Cornelia Read
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| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Publishing |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Location | Berkeley, California, United States |
| Introduction | Kind words about my novel A FIELD OF DARKNESS (Mysterious Press, May 8, 2006): "Wry, knowing, hip, intelligent...One of the best debuts I've ever seen." —Lee Child, author of ONE SHOT "A dazzling new voice who clearly has a very old soul…such assurance and style it's hard to believe it's her publishing debut. Intense, creepy and wonderfully erudite." —Laura Lippman, author of TO THE POWER OF THREE "SHE IS THE FEMALE SPECTRE OF CHARLES WILLEFORD...THE BEGINNING OF TALENT WRIT HUGE." —Ken Bruen, author of THE KILLING OF THE TINKERS "Read's debut is a marvel...her observations are so sharp they draw blood." —Ayelet Waldman, author of LOVE AND OTHER IMPOSSIBLE PURSUITS "This book kicks ass. Read it or I will cut off your hands." —Martha O'Connor, author of THE BITCH POSSE "The working definition of un-put-downable...practically the anti-Gatsby, [Read’s] much more likely to pull out a shotgun and blast the green light to smithereens than moon over it." —Joshilyn Jackson, author of GODS IN ALABAMA "You're going to hear a lot about Cornelia Read because she's the real thing. One does not often see such expert wordsmithing in a debut novel." —Victor Gischler, author of GUN MONKEYS |
| Interests | Sure. |
| Favorite movies | Black Orpheus, A Thousand Clowns, Slaughterhouse Five, The King of Hearts, Lawrence of Arabia, Spinal Tap, Live and Let Die, Fargo, The Yellow Submarine, The Great Escape, Play Misty for Me, The World of Henry Orient, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (Gene Wilder version), The Manchurian Candidate (Angela Lansbury version), Heathers, Riding Giants, Lost Horizon (B&W version), The Long Kiss Goodnight, Bridge on the River Kwai, Das Boot, A Streetcar Named Desire, A Place in the Sun, The Great Gatsby... |
| Favorite music | Jerry Lee Lewis, Beethoven's 9th, The Waifs, second movement of Beethoven's 7th, Reverend Gary Davis, Patsy Cline, Hendrix, Iggy Pop, OLD Narvel Felts, Ruth Etting, Muddy Waters, Dave Von Ronk, Joan Baez, Maurice Jarre, Glen Gould's rendition of The Goldberg Variations (old), Todd Snider, Johnny Cash, Loretta Lynn, Lightning Hopkins, Velvet Underground, Elvis Sun Sessions |
| Favorite books | Don't get me started.... |
Chicken monkey shoes?
Not bloody likely.