Alma Katsu Explained

Alma Katsu
Birth Date:29 November 1959
Birth Place:Fairbanks, Alaska, U.S.
Birth Name:Alma Katsu
Education:Brandeis University (BA)
Johns Hopkins University (MA)
Genre:Paranormal romance, historical fiction, Gothic fiction, dark fantasy
Notableworks:The Taker, The Reckoning, The Descent
Awards:Bram Stoker Award for Best Long Fiction (2022)
Spouse:Bruce Katsu

Alma Katsu (born November 29, 1959) is an American writer of adult fiction. Her books have been translated into over a dozen languages,[1] [2] [3] and have been published in the United Kingdom,[4] [5] Brazil,[6] Spain, and Italy.[7]

Katsu has also had a 29-year career in the NSA and CIA working in a number of positions dealing with intelligence and foreign policy, with an emphasis on technology issues. She previously worked as a senior policy analyst for the RAND Corporation.[8] [9]

Biography

Katsu was born in Fairbanks, Alaska, the daughter of an American-born father and a Japanese-born mother. She spent the majority of her youth living near Concord, Massachusetts, to which she attributes her interest in the early American history featured in her novels.[10] She attended Brandeis University (BA in literature and writing, 1981), where she studied with novelist John Irving and children's book author Margaret Rey, and the Johns Hopkins University (MA in fiction, 2004).[11] She is also an alumna of the Squaw Valley writers workshops.[12] [13]

Career

Katsu's writing has received praise for its quality and ability to create authentic and realistic settings.[14] [15] [16] She published her first novel, The Taker, in 2011 through Gallery Books. It received praise from outlets such as Booklist and The Washington Post[17] and was recognized as one of the ten best debut novels of the year by the American Library Association.[18]

Described as a literary take on the Faustian bargain,[19] The Taker Trilogy tells the story of a young woman who has been given eternal life but comes to see this condition as a punishment for evil acts she perpetrated in life and is now condemned to revisit until the end of time.

Personal life

She lives in the Washington, DC area with her husband, musician Bruce Katsu.

Bibliography

Taker trilogy

Lyndsey Duncan novels

Standalone novels

Chapbooks

Short stories

Awards

The Taker was named one of the ten best debut novels of 2011 by Booklist magazine, the publication of the American Library Association.[33] The second novel, The Reckoning, was nominated for several year-end awards including Goodreads Choice Award for Best Paranormal Fantasy[34] and Romantic Times Book Reviews Reviewers Choice Award for Best Paranormal Romance.[35] The Deep was a finalist for the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Novel[36] and a finalist for the Locus Award for Best Horror Novel.[37]

!Year!Title!Award!Category!Place
2012The ReckoningGoodreads Choice AwardsParanormal Fantasy
The ReckoningRomantic Times Reviewers Choice AwardParanormal Romance
2018The HungerBram Stoker AwardNovel
Goodreads Choice AwardsHorror
2019Locus AwardHorror Novel
2020The DeepBram Stoker AwardNovel
2021Locus AwardHorror Novel
2022The FervorBram Stoker AwardNovel
Goodreads Choice AwardsHorror
The WehrwolfBram Stoker AwardLong Fiction
2023The FervorLocus AwardHorror Novel
The WehrwolfShirley Jackson AwardBest Novella

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BEA Show Daily 2011: At Gallery- A One-Woman Show. October 28, 2018.
  2. Web site: The Big Books of BEA 2011: Adult Titles. October 28, 2018.
  3. Web site: The New (Para) Normal. October 28, 2018.
  4. Web site: Supernatural debut for Cornerstone - The Bookseller. www.thebookseller.com. October 28, 2018.
  5. Web site: Entertainment reviews: 14 April. April 14, 2011. October 28, 2018.
  6. Web site: Alma Katsu - Autores no SKOOB. www.skoob.com.br. October 28, 2018.
  7. Web site: Ecco come passare dalla Cia ai romanzi gotici. February 16, 2012. October 28, 2018.
  8. Web site: RAND Corporation Provides Objective Research Services and Public Policy Analysis. www.rand.org. October 28, 2018.
  9. Web site: Alma Katsu biography at Penguin. April 4, 2024.
  10. http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/entertainment/books/x1461785786/Former-Beacon-reporter-publishes-novel-covered-Acton-Maynard-Stow Former Beacon reporter publishes a novel, Margaret Smith, September 29, 2011, The Beacon newspapers
  11. Web site: Alma Katsu. July 30, 2020. Simon & Schuster. en.
  12. Web site: NotableAlumniWriters . www.squawvalleywriters.org . January 17, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141004152724/http://www.squawvalleywriters.org/NotableAlumniWriters.html#K . October 4, 2014 . dead.
  13. Web site: Bio. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200728103851/https://www.almakatsubooks.com/about/ . July 28, 2020 . July 30, 2020. Almakatsubooks.com.
  14. Book: Taker, by Alma Katsu - Booklist Online. www.booklistonline.com. October 28, 2018-->.
  15. Web site: Fiction Book Review: The Taker by Alma Katsu. S&S/Gallery, $25 (448p) ISBN 978-1-4391-9705-9. October 28, 2018.
  16. Web site: January 2012 Table of Contents. December 29, 2011. October 28, 2018.
  17. News: Hand . Elizabeth . Alma Katsu's 'The Taker' . The Washington Post . December 27, 2011 . October 28, 2018.
  18. Book: Top 10 First Novels: 2011, by Donna Seaman - Booklist Online. October 28, 2018-->. www.booklistonline.com.
  19. http://www.thenownewspaper.com/one-super-natural-debut-novel-1.518403 One Super(natural) Debut, Carolyn Cooke, Surrey Now newspaper, October 6, 2011
  20. Web site: Weinman. Sarah. March 19, 2021. She Awoke in Central Park, Handcuffed to a Stranger. What Happened?. New York Times. July 22, 2021. en-US.
  21. Web site: Duffy. Bob. March 31, 2021. Red Widow: A Novel. Washington Independent Review of Books. July 22, 2021. en-US.
  22. Web site: LeBor. Adam. April 5, 2021. The best new thrillers — tales of conflict and espionage. Financial Times. July 22, 2021. en-US.
  23. News: Lipez. Richard. March 5, 2021. Five thrillers to read now — and soon. The Washington Post. July 22, 2021. en-US.
  24. Web site: March 21, 2021. Q&A Alma Katsu. Mystery and Suspense Magazine. July 22, 2021. en-US.
  25. Web site: May 29, 2018. John Langan Reviews The Hunger by Alma Katsu. July 28, 2020. Locus Online. en-US.
  26. Web site: Macallister. Greer. March 15, 2018. 'The Hunger' Is a Supernatural Spin on the Donner Party. July 28, 2020. Chicago Review of Books. en.
  27. Web site: Spry. Jeff. March 7, 2018. Author Alma Katsu on her new historical horror novel, The Hunger. July 28, 2020. SYFY WIRE. en.
  28. Web site: Cha. Steph. 'The Hunger' relives horrors of Donner Party cannibalism, with supernatural twist. July 28, 2020. USA TODAY. en-US.
  29. Web site: Lovegrove. James. June 1, 2018. Short review: The Hunger by Alma Katsu. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180603074912/https://www.ft.com/content/ffefbbd2-591b-11e8-806a-808d194ffb75 . June 3, 2018 . July 28, 2020. Financial Times.
  30. Web site: April 24, 2018. Thrillers review: The Hunger; All the Beautiful Lies; Paper Ghosts. July 28, 2020. the Guardian. en.
  31. Web site: March 11, 2020. Book Review: The Deep by Alma Katsu. July 15, 2020. Culturefly. en-US.
  32. Web site: May 11, 2020. Review "The Deep" by Alma Katsu. Suspense Magazine. July 22, 2021. en-US.
  33. Web site: Book Review Site for Librarians in Public Libraries and School Libraries - Booklist Online . October 28, 2018 . www.booklistonline.com.
  34. Web site: Announcing the Goodreads Choice Winner in Best Paranormal Fantasy!. Goodreads. October 28, 2018.
  35. Web site: RT Award Nominees & Winners. October 28, 2018.
  36. Web site: The 2020 Bram Stoker Awards® Final Ballot: Winners and Nominees. The Bram Stoker Awards. July 22, 2021.
  37. Web site: 2021 Locus Awards Top Ten Finalists. Locus Magazine. May 2021 . July 22, 2021.

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