Category Archives: Blog

Lock up your daughters! Butch Fatale, Dyke Dick is coming to an e-reader near you. BUTCH FATALE IS A FAST-TALKING, SKIRT-CHASING, TWO-FISTED LESBIAN PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR WITH AN INSATIABLE APPETITE FOR TWO THINGS — WOMEN AND TROUBLE. It started off easy…. Read More

Don’t get me wrong, I’m totally against women paying to chop off their labia, and have ranted extensively on the topic, all across the web. These March for Muffs protesters clearly have their heart in the right place, but I… Read More

I’m taking off into to the wild blue yonder, leaving for Texas at the crack of dawn tomorrow morning. I’ll be doing two signings, one in Austin and one in Houston. Here’s the schedule: Thursday November 3rd at 7pm I’ll… Read More

I’ll be participating in Subterranean SF’s Litanies of Noir with Sara Gran and Donna Lethal, this Thursday October 13th at 8pm. It’s an unusual event in it will take place in an undisclosed location. To get your free tickets and find… Read More

… this time, it’s personal! From organizer Eric Beetner: “Our second Noir at the Bar gathering is here! Our featured reader is none other than L.A.’s own femme fatale Christa Faust. We will be celebrating the release of her latest… Read More

Angel City Faustketeers, it’s time for the big home game. So come on over and show support for your local indy bookstore. And me too. SKYLIGHT BOOKS 1818 N. Vermont Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90027 Tel: (323) 660-1175

The panel line-up for B-con 2011 has been posted. Here’s what I’ll be up to: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 8:30 A.M. – 9:30 A.M. WOMAN TROUBLE-Landmark 1,2,3 Crime fiction is rife with ‘bad girl’ characters. Russel McLean (M), Lori G. Armstrong,… Read More

A reviewer recently accused me of creating a “Mary Sue” character in my Supernatural tie-in COYOTE’S KISS. For those who don’t know what that means, a “Mary Sue” is a too-perfect wish-fulfillment character that represents the author’s own idealized persona…. Read More

Right, Harrogate. First, the town. We arrived by train on Thursday afternoon, and walked from the station to the hotel. It’s a cute little town. So cute, in fact that there were times when I felt like I was on… Read More

Taking a short break from my UK reportage to post about a book I just read. THE END OF EVERYTHING by Megan Abbott. Let me start by saying that I’m an over 18 kinda girl in every possible way. Don’t… Read More