Buffalo Noir (Akashic Noir) - Softcover
Brand-new stories by: Joyce Carol Oates, Lawrence Block, Gary Earl Ross, Kim Chinquee, Tom Fontana, Lissa Marie Redmond, S.J. Rozan, John Wray, Christina Milletti, Peter J. Ramos, Dimitri Anastasopoulos, Connie Rose Porter, and others.
Buffalo, New York, is still the second-largest metropolis in the state, but in recent years its designation as the Queen City has been elbowed aside by a name that’s pure noir: The City of No Illusions. Presidents came from here; and in 1901, a president was killed here while visiting the Pan-American Exposition by a man who checked into a hotel under a name that translates as Nobody.
As Buffalo saw its prosperity wane, those on the outside could only see harsh winters and Rust Belt grit, chicken wings and sports teams that came agonizingly close. (Vincent Gallo’s Buffalo 66 is less the doomed quest of a would-be assassin than the collective fever dream of every Bills fan.)
In Buffalo Noir, a posse of brilliant local writers such as Lissa Redmond (an honest-to-God cold-case detective), Edgar winner Gary Earl Ross, and NOON mainstay Kim Chinquee give us the City of No Illusions in all its shadowy complexity. In a bravura move, legendary mystery writer Lawrence Block, creator of the classic Matthew Scudder series (and Buffalo native), takes one of his most devilish characters, the unorthodox lawyer Ehrengraf, and for the first time explicitly locates his base of operations in the city.
Other noted expats contributing to Buffalo Noir include Joyce Carol Oates, Oz creator Tom Fontana, Connie Rose Porter (All-Bright Court and the Addy Walker YA books), and John Wray (Lowboy). And it turns out that Noir series mainstay S.J. Rozan, author of the Lydia Chin/Bill Smith series, went to architecture grad school in Buffalo (home of buildings by Louis Sullivan and Frank Lloyd Wright); she’s here too. Buffalo Noir, put together by A Public Space editor Brigid Hughes and novelist Ed Park, is a feast of crime narrative and a major literary treatment of a fascinating place.
Brigid Hughes is the founding editor of the literary magazine A Public Space and a contributing editor at Graywolf Press. She was born and raised in Buffalo.
Ed Park was born and raised in Buffalo. He is the author of the novel Personal Days and coeditor of Read Hard: Five Years of Great Writing from The Believer. He is the literary editor at Amazon Publishing in New York.
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About the Author:
Brigid Hughes: Brigid Hughes is the founding editor of the literary magazine A Public Space, and a contributing editor at Graywolf Press. She was born and raised in Buffalo.
Ed Park: Ed Park was born and raised in Buffalo. He is the author of the novel Personal Days and coeditor of Read Hard: Five Years of Great Writing from The Believer. He is the literary editor at Amazon Publishing in New York.
Review:
Ed Park: Ed Park was born and raised in Buffalo. He is the author of the novel Personal Days and coeditor of Read Hard: Five Years of Great Writing from The Believer. He is the literary editor at Amazon Publishing in New York.
"Buffalo Noir, edited by Park and former Paris Review editor Brigid Hughes, brings together an impressive array of writers with Queen City ties, including Joyce Carol Oates, Lawrence Block, Tom Fontana, several former and current UB professors (Gary Earl Ross, Christina Milletti, Dimitri Anastasopoulos) and a sprinkling of UB alumni...In addition to the individual neighborhoods where each story is set, Buffalo fans will recognize beloved urban icons, such as the Anchor Bar, the H.H. Richardson Complex and the Bubble Man of Allentown."
--At Buffalo Magazine
"The stories in Buffalo Noir result in one of the most impressive and memorable of Akashic's many Noir collections to date....Buffalo Noir should be added to the pile of books on the side table of all crime fiction fans, especially those who admire contemporary noir."
--Bookgasm
"Buffalo Noir, released at the end of 2015, is yet another great addition to Akashic's catalog and a collection that fans of gritty fiction should definitely check out....An anthology that fans of great crime fiction need to check. Of course, for those familiar with the series, saying that is preaching to a very devout choir."
--Dead End Follies
"If you enjoy noir, you simply cannot go wrong with any of the books in the Akashic Books noir series, this one included."
--Book Chase
"A very nice collection of stories."
--Journey of a Bookseller
"The Richardson Complex, Delaware Park, Anchor Bar, Nottingham Terrace--all places we've heard about on the news, walked by or even visited, and all are in this book. The 12 short stories, by writers like Tom Fontana and Joyce Carol Oates, resonate from the darker side of Buffalo, but have a tone that will leave you smirking to yourself by the end of the tale. In spite of its darkness, Buffalo Noir is a book one can easily get lost in."
--BfloGirlWorld
"Buffalo Noir, edited by Park and former Paris Review editor Brigid Hughes, brings together an impressive array of writers with Queen City ties, including Joyce Carol Oates, Lawrence Block, Tom Fontana, several former and current UB professors (Gary Earl Ross, Christina Milletti, Dimitri Anastasopoulos) and a sprinkling of UB alumni...In addition to the individual neighborhoods where each story is set, Buffalo fans will recognize beloved urban icons, such as the Anchor Bar, the H.H. Richardson Complex and the Bubble Man of Allentown."
--At Buffalo Magazine
"The stories in Buffalo Noir result in one of the most impressive and memorable of Akashic's many Noir collections to date....Buffalo Noir should be added to the pile of books on the side table of all crime fiction fans, especially those who admire contemporary noir."
--Bookgasm
"Buffalo Noir, released at the end of 2015, is yet another great addition to Akashic's catalog and a collection that fans of gritty fiction should definitely check out....An anthology that fans of great crime fiction need to check. Of course, for those familiar with the series, saying that is preaching to a very devout choir."
--Dead End Follies
"If you enjoy noir, you simply cannot go wrong with any of the books in the Akashic Books noir series, this one included."
--Book Chase
"A very nice collection of stories."
--Journey of a Bookseller
"The Richardson Complex, Delaware Park, Anchor Bar, Nottingham Terrace--all places we've heard about on the news, walked by or even visited, and all are in this book. The 12 short stories, by writers like Tom Fontana and Joyce Carol Oates, resonate from the darker side of Buffalo, but have a tone that will leave you smirking to yourself by the end of the tale. In spite of its darkness, Buffalo Noir is a book one can easily get lost in."
--BfloGirlWorld
--At Buffalo Magazine
"The stories in Buffalo Noir result in one of the most impressive and memorable of Akashic's many Noir collections to date....Buffalo Noir should be added to the pile of books on the side table of all crime fiction fans, especially those who admire contemporary noir."
--Bookgasm
"Buffalo Noir, released at the end of 2015, is yet another great addition to Akashic's catalog and a collection that fans of gritty fiction should definitely check out....An anthology that fans of great crime fiction need to check. Of course, for those familiar with the series, saying that is preaching to a very devout choir."
--Dead End Follies
"If you enjoy noir, you simply cannot go wrong with any of the books in the Akashic Books noir series, this one included."
--Book Chase
"A very nice collection of stories."
--Journey of a Bookseller
"The Richardson Complex, Delaware Park, Anchor Bar, Nottingham Terrace--all places we've heard about on the news, walked by or even visited, and all are in this book. The 12 short stories, by writers like Tom Fontana and Joyce Carol Oates, resonate from the darker side of Buffalo, but have a tone that will leave you smirking to yourself by the end of the tale. In spite of its darkness, Buffalo Noir is a book one can easily get lost in."
--BfloGirlWorld
"Buffalo Noir, edited by Park and former Paris Review editor Brigid Hughes, brings together an impressive array of writers with Queen City ties, including Joyce Carol Oates, Lawrence Block, Tom Fontana, several former and current UB professors (Gary Earl Ross, Christina Milletti, Dimitri Anastasopoulos) and a sprinkling of UB alumni...In addition to the individual neighborhoods where each story is set, Buffalo fans will recognize beloved urban icons, such as the Anchor Bar, the H.H. Richardson Complex and the Bubble Man of Allentown."
--At Buffalo Magazine
"The stories in Buffalo Noir result in one of the most impressive and memorable of Akashic's many Noir collections to date....Buffalo Noir should be added to the pile of books on the side table of all crime fiction fans, especially those who admire contemporary noir."
--Bookgasm
"Buffalo Noir, released at the end of 2015, is yet another great addition to Akashic's catalog and a collection that fans of gritty fiction should definitely check out....An anthology that fans of great crime fiction need to check. Of course, for those familiar with the series, saying that is preaching to a very devout choir."
--Dead End Follies
"If you enjoy noir, you simply cannot go wrong with any of the books in the Akashic Books noir series, this one included."
--Book Chase
"A very nice collection of stories."
--Journey of a Bookseller
"The Richardson Complex, Delaware Park, Anchor Bar, Nottingham Terrace--all places we've heard about on the news, walked by or even visited, and all are in this book. The 12 short stories, by writers like Tom Fontana and Joyce Carol Oates, resonate from the darker side of Buffalo, but have a tone that will leave you smirking to yourself by the end of the tale. In spite of its darkness, Buffalo Noir is a book one can easily get lost in."
--BfloGirlWorld
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- PublisherAkashic Books
- Publication date2015
- ISBN 10 1617751685
- ISBN 13 9781617751684
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages280
- EditorHughes Brigid, Park Ed
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