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Golden Heart and Daphne du Maurier Award winning author Kate Carlisle spent over twenty years working in television production as an Associate Director for game and variety shows, including The Midnight Special, Solid Gold and The Gong Show. She traveled the world as a Dating Game chaperone and performed strange acts of silliness on The Gong Show. She also studied acting and singing, toiled in vineyards, collected books, joined a commune, sold fried chicken, modeled spring fashions and worked for a cruise ship line, but it was the year she spent in law school that finally drove her to begin writing fiction. It seemed the safest way to kill off her professors. Those professors are breathing easier now that Kate spends most of her time writin ...more

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Hi, Kate! As mentioned during one of my fan-girling moments at Malice Domestic, I adore Brooklyn's mother, especially when she tries to tweak Brooklyn's chakras. Is there someone in your life who inspired the character of Becky?

Kate Carlisle OMG, wasn’t Malice fun??? (For those who don’t know, Malice Domestic is an annual conference for fans of traditional mystery. Authors and readers ming…moreOMG, wasn’t Malice fun??? (For those who don’t know, Malice Domestic is an annual conference for fans of traditional mystery. Authors and readers mingle. I had so many fan-girl moments, as well! I posted pictures on my Facebook page, if you want to see some of the terrific mystery authors I met.) It was so great to meet you, too, Stephanie! Congratulations again on winning the Malice Domestic award. I hope we'll keep in touch.

To your question… Becky Wainwright is wholly her own person, but aspects of her were inspired by many people in my life. Her nurturing and fun-loving sides were inspired by my own mother, whom I adored. My mother was more traditional than Becky, though. That said, I’m a child of the seventies, lived for a time on a commune, and spent pretty much my entire life in southern California. I know and respect lots of people who share Becky’s belief system. It’s been a fun challenge to create characters like Becky and Jim, to make them colorful but not cartoonish. I hear from readers all the time about how much they love Becky and Jim, which is truly gratifying.
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Do you like to home makeover? Is that where the fixer Upper series comes from?

Kate Carlisle Thank you for stopping by, Lois.

I like the idea of home makeovers, though the reality of living through construction is somewhat less glamorous. If on…moreThank you for stopping by, Lois.

I like the idea of home makeovers, though the reality of living through construction is somewhat less glamorous. If only we could skip from "before" to "after" without all the hassle of "during." :) A couple years ago, we had our kitchen renovated (then moved shortly after), and it was quite a challenge trying to write while construction was going on.

My father was a contractor for many years, and my brother was a house painter in San Francisco, specializing in Victorians, so they were a great inspiration behind the Fixer-Upper Mysteries. My brother is also one of the first people I turn to when I need the answer to a question about Victorian construction. It's good to have family connections!(less)

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Average rating: 4.0 · 110,350 ratings · 11,783 reviews · 95 distinct works • Similar authors

	Homicide in Hardcover (Bibliophile Mystery, #1) 3.77 avg rating — 12,466 ratings — published 2009 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	If Books Could Kill (Bibliophile Mystery, #2) 3.91 avg rating — 6,939 ratings — published 2009 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A High-End Finish (Fixer-Upper Mystery, #1) 3.98 avg rating — 5,804 ratings — published 2014 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lies That Bind (Bibliophile Mystery, #3) 4.03 avg rating — 5,647 ratings — published 2010	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Murder under Cover (Bibliophile Mystery, #4) 3.99 avg rating — 5,146 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	One Book in the Grave (Bibliophile Mystery, #5) 3.97 avg rating — 4,745 ratings — published 2012 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	This Old Homicide (Fixer-Upper Mystery, #2) 4.02 avg rating — 4,199 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Peril in Paperback (Bibliophile Mystery, #6) 3.95 avg rating — 4,220 ratings — published 2012 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Cookbook Conspiracy (Bibliophile Mystery, #7) 3.95 avg rating — 4,175 ratings — published 2013 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Book Stops Here (Bibliophile Mystery, #8) 4.03 avg rating — 4,001 ratings — published 2014 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Kate Carlisle

Bibliophile Mystery (17 books)
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Fixer-Upper Mystery (11 books)
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4.09 avg rating — 32,217 ratings

Duke Brothers (4 books)
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3.69 avg rating — 1,069 ratings

Island Paradise duet (2 books)
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3.63 avg rating — 537 ratings

MacLaren's Pride (1 book)
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“Men were good for one thing only. Killing spiders. Other than that, I was on my own. It was sad though. Where was the chivalry of yesteryear?”
― Kate Carlisle, Homicide in Hardcover

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“If my life were a book, I would have masking tape holding my hinges together. My pages would be loose, my edges tattered and my boards exposed, the front flyleaf torn and the leather mottled and moth-eaten. I'd have to take myself apart and put myself back together, as any good book restoration expert would do.”
― Kate Carlisle, If Books Could Kill

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“Well, that was embarrassing. There was nothing wrong with talking to the voices in my head--unless everyone else was listening in.”
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2022 Read-a Long

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Jenn McKinlay Library Lovers

15 votes, 37.5%

Kate Carlisle Bibliophile

13 votes, 32.5%

Shelia Connolly Orchard

5 votes, 12.5%

Lee Hollis Hayley Powell

4 votes, 10.0%

Carol J Perry Witch City

3 votes, 7.5%

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