Thriller News from Ireland
Being a pick-'n'-mix of CAP posts for the month of May. To wit:
Alex Barclay's (right) BLOOD RUNS COLD wins the crime writing prize at the Irish Book Awards.
Alan Glynn's forthcoming WINTERLAND gets very impressive pre-pub blurbs from Ken Bruen, John Connolly, Adrian McKinty and Jason Starr.
Why don't Irish crime-and-thriller readers read Irish-set crime and thrillers?
John Banville calls Declan Burke's currently-under-consideration novel BAD FOR GOOD "a cross between Flann O'Brien and Raymond Chandler", causing said Burke to spontaneously combust in oleaginous flames of smug self-congratulation.
Ken Bruen is making more movies: ONCE WERE COPS has been optioned, and - whisper it - possibly AMERICAN SKIN too.
John Connolly wins the inaugural Sexiest Irish Crime Writer Award, whether he wants to or not.
LOCK DOWN will be Sean Black's debut when it's published in July. How come all the pseudonyms are 'Black' these days?
Contributing editor Declan Burke is the author of EIGHTBALL BOOGIE (2003) and THE BIG O (2007). A freelance writer and novelist, he hosts a website dedicated to Irish crime fiction, Crime Always Pays (http://crimealwayspays.blogspot.com/). He lives in Wicklow, Ireland, with his wife Aileen and daughter Lily, and is not allowed to own a cat.
ThrillerFest
ITW's annual celebration of the thriller world is the largest event of its kind, a meeting place for authors, readers, budding writers, and publishing industry professionals.
For 2011, we’ll be back in the heart of New York in July with the ThrillerFest conference including CraftFest and AgentFest.
ThrillerFest VI will be held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City.
The dates will be July 6-9, 2011.
More information to follow.
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