March 13, 2008 - Christine Falls, L.A. Book Prize Finalist
Black's debut was just announced as a finalist for the 2007 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Mystery/Thriller. Winners will be announced April 25th. You can read more about the finalists and the prize here.
March 12, 2008 - On Tour
John Banville and The Silver Swan on the road.
03/13/08 - HOUSTON, TX
Murder by the Book with Brazos 6:30 PM
03/15/08 - PITTSBURGH, PA
Mystery Lovers Bookshop / Coffee and Crime Breakfast 10 AM
03/16/08 - New York, NY
192 Books 4 PM
February 10, 2008 - Christine Falls Tops the Lists
For the week ending February 10, 2008, Benjamin Black's debut made the following Book Sense Best Seller lists, collected from independent bookstores.
Southern Independent Booksellers Association #15
Northern California Independent Booksellers Association #12
February 3, 2008 - Is It Noir? Is It Literature?
"Great Literature? Depends Whodunit"
Charles McGrath in the New York Times considers the arguments for and against mysteries as literature.
January 13, 2008 - The Lemur is here.
Benjamin Black's latest, The Lemur, will appear in weekly installments in the New York Times Sunday Serial and online.
03/13/08 - Christine Falls, L.A. Book Prize Finalist
Black's debut was just announced as a finalist for the 2007 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Mystery/Thriller.
02/10/08 - Christine Falls Tops the Lists
Benjamin Black's debut finds more new readers every week.
02/03/08 - Is It Noir? Is It Literature?
The New York Times asks when noir becomes literature.
