THE NEW YORKER is serializing “Black Box,” Jennifer Egan’s new short story, on Twitter
Tweeting happens from 8:00-9:00pm, from 5/24-6/2; follow @NYerFiction to read the tweets as they unfold.
Installments are posted here as soon tweeting is complete.
Jennifer Egan’s explanation of why and how she chose to write “Black Box” is here.
The story will appear in print in the NEW YORKER fiction issue–on stands Monday, May 28th.
GOON SQUAD is one of 10 Finalists for the IMPAC DUBLIN Literary Award!
A winner will be chosen on June 13th!
GOON SQUAD is second “most chosen” fiction in the UK for 2011!
Read the Evening Standard article, or this one in Bookseller.com about how GOON SQUAD’s success has given a much deserved boost to its spectacular publisher, Constable & Robinson.
End-of-Year love for GOON SQUAD in 2011
Though it came out in 2010, GOON SQUAD still made some “Best of 2011″ reading lists in North America: Newsweek/The Daily Beast, The Vancouver Sun, and the Atlantic Monthly.
Order Signed/Personalized Copies of Egan’s Books for the Holidays!
Jennifer Egan will sign and personalize any of her books–including hardcovers of GOON SQUAD–ordered from Brooklyn’s Greenlight Bookstore (718-246-0200). Holiday greetings encouraged! Books can be gift-wrapped and shipped anywhere; no sales tax if you’re outside NY State. ***Please Note: 1st editions are unfortunately not available.
GOON SQUAD Chosen as Amazon UK’s #2 Book of 2011
GOON SQUAD shortlisted for the 2011 Irish Book Awards
**GOON SQUAD wins Galaxy National Book Award’s 2011 International Author of the Year Award**
GOON SQUAD Wins the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Fiction!
GOON SQUAD wins the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction!
New “Special Edition” App (excluding the US and Canada) available for GOON SQUAD
It includes (in App language): full text and audiobook sync, exclusive chapter artwork, exclusive audio, video and author content, unique interactive reading navigation. It also includes the color version of the PowerPoint below (scroll down). Investigate it Here.
!!!***A VISIT FROM THE GOON SQUAD wins the National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction***!!!
GOON SQUAD is a Finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction!
GOON SQUAD makes some superb “Best of” lists for 2010!!!
The New York Times Book Review-Top Ten
NPR-Lynn Neary’s Favorite Book of 2010
The Week-Top Five most critically acclaimed novels of 2010
Ron Charles-Top Five (link to hilarious video)
NPR-Pankaj Mishra’s Five Favorite Fictions of 2010
Laura Miller for Salon.com-Top Five
Boston Globe-Top Twelve Fiction
San Francisco Chronicle-Top Ten
WNYC Soundcheck-Top Five Books About Music
Seattle Times-Top Eleven Fiction
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