The Strand Magazine

Alex Segura, Nita Prose, Stacy Willingham Among Winners of 2024 Strand Critics Awards

Every year, The Strand Magazine celebrates authors and their books in the Critics Awards, naming winners in three top categories: Best Mystery Novel, Best Debut Mystery Novel and Best Mystery Audiobook. Lifetime Achievement Awards and Publisher of the Year are also awarded annually to standout figures in the industry. Recognizing…

BookTribJanuary 17, 2024

Miscellany

“The Strand” Reveals Never-Before-Seen Poem from Raymond Chandler

The 25th-anniversary edition of The Strand Magazine is a special one this year. In typical Strand fashion, the magazine has uncovered lost writing from one of the greats — this time, a poem from crime author Raymond Chandler, who has since been cited as a formative influence on crime writers…

BookTribDecember 13, 2023

Fiction Miscellany

Strand Uncovers Unpublished Story from Truman Capote

From the archives of the Library of Congress, The Strand Magazine has uncovered yet another story from a classic writer. This time, the story comes from Truman Capote, author of the 1958 novella Breakfast at Tiffany’s which quickly became the beloved Audrey Hepburn film. His 1966 true crime masterpiece, In…

BookTribSeptember 22, 2023

Miscellany

Louise Penny and Michael Connelly Among Nominees for 2023 Strand Critics Awards

Quarterly crime-fiction and mystery magazine The Strand has announced its list of nominees for the annual Strand Magazine Critics Awards. Authors Louise Penny, Michael Connelly, and Alex Segura headline this year’s nominees for best novel, while Dan Smetanka of Counterpoint Press receives the Publisher of the Year Award. James Lee…

BookTribJune 9, 2023

Miscellany

“The Strand” Reveals Never-Before-Seen Story by James M. Cain

With film adaptations like Mildred Pierce, Double Indemnity, and The Postman Always Rings Twice, James M. Cain has more adaptations than any of the original noir authors. But few people realize the man behind these stories has more work to be discovered. In 2012, The Strand released their first uncovered…

BookTribMay 31, 2023

Thrillers Thrillers - Featured

The Strand Magazine Announces the 2021 Strand Critics Award Nominations

The Strand Magazine is pleased to announce the nominations for the 2021 Strand Critics Awards! Recognizing excellence in the field of mystery fiction and publishing, the 2021 Strand Critics Awards are judged by a select group of book critics and journalists. This year’s judges include talent from NPR, USA Today, The…

BookTribJune 18, 2021

Miscellany

Strand Magazine Unearths New Raymond Chandler Work

Andrew Gulli, the managing editor of the Strand Magazine, has a knack for finding hidden literary gems. Over the past few years, previously unpublished works by (among others) John Steinbeck, Ernest Hemingway, Shirley Jackson, Agatha Christie and Louisa May Alcott have graced its pages and delighted readers. Gulli’s gone and…

Cynthia ConradApril 23, 2021

Miscellany

Previously Unpublished Hemingway Story

Having just celebrated the 74th anniversary of the Liberation of Paris, another celebration of Paris took place earlier this month when The Strand Magazine ran a previously unpublished story by Ernest Hemingway with post-war Paris as the focal point. A Room on the Garden Side is “an earthy, poignant sketch…

BookTribAugust 28, 2018

Fiction Thrillers Thrillers - Featured

Strand Unearths Shirley Jackson’s Lost Short Story “Adventure on a Bad Night”

As the story goes, Andrew Gulli, Managing Editor at The Strand Magazine, was in the midst of research when he came across a work of Shirley Jackson’s that he had never read. Curious, he reached out to her agent and, lo and behold, discovered that the 3,000-word short story had…

Judy MorenoDecember 17, 2020

Fiction Thrillers

The Strand Unveils New Works by the Queen of Crime and the Father of Noir

The Strand Magazine has just released its latest issue, packed with reviews, articles and stories for the mystery aficionado. Following on the heels of last quarter’s issue, which debuted a previously unpublished story by Louisa May Alcott, number 61 includes new pieces by two masters of the genre, Agatha Christie…

Cynthia ConradOctober 5, 2020

Fiction Miscellany Potpourri - Featured

“The Strand” Publishes Previously Unreleased Shirley Jackson Short Stories

Andrew Gulli has done it again! Gulli, whose literary detective work over the years has unearthed previously unpublished stories from the likes of John Steinbeck, Ernest Hemingway, Raymond Chandler, Louisa May Alcott, Agatha Christie and Tennessee Williams, is releasing two newly discovered short stories from Shirley Jackson today in the…

Cynthia ConradJune 10, 2022

Fiction Miscellany

The Strand Reveals Never-Before-Seen Short Story by Tennessee Williams

Andrew Gulli, Managing Editor at The Strand Magazine, has unearthed another diamond in the rough. This time, the discovery is an arresting short story called “The Summer Woman,” by that acclaimed wordsmith Tenessee Williams. The Strand is the first to publish it, a well-earned honor after the research of tracking…

Judy MorenoSeptember 15, 2021

Miscellany Potpourri - Featured

The Strand Reveals Never-Before-Seen Column Written by John Steinbeck

The Strand Magazine has unearthed another diamond in the rough, this time a rather prescient article by John Steinbeck criticizing McCarthyism, a troubling phenomenon that seems to rear its ugly head time after time, and its constant clash with the political left and American democracy. In a column for the…

Wyatt SemenukOctober 31, 2022

Fiction Thrillers Thrillers - Featured

The Strand Magazine Announces the Winners of the 2022 Strand Critics Award

One week ago today, on September 19th, The Strand Magazine hosted their annual Strand Critics Awards ceremony, this year via Zoom. The Strand is a leading source of the latest news on thrillers and mysteries and is a hotspot for all things related to the genre. It has published many exciting…

BookTribSeptember 26, 2022

Fiction Miscellany Thrillers Thrillers - Featured

The Strand Magazine Announces Nominations for 2022 Strand Critics Awards

It’s a star-studded lineup of authors as Michael Connelly, Laura Lippman, Rachel Howzell Hall and Val McDermid headline this year’s nominees for the Strand Critics Awards from The Strand Magazine. Meanwhile, Sandra Brown and Nelson DeMille will receive Lifetime Achievement Awards, and Morgan Entrekin of Grove/Atlantic Inc. will receive the…

BookTribJune 29, 2022

The Strand Magazine

Alex Segura, Nita Prose, Stacy Willingham Among Winners of 2024 Strand Critics Awards

“The Strand” Reveals Never-Before-Seen Poem from Raymond Chandler

Strand Uncovers Unpublished Story from Truman Capote

Louise Penny and Michael Connelly Among Nominees for 2023 Strand Critics Awards

“The Strand” Reveals Never-Before-Seen Story by James M. Cain

The Strand Magazine Announces the 2021 Strand Critics Award Nominations

Strand Magazine Unearths New Raymond Chandler Work

Previously Unpublished Hemingway Story

Strand Unearths Shirley Jackson’s Lost Short Story “Adventure on a Bad Night”

The Strand Unveils New Works by the Queen of Crime and the Father of Noir

“The Strand” Publishes Previously Unreleased Shirley Jackson Short Stories

The Strand Reveals Never-Before-Seen Short Story by Tennessee Williams

The Strand Reveals Never-Before-Seen Column Written by John Steinbeck

The Strand Magazine Announces the Winners of the 2022 Strand Critics Award

The Strand Magazine Announces Nominations for 2022 Strand Critics Awards

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