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April 25, 2014
FFB: Twelve Women Detective Stories
Oxford University Press put out a series of "twelve" anthologies in the 1990s, including Twelve American Detective Stories (1997), Twelve English Detective Stories (1998), and Twelve American Crime Stories (1998). The only one devoted to female protagonists is Twelve Women Detective Stories, also published in 1988, and edited by Laura Marcus (of Birkbeck College, London), with assistance from Chris Willis. Interestingly, over half of the writers were male and date from the late 19th to early...
April 24, 2014
'Zine Scene
The latest All Due Respect (Issue 2) is out, with a special look at thriller author Owen Laukkanen, whose latest book, Kill Fee, was published in March. Laukkanen is interviewed by Chris F. Holm and offers up a non-fiction piece about his days on the seas and a story about deep sea fishing. There's also some "seriously dark fiction" from CS DeWildt, David Siddall, Joseph Rubas, Eric Beetner, Liam Sweeny, and Scott Adlerberg. And editor Chris Rhatigan continues his quest to review every Hard C...
April 23, 2014
Mystery Melange
Dragon book sculpture
I missed the announcement earlier this month of the Grand Prix du Roman Noir being bestowed on hard-boiled author Martyn Waites for his novel Born Under Punches (Mysterious Press). The nod for best French crime novel went to Yves Ravey for Un Notaire Peu Ordinaire. The awards are handed out annually at the Festival International du Film Policier de Beaune. For all the nominees, click here.
The finalists for the 2014 Bony Blithe Award (which celebrates traditional Can...
April 21, 2014
Media Murder for Monday
MOVIES
Leonardo DiCaprio has signed to star in the film adaptation of Michael Punke's novel The Revenant: A Novel Of Revenge. The gritty thriller focuses on a 19th century fur trapper who survives getting mauled by a grizzly bear, and then plans revenge on cohorts who robbed him and left him for dead.
The film based on Laura Lippman's novel Every Secret Thing is being shown as part of the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival in Manhattan from April 16-27. For screening times, check out the film fest...
April 19, 2014
April 18, 2014
Friday's "Forgotten" Books - Post-Downtime Edition
First of all, I must apologize for the lateness of this post - Typepad (who hosts this blog) had a major denial of service attack overnight and just now was able to fix it.
The very talented author/blogger Patti Abbott is taking today off from hosting the weekly Friday's "Forgotten" Books feature, so I am collecting the links in her absence. Scroll down the page for all the FFB goodness. If there are any errors or omissions, please let me know via the comments or bv@bvlawson.com.
First off, t...
April 17, 2014
You Disappear
Danish novelist Christian Jungersen worked as a copywriter for an ad agency and then as a TV script consultant and a film teacher before turning his hand to novels���and has since been published in more than 20 countries. His first novel, Undergrowth (Danish title Krat) won Denmark's Best First Novel award and went on to become a bestseller. His latest novel, the psychological suspense title You Disappear, was voted the best novel of 2012 by Danish library users, and it was on the Danish best...
April 16, 2014
Mystery Melange
"Future of Books" sculpture by Kyle Bean
The Crime Writers of Canada announced the longlist for the 2014 Arthur Ellis Award for Excellence in Canadian Crime Writing in the best novel category. This is the first time the organization has released a 10-book novel longlist, a move made in light of the growing number and quality of submissions. Shortlists in all categories will be announced later this month.
The new issue of the Film Noir Foundation's publication Noir City is out, with an appr...
April 15, 2014
World Book Night
World Book Night U.S released an interactive map of participating book donors, official stores, and libraries taking part in the festivities later this month. According to Executive Director Carl Lennertz, the site is a great tool for all book lovers who can look up the resources contributing to the event in their own areas, which are broken down by zip code on the map. This year, there are a record 2,330 WBN host stores and libraries, many offering giveaway events, as well as over 25,000 i...
