2006 in literature
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[edit] Events
- June 26, 2006: J.K. Rowling reveals that two characters will die in the seventh book of the Harry Potter series.
[edit] Books
[edit] Literature
- Against the Day (November 21) - Thomas Pynchon
- Terrorist (June 6) - John Updike
- The Children's Hospital (August 28) - Chris Adrian
- The Pregnant Widow - Martin Amis
- What is the What: The Autobiography of Valentino Achak Deng (October 25) - Dave Eggers
[edit] Adventure and Thriller
[edit] Biography
- Drama Queen of the Mirrored Walls (July 26) - Azure Flame
- Glenn Ford: A Life in Film - Peter Ford and Christopher Nickens
- Young Trudeau: Son of Quebec, Father of Canada, 1919-1944 (May 17) - Max and Monique Nemni
[edit] Children's and Young Adult
- Artemis Fowl and the Lost Colony (September 12) - Eoin Colfer (fifth in the Artemis Fowl series)
- The Book Thief (March 14) - Markus Zusak
- Black Swan Green (April 11) - David Mitchell
- Blood Fever (January 1) - Charlie Higson (second in the Young James Bond series)
- The End (October 13) - Lemony Snicket (13th in A Series of Unfortunate Events)
- Escape from the Carnivale: a Never Land Book (September 1) - Dave Barry & Ridley Pearson
- Freeglader (US) (February 28) - Paul Stewart (eighth in The Edge Chronicles) fantasy
- Peter and the Shadow Thieves (July 15) - Dave Barry
- The Quillan Games (May 16) - D.J. MacHale
- Wintersmith (October 1) - Terry Pratchett (third in the Tiffany Aching series)
[edit] Fantasy
- Bec (October 2) - Darren Shan (fourth in The Demonata series)
- Dark Side of the Moon (May 30) - Sherrilyn Kenyon (15th in the Dark-Hunter Series)
- Demon Thief (June 7) - Darren Shan (second in The Demonata series)
- Flyte (March 1) - Angie Sage (second in the Septimus Heap series)
- Phantom (July 18) - Terry Goodkind (10th in the Sword of Truth series)
- School's Out — Forever (May 23) - James Patterson (second in the Maximum Ride series)
- Slawter (November 1) - Darren Shan (third in The Demonata series)
[edit] Historical fiction
- Knights of the Black and White (August 8) - Jack Whyte (first in the Templar Trilogy)
- Mission Accomplished (Novel) (November 6) - Patrick S. Johnston
- The Night Watch (March 23) - Sarah Waters
- Stet (January 7) - James Chapman
- Thirteen Moons (October 3) - Charles Frazier
[edit] Horror
- Beach Road (May 1) - James Patterson & Peter de Jonge
- Cell (January 24) - Stephen King
- Lisey's Story (October 24) - Stephen King
- Teatro Grottesco - Thomas Ligotti
[edit] Humor, satire
- Company (January 17) - Max Barry
- The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster (March 28) - Bobby Henderson
- Nature Girl (November 14) - Carl Hiaasen
[edit] Mystery, suspense, thriller, espionage and crime fiction
- At Risk (May 23) - Patricia Cornwell (first in the At Risk series)
- Blow the House Down a novel, (May 30) - Robert Baer
- Book of the Dead (October 24) - Patricia Cornwell (15th in the Kay Scarpetta series)
- The Cold Moon (May 30) - Jeffery Deaver (seventh in the Lincoln Rhyme series)
- Echo Park (October 9) - Michael Connelly
- The 5th Horseman (February 13) - James Patterson & Maxine Paetro
- The Grave Tattoo (February 6) - Val McDermid
- The Husband (May 30) - Dean Koontz
- Judge & Jury (July 31) - James Patterson
- Kamikaze (November 7) - Michael Slade
- The Shape Shifter (November 1) - Tony Hillerman (12th in the Joe Leaphorn/Jim Chee series)
- The Water Wolf (October 3) - Thomas Sullivan
- Secret Servant: the Moneypenny Diaries - Samantha Weinberg
[edit] Nonfiction
- The Architecture of Happiness (October 3) - Alain de Botton
- How Would a Patriot Act? Defending American Values from a President Run Amok (May 15) - Glenn Greenwald
- Inger! - James Sites
- The Innocent Man (October 10) - John Grisham
- Path of Destruction: the Devastation of New Orleans and the Coming Age of Superstorms (August 16) - John McQuaid & Mark Schleifstein
- Spoiled Rotten America: Outrages of Contemporary Life (October 1) - Larry Miller
[edit] Romance
- Darkfever (October 31) - Karen Marie Moning
- Dear John (October 30) - Nicholas Sparks
- H.R.H. (October 31) - Danielle Steel
[edit] Science Fiction
- Betrayal (May 30) - Aaron Allston (first in the Legacy of the Force series)
- Born in Death (November 7) - J. D. Robb (23rd in the In Death series)
- Triple Zero - Karen Traviss (second in the Star Wars: Republic Commando series)
- Bloodlines (August 29) - Karen Traviss (second in the Legacy of the Force series)
- From Black Rooms (October 31) - Stephen Woodworth (fourth in the Violet series), alternate history crime novel
- Ghost in the Shell 1.5: Human Error Processor - Masamune Shirow
- Outbound Flight (January 31) - Timothy Zahn
- Path of Destruction: a Novel of the New Republic (September 26) - Drew Karpyshyn
- Tempest - Troy Denning
- Three Days to Never (August 1) - Tim Powers
- Ultraviolet (March 1) - Yvonne Navarro
[edit] Upcoming Releases
- Wild Fire (novel) (November 6) - Nelson DeMille
- Cross (November 14) - James Patterson (12th in the Alex Cross series)
- Brother Odd (November 28) - Dean Koontz (third in the Odd Thomas series)
- Hannibal Rising (December 5) - Thomas Harris (fourth in the Hannibal Lecter series)
- Treasure of Khan (December 5) - Clive Cussler
- Mistral's Kiss (December 12) - Laurell K. Hamilton (fifth in the Merry Gentry series)
- The Eagle (December 26) - Jack Whyte (ninth in the Camulod Chronicles series)
[edit] Deaths
| January 4 | Irving Layton, 93 | Canadian poet |
| January 16 | Jan Mark, 62 | British children's writer |
| January 30 | Wendy Wasserstein, 55 | American playwright |
| February 2 | Chris Doty, 39 | dramatist |
| February 4 | Betty Friedan, 85 | feminist writer |
| February 8 | Michael Gilbert, 93 | British crime writer |
| February 11 | Peter Benchley, 65 | American novelist |
| February 17 | Sybille Bedford, 94 | novelist and non-fiction wirter |
| February 21 | Gennadiy Aygi, 71 | Chuvashian poet and translator |
| February 21 | Theodore Draper, 93 | historian |
| February 22 | Hilde Domin, 96 | German writer |
| March 27 | Stanisław Lem, 84 | Polish science fiction writer |
| March 30 | John McGahern, 73 | novelist, dramatist and short story writer |
| April 6 | Leslie Norris, 84 | Anglo-Welsh poet and author |
| April 13 | Muriel Spark, 88 | novelist |
| May 9 | Jerzy Ficowski, 81 | poet, writer and translator |
| May 17 | Clare Boylan, 58 | Irish novelist |
| May 18 | Gilbert Sorrentino, 77 | novelist and poet |
| June 17 | James McClure, 66 | crime writer |
| June 17 | Mickey Spillane, 88 | crime writer |
| June 28 | Nigel Cox, 55 | New Zealand novelist |
| June 28 | David Gemmell, 57 | British fantasy novelist |
| August 21 | S. Yizhar, 89 | Israeli novelist |
| August 30 | Naguib Mahfouz, 94 | Egyptian novelist, winner of the 1988 Nobel Prize for Literature |
| September 1 | György Faludy, 95 | Hungarian poet, writer and translator |
| September 4 | Colin Thiele, 85 | Australian children's author |
| November 1 | William Styron, 81 | American novelist |
[edit] Awards
- Nobel Prize in Literature: Orhan Pamuk
- The Australian/Vogel Literary Award: Belinda Castles, The River Baptists
- C. J. Dennis Prize for Poetry: John Tranter, Urban Myths: 210 Poems
- Eric Gregory Award: Fiona Benson, Retta Bowen, Frances Leviston, Jonathan Morley, Eoghan Walls
- Griffin Poetry Prize: Sylvia Legris, Nerve Squall and Kamau Brathwaite, Born to Slow Horses
- Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry: Jaya Savige, Latecomers
- Man Booker Prize: Kiran Desai for The Inheritance of Loss.
- Miles Franklin Award: Roger McDonald, The Ballad of Desmond Kale
- Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry: Fleur Adcock
- Wallace Stevens Award: Michael Palmer
- Whiting Writers' Awards:
- Poetry: Sherwin Bitsui, Tyehimba Jess, Suji Kwock Kim
- Fiction: Charles D’Ambrosio, Yiyun Li, Micheline Aharonian Marcom, Nina Marie Martínez, Patrick O’Keeffe
- Plays: Stephen Adly Guirgis, Bruce Norris
[edit] United States
- Compton Crook Award: Maria Snyder, Poison Study
