Author Archives: Andrew Hall

This Week in Mormon Literature, May 11, 2013

Posted on May 11, 2013 by Andrew Hall

The LDStorymakers Conference is going on, with the Whitney Awards to be announced at the Gala dinner tonight. I have lots of Whitney book reviews and wrap-ups. Plan-B Theatre’s 2013-14 season will be dedicated to the work of Eric Samuelsen. … Continue reading →

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This Week in Mormon Literature, April 29, 2013

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Andrew Hall

Sorry to post right after Jonathan, but I have been dragging this around unfinished for over a week, it is time to get this giant hunk of info dumped so I can go to bed. The Whitney Awards ballots are … Continue reading →

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2005 Mormon Literature Year in Review

Posted on April 14, 2013 by Andrew Hall

[I am continuing to republish the Mormon Literature Year In Review columns which I first posted on the AML-list discussion list. Here are my 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004 reviews.] Prose fiction In 2005 a trio of young Mormon … Continue reading →

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In Memoriam: R. W. Rasband

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Andrew Hall

We note with sadness the passing of Ray Walter (R. W.) Rasband, on April 2, 2013, after a long battle with kidney disease.  He was 54. R. W. was a frequent commenter and reviewer on AML-list back to at least … Continue reading →

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This Week in Mormon Literature, April 6, 2013

Posted on April 6, 2013 by Andrew Hall

After a relatively quiet month, suddenly there is a burst of activity. The AML Conference was held, and the AML Awards were presented. There were four Hugo nominations for works created by Mormons (or Mormons part of a larger group). … Continue reading →

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This Week in Mormon Literature, March 24, 2013

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Andrew Hall

The Association for Mormon Letters Conference is this weekend, March 29-30, at the UVU Library auditorium (Orem, UT). New novels this week by Orson Scott Card, Stephen Carter, Michaelbrent Collings, and Brandon Mull. Please send any information or corrections to … Continue reading →

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This Week in Mormon Literature, March 8, 2013

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Andrew Hall

Ryan McIlvain’s new Elders is a nationally-published literary novel about Mormon missionaries. McIlvain is a former Church member who served a mission in Brazil, so he knows his subject, as well as being a skilled author. Jennifer A. Neilsen and … Continue reading →

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This Week in Mormon Literature, February 24, 2013

Posted on February 24, 2013 by Andrew Hall

Besides the Orson Scott Card controversy, it has been a fairly quite couple of weeks. Jennifer Nielsen’s The False Prince won a “Cybils”, and made it on the NYT best seller list for the first time. Kiersten White is starting … Continue reading →

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Orson Scott Card and homosexuality

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Andrew Hall

I was planning on including the news about this controversy in my Week in Review, but I got interested enough to spin it out into its own post. I’ll post the Week in Review tomorrow. Orson Scott Card has two … Continue reading →

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This Week in Mormon Literature, February 9, 2013

Posted on February 9, 2013 by Andrew Hall

The Whitney Awards Finalists were announced. I made late discoveries of 2012 YA novels by Martine Leavitt and Lana Krumwiede that were well reviewed. Martine Leavitt in particular received starred reviews from Publishers Weekly, Kirkus, and School Library Journal. Two Mormon-authored … Continue reading →

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