Lisa Lutz
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Born | Southern California, U.S. | March 13, 1970
Occupation | Author |
Lisa Lutz (born March 13, 1970) is an American
Biography
Lutz was born in Southern California in 1970. She attended
Writing
Her novel series describes the Spellmans, a family of private investigators, who, while very close knit, are also intensely suspicious and spend much time investigating each other. The first book in the series, The Spellman Files, becomes suspenseful when 14-year-old Rae Spellman is apparently kidnapped.
In 2008, The Spellman Files was nominated for three awards for best first novel, the
Paramount Pictures optioned the film rights for the novel, with Laura Ziskin producing[12] and Barry Sonnenfeld directing.[13] As of 2016, this film has not been made.
Her second novel, Curse of the Spellmans, was nominated for a 2009
In 2011, Simon & Schuster published Heads You Lose, a stand-alone comic crime novel written by Lutz with her friend and former romantic partner David Hayward.[18]
Lutz's second stand-alone, How to Start a Fire, was published in 2015 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.[19] A thriller, The Passenger, was published in 2016 by Simon & Schuster.[20]
Published works
Screenplays
- Plan B (2001)
- Dare Me (TV series), Season 1, Episode 5, "Parallel Trenches" (2020)
Novels
- The Spellman Files (2007)
- Curse of the Spellmans (2008)
- Revenge of the Spellmans (2009)
- The Spellmans Strike Again (2010)
- Heads You Lose (with David Hayward) (2011)
- Trail of the Spellmans (2012)
- The Last Word, later published as "Spellman Six: The Next Generation" (2013)
- How to Start a Fire (2015)
- The Passenger (2016)
- The Swallows (2019)[21]
- The Accomplice (2022)
Children's Book
- "How To Negotiate Everything" by David Spellman and Lisa Lutz, with illustrations by Jaime Temairik (2013)[22]
Articles or other contributions
- Please Stop Talking I have to use the Bathroom (Friction magazine, 2 December 2002 issue)[23]
- Confessions of a Hollywood sellout (salon.com, February 2005)
- Rule 1: Ignore Rules (The Wall Street Journal, 18 February 2012 issue)[24]
- Ask Lutz ("Need unprofessional advice? Ask Lutz" - blogs posted on lisalutz.com from 2002 to 2004)
- How to write a Fan Letter Without Getting a Restraining Order (a chapter in the 2005 book "Don't Forget to Write for the Secondary Grades: 50 Enthralling and Effective Writing Lessons (Ages 11 and Up))"[25]
- Isabel Spellman's Guide to Etiquette: What is Wrong with You People by Isabel Spellman and Lisa Lutz, e-book only (2013)[26]
References
- ^ lisalutz.com About Lisa Lutz, accessed 23 August 2012
- ^ Yaitanes, Greg (2001-11-10), Plan B (Comedy, Crime, Drama), Frank Pellegrino, Paul Sorvino, Anthony DeSando, Half Moon Entertainment, New Moon Productions, retrieved 2023-06-15
- ^ "Other Works". Lisalutz.com. Retrieved 2012-02-27.
- ^ Lutz, Lisa, "Interview with J. Rentilly of Pages Magazine"
- ^ "Lisa Lutz Biography". Lisalutz.com. Retrieved 2012-02-27.
- ^ lisalutz.com blog dated 12 May 2012
- ^ Charmed to Death, 2008 Anthony Awards, accessed 23 August 2012 Archived 23 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Macavity awards". Mysteryreaders.org. Retrieved 2012-02-27.
- ^ "Barry awards". Deadlypleasures.com. 2008-10-09. Archived from the original on 2012-04-23. Retrieved 2012-02-27.
- ^ Alex Awards 2008, accessed 23 August 2012
- ^ https://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/08/books/bestseller/0408besthardfiction.html Hardback bestsellers April 8, 2008
- ^ "Lisa Lutz". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
- ^ Fleming, Michael (2009-04-01). "Sonnenfeld takes 'Spellman Files'". Variety. Retrieved 2012-02-27.
- ^ "Edgar Nominees". Theedgars.com. Retrieved 2012-02-27.
- ^ "Lisa Lutz".
- ^ "Isabel Spellman's Guide to Etiquette: What is Wrong with You People by Lisa Lutz". 24 November 2015.
- ^ "HOW TO NEGOTIATE EVERYTHING | Kirkus Reviews".
- ^ "No Love Lost in Crime Authors' New Story". NPR.
- ^ "Fiction Book Review: How to Start a Fire by Lisa Lutz. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $25 (352p) ISBN 978-0-544-41163-0".
- ^ "Book review (Mysteries): 'The Passenger,' 'Journey to Munich,' 'The Ninth Life' and 'Speakers of the Dead'". 26 March 2016.
- ^ 21 Books to Curl Up With This Fall , Newsweek
- ISBN 9781442451193.
- ^ Friction Magazine website, accessed 23 August 2012
- ^ "Articles", lisalutz.com, accessed 23 August 2012
- ^ Amazon.com, accessed 23 August 2012
- ISBN 9781476741413.
External links
- Official website
- Interview with Lisa Lutz in BookPage
- Heads You Lose official website [1]
- Simon & Schuster official author page [2]