Articles tagged "Gardner Dozois"
#fridayreads (7/14/17)
Today’s #fridayreads are:
The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Fourth Annual Collection by Gardner Dozois
The multiple Locus Award-winning annual collection of the year’s best science fiction stories.
Nights of the Living Dead: An Anthology by Jonathan Maberry, George A. Romero
An original anthology of zombie stories by other respected horror and thriller writers including Mira Grant, Jay Bonansinga, Carrie Ryan, and Chuck Wendig among others.
“The anthology is the perfect homage to the zombie movie that started it all.”–Publishers Weekly
2017 Locus Award Finalists
The Locus Science Fiction Foundation has announced the top ten finalists in each category of the 2017 Locus Awards and Macmillan has a strong showing!
Best Science Fiction Novel
COMPANY TOWN by Madeline Ashby
DEATH’S END by Cixin Liu
LAST YEAR by Robert Charles Wilson
Best Fantasy Novel
ALL THE BIRDS IN THE SKY by Charlie Jane Anders
NECESSITY by Jo Walton
Best Horror
THE BROTHERHOOD OF THE WHEEL by R.S. Belcher
CERTAIN DARK THINGS by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
HEX by Thomas Olde Heuvelt
THE FAMILY PLOT by Cherie Priest
Best First Novel
WAYPOINT KANGAROO by Curtis Chen
THE STAR-TOUCHED QUEEN by Roshani Chokshi
ARABELLA OF MARS by David D. Levine
INFOMOCRACY by Malka Older
EVERFAIR by Nisi Shawl
Best Novella
THE LOST CHILD OF LYCHFORD by Paul Cornell
THE DREAM-QUEST OF VELLITT BOE by Kij Johnson
HAMMERS ON BONE by Cassandra Khaw
THE BALLAD OF BLACK TOM by Victor LaValle
EVERY HEART A DOORWAY by Seanan McGuire
A TASTE OF HONEY by Kai Ashante Wilson
Best Anthology
THE YEAR’S BEST SCIENCE FICTION: Thirty-Third Annual Collection, edited by Gardner Dozois
INVISIBLE PLANETS, edited by Ken Liu
Best Non-Fiction
THE GEEK FEMINIST REVOLUTION by Kameron Hurley readmoreremove
Happy Birthday LibraryReads!
Forget terrible twos, this is a terrific two: Happy Anniversary, LibraryReads!
We’re so grateful for your support of the program that we’re giving away TWO super prize packs of ALL Macmillan LibraryReads picks to date!
September 2015
#7 FURIOUSLY HAPPY by Jenny Lawson
August 2015
#2 THE NATURE OF THE BEAST by Louise Penny
#5 EVERYBODY RISE by Stephanie Clifford
#9 LORD OF THE WINGS by Donna Andrews
July 2015
#6 THOSE GIRLS by Chevy Stevens
June 2015
#3 THE BOOK OF SPECULATION by Erika Swyler
#8 THE PRECIPICE by Paul Doiron
May 2015
#10 LITTLE BLACK LIES by Sharon Bolton
February 2015
#7 A DARKER SHADE OF MAGIC by V. E. Schwab
#8 A MURDER OF MAGPIES by Judith Flanders
January 2015
#9 FIRST FROST by Sarah Addison Allen
December 2014: “Favorite of Favorites”
#4 FANGIRL by Rainbow Rowell
#9 LANDLINE by Rainbow Rowell
October 2014
#6: THE BOY WHO DREW MONSTERS by Keith Donohue
#9: MALICE by Keigo Higashino
#10: MURDER AT THE BRIGHTWELL by Ashley Weaver
August 2014
#4: LOCK IN by John Scalzi
July 2014
#1: LANDLINE by Rainbow Rowell
May 2014
#9: SIXTH GRAVE ON THE EDGE by Darynda Jones
April 2014
#8: THE AXE FACTOR by Colin Cotterill
March 2014
#8: PRECIOUS THING by Colette McBeth
January 2014
#3: LOST LAKE by Sarah Addison Allen
December 2013
#7: DANGEROUS WOMEN, edited by George R.R. Martin & Gardner Dozois
#9: THE TRIP TO ECHO SPRING by Olivia Laing
November 2013
#2: THROUGH THE EVIL DAYS by Julia Spencer-Fleming
#8: THE RAVEN’S EYE by Barry Maitland
September 2013
#1: FANGIRL by Rainbow Rowell
#2: HOW THE LIGHT GETS IN by Louise Penny
To enter the giveaway, simply email Library@MacmillanUSA.com from your professional/library-issued e-mail address (subject: LibraryReads 2) by Sunday, Sept. 13. Make sure to include your library’s mailing address to be placed in the random drawing. Read on for the fine print. Good luck!
Update 9/14: This giveaway is closed. Congratulations to our winners, Gregg Winsor of Johnson County Library, Overland Park KS and Sheri Stevens of Lockport Public Library, Lockport NY!
2015 Locus Award Finalists
The Locus Science Fiction Foundation has announced the top five finalists in each category of the 2015 Locus Awards and Macmillan has a strong showing!
Best Science Fiction Novel
THE THREE-BODY PROBLEM by Cixin Liu
LOCK IN by John Scalzi
ANNIHILATION / AUTHORITY / ACCEPTANCE by Jeff VanderMeer
Best Fantasy Novel
THE GOBLIN EMPEROR by Katherine Addison
STELES OF THE SKY by Elizabeth Bear
Best First Novel
A DARKLING SEA by James L. Cambias
THE EMPEROR’S BLADES by Brian Staveley
Best Anthology
THE YEAR’S BEST SCIENCE FICTION: Thirty-First Annual Collection, edited by Gardner Dozois
THE TIME TRAVELER’S ALMANAC, edited by Ann VanderMeer & Jeff VanderMeer
Best Collection
LAST PLANE TO HEAVEN by Jay Lake
Best Non-Fiction
HARRY HARRISON! HARRY HARRISON! by Harry Harrison
ROBERT A. HEINLEIN: IN DIALOGUE WITH THIS CENTURY: Volume 2: The Man Who Learned Better 1948-1988 by William H. Patterson, Jr.
WHAT MAKES THIS BOOK SO GREAT by Jo Walton
Best Magazine
Tor.com
Best Publisher
Tor
Best Editor
John Joseph Adams
Ellen Datlow
Gardner Dozois
Ann and Jeff VanderMeer readmoreremove
Happy Birthday LibraryReads!
Happy Anniversary LibraryReads! Can you believe it’s already been a year? Thanks very much for your support of these great Macmillan LibraryReads picks:
September 2013
#1: FANGIRL by Rainbow Rowell
#2: HOW THE LIGHT GETS IN by Louise Penny
November 2013
#2: THROUGH THE EVIL DAYS by Julia Spencer-Fleming
#8: THE RAVEN’S EYE by Barry Maitland
December 2013
#7: DANGEROUS WOMEN, edited by George R.R. Martin & Gardner Dozois
#9: THE TRIP TO ECHO SPRING by Olivia Laing
January 2014
#3: LOST LAKE by Sarah Addison Allen
March 2014
#8: PRECIOUS THING by Colette McBeth
April 2014
#8: THE AXE FACTOR by Colin Cotterill
May 2014
#9: SIXTH GRAVE ON THE EDGE by Darynda Jones
July 2014
#1: LANDLINE by Rainbow Rowell
August 2014
#4: LOCK IN by John Scalzi
To celebrate, we’re giving away three bundles of all these books for your library! To enter the giveaway, simply email Library@MacmillanUSA.com from your professional/library-issued e-mail address (subject: LibraryReads) by Monday, Sept. 1. Make sure to include your library’s mailing address to be placed in the random drawing. Read on for the fine print. Good luck!
Update 9/4/14: The giveaway is closed. Congratulations to our winners:
Debra Chavana Powell of Briscoe Library, San Antonio TX
Cathy Diem of Canyon Hills Library, Anaheim CA
Kathy Jacob of Samuels Public Library, Front Royal VA
2014 Locus Award finalists
The Locus Science Fiction Foundation has announced the top five finalists in each category of the 2014 Locus Awards and Tor Books has a strong showing!
Best Novella
“The Princess and the Queen” by George R.R. Martin (DANGEROUS WOMEN)
Best Short Story
“Some Desperado” by Joe Abercrombie (DANGEROUS WOMEN)
Best Anthology
QUEEN VICTORIA’S BOOK OF SPELLS, edited by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling
THE YEAR'S BEST SCIENCE FICTION: Thirtieth Annual Collection, edited by Gardner Dozois
Best Publisher
Tor
Best Editor
John Joseph Adams
Ellen Datlow
Gardner Dozois
Ann and Jeff VanderMeer
The winners will be announced during the Locus Awards Weekend in Seattle WA, June 27-29, 2014. See the complete list of awards and finalists here. Congratulations to the nominees!
LibraryReads chooses DANGEROUS WOMEN and THE TRIP TO ECHO SPRING!
CHRISTMAS CAME EARLY! LibraryReads just announced their December 2013 list and we're thrilled to have two great Macmillan titles in the top ten:
Coming in at #7 is DANGEROUS WOMEN, edited by George R.R. Martin & Gardner Dozois. This amazing collection of 22 original short stories co-edited by the Game of Thrones creator features contributions from bestselling authors, including Jim Butcher, Diana Gabaldon, Lev Grossman, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Brandon Sanderson, and a new GOT novella from Martin himself. It's received three outstanding starred pre-publication reviews, all claiming that this collection has something for every reader. Whether it's science fiction, fantasy, horror, mystery, or suspense, women are the stars, from feisty heroines down to villainess vixens.
The #9 pick is THE TRIP TO ECHO SPRING: On Writers and Drinking by Olivia Laing, which was also recently named a January Indie Next selection. Growing up in an alcoholic family, Laing wanted to make sense of this disease and started by examining the link between alcohol and creativity in some of America’s finest writers, including Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald. “The tortured relationship between literary lions and their liquor illuminates the obscure terrain of psychology and art in this searching biographical meditation…. Laing explores this rich topic through an unusual mix of biographical research, astute literary interpretation, and wonderfully atmospheric travelogue... The result is a fine study of a human frailty through the eyes of its most perceptive victims.” – Publishers Weekly, starred review.
See the full December 2013 top ten list on LibraryReads.org.
Thank you to everyone who voted! Keep in mind with the Thanksgiving holidays approaching that nominations for the January list will be upon us very soon (due December 1). Don't wait, nominate!
As for the current list, you can help support these great books by promoting each month's selections in a featured display in your library and by using the FREE downloadable marketing materials provided by LibraryReads, which includes flyers and online banner ads.
Three stars for DANGEROUS WOMEN!
We'd like to think that we're a couple of dangerous women, but we're softies at heart, kinda like these guys (awww...). The thing we're the most hazardous to is your "To Read" pile.
With that warning in mind, we've got a doozy for you: DANGEROUS WOMEN, an awesome collection of 22 original short stories co-edited by A Game of Thrones creator George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozois, featuring contributions from bestselling authors, including Jim Butcher, Diana Gabaldon, Lev Grossman, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Brandon Sanderson, and Martin himself. Whether it's science fiction, fantasy, horror, mystery, or suspense, women are the stars, from feisty heroines down to villainess vixens.
Speaking of stars, DANGEROUS WOMEN already has THREE starred pre-publication reviews!
"Venerable editors Martin and Dozois (Warriors) have invited writers from many different genres of fiction to showcase the supposedly weaker sex’s capacity for magic, violence, and mayhem. These 22 brand-new short stories prove that women are men’s equals—at least—in lethal potential. This meaty collection delivers something for nearly every reader’s taste as it explores the heights that brave women can reach and the depths that depraved ones can plumb." – Publishers Weekly, starred review
"VERDICT: The wide selection of authors guarantees something to please almost every reader's tastes." – Library Journal, starred review
"When genre collections include this many big-name authors, they’re typically a grouping of series outtakes and Easter eggs. Readers...will surely be satisfied by these [series-related stories] and other entries. Everyone will find something to like here." – Kirkus Reviews, starred review
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Monday Fun Day! (5/13/2013 Edition)
Happy Monday, friends! This is a short week for me as I'm heading off on vacation starting Thursday. Let's jump into a little Macmillany goodness to get your week started, shall we?
- Congratulations to 2013 Locus Award finalists John Scalzi, author of REDSHIRTS which is up for Best Science Fiction Novel, Mary Robinette Kowal, author of GLAMOUR IN GLASS which is up for Best Fantasy Novel (I recommended this series in Uncharted Pages!), and Gardner Dozois, editor of The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Twenty-ninth Annual Collection up for Best Anthology!
We're also delighted to see that Tor.com is a finalist for Best Magazine and Tor Books has been nominated for Best Publisher! And while we're at it, a hearty applause for Tor Teen author Cory Doctorow and Mac Kids author Catherynne M. Valente who are nominated for awards as well. See the full list of Locus finalists here.
- Looking ahead, the July 2013 Indie Next List has two perfect summer reads from St. Martin's Press: AMY FALLS DOWN by Jincy Willett and SWEET SALT AIR by Barbara Delinsky!
- We would also like to point you in the direction of Doug Lord's latest (and dare I say, greatest?) selections for Library Journal's Books for Dudes column, "A Simple Murder, Wool, and The Human Division."
- And last, but not even close to least, actually closer to most—a basket full of puppy:
So, should we get a bigger basket? Maybe more puppies? Both? twitter.com/EmergencyPuppy…
— Emergency Cute Stuff (@EmergencyPuppy) April 29, 2013
2011 Locus Award-finalists Announced
Locus Magazine has announced their 2011 Locus Award-nominees! Look at all this amazing work from Tor and St. Martin's Press:
Fantasy Novel
THE SORCERER'S HOUSE
Gene Wolfe
First Novel
SHADES OF MILK AND HONEY
Mary Robinette Kowal
THE QUANTUM THIEF
Hannu Rajaniemi
Novella
“The Mystery Knight”
George R.R. Martin (WARRIORS)
Anthology
THE YEAR'S BEST SCIENCE FICTION: TWENTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL COLLECTION
Gardner Dozois, ed.
WARRIORS
George R.R. Martin & Gardner Dozois, eds.
Non-fiction
Robert A. Heinlein: In Dialogue with His Century: Volume 1: 1907-1948: Learning Curve
William H. Patterson, Jr.
And More
Congratulations are also in order for David G. Hartwell, nominated in the Editor category, Tor, nominated in the Publisher category, and Tor.com, nominated in the Magazine category!
