Showing posts with label Anthony Awards. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Anthony Awards. Show all posts

Friday, June 4, 2010

Busted Flush Press earns two Anthony nominations!

I (David) have long been a fan of the annual Bouchercon world mystery convention, held each year in a different host city (this year's takes place in San Francisco). My first was Seattle in 1994, followed by Toronto, Chicago, Madison, Indianapolis, etc. Bouchercon is a great place to meet your favorite authors & booksellers; sit in on some fascinating panels; buy lots of books; even explore a new city. But it's also where attendees can vote on the Anthony Awards.... which, as an attendee, is a pretty cool thing to be a part of.

So, of course, I'm extra excited to announce that two Busted Flush Press productions have earned Anthony nominations!

Tower (by Ken Bruen & Reed Farrel Coleman) -- Best Paperback Original!
Tower has also been nominated for the Spinetingler Award & the Foreword Magazine Book of the Year Award (Mystery).

"Last Fair Deal Gone Down" (by Ace Atkins, in Crossroad Blues) -- Best Short Story!
"Last Fair Deal..." was also nominated for the Edgar Award.

Many many thanks to everyone who voted for the short list! Please check out the Bouchercon blog for a complete list of nominees.

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And here are the BFP authors with a few words...

Reed -- "It's always nice to be recognized by fans and peers. Some peer awards get more repect, but I would say you'd be hard-pressed to come up with a finer, more representative list than the nominations for the Anthony. It's great and humbling all at once."

Ken -- "Without David Thompson, Reed, Craig McDonald & Al Guthrie, there would be no nomination. I'm truly delighted to be nominated and to be a part of Busted Flush. Here's hoping we add the Anthony to Busted Flush's glowing rep." [Thanks, Ken!]

Ace -- "I had hoped to be included in a finer class of people than Ken & Reed. There are plenty of well-heeled, well-groomed professionals out there where I could be grouped. Instead I'm stuck with two scruffy degenerates."

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Congratulations to all of the other nominees! And if you're attending Bouchercon in San Francisco, I'll see you there. :-)

Monday, May 17, 2010

Anthony Award nominations, Daniel Woodrell's WINTER'S BONE

If you attended last year's Bouchercon in Indianapolis, or are already registered to attend this year's in San Francisco (Oct. 14-17), you can nominate the short list for the 2010 Anthony Awards! Categories include: Best Novel, Best First Novel, Best Paperback Original, Best Short Story, and Best Critical Nonfiction Work. Ballots are due by May 28th, just a week away! Download a ballot here.

And may we recommend two Busted Flush Press titles which are eligible for Anthonys: 2010 Spinetingler Award nominee Tower (by Ken Bruen & Reed Farrel Coleman) for Best Paperback Original and 2010 Edgar Award nominee "Last Fair Deal Gone Down" (by Ace Atkins, in Crossroad Blues) for Best Short Story.

Thanks so much, and happy voting!

P.S. My own personal picks for the other two main fiction categories:
Best Novel -- Shatter (by Michael Robotham; Doubleday), though I also have a special fondness for No Such Creature (by Giles Blunt; Henry Holt).
Best First Novel
-- Mixed Blood (by Roger Smith; Henry Holt/Picador) just barely edges out The Ghosts of Belfast (by Stuart Neville; Soho), but it's mighty close.

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Back Bay Books has released the new movie tie-in cover of Busted Flush Press author Daniel Woodrell's 2006 novel Winter's Bone. Gorgeous, huh? This edition will be out soon.

And here's the estimated schedule of the film's theatrical release, which begins in L.A. & NYC June 11th. See if it's playing in your neck of the woods! Can't wait for it to hit Houston...

ARIZONA
7/9 – Scottsdale – Camelview 5
7/23 – Tucson – The Loft

ARKANSAS
6/18 – Fayetteville – AMC Fiesta Square 16

CALIFORNIA
6/11 – Los Angeles – The Landmark
6/18 – Berkeley – California 3
6/18 – Irvine – University Town Center
6/18 – Pasadena – Playhouse 7
6/18 – Santa Monica – Monica 4-Plex
6/25 – La Jolla – La Jolla Village Cinemas
6/25 – San Diego – Hillcrest Cinemas

COLORADO
6/25 – Denver – Chez Artiste

CONNECTICUT
6/25 - Hartford - Cinema City 4
6/25 - New Haven - Criterion 7

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
6/18 – Washington – E Street Cinema

FLORIDA
7/9 – Tampa – Tampa Theatre

GEORGIA
7/9 – Atlanta – Midtown Art Cinemas 8

ILLINOIS
6/18 – Chicago – Century Centre Cinema

KANSAS
6/18 - Overland Park - Glenwood Arts

KENTUCKY
6/18 – Lexington – Kentucky Theatre
6/18 – Louisville – The Baxter

MARYLAND
6/25 – Baltimore – The Charles

MASSACHUSETTS
6/18 – Brookline – Coolidge Corner Theatre
6/18 – Cambridge – Kendall Square Cinema
6/25 - Amherst - Amherst Cinema Arts Center 3

MICHIGAN
6/25 – Bloomfield Hills – Maple Art Theatre
7/9 - Ann Arbor - Michigan Theater

MINNESOTA
6/25 – Edina – Edina 4

MISSOURI
6/18 – Frontenac – Plaza Frontenac Cinema
6/18 - Kansas City - Tivoli @ Manor Square
6/18 – Springfield – Campbell 16 Cine
6/25 - Branson - Branson Meadows Cinemas
6/25 – West Plains – Glass Sword Cinema

NEW JERSEY
6/18 - Montclair – Clairidge Cinemas 6

NEW YORK
6/11 – New York – Lincoln Plaza
6/11 – New York – Sunshine Cinema
6/18 - Brooklyn - BAM Rose Cinemas
7/23 – Rochester – Little Theatre
7/30 – Albany – Spectrum

NORTH CAROLINA
7/9 – Charlotte – Manor Theatre 2
7/9 – Raleigh – Colony Twin

OHIO
7/9 – Cincinnati – Esquire
7/16 - Cleveland - Cedar Lee
7/30 - Dayton - Neon Movies

OKLAHOMA
8/6 - Tulsa - Circle Theatre

OREGON
6/25 – Portland – Fox Tower

PENNSYLVANIA
6/18 – Philadelphia – Ritz 5

RHODE ISLAND
7/9 - Providence - Avon Cinema

TENNESSEE
7/9 – Knoxville – Downtown West Cinema 8
7/16 – Memphis – Ridgeway 4
7/16 – Nashville – Belcourt Theatre

TEXAS
6/25 – Austin – The Arbor
6/25 – Dallas – Magnolia Theatre
6/25 – Houston – River Oaks Theatre

UTAH
7/16 – Salt Lake City – Broadway Centre Cinemas

VIRGINIA
6/18 – Arlington – Shirlington 7

WASHINGTON
6/25 – Seattle – Uptown Cinemas 3
6/25 – Seattle – Guild 45th Theatre

And if you haven't seen it yet, view the movie trailer here.