New Haven Noir
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The image of a charming college town serves New Haven well, but its natives know that the city has been built on a rich—and violent—history that still seeps out from between the cracks in the sidewalks and the halls of learning.
Now, New York Times–bestselling author—and Connecticut resident—Amy Bloom masterfully curates a star-studded cast of contributors, featuring Michael Cunningham, Stephen L. Carter, and Roxana Robinson, to portray New Haven’s underbelly. Highlights of the anthology include Lisa D. Gray’s “The Queen of Secrets,” which won the Robert L. Fish Memorial Award and John Crowley’s “Spring Break,” winner of the Edgar Award for Best Short Story. Tales by Alice Mattison, Chris Knopf, Jonathan Stone, Sarah Pemberton Strong, Karen E. Olson, Jessica Speart, Chandra Prasad, David Rich, Hirsh Sawhney, and Bloom herself round out this impressive collection.
“Town-gown tensions highlight several of the 15 stories in this stellar Akashic noir anthology set in the Elm City . . . This [volume] is particularly strong on established authors, many of whom have impressive credentials outside the genre.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review
“The anthology brings together writers who take varied approaches to the idea of noir in the Elm City. Some stories are historical, some are contemporary. All the classic New Haven landmarks are there, including plenty of Yale . . . The full sweep of New Haven’s character is on display in the anthology.” —Connecticut Magazine
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Amy Bloom. (2017). New Haven Noir. Akashic Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Amy Bloom. 2017. New Haven Noir. Akashic Books.
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The image of a charming college town serves New Haven well, but its natives know that the city has been built on a rich—and violent—history that still seeps out from between the cracks in the sidewalks and the halls of learning.
Now, New York Times–bestselling author—and Connecticut resident—Amy Bloom masterfully curates a star-studded cast of contributors, featuring Michael Cunningham, Stephen L. Carter, and Roxana Robinson, to portray New Haven’s underbelly. Highlights of the anthology include Lisa D. Gray’s “The Queen of Secrets,” which won the Robert L. Fish Memorial Award and John Crowley’s “Spring Break,” winner of the Edgar Award for Best Short Story. Tales by Alice Mattison, Chris Knopf, Jonathan Stone, Sarah Pemberton Strong, Karen E. Olson, Jessica Speart, Chandra Prasad, David Rich, Hirsh Sawhney, and Bloom herself round out this impressive collection.
“Town-gown tensions highlight several of the 15 stories in this stellar Akashic noir anthology set in the Elm City . . . This [volume] is particularly strong on established authors, many of whom have impressive credentials outside the genre.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review
“The anthology brings together writers who take varied approaches to the idea of noir in the Elm City. Some stories are historical, some are contemporary. All the classic New Haven landmarks are there, including plenty of Yale . . . The full sweep of New Haven’s character is on display in the anthology.” —Connecticut Magazine - seriesId
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Town-gown tensions highlight several of the 15 stories in this stellar Akashic noir anthology set in the Elm City. In “Evening Prayer,” Stephen L. Carter movingly presents the world of white Ivy League privilege as seen through the eyes of an African-American boy whose father alternates between his positions as a respected church deacon and as an obsequious employee at a segregated hotel. Editor Bloom’s “I’ve Never Been to Paris” is a nicely downbeat whodunit centered on the murder of a Yale English professor killed with a bust of Herman Melville. Roxana Robinson demonstrates that violence is not essential to noir in “The Secret Societies,” the lead of which cloisters herself in Yale’s Beinecke Library in a race to finish writing a biography of a reclusive author before a rival does. And an aspiring actress falls for a deli man in Jessica Speart’s “Second Act,” which leaves a nicely nasty aftertaste. In contrast to other recent volumes in this acclaimed series, this entry is particularly strong on established authors, many of whom have impressive credentials outside the genre.
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In an Ivy League town, Bloom (Lucky Us, 2014, etc.) turns Yale's motto--Lux et Veritas--on its head, finding darkness and deceit in every corner of New Haven.The university features prominently in these 15 new stories. Hirsh Sawhney's "A Woe for Every Season" highlights the dark side of being a faculty spouse. Jonathan Stone's "The Gauntlet" describes the challenges of five undergraduates living in a marginal neighborhood. Editor Bloom's "I've Never Been to Paris" chronicles the woes of a junior faculty member who can't seem to get out of her own way. John Crowley takes Yale into cyberspace in "Spring Break." And Roxana Robinson's "The Secret Societies" shows that even the solemn hush of the Beinecke Library can be the backdrop to dark doings. But danger lurks off campus as well. An actress finds trouble at Long Wharf in David Rich's "Sure Thing." A commercial artist tangles with sister lingerie models and his own complicated past in Wooster Square in Chandra Prasad's "Silhouettes." A plumber finds peril in a three-story Audubon Court brownstone in Susan Pemberton Strong's "Callback." Karen Olson's "The Boy" chronicles the changes across the Q Bridge in Fair Haven. And Alice Mattison's "Innovative Methods" tells the chilling tale of what a teenage runaway faces in Lighthouse Point Park. The stories Bloom chooses share a strong sense of place, detailing the quirks that make every corner of New Haven distinctive. But it's the lucid writing and clear, compelling storylines that make her dark tales shine. Maybe she offers a noir version of Light and Truth after all.COPYRIGHT(2017) Kirkus Reviews, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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