Elizabeth George In Print

Elizabeth George has been featured in magazines, newspapers and other publications throughout the world. Here we present a selection of articles and interviews that have appeared in both large and small press publications. We hope you enjoy these insightful works on Elizabeth and her work.

	New novel by Newport Beach author of British mysteries tests fans By BEN FOX, Associated Press Writer Disgusted. Betrayed. A real slap in the face. Judging from these and similar rants from disgruntled readers of her new novel, mystery writer Elizabeth George has done a very bad thing. In various Internet forums, a few have declared they are now former readers of this American writer of British mysteries. One reader suggests mailing copies of the new novel back to the author. Another hopes this will be the last book in the long-running Thomas Lynley detective series. Click here to read.

	High Crime Art From The Seattle Times Magazine *From California and now Seattle, Elizabeth George masters the British mystery* ELIZABETH GEORGE is a New York Times best-selling author, a writing teacher and most recently an anthologizer of crime stories ... George and her husband are moving north, spending part of their time at a condo they bought on Capitol Hill while their new home is being built near Langley on Whidbey Island. We talked on her deck overlooking Puget Sound and the Space Needle. Click here to read.

	Getting it Write From The Orange County Register *Elizabeth George, author of 13 best-selling novels, "spells it out for aspiring novelists."* Writing is how George orders her world and makes sense of her emotions and gives voice to her stories and flight to her fear. It is how she stays sane. (Truth be told, she's more honest than that. She says it keeps her "from being depressed.") It is also how she makes a very, very good living." Click here to read.

	The Anglo File: A California girl writes spot-on British mysteries The July/August 2003 issue of BOOK Article. As an American writer of British mysteries, Elizabeth George doesn't much care for the admonition to write what you know. Click here to read.

	AUGUST 26TH 2002 ISSUE OF PEOPLE MAGAZINE HIGHLIGHTED ELIZABETH GEORGE AND HER WORK PEOPLE MAGAZINE featured an article on Elizabeth, updating her readers and fans on both her personal and professional life, including a picture of Elizabeth with her fiancé Tom McCabe. Click here to read.

	THE FEBRUARY 2002 ISSUE OF WRITERS DIGEST FEATURED ELIZABETH GEORGE The "Core Need of Elizabeth George" features an interview with Elizabeth in which she says "I wish I had known back then that a mastery of process would lead to a product. Click here to read.

	ELIZABETH GEORGE IN "ELLE" The latest French edition of ELLE magazine features an insightful article on Elizabeth and her works. For those of you who can either read French or know of someone who can translate French to English, we present the article in its entirety. Click here to read.

	ELIZABETH GEORGE: MASTER PLANNER Mystery News, Volume 19, Issue 3, presents a new, insightful interview with Elizabeth. Read Lynn Kaczmarek's article and learn find out more about Elizabeth's novel, A Traitor To Memory. Click here to read.

	PERFECTLY MURDEROUS Why is a recovering A-student like Huntington Beach writer Elizabeth George leaving bodies all over the English countryside? Find out in this article by Carroll Lachnit. Click here to read.

	NO TRUE BRIT Elizabeth George may write very British mysteries, but her roots are all American. Growing up the only daughter of Robert George, an estimator for a conveyor company, and his wife, Anne, a nurse, George was influenced early by her parents' enthusiasm for literature. Click here to read.

	Q AND A WITH ELIZABETH GEORGE "I've really written since I was seven years old - short stories, poetry, a couple of novels, a screenplay - but it wasn't until I got into the British detective novel that I found something I was interested in writing." Barbara Hopfinger provides a nice, long interview with Elizabeth. Click here to read.

	SHE IS DEFINITELY WELL-SCHOOLED IN MURDER An interview with Elizabeth George, whose love of all things English led her to create the popular Inspector Lynley novels. Conducted by Nancy-Stephanie Stone, she points out that one of the factors contributing to Elizabeth's success is a true understanding and love for the "Golden Age" of English mysteries. Click here to read.