About Gail

Gail Carriger has multiple NYT bestsellers and millions of books in print in dozens of different languages. She writes book hugs - comedies of manners mixed with steampunk, urban fantasy, or sci-fi (and cozy queer joy as GL Carriger). She is best known for the Parasol Protectorate and Finishing School series. She was once an archaeologist and is fond of shoes, octopuses, and tea. gailcarriger.com More »

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Latest News

Special hardcover signed edition of Dear Lord Akeldama out now!

The Dratsie Dilemma, San Andreas Shifters #4, is out in print, digital, audio!

General silliness:

WHERE IS GAIL? In Thailand eating her body weight in pak leang, learn all about it in the Chirrup. Her next event will be April 2026 in Sacramento.

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The Books

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Tinkered StarsScience Fiction Stories

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The Parasol Protectorate1870s Completed Series

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The Finishing School1850s Young Adult Completed Series

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The Custard Protocol1890s Completed Series

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San Andreas ShiftersContemporary Gay Urban Fantasy Series

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Delightfully Deadly1860s Finishing School Spin Off Stories

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Supernatural SocietyParasolverse Stand Alone Queer Stories

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Claw & Courtship1890s Stand Alone Werewolf Romances

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Short StoriesParasolverse & Other Universes

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Nonfiction & SpeakingBooks * Presentations * Workshops * Podcasts

Releases

Latest San Andreas Shifters: Trick the otter shifter has his own book, The Dratsie Dilemma! It follows short story Vixen Ecology (a Chirrup exclusive).

Latest Parasolverse: Dear Lord Akeldama & Parasolverse Ephemera.

Cozy space opera trilogy Tinkered Starsong starts with Divinity 36.

The Heroine’s Journey Gail’s nonfiction book on narrative out in all formats.

IMPORTANT STUFF FOR NEW READERS! 

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