Bouchercon XLII

Bouchercon XLII
"Spirits of St. Louis"
Date September 15, 2011
Location Saint Louis, Missouri
Country USA
Host Jon Jordan, David Thompson
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Bouchercon is an annual convention of creators and devotees of mystery and detective fiction.[1] It is named in honour of writer, reviewer, and editor Anthony Boucher; also the inspiration for the Anthony Awards, which have been issued at the convention since 1986.[2] This page details Bouchercon XLII and the 26th Anthony Awards ceremony.

Bouchercon

The convention was held in the Renaissance St. Louis Grand Hotel of Saint Louis, Missouri, on September 15, 2011, and ran until September 18.[3] The event was chaired by publisher and editors of Crimespree magazine, Jon Jordan.[4] David Thompson, the co-owner of Houston bookstore "Murder by the Book" was also supposed to chair, however died before the event.[5][6]

Special guests

Anthony Awards

The following list details the awards distributed at the twenty-sixth annual Anthony Awards ceremony.[7]

Novel award

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First novel award

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Paperback original award

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Short story award

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Critical and non-fiction award

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Graphic novel award

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Website award

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References

  1. "Bouchercon World Mystery Convention : Home". Bouchercon.info. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
  2. Jacobsen, Teresa (November 4, 2010). "Bouchercon 2010 by the Bay: The World Series of Mystery". Libraryjournal.com. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
  3. "Spirits of St. Louis: Bouchercon, Sep. 15-18, 2011". Bouchercon2011.com. September 13, 2010. Retrieved March 1, 2012.
  4. "who's who of CrimeSpree Magazine". Crimespreemag.com. Retrieved March 1, 2012.
  5. "David Thompson | Author Sara Paretsky". Saraparetsky.com. September 15, 2010. Retrieved March 1, 2012.
  6. Maggie Galehouse, Houston Chronicle (September 15, 2010). "David Thompson, of Houston's Murder By The Book, dies suddenly - Houston Chronicle". Chron.com. Retrieved March 1, 2012.
  7. "Bouchercon World Mystery Convention : Anthony Awards Nominees". Bouchercon.info. Retrieved February 13, 2012.

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