{"id":40,"date":"2006-04-15T17:40:52","date_gmt":"2006-04-15T23:40:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.doniscasey.com\/?p=40"},"modified":"2006-04-15T17:40:52","modified_gmt":"2006-04-15T23:40:52","slug":"one-more-nomination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.doniscasey.com\/?p=40","title":{"rendered":"One More Nomination"},"content":{"rendered":"

On April 1st, I went to the Arizona Book Fair, which was held at the old Carnagie Library in downtown Phoenix. I went simply as an attendee, and not to sell books. I feel slightly guilty about missing an easy opportunity, but as I noted in the last post, I’ve done so many events for The Old Buzzard Had It Coming<\/em> that I’m just about grinned out for the moment. I feel the need to rest my face muscles for a little while in anticipation of the release of Hornswoggled<\/em> in September. I’ve been holed up this April, doing nothing but writing, trying to get a little bit ahead before I start planning the Hornswoggled<\/em> campaign. <\/p>\n

But I digress. It was a beautiful day for a book fair this year, and I greatly enjoyed seeing all the other authors and picking up flyers, cards and bookmarks. I didn’t buy anything this time, since I went overboard with the book buying at the Sierra Vista Book Fair a week earlier. My publisher, Poisoned Pen Press, had a table, which was manned by the inimitable Marilyn and the presses’ Head Honcho, Robert Rosenwald. Also in attendance at the time was Arizona writer and Arizona Republic<\/em> newspaper columnist Jon Talton, whose David Mapstone mysteries (Concrete Desert, Camelback Falls,<\/em>and Dry Heat<\/em>) are all set in Phoenix . When I went by to say hello, Robert stood up, grabbed my hand, and said “Congratulations!” I’m always glad to be congratulated, even if I don’t know what for, so I thanked him. However, he could tell by my blank expression that I was not quite with the program, so he told me that he had sent me an e-mail of that morning informing me that Old Buzzard<\/em> is one of the three finalists in the mystery category for the Benjamin Franklin Award.<\/p>\n

The Benjamin Franklin award is given out by the Independent Book Publishers Association, a trade association of independent publishers, and “recognizes excellence in independent publishing.” The award will be given at a gala event at Book Expo America, on May 17, 2006, in Washington DC. The three finalists are:
\n In a Teapot<\/em>, by Terence Faherty, Crum Creek Press
\n The Old Buzzard Had It Coming<\/em>, by My Humble Self, Poisoned Pen Press
\n Ruddy Gore<\/em>, by Kerry Greenwood, Poisoned Pen Press<\/p>\n

Robert was thrilled that two Poisoned Pen authors have been nominated this year. A Poisoned Pen Press author has won the Ben Franklin award two years in a row. (Last year’s winner was Relative Danger<\/em>, by Charles Benoit). My fellow Poisoned Pen nominee this year, Kerry Greenwood, is an Australian with a fairly hilarious sense of humor who has written 17 novels and 2 collections. Ruddy Gore<\/em> is a Phrynne Fisher mystery set in 1920’s Australian high society.<\/p>\n

I’m very happy with this nomination, especially since it’s national and came out of the blue. I still have the feeling that all this is happening to someone else. Of course, if the book wins, I will be glad to take the credit. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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