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Coming in 2021 ...
From Craig: I'm thrilled to announce that I'll have a new novel coming out in May 2021. It's called And It Will Be a Beautiful Life, and it's something I worked on for a couple of years, a story with characters who found their way into my heart and took up residence there. I'm happy to be joining up with The Story Plant to bring this one out. Please stay tuned for more details as they emerge.
Stop the World: Snapshots from a Pandemic
Craig is honored to be on the roster of writers featured in this forthcoming anthology about life during the coronavirus pandemic. Published by Thalia Press and edited by Lise McLendon, Taffy Cannon and Kate Flora, Stop the World features essays, poetry, and fiction. It's available for pre-order in your preferred e-book mode or in paperback. If buying in print, please support your local independent booksellers! (Here's Craig's, if you don't have one of your own.)
Here's a snippet from Craig's contribution to the anthology, an essay titled "This Will Cost You":
If you’ll forgive the coldly corporate nomenclature, Covid-19 has a cost structure, and the tolls seem random: Some pay with isolation. Some pay with inconvenience. Some pay with sickness followed by recovery. Many millions have paid with their jobs. Tens of thousands, so far, have paid with their lives in the U.S. Worldwide, it’s hundreds of thousands more.
The only bitterly sure thing is that we’re all paying with something.
The Billings Gazette: Pandemic anthology features Montana authors
Here's a snippet from Craig's contribution to the anthology, an essay titled "This Will Cost You":
If you’ll forgive the coldly corporate nomenclature, Covid-19 has a cost structure, and the tolls seem random: Some pay with isolation. Some pay with inconvenience. Some pay with sickness followed by recovery. Many millions have paid with their jobs. Tens of thousands, so far, have paid with their lives in the U.S. Worldwide, it’s hundreds of thousands more.
The only bitterly sure thing is that we’re all paying with something.
The Billings Gazette: Pandemic anthology features Montana authors
You, Me & Mr. Blue Sky
IS LOVE A CHOICE, OR IS IT FATE?
Jo-Jo Middlebury is done with love. Linus Travers wants one more shot at it. Mr. Blue Sky, their 1970s-loving guardian angel, offers perspective while taking deep dives into Happy Days and Barney Miller.
Linus can save Jo-Jo’s business, but Jo-Jo makes it clear that she needs no one to rescue her, least of all him. Add to that an ex-fiancé with a change of heart, a single mom who wants a good time, and a married couple who’ve blurred the boundaries of their respective friendships with Linus and Jo-Jo.
All the while, Mr. Blue Sky observes, explains, and ever-so-gently interacts.
Written by wife-husband novelists Elisa Lorello and Craig Lancaster, You, Me & Mr. Blue Sky is a warm-hearted, humorous dive into the depths of love and the mysteries of how two people find their way to each other.
NOW AN INTERNATIONAL BOOK AWARDS FINALIST!
The International Book Awards are a large-scale contest recognizing literary excellence across a range of subjects and genres. The field includes works from some of the largest publishers in the world. You, Me & Mr. Blue Sky, put out by our little publishing house, was recognized as a finalist in the fiction-romance category. It's a wonderful endorsement of our book and our work, and we couldn't be more thrilled. Read the press release here.
Jo-Jo Middlebury is done with love. Linus Travers wants one more shot at it. Mr. Blue Sky, their 1970s-loving guardian angel, offers perspective while taking deep dives into Happy Days and Barney Miller.
Linus can save Jo-Jo’s business, but Jo-Jo makes it clear that she needs no one to rescue her, least of all him. Add to that an ex-fiancé with a change of heart, a single mom who wants a good time, and a married couple who’ve blurred the boundaries of their respective friendships with Linus and Jo-Jo.
All the while, Mr. Blue Sky observes, explains, and ever-so-gently interacts.
Written by wife-husband novelists Elisa Lorello and Craig Lancaster, You, Me & Mr. Blue Sky is a warm-hearted, humorous dive into the depths of love and the mysteries of how two people find their way to each other.
NOW AN INTERNATIONAL BOOK AWARDS FINALIST!
The International Book Awards are a large-scale contest recognizing literary excellence across a range of subjects and genres. The field includes works from some of the largest publishers in the world. You, Me & Mr. Blue Sky, put out by our little publishing house, was recognized as a finalist in the fiction-romance category. It's a wonderful endorsement of our book and our work, and we couldn't be more thrilled. Read the press release here.