Connie willis new book

The successful books of author willis have helped her to win numerous major awards and also become one of the most honored authors of the science fiction genre during the 1980s and 90s. Connie willis wins 11th hugo award books the guardian. Connie willis new book crosstalk is about technology, telepathy and communication. Today a reporter interviewed an emt in italy who was called to a home where a ninetyyearold man was in extremis from the coronavirus. For kivrin, preparing an onsite study of one of the deadliest eras in humanitys history was as simple as receiving inoculations against the diseases of the fourteenth century and inventing an alibi for a woman travelling alone. Doomsday book by connie willis 1993, paperback for sale. Few authors have had careers as successful as that of connie willis. Oct 17, 2010 the blog will be moving to a new location, hosted on instead of on. Five years in the writing by one of science fictions most honored authors, doomsday book is a storytelling triumph. Connie willis books list of books by author connie willis. The interview stuff is good, and i want fans to get to see it so if you havent read the book, please dont read the spoilers, and if you have read the book, please dont include spoilers in the comments. Her other works include doomsday book,lincolns dreams, bellwether, impossible things, remake, uncharted territory, to say nothing of the dog, fire watch, and miracle and other christmas stories.

Constance elaine trimmer willis born december 31, 1945, commonly known as connie willis. After 20 successful years as a professional broadcaster in national radio and tv, i now walk the walk meeting interesting people, visiting. Doomsday book by connie willis audiobook 1 youtube. Doomsday book by connie willis, first edition abebooks. Apr 30, 2020 new york times bestselling, multipleawardwinning author connie williss surprising and deftly rendered classic 1991 novella jack, a finalist for the nebula and the hugo awards, is a musthave for readers of her beloved works set in world war ii, including fire watch, blackout, and all clear. Release date for crosstalk according to a recent listing on, the release date for crosstalk, connie willis next novel, will be september 16, 2016. Order of books authors order of connie willis books. Find all the books, read about the author, and more.

The oxford time travel series written by author connie willis consists of 4 novels and one novella altogether, which were published between the years 1982 and 2010. According to a recent listing on, the release date for crosstalk, connie willis next novel, will be september 16, 2016. Passage by connie willis smart bitches, trashy books. She once granted me at 90minute interview, and its not an exaggeration to say that it changed my life. Jan 05, 2011 connie willis deploys the apparatus of science fiction to illuminate character and relationships, and her writing is fresh, subtle, and deeply moving. Connie williss fiction is one of the most intelligent delights of our genre. Connie willis books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography barnes. Connie willis s fiction is one of the most intelligent delights of our genre. Ive now gotten the recent updates all posted to the blog page at if you want to share them outside of facebook. The blog will be moving to a new location, hosted on instead of on.

New york times bestselling, multipleawardwinning author connie williss surprising and deftly rendered classic 1991 novella jack, a finalist for the nebula and the hugo awards, is a musthave for readers of her beloved works set in world war ii, including fire watch, blackout, and all clear. For the riveting conclusion to blackout be sure not to miss connie williss all clear. Connie willis has won six nebula awards more than any other science fiction writer, six hugo awards, and for her first novel, lincolns dreams, john w. Connie willis books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography.

Crosstalk by connie willis smart bitches, trashy books. Connie willis is an american science fiction and fantasy writer. I devour everything she writes, and im utterly incapable of judging her books impartially. Jun 05, 1992 even though connie willis 1992 doomsday book won both the hugo and the nebula awards and that many readers therefore do consider it mostly science fiction and fantasy, my personal reaction when i originally read doomsday book in 1998 right after having finished with my phd dissertation, and yes, as a bit of a treat and reward for myself for. The novel won both the hugo and nebula awards, and was shortlisted for other awards. Oct 06, 2016 connie willis new book crosstalk is about technology, telepathy and communication. Connie willis, who was recently inducted into the science fiction hall of fame, has received six nebula awards and ten hugo awards for her fiction. Connie willis s masterpiece, doomsday book is the book that cemented her reputation as one of science fictions most thoughtful and imaginative authors. Some sites are listing it as january, 2016, but the fall 2016 date is the correct one although goodreads lists it as october 18, 2016. Follow to get new release updates and improved recommendations. In blackout, connie willis returns to the time travel universe in oxford made popular by doomsday book and to say nothing of the dog, but this time she takes us to wwii england with three historians, one observing the evacuation of dunkirk from dover, one observing the thousands of children evacuated to rural england and one working as a shop. She has won eleven hugo awards and seven nebula awards for particular worksmore major sf awards than any other writer most recently the best novel hugo and nebula awards for blackoutall clear 2010.

Connie willis has 238 books on goodreads with 447152 ratings. Like her multiaward winning the doomsday book, this stunning new work marries the intricate mechanics of time travel to the gritty and dangerous realities of human history. She has won eleven hugo awards and seven nebula awards, including hugo best novel for blackoutall clear in 2010. Connie willis draws upon her understanding of the universalities of human nature to explore the ageless issues of evil, suffering and the indomitable will of the human spirit. Her other works include crosstalk, passage, lincolns dreams, bellwether, impossible things, remake.

Blue rock talk s connie willis takes it on the road and takes you too. It was released by the bantam spectra publishers in the year 1992. Doomsday book is a 1992 science fiction novel by american author connie willis. Blackout is the opening movement of a vast, absorbing twovolume novel that may well prove to be connie willis masterpiece. In this book, willis recounts her trip to roswell, new mexico complete with pictures. Connie williss masterpiece, doomsday book is the book that cemented her reputation as one of science fictions most thoughtful and imaginative authors. Her novel doomsday book won both the nebula and hugo awards, and her first shortstory collection, fire watch, was a new york times notable book. Doomsday book mass market paperback august 1, 1993. Nov 16, 2016 this feature is not available right now. Published on october 10, 2017, a lot like christmas is an expanded, updated edition of connie willis beloved miracle and other christmas stories for more details and a table of contents, visit this entry on the blog. We will send you one email a month notifying you of any hot new books announced or coming out, as well as any new additions to the site. With a new introduction by the author and personal afterwords to each storyplus a special look at three of williss unique public speechesthis is unquestionably the collection of the season, a book that every connie willis fan will treasure, and, to those unfamiliar with her work, the perfect introduction to one of the most accomplished.

A choice of futures by and about women edited by connie willis and sheila williams is an anthology containing ten stories featuring strong female protagonists. For her instructors in the twentyfirst century, it meant painstaking calculations and. Constance elaine trimmer willis born december 31, 1945, commonly known as connie willis, is an american science fiction and fantasy writer. See all books authored by connie willis, including doomsday book, and to say nothing of the dog, and more on. This is not a book i would have chosen as recently as a month ago. The archives here will remain, but any new postings will appear on the new site. Jun 29, 2019 blue rock talk s connie willis takes it on the road and takes you too. Nov 16, 2011 the joint winners were connie williss blackout and connie williss all clear the two halves of a lengthy narrative about timetravelling historians from 2060 in london during the second world. Jun 24, 2015 this little bit of dating is another reason i think lincolns dreams isnt the place to necessarily start with the novels of connie willis. Connie willis delights in exploring different genres through the medium of speculative fiction. I recently became interested in the work of connie willis, and i found this and another of her novels at a library book sale in newport news, so i snagged them, along with a bag full of other books. No spoilers here, but these are the final words of the 491page book.

Connie willis draws upon her understanding of the universal. Guildamerica booksscience fiction book club, 1996 omni of the above two. Connie willis deploys the apparatus of science fiction to illuminate character and relationships, and her writing is fresh, subtle, and deeply moving. As with all the stops on the tour, they should have some signed copies of blackout as well as some of connie s other books in their inventory. These speculative fiction stories have won many different awards and vary.

Shipping may be from multiple locations in the us or from the uk, depending on stock availability. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read doomsday book. The first novel of this series is titled as doomsday book. Connie willis audio books, best sellers, author bio. Doomsday book by connie willis 1992, hardcover for sale. In his lively new novel, pit planet, david dvorkin takes us on a headlong trip not only between planets, but over, under, and through worlds of greed, sex, politics. Her other works include passage, lincolns dreams, bellwether, impossible things, remake, uncharted. The title of the book refers to the domesday book of 1086. This little bit of dating is another reason i think lincolns dreams isnt the place to necessarily start with the novels of connie willis.

Connie willis, doomsday book doomsday book, republished as part of the sf masterworks series by the american author connie willis is an amazing, unique, captivating 600page novel taking place in two times. Connie willis has won scores of awards in her long career. Her other works include doomsday book,lincolns dreams, bellwether, impossible things, remake, uncharted territory, to say nothing of the dog, fire watch, and miracle and other. Ive talked about the similarities of our current pandemic to the spanish flu and the black death, and they are certainly everywhere. Connie willis of blue rock talk and on the road with connie has been in the radiotelevision field for 25 years. Willis novels showcase the comedy of manner style of writing and often feature time travel, which are informally referred to as the time travel series. The joint winners were connie williss blackout and connie williss all clear the two halves of a lengthy narrative about timetravelling historians from 2060 in. Connie willis is a member of the science fiction hall of fame and a grand master of the science fiction and fantasy writers of america. Connie willis is an established author of many science fiction books, including the doomsday book, and winner of both the nebula award and the hugo award for best sf novel. Connie willis doomsday book part 01 audiobook youtube. You may have seen her on espn, speed, upn, disney, oxygen, hsn, and qvc, or heard. Willis was presented with her hugo at the weekend by fantasy. A choice of futures by and about women with sheila williams, the new hugo winners, volume iii with martin greenberg besides writing a book titled roswell, vegas, and area 51. Kivrin engle, the main character, says that her recording is a record of life in the middle ages, which is what william.

Discover book depositorys huge selection of connie willis books online. Below are some pictures from connie s appearance at borderlands books in san francisco. She has received seven nebula awards and eleven hugo awards for her fiction. Constance elaine trimmer willis is an american science. Blackout and all cleara novel in two partsand doomsday book won both. Briddey is a high executive in the mobile phone industry, working for a company that is in direct competition with apple and in constant lookout for the next big thing in terms of tech gadgets. All four won the annual hugo award but doomsday book and blackoutall clear won both the hugo and nebula awards. One of the most respected and awarded of all contemporary sciencefiction writers, connie willis repeatedly amazes her many admiring fans with her ability to create vivid characters in unusual situations. Connie has also edited books like a womans liberation.