The Agatha (named after Agatha Christie) Awards for 2008 were handed out a week ago at the Malice Domestic Conference in Washington (Arlington).
Here is a link to the winners.
http://therapsheet.blogspot.com/2008/04/and-malice-toward-all.html
Special congratulations to Hank Phillippi Ryan who won for the best first novel. Hank belongs to our local Sisters in Crime and Mystery Writers of America chapters.
Her novel was a delightful read and it's always cool when the home team wins.
The Agatha are awarded for traditional mysteries, that an Agatha Christie born today might write. The Edgars, mentioned earlier tend to have a bleaker outlook about crime and murder.
I like both kinds of stories.
Right now I am liking (and admiring) The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen. It is a real tour de force, and one feels so sorry for all the characters as they stumble through their sad imperfect lives. If Franzen wrote crime, he'd be in the noir section of the shelves.
Yesterday I made rhubarb bread and it was good. That sweet-sour combo is a dynamite taste sensation.
Here is a link to the winners.
http://therapsheet.blogspot.com/2008/04/and-malice-toward-all.html
Special congratulations to Hank Phillippi Ryan who won for the best first novel. Hank belongs to our local Sisters in Crime and Mystery Writers of America chapters.
Her novel was a delightful read and it's always cool when the home team wins.
The Agatha are awarded for traditional mysteries, that an Agatha Christie born today might write. The Edgars, mentioned earlier tend to have a bleaker outlook about crime and murder.
I like both kinds of stories.
Right now I am liking (and admiring) The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen. It is a real tour de force, and one feels so sorry for all the characters as they stumble through their sad imperfect lives. If Franzen wrote crime, he'd be in the noir section of the shelves.
Yesterday I made rhubarb bread and it was good. That sweet-sour combo is a dynamite taste sensation.
This recipe is very similiar to the one I used. Enjoy.
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