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Free Audible Short Stories
Audible contacted me about writing two micro-stories for their platform and “Emeralds” and “Expect the Unexpected” are the results! They were so much fun to write. Both are very light mysteries, and family-friendly, so you do’t have to worry about who is listening whether it is Grandam or a five-year old. Enjoy!
New Book Deal for 2024
Pitched as Knives Out at a Washington D.C. garden party, where a wealthy family’s annual backyard cherry blossom party ends in murder, and all the guests — including three grown children — are suspects.
“I devoured this book in a day.” — CriminalElement review
This was a very cleverly constructed whodunnit that will have you guessing right up to the big reveal.
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Interview on the Frankie Boyer Show
Frankie Boyer interviews novelist Aggie Blum Thompson about her latest thriller All the Dirty Secrets. Click here to listen.
Audible Releases Audio Version of All the Dirty Secrets
‘I Don’t Forgive You’ Thriller Novel Acquired By Kapital Entertainment To Develop As TV Series
In a preemptive bid, Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment has landed the rights to I Don’t Forgive You, the upcoming debut novel of former police reporter Aggie Blum Thompson.
The book will be adapted into a TV series for cable/streaming, which Kaplan will executive produce with Mandalay’s Peter Guber, a longtime friend and former client at WMA.
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Barnes & Noble picks I DON’T FORGIVE YOU as one of the most buzzed about books this year
As booksellers, we are always happy to welcome fresh new voices to the literary landscape. 2021 has already been filled with some stellar debuts and we’ve still got more on the horizon! Here’s our roundup of new must-reads not to be missed. Add these to your TBR today!
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I DON’T FORGIVE YOU makes Bustle’s list of Debut Books To Look Forward To This Spring & Summer
With spring already underway, it’s time to take a look at the most anticipated debut books of 2021’s second quarter. The next three months promise plenty of great memoirs, novels, and collections for your reading pleasure — so get out your TBRs and prepare to add some titles, folks.
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Q&A with author Kelly Duran
From Kelly Duran: With the arrival of 2021, my debut year has ended and it’s time to get to know a new group of debut authors. Luckily for all of us, the Class of 2021 is an impressive class indeed. These authors have so many fabulous books coming out this year I’m going to need a whole new wall of bookshelves to hold them all.
Today, I am thrilled to feature a Q&A with one of those talented 2021 debut authors—who also happens to be my agent sibling—Aggie Blum Thompson.
I can relate to so many of her answers here, especially about trying to carve out some time to write when your entire family is home because of the pandemic. Might be time to get myself a pair of noise cancelling earphones too! ?
After you finish reading Aggie’s interview, please click the link at the bottom to pre-order your copy of I DON’T FORGIVE YOU. If you don’t, you’ll never forgive yourself. ?
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Q&A in The Big Thrill
What do you hope readers will take away from this book?
First of all, I want them to enjoy it as an entertaining read and a whodunnit! I love hearing that readers did not predict the ending. But I’d also like them to really care about Allie, the main character, and her struggles.
What was the biggest challenge this book presented? What about the biggest opportunity?
The biggest challenge for me was really tapping into the emotions of the main character and her vulnerability. It took me a while to strip her defenses back and lay her vulnerabilities bare. But it was an opportunity to really grow those muscles and challenge myself to write in an uncomfortable space.
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NerdDaily: I Don’t Forgive You is A Debut Novel You Should Have On Your Radar In 2021
2021 is in full swing and with it, a plethora of debut novels that sound as riveting as their covers are gorgeous. Whether your preferred genre is young adult, fantasy, mystery, or contemporary, whether you’re all about engaging middle-grade stories or diverse adult investigations into what makes us human, 2021 promises to have a few aces up its sleeve. With snappy taglines and glowing reviews from some of our favourite authors, we’ve compiled a list of books that need to be on your radar!
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Forbes article: How It Feels To Be A Debut Novelist In 2021
Being a debut novelist always has its own sets of challenges and high points, but in 2021, the experience is indelibly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, when authors with books coming out in the near future aren’t doing readings in bookstores or having book parties.
To find out what it’s like to have a debut novel published in 2021, I asked Aggie Blum Thompson, author of thriller I Don’t Forgive You (Forge, June 8) and creator of the website 2021 Debuts, an offshoot of the private Facebook group of the same, about her experience.
I Don’t Forgive You has a release date!
My debut novel, I Don’t Forgive You, will be published on June 8, 2021!
Gardening and Writing
I live on a smidge more than quarter of an acre, and over the years I have planted about ten trees, a dozen shrubs, countless perennials, herbs, vegetables, and fruits. Some of these gardening experiments turned out brilliantly – the wispy stick of a birch stuck in the ground the fall we moved in is now a looming tree, whose cinnamon bark peels off in layers. Other choices have been less than stellar, such as the heavenly-scented Daphne that cost a small fortune and caught a chill her first winter, promptly keeling over.
I’ve come to realize that gardening has taught me much about writing.
Read my full essay at Women Writers, Women’s Books.