Winners are:
Science Fiction Novel: Anathem by Neal Stephenson
Fantasy Novel: Lavinia by Ursula K. Le Guin
First Novel: Singularity's Ring by Paul Melko
Young Adult Book: The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Novella: Pretty Monsters by Kelly Link
Novelette: Pump Six by Paolo Bacigalupi
Short Story: Exhalation by Ted Chiang
Anthology: The Year's Best Science Fiction ed. by Gardner Dozois
Collection: Pump Six and Other Stories by Paolo Bacigalupi
Non Fiction/Art Book: Coraline: The Graphic Novel, Neil Gaiman, adapted and illustrated by P. Craig Russell
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Monday, June 29, 2009
Chicago Author Patrick Somerville's Debut Novel
Patrick Somerville, who teaches literature and creative writing at Northwestern University, recently published his first novel, The Cradle. The Chicago Public Library has named him the winner of the 21st Century Award, and the novel has been optioned for film rights. Somerville also has published a volume of short stories, Trouble, in 2006. In a recent interview with Mary Houlihan of the Chicago Sun Times, Somerville said "I'm definitely of a school of writers that believes imagination can take you to a lot of places. Fiction is a way to explore questions about life, a workshop to think through the issues ahead of time."
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
"Our Histories, Our Stories" Program at the Harold Washington Library Center 6/29/2009
The program "Our Histories, Our Stories" with Henry Louis Gates Jr. in conversation with Rick Kogan will be held on Monday, June 29 at the Harold Washington Library Center from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. The program is free and open to the public.
Henry Louis Gates Jr. is the Aphonse Fletcher University Professor and Director at the W.E.B. Dubois Institute for African and African American Research at Harvard University. His most recent book is Lincoln on Race and Slavery. Rick Kogan is the host of WGN's Sunday Papers with Rick Kogan and a columnist for the Chicago Tribune. Kogan is the author of several books, including Sidewalks: Portraits of Chicago. The program is sponsored by the Illinois Humanities Council and the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission. For more information, call 312-747-4050.
Henry Louis Gates Jr. is the Aphonse Fletcher University Professor and Director at the W.E.B. Dubois Institute for African and African American Research at Harvard University. His most recent book is Lincoln on Race and Slavery. Rick Kogan is the host of WGN's Sunday Papers with Rick Kogan and a columnist for the Chicago Tribune. Kogan is the author of several books, including Sidewalks: Portraits of Chicago. The program is sponsored by the Illinois Humanities Council and the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission. For more information, call 312-747-4050.
Friday, June 12, 2009
Masterpiece Mystery Presents 6 Agatha Christie Mysteries
Masterpiece Mystery! presents 6 Agatha Christie mysteries this summer. David Suchet is Christie's Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot. Julia McKenzie is Christie's Miss Marple. The schedule:
June 21, 2009: Cat Among the Pigeons (Hercule Poirot).
June 28, 2009: Mrs. McGinty's Dead (Hercule Poirot).
July 05, 2009: A Pocket Full of Rye (Miss Marple).
July 12, 2009: Murder is Easy (Miss Marple).
July 19, 2009: They Do It With Mirrors (Miss Marple).
July 26, 2009: Why Didn't They Ask Evens? (Miss Marple).
June 21, 2009: Cat Among the Pigeons (Hercule Poirot).
June 28, 2009: Mrs. McGinty's Dead (Hercule Poirot).
July 05, 2009: A Pocket Full of Rye (Miss Marple).
July 12, 2009: Murder is Easy (Miss Marple).
July 19, 2009: They Do It With Mirrors (Miss Marple).
July 26, 2009: Why Didn't They Ask Evens? (Miss Marple).
Thursday, June 11, 2009
U. S. Author David Eddings Dead
Eddings was the author of more than 25 books, many of them written with his wife Leigh Eddings, who died in 2007. He started writing fantasy after he noticed a copy of The Lord of the Rings in a bookshop, and saw that it was in its 73rd printing. The Eddings' work includes The Belgariad series (5 books, 1982-1984) and The Malloreon series (5 books, 1987-1991), with three related books in the 1990s; The Elenium and The Tamuli (two trilogies, 1989-1994); and The Dreamers series (4 books, 2003-2006) He never using a typewriter or computer, writing out his novels in long-hand.
Although Eddings was a fantasy writer, he once admitted “I don’t read in the field. I can’t. I have an unconscious burglar living in my mind: If I read something, it’s mine. I can read Middle English stories, Geoffrey Chaucer or Sir Thomas Malory, but once I start moving in the direction of contemporary fantasy, my mind begins to take over.”
Fantasy author Stephen Hunt eulogized Eddings on his blog: "I was in my early teens when I discovered (Edddings') books, and they opened my eyes to the fact that not all fantasy had to be the 'Ye Olde Speake' variety favoured by Tolkien – they were fantasy, but they carried a modern feel to the dialogue and characterisation, while still being firmly placed in a deeply believable fantasy world.... David is one of the reasons I became a writer, so I guess you can partially blame my Jackelian series on him. He's probably pottering around Garion's farm right now with a smile on his face, wondering what all the fuss is about. Goodbye David, you will be missed."
Although Eddings was a fantasy writer, he once admitted “I don’t read in the field. I can’t. I have an unconscious burglar living in my mind: If I read something, it’s mine. I can read Middle English stories, Geoffrey Chaucer or Sir Thomas Malory, but once I start moving in the direction of contemporary fantasy, my mind begins to take over.”
Fantasy author Stephen Hunt eulogized Eddings on his blog: "I was in my early teens when I discovered (Edddings') books, and they opened my eyes to the fact that not all fantasy had to be the 'Ye Olde Speake' variety favoured by Tolkien – they were fantasy, but they carried a modern feel to the dialogue and characterisation, while still being firmly placed in a deeply believable fantasy world.... David is one of the reasons I became a writer, so I guess you can partially blame my Jackelian series on him. He's probably pottering around Garion's farm right now with a smile on his face, wondering what all the fuss is about. Goodbye David, you will be missed."
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Orange Prizes
Home by Marilynne Robinson was the judges' unanimous choice for this year's Orange Prize for best novel written by a woman. The shortlist included Samantha Hunt's The Invention of Everything Else, Samantha Harvey's The Wilderness, Deirdre Madden's Molly Fox's Birthday, Kamila Shamsie's Burnt Shadows and Ellen Feldman's Scottsboro. Francesca Kay won the Orange Award for New Writers for her novel An Equal Stillness.
The Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction is one of the Great Britain's most prestigious literary prizes, awarded annually for the best original full-length novel by a female author of any nationality. The winner receives a cash prize and a bronze sculpture "Bessie" created by artist Grizel Niven. Past winners include: Carol Shields, Ann Patchett, Lionel Shriver, and Zadie Smith.
The Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction is one of the Great Britain's most prestigious literary prizes, awarded annually for the best original full-length novel by a female author of any nationality. The winner receives a cash prize and a bronze sculpture "Bessie" created by artist Grizel Niven. Past winners include: Carol Shields, Ann Patchett, Lionel Shriver, and Zadie Smith.
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