Annal:2003 Macavity Award for Best Nonfiction
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Results of the Macavity Award in the year 2003. For a ranked list of books, try an honor roll:
- Macavity Award for Best Nonfiction
- Nonfiction books
- Nonfiction authors
- Mystery/Suspense books
- Mystery/Suspense authors.
They Died in Vain: Overlooked, Underappreciated and Forgotten Mystery Novels
- 2003 Anthony-Critical winner
- 2003 Macavity-Nonfiction winner
- 2002 Agatha–Nonfiction winner
- Score: 30.53
The Mammoth Encyclopedia of Modern Crime Fiction
- 2003 Edgar-Critical/Biography winner
- 2003 Anthony-Critical nominee
- 2003 Macavity-Nonfiction nominee
- 2002 Agatha–Nonfiction nominee
- Score: 28.53
Never before has there been a comprehensive, inexpensive reference guide and overview to the genre of crime fiction like The Mammoth Encyclopedia of Crime Fiction. Veteran editor Mike Ashley’s historical introduction gives an overview of the crime genre, showing the background and development of crime fiction from the earliest days with Agatha Christie and Raymond Chandler through to the modern exponents of the craft such as Elmore Leonard and Ian Rankin. His A to Z covers five hundred entries on the major writers in the crime fiction field, from Edward S.…
The Art of Noir: The Posters and Graphics from the Classic Era of Film Noir
- 2003 Edgar-Critical/Biography nominee
- 2003 Macavity-Nonfiction nominee
- Score: 12.53
The Art of Noir brilliantly showcases the most glorious noir posters from Hollywood and around the world. The films represented in the 338 arresting posters, lobby cards, and other promotional material range from such hard-boiled detective classics as The Maltese Falcon and The Big Sleep, to movies steeped in a brew of post-war cynicism, like The Killers, Night and the City, and Gun Crazy, to rare archive films such as The Devil Thumbs a Ride, Christmas Holiday, and They Made Me a Killer.
Noir…
Intent to Sell: Marketing the Genre Novel
- 2003 Anthony-Critical nominee
- 2003 Macavity-Nonfiction nominee
- Score: 12.53
The first book to specifically address the marketing of genre fiction, Intent to Sell, is written by Jeffrey Marks, the award-winning author of mystery novels and short story collections. Marks takes a novice writer from the early stages of publicity at the time that the contracts are signed and leads the author through the maze of booksignings, interviews, awards and how to promote an entire series. Peppered with quotes from Todays top mystery writers, Marks uses his background in marketing to develop a PR campaign that is no mystery.
