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Overview of the events of 2007 in literature
Overview of the events of 2007 in literature
This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 2007 .
Events
New books
Fiction
Genre fiction
Joe Abercrombie –
Before They Are Hanged (March 15, second of The First Law series)
Christopher Barzak –
One For Sorrow (August 28)
Jim Butcher –
White Night (April 3, Harry Dresden No. 9)
Michael Chabon –
The Yiddish Policemen's Union (May 1)
Hal Duncan –
Ink (February 2, second in The Book of All Hours series)
Warren Ellis –
Crooked Little Vein (July 24)
Steven Erikson –
Reaper's Gale (April 24, seventh in the
Malazan Book of the Fallen series)
Justin Evans –
A Good and Happy Child (May 22)
William Gibson –
Spook Country (August 7)
Ed Greenwood –
Dark Lord (September, first in the Falconfar series)
Tanith Lee –
Piratica III: The Family Sea (third in
The Piratica Series )
Scott Lynch –
Red Seas Under Red Skies (July 31, second in the
Gentleman Bastard series)
Richard K. Morgan –
Th1rte3n (June 26)
Ian McDonald –
Brasyl (May 1)
Chuck Palahniuk –
Rant: An Oral History of Buster Casey (May 1)
Douglas Preston and
Lincoln Child –
The Wheel of Darkness
Risa –
Battle of Demons (華鬼, Hana Oni , first print (book) publication, July 31)
Lucius Shepard – Softspoken (April 15)
Jeffrey Thomas – Deadstock (February 27)
J. R. R. Tolkien (died 1973; with
Christopher Tolkien and
Alan Lee ) –
The Children of Húrin
Catherynne M. Valente –
The Orphan's Tales: In the Cities of Coin and Spice (October 30, second in the Orphan's Tales series)
Children and young people
Drama
Poetry
Non-fiction
Deaths
January 11 –
Robert Anton Wilson , American author and conspiracy researcher (born
1932 )
[13]
January 19 –
Hrant Dink , Turkish-Armenian journalist (born
1954 ; murdered)
[14]
January 23 –
Ryszard Kapuściński , Polish journalist (born
1932 )
[15]
January 27 –
Herbert Reinecker , German novelist, dramatist and screenwriter (born
1914 )
[16]
January 30 –
Sidney Sheldon , American writer (born
1917 )
[17]
February 22 –
Lothar-Günther Buchheim , German author, painter, and art collector (born
1918 )
[18]
March 2 –
Henri Troyat , French writer and historian (born
1911 )
[19]
February 16 –
Sheridan Morley , English critic and biographer (born
1941 )
March 30 –
Michael Dibdin , British crime writer (born
1947 )
[20]
April 1 –
Driss Chraïbi , Moroccan author (born
1926 )
[21]
April 3 –
Marion Eames , Welsh novelist writing mainly in Welsh (born
1921 )
[22]
April 11 –
Kurt Vonnegut , American satirical novelist (born
1922 )
[23]
April 23 –
David Halberstam , American journalist and historian (born
1934 | road accident)
[24]
May 8 –
Philip R. Craig , American author and poet (born
1933 )
May 17 –
Lloyd Alexander , American author (born
1924 )
[25]
June 3 –
Suzanne Robert , French Canadian novelist (born
1948 )
June 21 –
Douglas Hill , Canadian science fiction author and reviewer (born
1935 )
June 27 –
Dragutin Tadijanović , Croatian poet (born
1905 )
July 31 –
Margaret Avison , Canadian poet (born
1918 )
August 3 –
John Gardner , British author of James Bond continuation novels (born
1926 )
[26]
September 3 –
Mária Szepes , Hungarian novelist and screenwriter (born
1908 )
September 4 –
Zenia Larsson , Polish-Swedish writer and sculptor of Jewish descent (born
1922 )
September 6 –
Madeleine L'Engle , American novelist (born
1918 )
[27]
September 16 –
Robert Jordan (James Oliver Rigney, Jr.), American fantasy and historical novelist (born
1948 )
[28]
October 19 –
Jan Wolkers , Dutch author, sculptor and painter (born
1925 )
October 22 –
Ève Curie , French author, daughter of
Pierre and
Marie Curie (born
1904 )
[29]
November 10 –
Norman Mailer , American novelist, journalist and playwright (born
1923 )
[30]
November 12 –
Ira Levin , American novelist, dramatist and songwriter (born
1929 )
[31]
November 19 –
Magda Szabó , Hungarian novelist, dramatist and essayist (born
1917 )
[32]
November 27 –
Jane Rule , Canadian novelist (born
1931 )
November 28 –
Elly Beinhorn , German pilot and author (born
1907 )
[33]
December 22 –
Julien Gracq , French novelist, critic and poet (born
1910 )
[34]
December 27 –
Jaan Kross , Estonian writer (born
1920 )
[35]
Awards
Australia
Canada
Europe
Sweden
United Kingdom
United States
Other
See also
Notes
Hahn, Daniel (2015). The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature (2nd ed.). Oxford. University Press.
ISBN
9780198715542 .
References
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Oldest newspapers still in circulation
Archived 2004-01-07 at the
Wayback Machine -
World Association of Newspapers
^ Kinney, Jeff (April 1, 2007). Diary of a wimpy kid (Hardcover ed.). New York: Amulet Books.
ISBN
978-0810993136 .
^
" 'Harry Potter' tale is fastest-selling book in history" .
International Herald Tribune . July 23, 2007.
Archived from the original on February 10, 2009. Retrieved May 21, 2011 .
^
"Tomi Ungerer - Lambiek Comiclopedia" .
^
"Pratchett funds Alzheimer's study" . BBC News . March 13, 2008. Retrieved July 31, 2010 .
^ Hahn 2015, p. 21
^ Hahn 2015, p. 14
^ Hahn 2015, p. 91
^ Hahn 2015, p. 602
^
"Dejan Stojanović, Ples Vremena, Konras, Beograd, 2007" .
Internet Archive .
^ Faculty of Arts, March 20, 2009,
Edna Staebler Award
Archived December 8, 2012, at
archive.today , Wilfrid Laurier University Headlines (News Releases), Retrieved 11/16/2012
^
"Where the blind horse sings : love and trust at an animal sanctuary | WorldCat.org" . search.worldcat.org (in Spanish). Retrieved April 2, 2024 .
^ Carlson, Michael (January 17, 2007).
"Robert Anton Wilson" . Retrieved June 15, 2017 – via The Guardian.
^ de Bendern, Paul; Grove, Thomas (January 19, 2007).
"Turkish-Armenian editor shot dead in Istanbul" .
Reuters . Retrieved May 1, 2007 .
^ Brittain, Victoria (January 25, 2007).
"Obituary: Ryszard Kapuściński" . The Guardian . Retrieved October 15, 2014 .
^ Bock, Hans-Michael; Bergfelder, Tim, eds. (September 1, 2009).
The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema . Berghahn Books. p. 385.
ISBN
978-0-85745-565-9 .
^
"Sidney Sheldon, Author of Steamy Novels, Dies at 89" . New York Times . January 31, 2007.
^
Dan van der Vat (March 5, 2007).
"Obituary: Lothar-Günther Buchheim" .
The Guardian .
^ Staff writers (March 5, 2007).
"Eminent French writer Troyat dies" . BBC News . Retrieved November 7, 2008 .
^ Christopher Hawtree (April 4, 2007).
"Guardian obituary" . The Guardian . Retrieved January 9, 2021 .
^
"Driss Chraïbi | Moroccan writer" . Encyclopedia Britannica . Retrieved April 23, 2021 .
^ J. Beverley Smith.
"Eames, Marion Griffith (Williams, Gwladys Marion Griffith) (1921-2007), historical novelist" . Dictionary of Welsh Biography . National Library of Wales. Retrieved January 9, 2021 .
^
"Kurt Vonnegut, Writer of Classics of the American Counterculture, Dies at 84" . The New York Times . April 11, 2007. Retrieved December 30, 2016 .
^ Coté, John (April 23, 2007).
"Author David Halberstam killed in Menlo Park" .
San Francisco Chronicle . Retrieved April 23, 2007 .
^ Julia Eccleshare (July 6, 2007).
"Lloyd Alexander" . The Guardian . Retrieved January 20, 2022 .
^ Wilson, Arnie (August 7, 2007). "John Gardner; Thriller writer who revived Bond".
The Independent . London. p. 35.
^ Martin, Douglas (September 8, 2007).
"Madeleine L'Engle, Writer of Children's Classics, Is Dead at 88" . The New York Times . Retrieved July 9, 2018 .
^
"Robert Jordan" . Obituaries. The Daily Telegraph . September 21, 2007. Retrieved August 7, 2019 .
^
"Eve Curie Labouisse, Mother's Biographer, Dies at 102" . New York Timesauthor=Margalit Fox . October 25, 2007. Retrieved June 12, 2022 .
^
"Author Norman Mailer dies at 84" . BBC News . Entertainment. November 10, 2007. Retrieved September 15, 2017 .
^ Thurber, Jon (November 14, 2007).
"Ira Levin, 78; his novels include 'Rosemary's Baby,' 'Stepford Wives' " .
Los Angeles Times .
^ Gömöri, George (November 28, 2007).
"Obituary: Magda Szabó" . The Guardian .
ISSN
0261-3077 . Retrieved April 18, 2019 .
^ Cece, Beata.
"Elly Beinhorn - In search of adventure" . Airbus . Archived from
the original on 25 January 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2018 .
^ "Julien Gracq, 97, Iconoclastic French Surrealist Writer".
The New York Times . December 24, 2007.
^
"Jaan Kross, Estonia's best known writer, dies at 87" . International Herald Tribune . December 27, 2007.
^ Faculty of Arts, 2007,
Edna Staebler Award , Wilfrid Laurier University , Previous winners, Linden MacIntyre, Retrieved 11/16/2012
^ Mélisande Queïnnec (November 4, 2019).
"Prix Goncourt : les livres primés font-ils toujours recette ?" .
France TV Info . Retrieved January 9, 2021 .
^ Hahn 2015, p. 653
^ Hahn 2015, p. 661