Bouchercon XXXVII explained

Bouchercon XXXVII
Subheader:	"A Prairie Plot"
Location:	Madison, Wisconsin
Country:	USA
Host:	Al Abramson
Previous:	XXXVI
Main:	Bouchercon
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Bouchercon is an annual convention of creators and devotees of mystery and detective fiction.^[1] It is named in honour of writer, reviewer, and editor Anthony Boucher; also the inspiration for the Anthony Awards, which have been issued at the convention since 1986.^[2] This page details Bouchercon XXXVII and the 21st Anthony Awards ceremony.

Bouchercon

The convention was held in Madison, Wisconsin on September 28, 2006; running until October 1. The event was chaired by Al Abramson.

Special Guests

Lifetime Achievement award — Robert B. Parker
Guest of Honor — M. C. Beaton
American Guest of Honor — Nevada Barr
Fan Guest of Honor — Jim Huang
Toastmaster — William Kent Krueger
Special Guest — Joseph Wambaugh

Anthony Awards

The following list details the awards distributed at the twenty-first annual Anthony Awards ceremony.^[3]

Novel award

Winner:

William Kent Krueger, Mercy Falls

Shortlist:

Jan Burke, Bloodlines
Michael Connelly, The Lincoln Lawyer
Thomas H. Cook, Red Leaves
Laura Lippman, To the Power of Three

First novel award

Winner:

Chris Grabenstein, Tilt-a-Whirl

Shortlist:

Megan Abbott, Die a Little
Brian Freeman, Immoral
Randall Hicks, The Baby Game
Theresa Schwegel, Office Down

Paperback original award

Winner:

Reed Farrel Coleman, The James Deans

Shortlist:

Allan Guthrie, Kiss Her Goodbye
Charlie Huston, Six Bad Things
Susan McBride, Good Girl's Guide to Murder
P. J. Parrish, A Killing Rain

Short story award

Winner:

Barbara Seranella, "Misdirection", from

Shortlist:

Libby Fischer Hellmann, "House Rules", from Murder in Vegas: New Crime Tales of Gambling and Desperation
Nancy Pickard, "There is No Crime on Easter Island", from Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine September / October 2005
Marcia Talley, "Driven to Distraction", from Chesapeake Crimes II: 15 Tales of Mystery, Mayhem, and Murder
Elaine Viets, "Killer Blonde: A Dead-End Job Mystery", from Drop-Dead Blonde

Critical / Non-fiction award

Winner:

Marvin Lachman, The Heirs of Anthony Boucher

Shortlist:

Hallie Ephron, Writing and Selling your Mystery Novel
Stuart Kaminsky, Behind the Mystery
Leslie Klinger, New Annotated Sherlock Holmes
Melanie Rehak, Girl Sleuth: Nancy Drew and the Women who Created Her

Fan publication award

Winner:

Jon Jordan & Ruth Jordan, Crimespree Magazine

Shortlist:

George Easter, Deadly Pleasures
Lynn Kaczmarek & Chris Aldrich, Mystery News
Janet Rudolph, Mystery Readers Journal
Brian Skupin & Kate Stine, Mystery Scene Magazine

Special service award

Winner:

Janet Rudolph, Mystery Readers International

Shortlist:

George Easter, Deadly Pleasures
Maddy Van Hertbruggen, 4 Mystery Addicts
Sarah Weinman, Confessions of an Idiosyncratic Mind

Notes and References

Web site: Bouchercon World Mystery Convention : Home . Bouchercon.info . January 30, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130112224218/http://www.bouchercon.info/index.html# . January 12, 2013 . dead . mdy-all .
Web site: Bouchercon 2010 by the Bay: The World Series of Mystery . https://archive.today/20120905081837/http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/home/887593-264/bouchercon_2010_by_the_bay.html.csp . dead . September 5, 2012 . Libraryjournal.com . November 4, 2010 . January 30, 2012 . Teresa . Jacobsen .
Web site: Bouchercon World Mystery Convention : Anthony Awards Nominees . Bouchercon.info . February 13, 2012 . February 7, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120207060829/http://www.bouchercon.info/nominees.html#2006 . dead .