Author Archives: Andrew Hall

This is part of a continuing series of republications of my annual Year in Review. This post was first published on the AML-List email discussion group in January 2004. Novels National market novels by Mormon authors in 2003 were dominated … Continue reading →

It is award season, with the AML Awards two weeks ago, and the Whitney Awards on Saturday. Matthew Kirby also gets an award of his own from mystery writers. Scott Hales talks about teaching Mormon literature to non-Mormon students. Non-Mormon … Continue reading →

It has been nearly a month since my last Week in Review. We have been moving into a funky old Japanese house, with lots of tatami mat rooms. And it has been a busy month, resulting in a huge column. … Continue reading →

The Mormon Lit Blitz ends, and Everyday Mormon Writer begins. Lots of new books, including several from earlier in the year that I had missed. Several of the new books have spooky or otherworldly elements-Monsters and Mormons-type stories. Please send … Continue reading →

The Mormon Lit Blitz is coming into the homestretch, and James Goldberg is working on a way to keep the joy coming. There are a lot of reviews appearing of Whitney Award finalist novels, as Academy members scramble to read … Continue reading →

Two Nebula award nominations, the first for both authors. The Mormon Lit Blitz is going strong, reports from LTUE, and the film Unicorn City is released in Utah to fairly strong reviews. Please send any suggestions or announcements to mormonlit … Continue reading →

This is the second in a series of posts reviewing Mormon-authored literature published in 2011. You can see Part 1, on Nationally-Published Fiction, here. Posts on theatre and film will follow. Mormon fiction book sales appear to have made a … Continue reading →

Tons of new books, including a new Shadows/Bean book by Orson Scott Card and a much-hyped debut YA paranormal. The Utah Arts Council Original Writing competition winners were announced, and the LDS Film Festival begins today.  Sorry to be a … Continue reading →

This is the first in a series of posts I will do reviewing Mormon-authored literature published in 2011. Posts on Mormon-market fiction, theater, and film will follow. The trend of Mormon authors writing for the national juvenile market continued to … Continue reading →