Every Secret Thing by Emma Cole

Emma Cole is the pen name of historical fiction author Susanna Kearsley, under which she writes crime thrillers. Every Secret Thing, which was nominated for the Arthur Ellis Award for Canadian Crime Novel, is the first of these, and it holds treasures for crime and historical fiction buffs alike.

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Yiddish Policemen Can't Lose

Okay, so Michael Chabon's The Yiddish Policeman's Union didn't win the Edgar Award a few months back, but at Worldcon in Denver it did continue its genre dominance, winning both the Hugo Award for Best Novel and the Sidewise Award for Best Long Form Alternate History.

You can find a complete list of the Hugo winners here and the Sidewise winners here.

Also awarded at Worldcon was the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer (not to be confused with the John W. Campbell Award for Best Novel, a juried prize recently awarded to Kathleen Ann Goonan for In War Times) which went this year to Mary Robinette Kowal.

Scribe Awards Announced

The second annual Scribe Awards were given out recently at this year's San Diego Comic Con International. The Awards, presented by the International Association of Media Tie-in Writers (IAMTW), seek to celebrate excellence in liscensed tie-in writing.

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Fincher Options The Automatic Detective

David Fincher of Fight Club and Se7en fame has optioned The Automatic Detective by fantasy author A. Lee Martinez along with Blur Animation Studios. No word yet what role Fincher will take in the production. Martinez, who won an Alex Award for his debut Gil's All Fright Diner, also has his novels In the Company of Ogres and the aforementioned Gil's on option for film treatments.

On behalf of mcnallyrobinson.com I was happy to interview A. Lee Martinez back in October. You can also read a review of The Automatic Detective here.