Bleak House Scores With Edgars
by Claire Kirch -- Publishers Weekly, 1/24/2008 10:09:00 AM
To nobody's surprise, when the Mystery Writers of America announced the finalists for the 2008 Edgar Awards last week titles from the large New York houses dominated the eight (out of a total of 13) categories dealing with books. But one small Wisconsin press is more than holding its own among the 35 books and five short stories selected as this year's Edgar Awards nominees. Three of the 15 titles released this past year by Bleak House Books in Madison, an imprint of Big Earth Books, have been nominated for 2008 Edgar Awards in three different categories: Soul Patch by Reed Farrel Coleman (Best Novel), Head Games by Craig McDonald (Best First Novel), and "Blue Note" by Stuart M. Kaminsky from the Chicago Blues collection (Best Short Story)."This kind of recognition goes a long way towards validating the efforts we've made the last three years, growing the company, while staying true to our vision," Ben LeRoy, Bleak House publisher, said. LeRoy and Alison Janssen, Bleak House editor, plan on attending the Edgar Awards ceremony, which will be held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City on May 1, 2008.
