Stephen King, in an interview in London with the director of the Hay Festival, Peter Florence, was asked what he’s reading.
I’ve just discovered a wonderful writer named Meg Gardiner. God she’s good, but nobody is reading her. I read one of her books in one gulp on the way over here. There is nothing better than an intelligent thriller.
Thank you! Damn, I love hearing this. But Stephen, please: you’re hardly nobody.
Yes, I’m joking. And I know that people read me. I also know that compared to King, I’m a ghostly reflection on the radar screen. The goal is to change that. Read the quote again - the dude knows what he’s talking about.
I say that with total honesty, modesty, lack of bias, and with three kids to send through university plus a husband who wants to retire young and be my toy boy. What are you waiting for? Check out my books at meggardiner.com, or head straight for the bookstore. Don’t crush each other in the stampede.
(For anybody who’s interested, the Times of London has a podcast of the event, held at the Battersea Park Events Arena during King’s visit to the UK in November.)
8 responses so far ↓
Wayne C. Rogers // December 13, 2006 at 4:05 pm
Dear Meg,
I just read Steve’s Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval about your novels on his website. He doesn’t do that for very many authors. Of course, the fact that he compared you to both Lee Child and Michael Connelly was the big selling point because I love both of those authors. The question now is how to find your novels here in the United States. Let me also say that I have done quite a few customer reviews for Amazon.com here in the States and in the U.K. When I find a new author that blows me away with great writing, I tend to go hog-wild with my reviews on the author’s books. Check out my reviews of Joe R. Landale’s and John Connolly’s books, and even some of Lee Child’s “Jack Reacher” novels. I guess what I’m trying to say is that if I can find your novels (without having to pay fifty dollars apiece for them) and I love them, I’ll definitely do my part to promote you to the rest of the world. Unfortunately, a book review by me isn’t quite the same as one by the New York Times, but I do my best. I also love the idea of your husband being your boy toy, and I think it should happen sooner, rather than later. LOL.
All the best,
Wayne C. Rogers
Wayne C. Rogers // December 13, 2006 at 5:38 pm
Meg,
Found all of your books on Amazon. Now, I have to get them ordered. Just to let you know that for some bizarre reason, Amazon.com U.K. took my name off of the reviews I wrote and put by “a reader” on them, which kind of sucks. It’s been like four or five years since I sent them anything, but I decided to check on a couple of them a little while ago and was surprised by what they’d done. Still, you can find my review of The Bottoms by Joe R. Lansdale and my reviews of John Connolly’s The Killing Kind and Dark Hollow. All three are excellent reviews with a 5-Star ratings. Fortunately for me, Amazon.com USA has my name on all of my reviews here in the States, so the same reviews can also be read on the USA version, but at least you know who wrote them.
Wayne
Meg // December 13, 2006 at 5:52 pm
Wayne: everything should be available in Canada, so there’s also amazon.ca.
Thanks for letting me know.
Tammy // December 13, 2006 at 6:14 pm
Hi Meg, I just read Stephen King’s review of your books and I hopped over to Amazon and ordered a couple. Looking forward to reading them!
Kelly // December 14, 2006 at 4:40 pm
Great press with the Steven King review, Meg - looking forward to catching up on your latest novels!
Best wishes!
Kelly
Meg // December 14, 2006 at 5:14 pm
Thanks, Tammy.
Kelly, good to hear from you!
susan // December 14, 2006 at 6:06 pm
Inspired by Wayne (and yeah, Stephen), I went and put a quick review of China Lake on amazon.com, amazon.ca and indigo.ca. And then–oh blush!–posted two of them with A TYPO!! I’m bound to lose my rank at the GGU. But, hey, wait, this isn’t about me. It’s about Meg.
Meg // December 19, 2006 at 5:25 pm
Gracias, Susan!
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