tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4850245297360677542024-02-20T22:31:40.229-07:00Stieg Larsson’s English translatorComments and questions about translation of Swedish,<br>German, Danish, and Norwegian crime fiction<br>as well as "real" literature.<br><br>
"Music is supposed to wash away<br>the dust of everyday life."<br>
Art Blakey<br>Reg / Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07539868524489903682noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-485024529736067754.post-19621449876214086292011-03-10T10:01:00.017-07:002011-03-10T11:45:00.812-07:00Camilla Läckberg on tour in the States<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4hH4Sk9PHSjtgB5xlawihfsk1WHQNg5AZqZoEFlunban7AuhyduAe-dT0dCZwAAE-cyZdUFqmp7J7H-YjORW2ssYWcXwNuKzAbWATURkcaGhOMR02iHwCI6yj1Zn8ry3Holhwi1m4wvYz/s1600/camillaserious.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 252px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4hH4Sk9PHSjtgB5xlawihfsk1WHQNg5AZqZoEFlunban7AuhyduAe-dT0dCZwAAE-cyZdUFqmp7J7H-YjORW2ssYWcXwNuKzAbWATURkcaGhOMR02iHwCI6yj1Zn8ry3Holhwi1m4wvYz/s320/camillaserious.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582518119832093890" /></a>The reigning Queen of Swedish Crime will be making her first extensive U.S. tour in late March/early April. Tiina, who has just translated <i>The Hidden Child</i>, and I, translator of the first four books in the Fjällbacka series (<i>The Ice Princess, The Preacher, The Stonecutter,</i> and <i>The Gallows Bird</i>), will also be signing our translations at Camilla's appearance in Scottsdale, Arizona. Collectors: This will be your only chance this year to acquire her books signed by both author and translator.<br><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirqHw4QHT6ulctcZaexw7TywKpef3XNlIC9Onbp7lxiq50jT2bzUQyLaJGO-PKUzROZg3KuRqvadrzJCnLLBTwOwWlj96SX6npb2oYyZNSAFHfaLcfrgB-Uz5wXc0jvGM0uHQjXqciAk0W/s1600/Fjallbacka.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirqHw4QHT6ulctcZaexw7TywKpef3XNlIC9Onbp7lxiq50jT2bzUQyLaJGO-PKUzROZg3KuRqvadrzJCnLLBTwOwWlj96SX6npb2oYyZNSAFHfaLcfrgB-Uz5wXc0jvGM0uHQjXqciAk0W/s320/Fjallbacka.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582519200849870178" /></a><br />We hope to see you at Poisoned Pen Bookstore, 4014 N Goldwater Blvd # 101, Scottsdale, AZ 85251-4344 at 7 pm on Wednesday, March 30. For more info call the bookstore at (480) 947-2974 or see their website <a href="http://www.poisonedpen.com/">here</a>. See you there! (Sorry, I don't know the other cities on her 10-city tour except New York and Denver.)Reg / Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07539868524489903682noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-485024529736067754.post-49940685538967970212011-03-10T09:41:00.010-07:002011-03-10T09:58:17.473-07:00Stieg Larsson's radical life<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGepSyuOhuSdCIJnmrfoHiGTv-KlVSjqALgpnb0Xf7nEWdnLSHYifJWmgxRSEC65J3PFhsRjIoAkP7JMymS3EA-zb6yaWqxK3G6F77C1GsLKI1-DJm11mHo7Znjg-Y2_R2dvvl2QU8TDYF/s1600/solidarity_logo.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 86px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGepSyuOhuSdCIJnmrfoHiGTv-KlVSjqALgpnb0Xf7nEWdnLSHYifJWmgxRSEC65J3PFhsRjIoAkP7JMymS3EA-zb6yaWqxK3G6F77C1GsLKI1-DJm11mHo7Znjg-Y2_R2dvvl2QU8TDYF/s400/solidarity_logo.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582493557449545650" /></a><br />Here’s an interesting <a href="http://www.solidarity-us.org/node/3183">article</a> from <i>Solidarity</i> about Stieg’s political background, as told by his friend Håkan Blomqvist. Including some eye-opening views on Stieg's relation to Grenada, the conservatives in power in Sweden, and the rise of racism there. I haven't seen a lot of this information before.Reg / Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07539868524489903682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-485024529736067754.post-38876581755717705882011-01-06T15:25:00.008-07:002011-01-06T15:46:20.340-07:00Goodreads Choice Awards 2010:Best Mystery and Thriller<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho1VUZ-I3oJfGP5GNKt1f3fcw3FZogL3RTWpkBKXwj6qTWTzdOKYCUYWKK4hRdHXxqtNksHFUZkzAQrbNGD5hOW6a7X7ymk-gqp3h5nBYehlVkMTyho1lFiXfu-HxbaEuJ3qVwnyICfoVw/s1600/Hornet+Big.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho1VUZ-I3oJfGP5GNKt1f3fcw3FZogL3RTWpkBKXwj6qTWTzdOKYCUYWKK4hRdHXxqtNksHFUZkzAQrbNGD5hOW6a7X7ymk-gqp3h5nBYehlVkMTyho1lFiXfu-HxbaEuJ3qVwnyICfoVw/s320/Hornet+Big.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559203504392663618" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/award/choice/2010#winners">See all the winners here!</a>Reg / Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07539868524489903682noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-485024529736067754.post-33146817436621481862010-12-23T12:12:00.009-07:002010-12-23T12:19:42.966-07:00Author of the Year in USA Today<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmiUzmEpdwLI6NClu7qd85-wl9Rqj_paZdIofFtOpucAqml9yC-Vup__JQOVIb-JjHwiQr0Ft40pOV7USsPK118F-BeRgsYqRMLKJBf7w8aPmOb0nI2KFJNA4IatdauV5kYcm-UHAcYGgB/s1600/usatoday_logo2.gif"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 64px; height: 36px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmiUzmEpdwLI6NClu7qd85-wl9Rqj_paZdIofFtOpucAqml9yC-Vup__JQOVIb-JjHwiQr0Ft40pOV7USsPK118F-BeRgsYqRMLKJBf7w8aPmOb0nI2KFJNA4IatdauV5kYcm-UHAcYGgB/s400/usatoday_logo2.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553958178475310226" border="0" /></a>Stieg Larsson has been named "Author of the Year" in <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/life/books/news/2010-12-23-stiegyearend23_ST_N.htm"><i>USA Today</i></a>. Congratulations once again, Stieg. I hope you're regarding this ride with amusement.Reg / Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07539868524489903682noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-485024529736067754.post-47363329462499087752010-12-15T02:08:00.004-07:002010-12-15T02:17:03.222-07:00Booksigning at Albuquerque Costco Dec. 18<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpCFA7ZYojJSP_feVn0AjndOJpiI_iqpe3rDxl12pL-oRokTwmXCpVyURWIX1ebG_BAcTAlErcIgOmS_H6itKMtE4GiB2jJXT_tFT5j5Q3KzrQcSJ56nVlVx3yIz5gdIfa9BpnDNg7KbsE/s1600/nmflag.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 256px; height: 169px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpCFA7ZYojJSP_feVn0AjndOJpiI_iqpe3rDxl12pL-oRokTwmXCpVyURWIX1ebG_BAcTAlErcIgOmS_H6itKMtE4GiB2jJXT_tFT5j5Q3KzrQcSJ56nVlVx3yIz5gdIfa9BpnDNg7KbsE/s320/nmflag.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550835215467388466" border="0" /></a><br />Hi, New Mexico Stieg Larsson fans. I'll be signing books and chatting at the Costco warehouse #116 in NE Albuquerque on Renaissance Blvd. near Home Depot on Saturday, Dec. 18 at 1:00 p.m. They have the 4-book box set for turning your friends and relatives on to Stieg. Hope to see you there!Reg / Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07539868524489903682noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-485024529736067754.post-304036471346527692010-11-24T11:40:00.006-07:002010-11-24T11:48:48.256-07:00"Why I Translate" article in Publishers Weekly<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqMp3YVoxZLwL2RE74orabbpD5typRw0cUKWGKmw6soVNT32cYHDEaRpl9c-wCewVN9Q0_43mzTDCswbXpLgHHI9UIGU70xekqMk0GBDfyW8nyTzdOKbCyPxojEl-uZVcPeEAeN9p-dFPp/s1600/PW.GIF"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 132px; height: 99px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqMp3YVoxZLwL2RE74orabbpD5typRw0cUKWGKmw6soVNT32cYHDEaRpl9c-wCewVN9Q0_43mzTDCswbXpLgHHI9UIGU70xekqMk0GBDfyW8nyTzdOKbCyPxojEl-uZVcPeEAeN9p-dFPp/s200/PW.GIF" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543188333060469922" border="0" /></a>I was recently honored by being the first translator ever asked to contribute to the "Why I Write" feature in Publishers Weekly. Read the 500-word article <a href="http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/why-i-write/article/45245-why-i-write-or-translate--steven-t-murray.html">here</a>. I hope it helps improve working conditions for other literary translators.Reg / Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07539868524489903682noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-485024529736067754.post-18323001916704427272010-10-31T22:10:00.006-06:002010-10-31T23:16:40.957-06:00Happy Halloween! Fallen angels, anyone?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNP0JKEHzC0UQV_ozIgMb31dPNBscsKgp6ZR2YZ59PFHVu_qLUjE6BxqE92BjMsKChImP9eFHxyVE4f_O7cmIh4I434ynIWiCsQMBiJ1yfNaGVoIqXDUkeynuOx3x3fgDWkmzngWAeq5r3/s1600/nefilim.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 246px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNP0JKEHzC0UQV_ozIgMb31dPNBscsKgp6ZR2YZ59PFHVu_qLUjE6BxqE92BjMsKChImP9eFHxyVE4f_O7cmIh4I434ynIWiCsQMBiJ1yfNaGVoIqXDUkeynuOx3x3fgDWkmzngWAeq5r3/s320/nefilim.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534441089209621362" border="0" /></a><br />I just finished another translation from Swedish, which will be published in 2011 by Sibling Press in the UK and Australia as <i>Nephilim</i>.<br /><br />All you vampire fans, try out something new: these fallen angels, one of whom stowed away on Noah's Ark when God was trying to wipe them out with the Flood, then interbred with humans and created a new race that has survived to the present day. The Nephilim look like us, they talk like us, they walk among us! They're trying to fight global warming to stop another flood, and begin by murdering CEOs of the worst carbon dioxide polluters in Sweden. You decide whether they're good or bad.<br /><br />Åsa Schwarz has written this as a young adult novel, but like the Twilight series, adults can read it as well, and there will be more books coming.<br /><br />Treat yourself to a new brand of the undead.Reg / Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07539868524489903682noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-485024529736067754.post-41384428245265629092010-09-02T01:01:00.009-06:002010-09-24T00:28:46.777-06:00Seattleites! Mysteries of translation revealed at Elliott Bay on Sept. 12<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHWeK52D6DzPfGk_ihkT8zZhoVjpiUx3pwWFXjgSANoj_tFPLIiPWiXf9Jh85F5K7YaKEaX00Rj5av9Wz1_fW4CO-zOKI2uzxRNLW4muPmo48LBAa5fpaX430dFhi76SkSmmJWsQbLGjk8/s1600/Sea0006.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHWeK52D6DzPfGk_ihkT8zZhoVjpiUx3pwWFXjgSANoj_tFPLIiPWiXf9Jh85F5K7YaKEaX00Rj5av9Wz1_fW4CO-zOKI2uzxRNLW4muPmo48LBAa5fpaX430dFhi76SkSmmJWsQbLGjk8/s320/Sea0006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512211804029567202" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">(photo from my home office in Seattle, around the time I was translating the 3 Wallander procedurals by Henning Mankell that I did)</span><br /><br />Come on down and meet us (Tiina Nunnally and Steven T. Murray) at Elliott Bay Book Co. at 5 p.m. on Sunday, September 12th. We'll be talking about translating Nordic crime fiction and other stuff, and will answer all your questions about Stieg Larsson's books that we know the answers to! Also any other of our many translations. Reg Keeland promises he will show up too.Reg / Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07539868524489903682noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-485024529736067754.post-51330906148178662812010-08-11T01:29:00.007-06:002010-08-11T14:47:40.214-06:00Camilla Läckberg ties the knot in StockholmNo photos yet, see <a href="http://www.ianjohnsonphoto.com/blog/a-very-wet-wedding/">Ian Johnson's</a> blog. Camilla Läckberg and Martin Melin look ecstatic, while the guests had to huddle under arbors and white umbrellas amidst rain and lightning. Best wishes to them both from sunny New Mexico!Reg / Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07539868524489903682noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-485024529736067754.post-56063719617255393932010-08-09T01:02:00.009-06:002010-08-09T01:34:06.416-06:00Library Journal covers Thrillerfest<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM1sm7buFR335YzLkpeNW3HBBNf4uy1AxZP2GlKPeaynO5fboOcKljNHixoK3cQxTo0OMdjtjK_F_EZuNRn3mtSg6diYwwi-P9VaaqnGRY5Ypy7IL6qWTeofmzWTzmZ1rx6yZeCMR5YFUA/s1600/Maria-Gustafsson.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 205px; height: 222px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM1sm7buFR335YzLkpeNW3HBBNf4uy1AxZP2GlKPeaynO5fboOcKljNHixoK3cQxTo0OMdjtjK_F_EZuNRn3mtSg6diYwwi-P9VaaqnGRY5Ypy7IL6qWTeofmzWTzmZ1rx6yZeCMR5YFUA/s320/Maria-Gustafsson.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503307169592767794" /></a><br />Here's a <a href="http://blog.libraryjournal.com/inthebookroom/2010/07/16/stieg-larssons-heir-camilla-lackberg/">link</a> to a good article and comments about the hunt for the "next Stieg Larsson" in Library Journal. I think it's a vain endeavor, because Stieg was definitely an original, but two interesting candidates from Sweden attended Thrillerfest last month in New York. Camilla Läckberg, the reigning leader of the bestseller pack in Sweden and much of Europe, with her blend of grisly murders, small-town police work, and domestic coziness, and Maria Gustafsson, who writes incisive international thrillers informed by her background as an interpreter at high-level conferences. Watch for U.S. releases by both of them!Reg / Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07539868524489903682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-485024529736067754.post-52496395655763325152010-06-20T22:10:00.009-06:002010-06-24T14:55:05.558-06:00Off the chain!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1X4kQ6e3mggXkGUJVp2hi4l1x6q_zqGwQV2heh0AOoY-jRMTOOwNZo5v8IKjmTu8iqwIyydfvPb7ufw2pLzvPmIcscnZMX60nDxfYFfmw0SwCYTe4q760kTZGQgRgxeGElfITdQ-6Cj_p/s1600/jun252010_ewcover.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 249px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1X4kQ6e3mggXkGUJVp2hi4l1x6q_zqGwQV2heh0AOoY-jRMTOOwNZo5v8IKjmTu8iqwIyydfvPb7ufw2pLzvPmIcscnZMX60nDxfYFfmw0SwCYTe4q760kTZGQgRgxeGElfITdQ-6Cj_p/s320/jun252010_ewcover.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485074793195938386" /></a><br />This Stieg Larsson thing is going nuts — who knew this would be the "hottest book on the planet"? And how often do you see a <i>book</i> on the cover of <i>EW</i>? Pretty good article, though the main emphasis seems to be on speculation about the casting of the upcoming Hollywood version of TGWTDT. <br /><br />My vote? Brad Pitt for Blomkvist, old enough yet still a believable babe magnet and an actor with a great range; for Lisbeth Salander, I tend to agree with Roger Ebert that they should just hire Noomi Rapace to do it in English, but I know she's done with that role. <br /><br />Who will it be? Someone less than 6 feet tall and 200 pounds, and not with a cute round face like some of the possibles being mentioned. Do it right, people, choose an unknown with the right edge!Reg / Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07539868524489903682noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-485024529736067754.post-78696425750817140672010-06-12T12:06:00.004-06:002010-06-12T12:12:26.531-06:00Abbondanza!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguDzyS3SvWRsX53P_C0G95OxtJyDpdMkz_lc2Hfl2jCaMNDlFlW35McwaW12ORvkJ_sr1r2ZX35uzL-Qchk5DmF8TRoLwyE2ZPtWf_HHwqK7Oe1fGQmj5Xbd3vC6yVtPGMDcPYbE00qAFG/s1600/costco2.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguDzyS3SvWRsX53P_C0G95OxtJyDpdMkz_lc2Hfl2jCaMNDlFlW35McwaW12ORvkJ_sr1r2ZX35uzL-Qchk5DmF8TRoLwyE2ZPtWf_HHwqK7Oe1fGQmj5Xbd3vC6yVtPGMDcPYbE00qAFG/s320/costco2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481951229223805042" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7mPWpBw3CPnrVBlQFsAkOiiI1umjXq_RCyMNQ3q9incWReQR1RQet1Ck-pAPZCzTeSRgp6wLaJFvxOShHMfgx_s2uRn4y3Ry-BQ_ziVF6K37e_U1fjIGFqm03saq4oE7gJ_C-dO6tUZKW/s1600/Costco3.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7mPWpBw3CPnrVBlQFsAkOiiI1umjXq_RCyMNQ3q9incWReQR1RQet1Ck-pAPZCzTeSRgp6wLaJFvxOShHMfgx_s2uRn4y3Ry-BQ_ziVF6K37e_U1fjIGFqm03saq4oE7gJ_C-dO6tUZKW/s320/Costco3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481951228115016338" /></a>Shot at Costco, Albuquerque in April.Reg / Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07539868524489903682noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-485024529736067754.post-28560352320970872932010-06-12T11:50:00.008-06:002010-06-12T13:29:47.053-06:00Another talk and booksigning in Albuquerque<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrNBuqBrKM86hGyi0Ua91PeynzXnlO_4Km3yGMdcWD2TtncSL9Vcc19m6nsN11-BFE4sHN0dsaX61tRoInUOVtrxImavl9EgjzNtzmiA4jMCBM73gpTUduo27Q2LzHGoe75kU3jlftOi5E/s1600/DTMilwaukee.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrNBuqBrKM86hGyi0Ua91PeynzXnlO_4Km3yGMdcWD2TtncSL9Vcc19m6nsN11-BFE4sHN0dsaX61tRoInUOVtrxImavl9EgjzNtzmiA4jMCBM73gpTUduo27Q2LzHGoe75kU3jlftOi5E/s320/DTMilwaukee.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481946237653640418" /></a>Sorry for the late notice, but Tiina and I are appearing at Bookworks tomorrow, Sunday, June 13, at 3 p.m. — 4022 Rio Grande Boulevard NW, 344-8139. All you locals come on down!<br /><br />We will be interviewed and take questions from the audience. The store has ordered in a bunch of our older titles, so you collectors be sure to show up.<br /><br />Here's a pic from April in front of a theater in Milwaukee showing TGWTDT aka Men Who Hate Women.Reg / Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07539868524489903682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-485024529736067754.post-24205424118602450112010-05-13T21:49:00.008-06:002010-05-16T02:00:30.001-06:00Upcoming signings: Albuquerque and Houston<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8LRINuWCSUvLubf710JKUrXrQvCcJHcLfR85imUl8VQuGqS4sxylM4rUoNgVNDxKcON8MK28NcUGdn86AM4gDLuAIBXIYhEEnaN3pOhDTZUvN3DDgLl2J3uNxcvwaocfXARsoC8YwSK97/s1600/Hornet+Big.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8LRINuWCSUvLubf710JKUrXrQvCcJHcLfR85imUl8VQuGqS4sxylM4rUoNgVNDxKcON8MK28NcUGdn86AM4gDLuAIBXIYhEEnaN3pOhDTZUvN3DDgLl2J3uNxcvwaocfXARsoC8YwSK97/s320/Hornet+Big.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470971184897089650" /></a><br />I got my advance copies of <i>The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest</i> from Knopf, and I have to say you'll probably be pleased with the cover. Instead of the dull gray featured online all these months, the jacket is silver foil! Yummy. A festive conclusion to the series.<br /><br />Tiina Nunnally and I will be appearing and signing this book and some of our other crime translations at two Sunbelt venues in coming weeks. <br /><br />First is at Barnes & Noble at Coronado Mall, Louisiana & Menaul, in Albuquerque on May 28 at 7 p.m. Tiina will be "interviewing" me.<br /><br />Then on June 3 at Murder by the Book in Houston, Tiina will give her talk on translating Scandinavian crime fiction, and I'll answer questions about Stieg Larsson and the trilogy. Tiina puts on a great show, don't miss it. Festivities begin at 6:30 p.m. The store is ordering in as many of our crime translations as they can find in print, also from the UK, so collectors take note. (I had so much fun there last year with Karin Alvtegen I just had to come back to meet the great fans again and sign the last of the Millennium books.) We may also have some rare copies of Tiina's own crime novels for her to sign...Reg / Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07539868524489903682noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-485024529736067754.post-70747035210391825052010-03-06T11:31:00.010-07:002010-03-21T00:39:45.960-06:00America set to be conquered by Stieg in mass market<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPzRPRzj0_LMi0kpxlQIxmA4GfiB7IjCZHxIqaGqDZcop3eWBdbPqwt6H42D9j2QY0Uo_D0F4CVQuwfjbW8H4T2lKL1hwJ1ghdJWTESEwBkXvmIyR1RdgK_8wf47Is3ea1PhAQYgV8IsLQ/s1600-h/fire_mm01.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 158px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPzRPRzj0_LMi0kpxlQIxmA4GfiB7IjCZHxIqaGqDZcop3eWBdbPqwt6H42D9j2QY0Uo_D0F4CVQuwfjbW8H4T2lKL1hwJ1ghdJWTESEwBkXvmIyR1RdgK_8wf47Is3ea1PhAQYgV8IsLQ/s320/fire_mm01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445594990578282850" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgZ40sf2QA0wwMpJIMLZ6fGPf-b0V3QLOkro8HNchJ0aebdfvvSrk3c85yQo198PmfE8S9r-Ap3XfBPxWVe-a_dJKaq05HnuoWlOnIh_n66GsFsIoIPYNNsx8vJZ1BSI_JzaxlKO3LNuXX/s1600-h/tattoo_mm01.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 158px; height: 260px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgZ40sf2QA0wwMpJIMLZ6fGPf-b0V3QLOkro8HNchJ0aebdfvvSrk3c85yQo198PmfE8S9r-Ap3XfBPxWVe-a_dJKaq05HnuoWlOnIh_n66GsFsIoIPYNNsx8vJZ1BSI_JzaxlKO3LNuXX/s320/tattoo_mm01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445594869960780226" /></a><i>Hoi polloi</i> can now read Stieg on the cheap!Reg / Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07539868524489903682noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-485024529736067754.post-56699538449450503802010-01-29T18:13:00.007-07:002010-01-29T18:26:33.247-07:00Quoted by the BBC<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGn6AXVpNqFpuvvC4kLvUUKtusAFLj28Fesaz5Z93JOLpmA_GqJKlU_A7cWMRS9lhyphenhyphenQSmPIu8I4I-UKjImSyWeh4KzUzUOGSMpHcANctCfNzF16Oqph0f2F2Qzy77HvzMibePY5hB9xmnC/s1600-h/salandercam.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 153px; height: 198px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGn6AXVpNqFpuvvC4kLvUUKtusAFLj28Fesaz5Z93JOLpmA_GqJKlU_A7cWMRS9lhyphenhyphenQSmPIu8I4I-UKjImSyWeh4KzUzUOGSMpHcANctCfNzF16Oqph0f2F2Qzy77HvzMibePY5hB9xmnC/s320/salandercam.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432338061401129858" /></a><br />See the interesting <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/8483574.stm">article</a> by Finlo Rohrer in the BBC News Magazine for yet another take on Stieg and his posthumous success.Reg / Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07539868524489903682noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-485024529736067754.post-57087217647529411172010-01-04T14:39:00.000-07:002010-01-04T14:40:26.069-07:00UK Bestselling Books of 2009Tattoo #9, Fire #18Reg / Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07539868524489903682noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-485024529736067754.post-38229663252474949222010-01-04T00:26:00.005-07:002010-01-04T00:45:15.325-07:00Excellent article about Stieg and Eva<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7QFnbnf6JdfbFt6M0Ehn1iyctsfj-3hz3F1VClOddLUeRtA0TIF87SHKCnn7MzRb252dq0QyaHC0bekOZWQai0Qr3u2AhPN1YgKdmeBkZ5E_NQF9DUjopK79MCG2LKLBkyfoy65xhrP1V/s1600-h/stieg2.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7QFnbnf6JdfbFt6M0Ehn1iyctsfj-3hz3F1VClOddLUeRtA0TIF87SHKCnn7MzRb252dq0QyaHC0bekOZWQai0Qr3u2AhPN1YgKdmeBkZ5E_NQF9DUjopK79MCG2LKLBkyfoy65xhrP1V/s400/stieg2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422783517047393826" /></a><i>Financial Mail Women's Forum</i> has a wonderful article about Stieg Larsson and Eva Gabrielsson, written by Antonia Hoyle, entitled "The Girl Who Didn’t Inherit a Fortune: Widow of bestselling Swedish author Stieg Larsson has not seen a penny of his £20m." <a href="http://www.fmwf.com/taxonomy/lifestyle/2010/01/the-girl-who-didnt-inherit-a-fortune-widow-of-bestselling-swedish-author-stieg-larsson-has-not-seen-a-penny-of-his-20m/">Read it now!</a>Reg / Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07539868524489903682noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-485024529736067754.post-950148406482032032009-12-31T12:45:00.014-07:002009-12-31T16:04:35.029-07:00Tiina wins award from Swedish Academy!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpqudtP1IYZxUL05tYd1OSTjYyRBFmxCZiESGqKPM15Kz_BIgpHJi8Qv94q6hprbnIsuPwv-j07Brgyc6gxlS_-vjwmRsXOLAdSUEgOHSDQoKCFUdN0QSdecpwXTPv9gCZq2CnikAZEJDC/s1600-h/svenskaakademien.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 122px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpqudtP1IYZxUL05tYd1OSTjYyRBFmxCZiESGqKPM15Kz_BIgpHJi8Qv94q6hprbnIsuPwv-j07Brgyc6gxlS_-vjwmRsXOLAdSUEgOHSDQoKCFUdN0QSdecpwXTPv9gCZq2CnikAZEJDC/s200/svenskaakademien.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421490404286882418" /></a>A nice Christmas present arrived by phone from the Swedish Academy: a special award for Tiina for her contributions to “the introduction of Swedish culture abroad.” Cited in particular were her translations of works by Per Olov Enquist, Bodil Jönsson, Astrid Lindgren, and Klas Östergren. Here's a photo of the home of the Swedish Academy and the Nobel Museum in the old Stock Exchange building in Gamla Stan. (Thanks to <a href="http://www.galenfrysinger.com/stockholm_sweden.htm">Galen Frysinger</a> of Sheboygan for the loan of the pic — a much better photographer than I, and with much better weather.)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRrxOTSgHQsFbwJkg6yrBOQalh086gceEi4I39ots8dol8a26J1D5a2Jsw6YBtXM8iogNbcjQ12JCXD64-j7MGpyxQIX-GV1t_qYaxTCUtjT1jBhnnajeUWS63z0QM15MFFxffZc53NReo/s1600-h/SvAkmeetingroom.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 142px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRrxOTSgHQsFbwJkg6yrBOQalh086gceEi4I39ots8dol8a26J1D5a2Jsw6YBtXM8iogNbcjQ12JCXD64-j7MGpyxQIX-GV1t_qYaxTCUtjT1jBhnnajeUWS63z0QM15MFFxffZc53NReo/s400/SvAkmeetingroom.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421495387302782098" /></a>Reg / Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07539868524489903682noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-485024529736067754.post-40835195086321385012009-12-30T02:54:00.004-07:002009-12-31T16:16:16.908-07:00#1 Fiction of 2009 at Barnes & Noble<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7djJhd4XaS3Qzvnm3pBo0TdTwumbrCca2ih8-XhvZTRprA4NvHWIUXcBCj4QosSW9SBmTnxIBASr20P5PPzBV1QCXTnAZL6Y98gGSKPvyr6XvKvaEszPYgo0stsL35skXexJcmUI6KC2T/s1600-h/TGWPWFhbUSBN.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 136px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7djJhd4XaS3Qzvnm3pBo0TdTwumbrCca2ih8-XhvZTRprA4NvHWIUXcBCj4QosSW9SBmTnxIBASr20P5PPzBV1QCXTnAZL6Y98gGSKPvyr6XvKvaEszPYgo0stsL35skXexJcmUI6KC2T/s200/TGWPWFhbUSBN.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420965941326910146" /></a>Yes, <i>The Girl Who Played with Fire</i> was picked #1 Fiction book of 2009 on Barnes & Noble's website. Way to go, Stieg!Reg / Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07539868524489903682noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-485024529736067754.post-31380640229137203342009-12-25T22:55:00.004-07:002009-12-28T03:35:02.702-07:00Stieg Larsson's Best of 2009 on Amazon.comStieg took the following honors on Amazon.com this week for <i>The Girl Who Played with Fire</i>:<br /><br />Customers' Top 10 Mystery & Thrillers — #4<br /><br />Top 100 Editors' Picks — #7<br /><br />Top 100 Customer Favorites — #25<br /><br />And if you like the cover of TGWPWF, be sure to vote for it on Amazon!Reg / Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07539868524489903682noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-485024529736067754.post-24196455278936536352009-11-30T01:51:00.042-07:002009-12-01T14:27:30.359-07:00Images from Götgatan, site of Millennium offices; from Medborgarplatsen in the south to Slussen and Katarinahissen in the northFollow the pink umbrella...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZUAHjUI6U3xXlVhsygaZ5X83_KSBVP9YHP0niaLNOPCA9xncsib8PhIirKSjdnpR9R6gBRt_aZehLxTHoKRjg9r6Cl-zPHntSZDvz5mPi3oNL0CSQNdaDCIPcVxmD6sf4zg4-ARVKENcE/s1600/Soder1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAHXyM29oVhEazuYsLmTQuFJlAj2MZDfKsabUKcLmnFXYtIcXrj91QithfW_5cNZsyCIuUMM4s3Ve2Zx67FRf9jV_N5mHAbBHgBkVH1Sou2mdg8iHGowLg93Ir7D2Hqzb9EW_H23wHGBug/s200/Soder13.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410378832185577634" /></a>Reg / Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07539868524489903682noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-485024529736067754.post-13549534329197267882009-11-29T13:35:00.010-07:002009-11-29T15:38:11.091-07:00View from the cliff in Söder — kompakt!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJq0lNQktvW2Do8ioEjZ4jJJST01Xy5KPvEbmbFwLs7_OYDwFua191dH5DBbDB2YKyFJ2GtnAhuoR_tk4m4xKtta5LDUvfcUeSJ_Vt-uios1mAVUA-Pn4aTs75q5sFeOgTmU8eQENhBvbO/s1600/S%C3%B6derViewNite2.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJq0lNQktvW2Do8ioEjZ4jJJST01Xy5KPvEbmbFwLs7_OYDwFua191dH5DBbDB2YKyFJ2GtnAhuoR_tk4m4xKtta5LDUvfcUeSJ_Vt-uios1mAVUA-Pn4aTs75q5sFeOgTmU8eQENhBvbO/s200/S%C3%B6derViewNite2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409629221418070690" /></a>Here's the view from the hill somewhere near Lisbeth's first apartment. Taken around 6 p.m.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwlEHvkCramheKggaDwbhe7gmxMq4vIhFUQepzK51LkNKYwFau_IiYjpxjoGH2Vg7Lz3HmWulEjNahnI41pC2Unnja8xUMp-MjrrYuqszFCIyqBLMRrJvdYNvH7JYvUGETw7xtfCePkXeY/s1600/S%C3%B6derViewNite1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwlEHvkCramheKggaDwbhe7gmxMq4vIhFUQepzK51LkNKYwFau_IiYjpxjoGH2Vg7Lz3HmWulEjNahnI41pC2Unnja8xUMp-MjrrYuqszFCIyqBLMRrJvdYNvH7JYvUGETw7xtfCePkXeY/s200/S%C3%B6derViewNite1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409658187649636146" /></a>Reg / Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07539868524489903682noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-485024529736067754.post-18188180893536206222009-11-29T01:06:00.008-07:002009-11-29T01:37:13.146-07:00Steve & Tiina back from Copenhagen & Stockholm with tons of new books<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfCtUaGGwUNxNSWQ8M1IPiEUVD1ltlXK5PNHLXkIJLYEiS8DiAUyee-IuaIQYCv4i78NDK9UVQ0NDm1vFaYoS4pekR7OnshN3N0wr7UeZp09TcwhDbmraWR7A-zzF0ZlYI9-1jMJ6112vR/s1600/Medborgarplatsen_T.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfCtUaGGwUNxNSWQ8M1IPiEUVD1ltlXK5PNHLXkIJLYEiS8DiAUyee-IuaIQYCv4i78NDK9UVQ0NDm1vFaYoS4pekR7OnshN3N0wr7UeZp09TcwhDbmraWR7A-zzF0ZlYI9-1jMJ6112vR/s200/Medborgarplatsen_T.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409436729200984546" /></a>Yes, if you were wondering where we were, we took a little jaunt courtesy of the Danish Arts Council to the BogForum book fair in Copenhagen, then on to Stockholm courtesy of the fine folks at the Swedish Authors Foundation. Thanks for the support, Denmark and Sweden! (And thanks to Norway too for the translators conference in May.)<br /><br />Here's Tiina in the rain at the Medborgarplatsen T-bana station in Söder, just around the corner from Lisbeth's old hangout Kvarnen, with the best food in Sweden. The Nordic lands put on their best November weather for us: rain almost every day and a couple of hours of weak sunshine in Copenhagen; in Stockholm it cleared up the morning we left from Arlanda airport. And the darkness at 4 in the afternoon was, as they put it, "kompakt." But we met lots of very nice editors, agents, and authors (some of whom we've been translating for years from afar but had never met). This trip should result in some hot new crime novels for you in the next couple of years, as well as some excellent new mainstream fiction. More info on that when the deals are made.<br /><br />I'll post more pix as soon as the jet lag calms down a bit. Got to see Billy's Pan Pizza in the 7-11 too, sorry I didn't have a nuker to heat one up in. They're about the size of a paperback book and quite good if you add more stuff on top, according to one Swedish informant.Reg / Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07539868524489903682noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-485024529736067754.post-10571536413590964632009-10-21T22:09:00.011-06:002009-10-22T10:25:19.683-06:00Stieg cleans up at Bouchercon<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif4b6lgGBiomfk35t3FnsJs6-JoGkqEUS-ynCFZl9ryboS4jSEgn0t07vhDPuabcIN2wr-NvBltWIOLXv7VD6r4sFbNXWJg0Su41RDGGO9i6XD13mdTOEVx_dGDBwgckrexosT6wSqY6YT/s1600-h/P1010264.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif4b6lgGBiomfk35t3FnsJs6-JoGkqEUS-ynCFZl9ryboS4jSEgn0t07vhDPuabcIN2wr-NvBltWIOLXv7VD6r4sFbNXWJg0Su41RDGGO9i6XD13mdTOEVx_dGDBwgckrexosT6wSqY6YT/s200/P1010264.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395272321066848450" /></a>Stieg Larsson's first novel picked up 4 awards at Bouchercon in Indianapolis last week. First a Macavity Award for Best First Mystery; then a Barry Award for Best British Crime Novel of 2008 (shown in the pic above – and it didn't have to be British, just published there first). At the Anthony Awards presentation on Saturday it took one for Best Cover Design, then one for Best First Novel. Too bad I couldn't bring any of them back home with me, but at least I got a chance to say a few words to the crowd about Stieg's pro-feminist message in the Millennium trilogy and mention the website devoted to his partner <a href="http://www.supporteva.com/">Eva Gabrielsson</a>.<br /><br />Both fans and crime writers were extremely kind and enthusiastic about Stieg's work, and I received many compliments on a job well done. It was fun to meet so many people who love the books, even though the 3rd one isn't out in the States yet. But booksellers were filling that need with the imported UK edition, and I was persuaded to sign a whole bunch of copies, so if you want one they are available from some vendors specializing in signed first editions of crime fiction on the Web. (UK first editions of TGWTDT were going for $1000 and up, unsigned.)<br /><br />Both Tiina and I are looking forward to Left Coast Crime in L.A. in March, and next year's Bouchercon in San Francisco. It will be gratifying to return home to the Bay Area with some translation successes to show for all my years away.Reg / Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07539868524489903682noreply@blogger.com17