Hawthorne Books
| Founded | 2001 |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | United States |
| Headquarters location | Portland, Oregon |
| Publication types | books |
| Official website | www |
Hawthorne Books is an independent publisher founded in 2001 in Portland, Oregon, U.S., specializing in literary fiction and creative nonfiction original trade paperbacks.
Authors
[edit]- Kristen Wiig has optioned the film rights for Monica Drake's Clown Girl.[1]
- Lidia Yuknavitch, author of The Chronology of Water, won the 2012 PNBA Award[2] and is shortlisted for the 2012 Oregon Book Award.[3]
- Frank Meeink of Autobiography of a Recovering Skinhead was featured on WHYY's Fresh Air.[4]
- Hawthorne's title The Well and The Mine by Gin Phillips won her the 2008 Barnes & Noble Discover Award.[5] Penguin Press bought the rights to The Well and The Mine shortly after.[6]
- Scott Nadelson won the Oregon Book Award[7] and the Great Lakes Colleges Association Award for Saving Stanley in 2004.[8]
- Hawthorne's rediscovery series celebrates American writers by bringing back to print titles by authors such as Richard Wiley, Lynne Sharon Schwartz, Tom Spanbauer and Toby Olson.[9]
- Introductions to Hawthorne Books' writers are often written by esteemed authors including Wole Soyinka, Ursula Hegi, Chuck Palahniuk, A. M. Homes, Robert Coover, Fannie Flagg and Robin Givens.[10]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Baker, Jeff. The Oregonian. May 18, 2011.
- ^ http://www.pnba.org/2012sl/shelftalkers/ba12st-yuknavitch.pdf[permanent dead link]
- ^ Literary Arts, 2012.
- ^ NPR. A Recovering Skinhead on Leaving Hatred behind, April 7, 2010.
- ^ The Penguin Speakers Bureau.
- ^ Overcash, Anita. Gin Phillips mines rich material in the Well and the Mine. July 7, 2009.
- ^ Braodway Books. Saving Stanley: The Brickman Story
- ^ Braodway Books. Saving Stanley: The Brickman Story
- ^ Kinsella, Bridget. Hawthorne to Reissue Prize Winners, October 20, 2006.
- ^ "Titles published by Hawthorne Books".
External links
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