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Last weekend was an important one for crime fiction enthusiasts, with two conferences taking place in different parts of the United States. Our sister publication, the Rap Sheet, covered the events, including the winners of the awards offered by both conferences. Read…
British novelist and film producer Peter James has been awarded France’s prestigious Prix Coeur Noir award for his 2005 novel, Dead Simple. Shotsmag Confidential reports: The win is the latest in a succession of foreign accolades for Peter’s writing, firmly rooting him…
Today in January’s children’s and sf/f sections, contributing editor Sue Bursztynski reviews Margo Lanagan’s latest short story collection, Red Spikes. Black Juice, Lanagan’s first collection of short fantasy tales, was widely admired and awarded in the author’s native Australia. Bursztynski thinks this…
Who in the hell thought up this survey? According to the UK’s Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA), “a third of British adults have lied about reading a book to appear more intelligent.” What’s more, A cunning 33 per cent of adults…
Today in January Magazine’s fiction section, contributing editor David Abrams reviews a new collection of stories by Michael Parker, author of 2005’s If You Want Me to Stay. Though Don’t Make Me Stop Now is not without flaw, Abrams finds a lot…
January Magazine’s sister blog, The Rap Sheet, today begins publishing Men’s Adventure, “a crime novel in installments,” penned by Dick Adler, the Chicago Tribune’s longtime, Ellen Nehr Award-winning reviewer of mystery and thriller fiction. This approximately 60,000-word story — new chapters of…
Today in the January Magazine crime fiction section, critic David Thayer inspects the brightness and sharpness of The Blade Itself, the debut novel from “Killer Year” author Marcus Sakey. “The set-up of The Blade Itself is simple,” explains Thayer. “Two childhood friends,…
Oprah’s 56th book club choice is The Measure of A Man: A Spiritual Autobiography by Sidney Poitier (HarperSanFrancisco). The book was originally published in 2000. On Oprah’s new book club pick, the Chicago Tribune says: If her goal was to erase the…
“All those years of being told not to read other people’s diaries have come to an end.” And, then again, maybe not. Dark Horse Comics reports that they will publish Diary of Indignities, a book based on Patrick Hughes’ popular Bad News…
Today in January Magazine, contributing editor Mary Ward Menke chats with Richard Burgin just as his 12th book, The Conference on Beautiful Moments, is reaching stores. “There is no voice in American letters today like Richard Burgin’s,” The Bloomsbury Review commented about…