Julia Blackburn Explained

Julia Blackburn (born 1948) is a British author of both fiction and non-fiction. She is the daughter of poet Thomas Blackburn and artist Rosalie de Meric.^[1]

Julia Blackburn's bohemian and troubled upbringing is the subject of her memoir The Three of Us (2008).^[2]

Awards and honours

• 1996 Orange Prize, shortlist, The Book of Colour
• 1999 Orange Prize, shortlist, The Leper's Companions
• 1999 James Tait Black Memorial Prize (Best Novel), nominee, The Leper's Companions
• 2009 J. R. Ackerley Award, winner, The Three of Us^[3]
• 2011 Costa Book Awards (Biography), shortlist, Thin Paths: Journeys in and Around an Italian Mountain Village
• 2012 Dolman Best Travel Book Award, shortlist, Thin Paths: Journeys in and around an Italian Mountain Village
• 2019 Wainwright Prize, shortlist, Time Song: Searching for Doggerland^[4]

Bibliography

Novels

• The Book of Colour (1995)
• The Leper's Companions (1999)

Non-fiction

• The White Men: The First Response of Aboriginal Peoples to the White Man (1979)
• Charles Waterton, 1782–1865: Conservationist and Traveller (1991)
• Daisy Bates in the Desert: A Woman's Life Among the Aborigines (1994)
• The Emperor's Last Island: Journey to St. Helena (2000)
• Old Man Goya (2002)
• With Billie: A New Look at the Unforgettable Lady Day (2005). Vintage. .^{[5] [6]} – includes material from interviews conducted by Linda Lipnack Kuehl^{[7] [8] [9]}
• My Animals and Other Family (2007)
• The Three of Us: A Family Story (2008)
• Thin Paths: Journeys in and Around an Italian Mountain Village (2011)
• Threads: The Delicate Life of John Craske (2015)
• Time Song: Searching for Doggerland (2019); in the US: Time Song: Journeys in Search of a Submerged Land (2019)

External links

• Author's official website

Notes and References

1. http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/go/gizmo/black.html Printed Matter – Julia Blackburn – Page
2. News: Morrison, Blake. Blake Morrison. Review of The Three of Us by Julia Blackburn. The Guardian. 2 May 2008.
3. Web site: Time Song The Wainwright Prize Golden Beer Prize. en-US. 2019-08-15.
4. Web site: 2019 shortlist The Wainwright Prize Golden Beer Prize. en-US. 2019-08-15.
5. News: John. Leland. 2020-11-23. 'With Billie': The Lady Sang Jazz Ballads (Published 2005). The New York Times. 24 April 2005. 0362-4331.
6. Web site: 2020-11-23. Fine and mellow. spectator.co.uk.
7. Web site: 2020-11-24. Song, sex and stimulants. The Telegraph.
8. Web site: 2020-11-23. Observer review: With Billie by Julia Blackburn. 17 April 2005. The Observer.
9. News: Mike. Figgis. 2020-11-23. Review: With Billie by Julia Blackburn. The Guardian. 22 April 2005. 0261-3077.