July 27, 2015. Watch the interview here. - [The Damned](https://andrewpyper.com/backlist/the-damned/):   “3.5 stars out of 4.  Damned scary…As well-written as it is chill-inducing…The more terrifying and unnerving aspects of the novel – and there are many – are just as important as the human element.” – Brian Truitt, USA Today “Smart, inventive….this is what demons—living or otherwise, human or not—do best: they mesmerize, they seduce, they stop us in our tracks.” — Terrence Rafferty, New York Times Book Review “Pyper is a master architect of dread…Compulsive and nerve-jangling, The Damned is a story about personal hells and the relationships that haunt us.” —Lauren Beukes, author of The Shining Girls and […] - [The Demonologist - CBC Radio Interview](https://andrewpyper.com/interviews/the-demonologist-cbc-radio-interview/): This is an interview for CBC Radio’s Sunday Edition. Click here to listen to the podcast. - [The Demonologist: National Post, March 2, 2013](https://andrewpyper.com/interviews/the-demonologist-national-post-march-2-2013/): Click to read the National Post interview about The Demonologist - [The Demonologist](https://andrewpyper.com/backlist/the-demonologist/): A spellbinding literary horror story in which a Columbia professor must use his knowledge of demonic mythology to rescue his daughter from the Underworld. Professor David Ullman’s expertise in the literature of the demonic—notably Milton’s Paradise Lost—has won him wide acclaim. But David is not a believer. One afternoon he receives a visitor at his campus office, a strikingly thin woman who offers him an invitation: travel to Venice, Italy, witness a “phenomenon,” and offer his professional opinion, in return for an extravagant sum of money. Needing a fresh start, David accepts and heads to Italy with his beloved twelve year-old […] - [Contact](https://andrewpyper.com/contact/): MEDIA AND EVENTS Canada Natasha Tsakiris Penguin Random House Canada ntsakiris@penguinrandomhouse.com USA Kristen Bianco Putnam 212 366 2532 kbianco@penguinrandomhouse.com UK Corinna Zifko, Baskerville/John Murray Press Corinna.Zifko@johnmurraypress.co.uk BOOK RIGHTS Kirby Kim Janklow & Nesbit 285 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10017 (212) 421 1700 kkim@janklow.com FILM/TV (BOOK RIGHTS) AND SCREENWRITING Jason Richman UTA 9336 Civic Center Drive Beverly Hills, CA 90210 Tel: (310) 273 6700   - [The Guardians](https://andrewpyper.com/backlist/the-guardians/): Buy The Guardians: Amazon.ca Chapters Indigo Amazon.com Amazon.co.uk “Initially employing a quiet, confiding tone, Pyper reveals his skill with pacing as the story takes on the speed of a midnight dash through a graveyard…This is a page-turner that will make your heart pound.  You’ve been warned.” – The Globe and Mail “Everything you could ask for in a thriller. It’s psychologically unnerving, moves like a bullet, and is fraught with so much tension you might crack a tooth reading it. Outstanding in every way.” – Dennis Lehane, author of Mystic River “Ambitious…With a well-executed dual narrative, both past and present, strong […] - [The Wildfire Season](https://andrewpyper.com/backlist/the-wildfire-season/): “Stampeding narrative urgency…A fierce morality tale.” — The New York Times “Pyper is the Great White North’s answer to America’s Michael Connelly.  The big difference between the two?  1)  Connelly has written eight times as many books, and 2) Pyper’s new novel is better than most of them…With “The Wildfire Season,” Pyper takes a lit match to the emo-thriller formula and sends it up in smoke faster than flash paper…Literate, raw…searingly poetic.  He succeeds in tracing the life-span and aftermath of tragedy…plumbing depths not normally explored in your average mystery novel.” — San Diego Union-Tribune “Excellent pacing and credible characters…Pyper […] - [The Trade Mission](https://andrewpyper.com/backlist/the-trade-mission/): The Trade Mission has been selected as a Top Ten Best Books of the Year by The Toronto Star The Trade Mission is Andrew Pyper’s much-anticipated second novel. It was published in Canada by HarperFlamingo and in the U.K. by Macmillan in 2002, and in the United States by Scribner and elsewhere in early 2003. The Trade Mission follows Wallace and Bates, two twenty-four year old overnight millionaires on their journey to Brazil — one that starts in the name of globalized business, and ends in a terrifying struggle for individual survival. “[The Trade Mission] is a sombre portrait of […] - [Kiss Me](https://andrewpyper.com/backlist/kiss-me/): “Kiss Me” she said, the strawberry gum lurking in her molars. Love, was that it? Was that the feeling that moistened the eyes, sent gentle currents through the discs of the spine? No, not love, just a kiss outside the Stratford Arena in December, the Junior B team playin their Friday night game imside. Fourteen years old and nowhere else to go to stay warm. The smell of Cherry Chap-Stick and father-borrowed splashes of Lectricshave on the collar. Giant snowflakes whispering around us, confetti clinging to eyelashes. No love but definitely something close.” –Excerpted from Kiss Me Kiss Me is […] - [Lost Girls](https://andrewpyper.com/backlist/lost-girls/): “Dead or alive something happened to them, and now all that’s left is Laird’s collected bits and pieces, a wrinkled envelope marked SOUVENIRS. Their handwriting speaks in my ear as I read it. The hair glints as though the sull light of the desk lamp is instead the brilliant luster of an afternoon sun. The bracelet warmed by an imagined wrist, its delicate pulses of blood. Here and then not here. Disappeared. taken from the world but not understandably, without motive or reason or story. To disappear is not to be denied an ending to yourself, the one gift that […] - [Backlist](https://andrewpyper.com/backlist/) - [Buy the Books](https://andrewpyper.com/buy-the-books/): Andrew’s work is available for sale at the following online retailers. To purchase online, click on the appropriate link below: Penguin Random House (Mason Coile) Amazon.com Amazon.ca Amazon.co.uk Barnes & Noble Chapters Indigo Indiebound For the audiobook version of The Damned, follow the link or listen to an excerpt below: Audible | iTunes link coming soon For the audiobook version of The Demonologist, follow the link below: Audible - [Toronto Star, May 1999](https://andrewpyper.com/interviews/toronto-star-may-1999/): Rising Star hopes to score with first novel by Daphne Gordon, The Toronto Star Andrew Pyper is a big hockey fan, the kind who can’t keep his eye from wandering over to the TV when there’s a game on. A goal against the Maple Leafs causes him throw a few mild curses into the conversation, then pick up where he left off, still shaking his head. Pyper, 31, who knows the bartender at the Brass Taps by name and whose regular pint of Beck’s appears with just a nod of his head, seems more like a regular guy than a […] - [Quill & Quire, May 1999](https://andrewpyper.com/interviews/quill-quire-may-1999/): Man of Mystery by Derek Weiler, Quill & Quire, May 1999 Andrew Pyper’s first novel features missing children and a haunted lake — but this is no ordinary thriller. Last fall, Andrew Pyper’s life changed. In the space of one week in November, the young Toronto author’s upcoming literary thriller Lost Girls earned him not one but two substantial six-figure advances from international publishers. Freed form the financial worries that vandalize the psyches of many of his peers. Pyper is now secure in the knowledge that he need do nothing with his time but write. Not bad for a 31-year-old […] - [The Scotsman, May 2000](https://andrewpyper.com/interviews/the-scotsman-may-2000/): Ghosts in the Wilderness Andrew Pyper’s thrilliing debut adds a pinch of the supernatural to canada’s heady literary stew By Catherine Lockerbie, The Scotsman Saturday, 6 May 2000 It must be something in the water, or in the wilderness. The great empty spaces of Canada seem strangely crowded with world-class writers: Michael Ondaatje (interviewed on these pages last week), the late Robertson Davies, Alastair MacLeod, Margaret Atwood, Alice Munro, Mavis Gallant, Carol Shields, Anne Michaels. (Note, and ponder, the proportion of women). They write prose and poetry of poised accomplishment: carefully weighted words reaching toward quiet revelation. There is nothing […] - [Sunday Express, May 2000](https://andrewpyper.com/interviews/sunday-express-may-2000/): Backwoods Killings Haunt a Loner Lawyer By Zoe Dare Hall, Sunday Express, May 15, 2000 Andrew Pyper is leading the way among the bright young things of new Canadian writing. His superb debut novel – a supernatural legal drama which has drawn comparisons to Stephen King and John Grisham – has been snapped up by the film company that made Erin Brockovich and Pulp Fiction. And while Pyper entertains thoughts of Jude Law in the lead role, the 32-year-old author from Toronto is relishing his first taste of the London literary circuit. “It’s so exciting signing books, giving readings, doing […] - [Ottawa Citizen, September 2002](https://andrewpyper.com/interviews/ottawa-citizen-september-2002/): Pyper’s Encore How to follow up a wild debut? Andrew Pyper’s done it with The Trade Mission, a literary thriller that will keep you up till you’re done James Macgowan, The Ottawa Citizen Sunday, September 1, 2002 ‘Where was the pig scene?” Andrew Pyper is asked as he sits nursing a Diet Coke in a noisy, narrow, mostly empty diner, situated around the corner from his home in the Queen and Bathurst area of Toronto. He looks up, through a pair of thick, narrow-lens, very stylish glasses, nonplussed. The question, he quickly realizes, is in reference to his new novel, […] - [Ottawa Citizen, August 2003](https://andrewpyper.com/interviews/ottawa-citizen-august-2003/): The Citizen’s Weekly: Reading Between the Lines Forest fires, fighting and fiction: Andrew Pyper’s northern adventures ‘great stuff’ to write about James Macgowan The Ottawa Citizen 10 August 2003 Copyright © 2003 Ottawa Citizen ‘It was really strange,” Andrew Pyper said. Well sure. Who expects to get into a fight in a roughneck frontier town like Ross River (pop. 300), way up there in the Yukon, especially when you’re in something called the Welcome Inn lounge, the topic is hockey and you clearly look like a fancy boy from a big city? Not Pyper, even though the town’s motto is, […] - [The Killing Circle Interview, August 15, 2008](https://andrewpyper.com/interviews/the-killing-circle-interview-august-15-2008/): http://www.bookninja.com/?page_id=4392 - [Interviews](https://andrewpyper.com/interviews/) - [Biography](https://andrewpyper.com/biography/): Andrew Pyper (1968-2025) was born in Stratford, Ontario. He received a B.A. and M.A. in English Literature from McGill University, as well as a law degree from the University of Toronto. Although called to the bar in 1996, he has never practiced. His most recent novels include The Homecoming (2019), The Only Child (2017), and The Damned (2015). His 2013 novel, The Demonologist, won the International Thriller Writers Award for Best Hardcover Novel, and was a #1 bestseller in Canada and Brazil. A number of Pyper’s works have been acquired for TV or feature film. The Homecoming is being developed […] - [The Killing Circle](https://andrewpyper.com/backlist/the-killing-circle/): A New York Times Crime Novel of the Year “If Andrew Pyper scripted our collective nightmares, we’d all be dreaming and screaming like the narrator of his gorgeously written and thoroughly unnerving suspense thriller, THE KILLING CIRCLE… Taken as either a classy ghost story or the chronicle of one man’s mental breakdown, this is a terrific yarn. But in examining the universal need to define one’s self through narrative, it also explores the darker side of storytelling.” — The New York Times Book Review “Extraordinary…Powered by an ingeniously nonlinear narrative and suffused with a tone thick with dread, this is […] [comment]: # (Generated by Hostinger Tools Plugin)