by Crimespree Magazine | Apr 1, 2012 | Awards, Books
Last night, at Left Coast Crime in Sacramento, the following awards were given out: The Lefty—Best humorous mystery novel: Winner: THE REAL MACAW by Donna Andrews (Minotaur) GETTING OLD CAN KILL YOU by Rita Lakin (Dell) OCTOBER FEST by Jess Lourey (Midnight Ink)...
by Crimespree Magazine | Mar 28, 2012 | Books
The folks behind BLOODY WORDS XII have announced the finalists for the 2012 Bony Blithe Light Mystery Award. The Bloody Words Light Mystery Award is an annual juried literary prize, presented at the Bloody Words Mystery Conference for a “book that makes us smile.” The...
by Crimespree Magazine | Mar 20, 2012 | Books
The Lambda Literary Foundation (LLF) has announced the finalists for the 24th Annual Lambda awards. The awards, now in their twenty-fourth year, celebrate achievement in lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) writing for books published in 2011. Winners will...
by Crimespree Magazine | Mar 15, 2012 | Awards, Books
Bill Cameron, Pacific Northwestern writer and bacon champion has been awarded the 2012 Spotted Owl. The award was for his 2011 novel COUNTY LINE. The Spotted Owl is given by the Friends of Mystery. Friends of Mystery is a non-profit literary/educational organization...
by Crimespree Magazine | Mar 12, 2012 | Awards, Books
The Strand Magazine has announced its nominees for the 2011 Strand Magazine Critics Awards. Recognizing excellence in the field of mystery fiction, the Critics Awards were judged by a select group of book critics and journalists, from news venues such as USA Today, LA...
