Karen Kijewski: Difference between revisions
Content deleted Content added
→Bibliography: linked Katwalk |
Rescuing 1 sources and tagging 0 as dead. #IABot (v1.3beta8) |
||
| Line 54: | Line 54: | ||
==Awards== |
==Awards== |
||
Kijewskis first novel, ''Katwalk'', received a mixed reception from reviewers;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/karen-kijewski-2/katwalk/#review |title=KATWALK by Karen Kijewski | Kirkus Book Reviews |publisher=''[[Kirkus Reviews]]'' |date=1989-08-23 |accessdate=2012-03-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/08/27/books/crime-346989.html?scp=8&sq=Karen+Kijewski&st=cse&pagewanted=all |title=CRIME - New York Times |publisher=''[[New York Times]]'' |date=1989-08-27 |first=Marilyn |last=Stasio |authorlink=Marilyn Stasio |accessdate=2012-03-22}}</ref> however it also won the [[1990 Anthony Award]] and the [[Shamus Award]] the same year, both for "Best First Novel".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bouchercon.info/nominees.html |title=Bouchercon World Mystery Convention : Anthony Awards Nominees |publisher=Bouchercon.info |date=2003-10-02 |accessdate=2012-03-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thrillingdetective.com/trivia/triv72.html |title=The Private Eye Writers of America and The Shamus Awards |publisher=Thrillingdetective.com |date= |accessdate=2012-03-22}}</ref> |
Kijewskis first novel, ''Katwalk'', received a mixed reception from reviewers;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/karen-kijewski-2/katwalk/#review |title=KATWALK by Karen Kijewski | Kirkus Book Reviews |publisher=''[[Kirkus Reviews]]'' |date=1989-08-23 |accessdate=2012-03-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/08/27/books/crime-346989.html?scp=8&sq=Karen+Kijewski&st=cse&pagewanted=all |title=CRIME - New York Times |publisher=''[[New York Times]]'' |date=1989-08-27 |first=Marilyn |last=Stasio |authorlink=Marilyn Stasio |accessdate=2012-03-22}}</ref> however it also won the [[1990 Anthony Award]] and the [[Shamus Award]] the same year, both for "Best First Novel".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bouchercon.info/nominees.html |title=Bouchercon World Mystery Convention : Anthony Awards Nominees |publisher=Bouchercon.info |date=2003-10-02 |accessdate=2012-03-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thrillingdetective.com/trivia/triv72.html |title=The Private Eye Writers of America and The Shamus Awards |publisher=Thrillingdetective.com |date= |accessdate=2012-03-22}}</ref> |
||
==References== |
==References== |
||
Revision as of 11:27, 2 May 2017
Karen Kijewski | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1943 Berkeley, California |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley |
| Genre | Mystery |
| Notable works | Kat Colorado series |
Karen Kijewski (pronounced key-EFF-ski) (born 1943) is an American writer of mystery novels, known for her Kat Colorado series.[1]
Biography
Kijewski was born in Berkeley, California, the daughter of University of California, Berkeley professor Clarence Glacken, and received B.A. and M.A. degrees from UC-Berkeley.[1] She was a high school English teacher in Massachusetts for almost a decade before dedicating herself to writing. A resident of Sacramento, California, she made a living tending a bar while establishing herself as a novelist.
Kijewski is married and has two daughters.
Bibliography
- Katwalk (St. Martin's, 1989). ISBN 0312029691
- Katapult (St. Martin's, 1990). ISBN 0312046790
- Kat's Cradle (Doubleday, 1992). ISBN 0385420951
- Copy Kat (Doubleday, 1992). ISBN 038542096X
- Wild Kat (Doubleday, 1994). ISBN 0385468512
- Alley Kat Blues (Doubleday, 1995). ISBN 0385468520
- Honky Tonk Kat (G.P. Putnam, 1996). ISBN 0399141332
- Kat Scratch Fever (G.P. Putnam, 1997). ISBN 0399142452
- Stray Kat Waltz (G.P. Putnam, 1998). ISBN 0399143688
Awards
Kijewskis first novel, Katwalk, received a mixed reception from reviewers;[2][3] however it also won the 1990 Anthony Award and the Shamus Award the same year, both for "Best First Novel".[4][5]
References
- ^ a b Rippetoe, Rita Elizabeth (2004). Booze and the Private Eye: Alcohol in the Hard-Boiled Novel. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. p. 170. ISBN 0-7864-1899-0. Retrieved June 30, 2010.
- ^ "KATWALK by Karen Kijewski | Kirkus Book Reviews". Kirkus Reviews. 1989-08-23. Retrieved 2012-03-22.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Stasio, Marilyn (1989-08-27). "CRIME - New York Times". New York Times. Retrieved 2012-03-22.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Bouchercon World Mystery Convention : Anthony Awards Nominees". Bouchercon.info. 2003-10-02. Archived from the original on 2012-02-07. Retrieved 2012-03-22.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "The Private Eye Writers of America and The Shamus Awards". Thrillingdetective.com. Retrieved 2012-03-22.
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
  | This article about a novelist of the United States born in the 1940s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
Categories:
- 1943 births
- Living people
- 20th-century American novelists
- American mystery writers
- American women novelists
- Writers from Sacramento, California
- Writers from Berkeley, California
- University of California, Berkeley alumni
- Anthony Award winners
- Shamus Award winners
- Women mystery writers
- 20th-century women writers
- American novelist, 1940s birth stubs