March 15, 2017

Watch V.I. in Action in this Video

If you’ve read the V.I. Warshawski books or stories, you know she travels the city up and down. She started when she was a child, performing hair-raising escapades with her cousin Boom-Boom, and she’s still racing around Chicago today.

November 18, 2015

BRUSH BACK named one of the best thrillers of 2015

The Washington Post named BRUSH BACK, Sara’s most recent novel, one of 2015’s top 5 thrillers.

November 3, 2015

Sara receives Paul Engle Prize

Sara received the 2015 Paul Engle Prize, recognizing both her body of work and her work for social justice. See her in conversation with Maureen Corrigan at the Coralville Public […]

July 23, 2015

Sara appears on BBC Radio’s Woman’s Hour

While Sara was on tour in the UK, she appeared on the Woman’s Hour, one of the most listened to programs on BBC Radio. Listen to her interview here.

June 26, 2015

Sara interviews with the London Times’ Crime Club

In their new crime fiction monthly newsletter,  The London Times’ Crime Club asks Sara about V.I., where she came from, and how she’s changed over the years.  Read the interview here.

June 26, 2015

Sara interviews with Crime Club, the new London Times crime fiction newsletter

June 6, 2015

Brush Back receives 3 starred pre-publication reviews

Brush Back has received four glowing pre-publication reviews, including three starred reviews—not an easy feat. Pre-order and read an excerpt now and to find out for yourself what makes Brush Back […]

May 12, 2015

The DOLLUS Syndrome

Sara published an essay in the May 1 Booklist on issues around missing voices in contemporary crime fiction Sara’s new novel Brush Back, about troubled families, Chicago sports, and Illinois politics, will […]

October 28, 2014

Sara reviews for the New York Times

The Mystery Writers of America have elected me president. What will the future hold for all of us? Watch this space! London’s Independent newspaper does a quick Q & A […]

February 12, 2014

Critical Mass–Critical Response

Marilyn Stasio in the New York Times says, “There are plenty of women among…genre writers, but not many like Sara Paretsky…Critical Mass hits a nerve with its historical back story about a Viennese physicist, […]