In each of margo lanagan s ten extraordinary stories, human frailty is put to the test by the implacable forces of dark and light, man and beast. It received recognition as a 2007 best book for young adults from the american library association. Tender morsels was a 2008 shirley jackson award finalist, the novella seahearts later expanded into a novel was a 2009 finalist. Each tale offers glimpses into familiar, shadowy worlds that push the boundaries of the spirit and leave the mind haunted with the knowledge that black juice runs through us all. Last year i went to an exhibition of japanese woodblock prints. Margo lanagan books list of books by author margo lanagan. Margo lanagan has worked as a kitchen hand and encyclopedia seller, and spent ten years as a freelance book editor. In this extraordinary short story collection, human frailty is put to. Lanagan has written six books for children and young adults, all published in her home country of australia, black juice marks her entrance into the north american book world. She lives in sydney, australia, with her partner and their two sons. Vatican nitez 2002 this feature is not available right now. In this extraordinary short story collection, human frailty is put to the test by the relentless forces of dark and light, man and beast. Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the biography submission guide. Yes, this is going to be another gushy post about margo lanagan.
Black juice is a book of breathtaking stories that defy boundaries. It was released in paperback by allen and unwin in 2004, and features the. It was released in paperback by allen and unwin in 2004, and features the authors widely anthologised short story singing my sister down, which won the 2005 world fantasy award for best short story. The nebula awardwinning singing my sister down starts this dark collection.
Biography extremely cute and tiny 52 blonde sprite cameron canada was born on march 7, 1989 in toronto, ontario, canada. Margo lanagans story collection, red spikes, was a publishers weekly best book and a horn book fanfare, and black juice was a printz honor book. Slammed rainer weinbrenner is known for his work on slammed. A good short story, a really good one, is deceptively difficult to write. A delicate light suffuses margo lanagans black juice, says colin greenland. She is now a technical writer as well as a creative one. In addition to black juice, a 2006 recipient, tender morsels also won a printz honor award in 2009. Many of her books, including young adult ya fiction, were only published in australia, but several have attracted worldwide attention. Margo lanagan born 1960 in waratah, new south wales. They are dazzling, ruthless, tender, fierce, unique ten deeply moving stories from an. They are dazzling, ruthless, tender, fierce, unique ten deeply moving stories from an exceptional author. Black juice by margo lanagan and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. However few copies we sell of this book, margo lanagan is the sort of writer that every list has to publish if that list cares about.
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