Mystery Writers of America (MWA) has announced the recipients of the 2021 Grand Master Awards, Charlaine Harris and Jeffery Deaver, as well as the 2020 Raven Award recipient, which goes to the Malice Domestic conference. They will receive their awards at the 75th Annual Edgar Awards Ceremony, which will be held April 29, 2021. MWA’s Grand Master Award represents the pinnacle of achievement in mystery writing and was established to acknowledge important contributions to this genre, as well as for a body of work that is both significant and of consistent high quality. The Raven Award recognizes outstanding achievement in the mystery field outside the realm of creative writing.
Six crime novels from Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden have been shortlisted for the 2020 Petrona Award for the Best Scandinavian Crime Novel of the Year. They include: The Courier by Kjell Ola Dahl, tr. Don Bartlett (Orenda Books; Norway); Inborn by Thomas Enger, tr. Kari Dickson (Orenda Books; Norway); The Cabin by Jørn Lier Horst, tr. Anne Bruce (Michael Joseph; Norway); The Silver Road by Stina Jackson, tr. Susan Beard (Corvus; Sweden); The Absolution by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir, tr. Victoria Cribb (Hodder & Stoughton; Iceland); and Little Siberia by Antti Tuomainen, tr. David Hackston (Orenda Books; Finland).
The finalists for the 12th Annual Goodreads Choice Awards in the Mystery/Thriller category have been chosen, and readers will have a chance to vote for the best books of the year the end of the month. To vote and check out the ten finalists, follow this link.
The latest issue of Mystery Scene Magazine includes Oline Cogdill’s cover profile of James Rollins, the thriller writer behind an impressive list of bestsellers—particularly the Sigma Force novels about gun-toting scientists. John B. Valeri talks to Lisa Jewell about her latest novel, Invisible Girl, which looks at the delicate shifting balances of a couple's relationship over time. Valeri also sits down with Kevin O’Brien to discuss O'Brien's new novel, The Bad Sister, and reaching the author's milestone of 20 books in 23 years. Craig Sisterson has an interesting conversation with Irish novelist Liz Nugent, plus there's a celebration of the 60th anniversary of everyone's favorite deceptively humble lieutenant, Columbo, and much more.
Janet Rudolph's Mystery Fanfare blog has the annual list of Thanksgiving-themed crime fiction for you to enjoy over the holiday.
Need some more reading over the holidays? The Rap Sheet has been keeping up with the media's "best of 2020" lists so far.
The Mystery Lovers' Kitchen blogger-authors have some helpful recipes for your Thanksgiving feast, including Cranberry Crisp Cake via Peg Cochran; Mini-Pumpkin Cheesecake Swirls by Mary Jane Maffini, and for after the feast, a Leftover Turkey Casserole, via Cleo Coyle.
Something I am incredibly thankful for are public libraries. But I have a feeling I'm not alone in my appreciation for these vital community institutions, as patrons of these "16 Wonderfully Weird Libraries Around The World" can attest.
Speaking of libraries, the New York Public library has a collection of vintage quirky Thanksgiving postcards online.
The latest crime poem at the 5-2 Weekly is "Easy Mark" by Rena J. Worley.
In the Q&A roundup, Anthony Horowitz joined NPR's Fresh Air to talk about his Alex Rider books and the joys of reading and writing mysteries; Ed Aymar, a columnist, host of the DC Noir at the Bar, and also thriller author, stopped by the Writers Who Kill blog to talk about his Anthony-nominated novel, The Unrepentent, and his latest book, They’re Gone (just launched under the pen name of E.A. Barres); and The Mystery People spoke with Jeff Vorzimmer, editor of The Best of Manhunt and its follow-up anthology of stories from the great crime fiction magazine of the fifties and sixties.
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