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Apr.23.2012
Finally, I’m able to concentrate on other things.
As you know, I went to Cuba in February. My next book is set there, and I wanted to fact check some settings as well as Cuban positions on the issues. So I hooked up with a travel agency I highly recommend, btw, and signed up for a...
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Apr.05.2012
I first came to Chicago in the fall of 1977. At the time I was looking for a job in broadcast news (Which turned out not to be, but that’s another story). I’m still not sure who told me about it, but I stayed at the Belden Stratford, an apartment-hotel in the middle of Lincoln Park, which at the...
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Apr.04.2012
I first came to Chicago in the fall of 1977. At the time I was looking for a job in broadcast news (Which turned out not to be, but that’s another story). I’m still not sure who told me about it, but I stayed at the Belden Stratford, an apartment-hotel in the middle of Lincoln Park, which at the...
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Mar.23.2012
Hi, all. I just nailed down a date for what I hope will be a fun -- and novel -- event. :) I'm going to do a video chat about my newest thriller, A BITTER VEIL! The book comes out in a couple of weeks, and the chat will take place
Tuesday, April, 17 at 6 PM EDT
(So plan accordingly if you're...
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Mar.08.2012
As many of you already know from the photos I posted, I visited Cuba February 11-18, but it’s taken me a while to write about it. I think I needed to process exactly how I felt. I knew it was an important trip, and not just because I’m setting a novel there (which I am). It turned out to be one...
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Mar.14.2011
(Originally posted on February 25th at The Outfit.)
Remember the battle between Betamax and VHS a few decades ago? Remember how VHS won? Well, as many of you know, there's a new battle today in the ebook world: Amazon vs. ePub. For those of you who have been in a cave, ebook formats roughly...
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"Meticulously researched and fast-paced... a significant departure... this political thriller (A BITTER VEIL) will please established fans and newcomers alike.."”
—Publishers Weekly
About Libby
Libby Fischer Hellmann is a transplant from Washington, D.C., where, she says, “When you’re sitting around the dinner table gossiping about the neighbors, you’re talking politics.” Armed with a Masters Degree in Film Production from New York University, and a...