Canadian novelist Emma Donoghue's novel Room was based in part on the sensational case of Austrian Josef Fritzl, who kept his daughter in a basement for 24 years. She talked with Quill and Quire about the accusations of exploitation and the ethics of fiction inspired by true crime cases.
Elizabeth Foxwell over at the Bunburyist has news that the Library of Congress is asking readers to vote for your favorite authors who have attended the National Book Festival through its 10-year history. Crime fiction authors include Nevada Barr, Louis Bayard, Laura Lippman, Walter Mosley, and Scott Turow.
Patti Abbott posted a roster of the latest attendees at the upcoming NoirCon in November and it's a doozy, with appearances by Reed Farrell Coleman, Christa Faust, Dennis Tafoya, George Pelecanos, Laura Lippman and many more. Meanwhile, Crimespree has a list of featured authors at Chicago's ComicCon starting this Thursday, and Janet Rudolph highlighted the mystery series writers who'll be in attendance at the Edinburgh Book Festival.
Peter Rozovsky over at Detectives Beyond Borders lists the finalists for the first Ngaio Marsh Award given for best crime novel by a New Zealand citizen or resident published in New Zealand. The nominees are Cut & Run by Alix Bosco, Burial by Neil Cross and Containment by Vanda Symon. The winner will be announced Sept. 10 at The Press Christchurch Writers’ Festival, and Rozovsky himself is one of the judges.
James Lincoln Warren posted info from the presentation he's given to writers' groups and conferences about short-story form and structure, with some nice graphical aids.
Laura Lippman's appearances to promote her latest novel I'd Know You Anywhere are going to be limited, but in honor of the book's publication, she's set up a contest where you can win a visit from her for your library. Just write an essay about your hometown library and why she should visit and send it along via e-mail (posted on her web site) by September 30, 2010.
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