tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post3263154227278664618..comments2024-03-27T11:26:20.466-07:00Comments on The Passing Tramp: 2015 Edgar Nominations (Critical-Bio Category)The Passing Tramphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-82182468880952338762015-01-21T13:51:43.080-08:002015-01-21T13:51:43.080-08:00Poe books are pretty formidable at the Edgars. In...Poe books are pretty formidable at the Edgars. In fact the Edgars' three favorite things, in the critical-bio category, are Poe, Doyle and hard-boiled/noir. I should have predicted the Ellroy book, I suppose, but they had never nominated an McFarland companion book before (these are basically encyclopedias). But, then, it is Ellroy! <br /><br />Kiss the Blood off My Hands is a collection of academic essays,. It would get my nomination for most affected blurb. ;)The Passing Tramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-61533671956000055282015-01-21T13:32:51.911-08:002015-01-21T13:32:51.911-08:00I bet very few of the MWA members have read any of...I bet very few of the MWA members have read any of these. And I doubt few will bother to read them now that they are nominated. The Poe book does sound like something I would enjoy. I'm also going to investigate Brownson's book over at the McFarland website. Hoping the CPL will buy a copy.<br /><br />My guess: the Ellroy book will win based on name recognition and the trumping of noir and crime fiction love over any respect for the history of the genre. Ever the cynic, aren't I?J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.com