Bouchercon 2019 announces this year\u2019s Anthony\u00ae Awards nominations in five categories. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Bouchercon 2019 \u2014 \u201cDenim, Diamonds, and Death\u201d \u2014 will present this year\u2019s Anthony\u00ae Awards in five categories at the 50th annual Bouchercon\u00ae World Mystery Convention to be held in Dallas, October 31 to November 3, 2019. <\/span><\/span><\/span>The Anthony Awards will be voted on by attendees at the convention and presented on Saturday, November 2.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The Anthony Award nominees, for works published in 2018, have just been selected by vote of the Bouchercon membership. The nominees are:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Best Novel<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Give Me Your Hand<\/em> by Megan Abbott (Little, Brown and Company)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

November Road<\/em> by Lou Berney (William Morrow)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Jar of Hearts<\/em> by Jennifer Hillier (Minotaur Books)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Sunburn<\/em> by Laura Lippman (William Morrow)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Blackout<\/em> by Alex Segura (Polis Books)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Best First Novel <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

My Sister, the Serial Killer<\/em> by Oyinkan Braithwaite (Doubleday)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Broken Places<\/em> by Tracy Clark (Kensington)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Dodging and Burning<\/em> by John Copenhaver (Pegasus Books)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

What Doesn\u2019t Kill You<\/em> by Aimee Hix (Midnight Ink)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Bearskin<\/em> by James A. McLaughlin (Ecco)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Best Paperback Original Novel<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Hollywood Ending<\/em> by Kellye Garrett (Midnight Ink)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

If I Die Tonight <\/em>by Alison Gaylin (William Morrow Paperbacks)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Hiroshima Boy<\/em> by Naomi Hirahara (Prospect Park Books)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Under a Dark Sky<\/em> by Lori Rader-Day (William Morrow Paperbacks)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

A Stone\u2019s Throw<\/em> by James W. Ziskin (Seventh Street Books)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Best Short Story <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe Grass Beneath My Feet\u201d by S.A. Cosby, in Tough <\/em>(blogazine, August 20, 2018)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBug App\u00e9tit\u201d by Barb Goffman, in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine<\/em> (November\/December 2018)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cCold Beer No Flies\u201d by Greg Herren, in Florida Happens<\/em> (Three Rooms Press)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cEnglish 398: Fiction Workshop\u201d by Art Taylor, in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine<\/em> (July\/August 2018)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe Best Laid Plans\u201d by Holly West, in Florida Happens<\/em> (Three Rooms Press)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Best Critical or Non-Fiction Work <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Dead Girls: Essays on Surviving an American Obsession<\/em> by Alice Bolin (William Morrow Paperbacks)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Mastering Plot Twists: How To Use Suspense, Targeted Storytelling Strategies, and Structure To Captivate Your Readers<\/em> by Jane K. Cleland (Writer\u2019s Digest Books)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Pulp According to David Goodis<\/em> by Jay A. Gertzman (Down & Out Books)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Classic American Crime Fiction of the 1920s<\/em> by Leslie S. Klinger (Pegasus Books)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019ll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman\u2019s Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer<\/em>
\nby Michelle McNamara (HarperCollins)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Real Lolita: The Kidnapping of Sally Horner and the Novel that Scandalized the World<\/em> by Sarah Weinman (Ecco)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The honored guests this year at Bouchercon in Dallas are Peter Lovesey (Lifetime Achievement), Hank Phillippi Ryan (American Guest of Honor), Felix Francis (International Guest of Honor), James Patterson (Distinguished Contribution to the Genre), Deborah Crombie (Local Guest of Honor), Harry Hunsicker (Toastmaster), McKenna Jordan (Fan Guest of Honor), and Charlaine Harris and Sandra Brown (Special Guests). <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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For more information about the Anthony\u00ae Awards, please visit the website at <\/span>https:\/\/www.bouchercon2019.com\/anthony-awards<\/a>, Facebook at https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bouchercon<\/span><\/a>, Twitter at https:\/\/twitter.com\/bouchercon<\/span><\/a>, and Instagram at https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/boucherconworldmystery\/<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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