by Michelle | Apr 2, 2007 | Book Awards
The 2007 PEN/Faulkner award was given to Philip Roth for his book Everyman. Below is a snippet from a press release available for download on the PEN/Faulkner Foundation’s website. “Philip Roth’s work Everyman (Houghton Mifflin) has been selected as the...
by Michelle | Mar 20, 2007 | Book Awards
Never heard of it? Me, neither. At least not until I was reading a book blog and the blog’s author mentioned it. So what exactly is the Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction? Straight from the prize’s mouth, er, website… “The founders of the...
by Michelle | Mar 11, 2007 | Graphic Novels, Headlines
After having seen Frank Miller’s 300 on opening night, I can tell you that it is brutal in its beauty, surreal in scope and cinematography, and totally gripping. It’s one of those films that, the more you think about it, the more it burrows under your...
by Michelle | Mar 3, 2007 | Book Awards
The nominees for the Agatha Awards have been announced! For a complete list of the nominees, please click here! Here’s a little info on the awards themselves (via the official website): “The Agatha Awards honor the traditional mystery—-books best typified...
by Michelle | Feb 28, 2007 | Headlines
If you’re a fan of private investigator/vampire/preternatural fiction, you may be interested in a new television show based on Tanya Huff’s series featuring P.I. Vicki Nelson. Blood Ties will premiere on Sunday, March 11th at 9 p.m. (And, yes, this will,...
