Audrey Schulman
Audrey Schulman is an American author of literary and speculative fiction.
Career
Schulman's debut novel The Cage, about a wildlife photographer who goes on an expedition to photograph the final polar bears before they went extinct due to global warming, was published in 1994.[1] The novel was inspired by Schulman's personal fears about climate change and the impact of global warming on the environment.[2] She published her sophomore novel Swimming with Jonah in 1999. The novel received mixed reviews from critics,[3] including a starred review in Publishers Weekly.[4] This was followed by A House Named Brazil(2000) which received mixed to positive reviews.[5][6]
In 2012, Schulman ended an eleven-year hiatus by publishing Three Weeks in December.[7] In 2018, she published the science fiction novel Theory of Bastards.[8]
She published The Dolphin House, about a young woman who develops a close bond with the dolphins at a research institute in St. Thomas.[9] It is based on real events.[10]
Personal life
Schulman resides in Cambridge, Massachusetts.[2]
Awards and nominations
Work | Award | Category | Year | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Theory of Bastards | John W. Campbell Memorial Award | Best Science Fiction Novel | 2019 | Nominated | [11] |
Neukom Institute Literary Arts Award | Open Category | Won | [12] | ||
Philip K. Dick Award | Won | [13] |
Works
- The Cage (1994)
- Swimming with Jonah (1999)
- A House Named Brazil (2000)
- Three Weeks in December (2012)
- Theory of Bastards (2018)
- The Dolphin House (2022)
References
- ^ "The Cage by Audrey Schulman". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
- ^ a b Columnist, Steve Nadis /. "CAMBRIDGE ON MY MIND: A writer and environmental crusader rolled into one". Wicked Local. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
- ^ "Swimming with Jonah - Quill and Quire". Quill and Quire - Canada's magazine of book news and reviews. 2004-02-13. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
- ^ "Swimming with Jonah by Audrey Schulman". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
- ^ "A House Named Brazil by Audrey Schulman". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
- ^ "A House Named Brazil - Quill and Quire". Quill and Quire - Canada's magazine of book news and reviews. 2007-10-11. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
- ^ "Three Weeks in December by Audrey Schulman". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
- ^ "Review | 'Theory of Bastards' is a feminist novel, but not the one you're expecting". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
- ^ THE DOLPHIN HOUSE | Kirkus Reviews.
- ^ "Book Review: The Dolphin House by Audrey Schulman – EcoLit Books". Retrieved 2023-03-04.
- ^ "sfadb: John W. Campbell Memorial Award 2019". www.sfadb.com. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
- ^ locusmag (2019-06-04). "2019 Neukom Awards Winners". Locus Online. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
- ^ locusmag (2019-04-22). "Schulman Wins Philip K. Dick Award". Locus Online. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
External links
- Official website
- Audrey Schulman bibliography on Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Audrey Schulman on Goodreads
- Short bibliography and published works on fantasticfiction.com.
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- Dinner at Deviant's Palace by Tim Powers (1985)
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- Strange Toys by Patricia Geary (1987)
- Four Hundred Billion Stars by Paul J. McAuley (1988) (tie)
- Wetware by Rudy Rucker (1988) (tie)
- Subterranean Gallery by Richard Paul Russo (1989)
- Points of Departure by Pat Murphy (1990)
- King of Morning, Queen of Day by Ian McDonald (1991)
- Through the Heart by Richard Grant (1992)
- Growing Up Weightless by John M. Ford (1993) (tie)
- Elvissey by Jack Womack (1993) (tie)
- Mysterium by Robert Charles Wilson (1994)
- Headcrash by Bruce Bethke (1995)
- The Time Ships by Stephen Baxter (1996)
- The Troika by Stepan Chapman (1997)
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- Vacuum Diagrams by Stephen Baxter (1999)
- Only Forward by Michael Marshall Smith (2000)
- Ship of Fools by Richard Paul Russo (2001)
- The Mount by Carol Emshwiller (2002)
- Altered Carbon by Richard K. Morgan (2003)
- Life by Gwyneth Jones (2004)
- War Surf by M. M. Buckner (2005)
- Spin Control by Chris Moriarty (2006)
- Nova Swing by M. John Harrison (2007)
- Emissaries from The Dead by Adam-Troy Castro (2008) (tie)
- Terminal Mind by David Walton (2008) (tie)
- Bitter Angels by C. L. Anderson (2009)
- The Strange Affair of Spring-Heeled Jack by Mark Hodder (2010)
- The Samuil Petrovitch Trilogy by Simon Morden (2011)
- Lost Everything by Brian Francis Slattery (2012)
- Countdown City by Ben H. Winters (2013)
- The Book of the Unnamed Midwife by Meg Elison (2014)
- Apex by Ramez Naam (2015)
- The Mercy Journals by Claudia Casper (2016)
- Bannerless by Carrie Vaughn (2017)
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