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{{Short description|American novelist}}
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'''Audrey Schulman''' is an American author of literary and speculative fiction.
'''Audrey Schulman''' is an American author of literary and [[speculative fiction]].


== Career ==
== Career ==
Schulman's debut novel [[The Cage (Schulman book)|''The Cage'']], about a wildlife photographer who goes on an expedition to photograph the final polar bears before they went extinct due to [[global warming]], was published in 1994.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Cage by Audrey Schulman |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781565120358 |access-date=2023-03-04 |website=www.publishersweekly.com}}</ref> The novel was inspired by Schulman's personal fears about climate change and the impact of global warming on the environment.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Columnist |first=Steve Nadis / |title=CAMBRIDGE ON MY MIND: A writer and environmental crusader rolled into one |url=https://www.wickedlocal.com/story/cambridge-chronicle-tab/2022/02/09/cambridge-my-mind-local-author-audrey-schulman-her-two-jobs/6682211001/ |access-date=2023-03-04 |website=Wicked Local |language=en-US}}</ref> She published her sophomore novel [[Swimming with Jonah|''Swimming with Jonah'']] in 1999. The novel received mixed reviews from critics,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2004-02-13 |title=Swimming with Jonah - Quill and Quire |url=https://quillandquire.com/review/swimming-with-jonah/ |access-date=2023-03-04 |website=Quill and Quire - Canada's magazine of book news and reviews |language=en}}</ref> including a [[starred review]] in [[Publishers Weekly]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Swimming with Jonah by Audrey Schulman |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780380976867 |access-date=2023-03-04 |website=www.publishersweekly.com}}</ref> This was followed by [[A House Named Brazil|''A House Named Brazil'']](2000) which received mixed to positive reviews.<ref>{{Cite web |title=A House Named Brazil by Audrey Schulman |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780380977994 |access-date=2023-03-04 |website=www.publishersweekly.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2007-10-11 |title=A House Named Brazil - Quill and Quire |url=https://quillandquire.com/review/a-house-named-brazil/ |access-date=2023-03-04 |website=Quill and Quire - Canada's magazine of book news and reviews |language=en}}</ref>
Schulman's debut novel [[The Cage (Schulman book)|''The Cage'']], about a wildlife photographer who goes on an expedition to photograph the final polar bears before they went extinct due to [[global warming]], was published in 1994.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Cage by Audrey Schulman |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781565120358 |access-date=2023-03-04 |website=www.publishersweekly.com}}</ref> The novel was inspired by Schulman's personal fears about climate change and the impact of global warming on the environment.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Columnist |first=Steve Nadis / |title=CAMBRIDGE ON MY MIND: A writer and environmental crusader rolled into one |url=https://www.wickedlocal.com/story/cambridge-chronicle-tab/2022/02/09/cambridge-my-mind-local-author-audrey-schulman-her-two-jobs/6682211001/ |access-date=2023-03-04 |website=Wicked Local |language=en-US}}</ref> She published her sophomore novel ''[[Swimming with Jonah]]'' in 1999. The novel received mixed reviews from critics,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2004-02-13 |title=Swimming with Jonah - Quill and Quire |url=https://quillandquire.com/review/swimming-with-jonah/ |access-date=2023-03-04 |website=Quill and Quire - Canada's magazine of book news and reviews |language=en}}</ref> including a [[starred review]] in [[Publishers Weekly]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Swimming with Jonah by Audrey Schulman |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780380976867 |access-date=2023-03-04 |website=www.publishersweekly.com}}</ref> This was followed by ''[[A House Named Brazil]]''(2000) which received mixed to positive reviews.<ref>{{Cite web |title=A House Named Brazil by Audrey Schulman |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780380977994 |access-date=2023-03-04 |website=www.publishersweekly.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2007-10-11 |title=A House Named Brazil - Quill and Quire |url=https://quillandquire.com/review/a-house-named-brazil/ |access-date=2023-03-04 |website=Quill and Quire - Canada's magazine of book news and reviews |language=en}}</ref>


In 2012, Schulman ended an eleven-year hiatus by publishing [[Three Weeks in December|''Three Weeks in December'']].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Three Weeks in December by Audrey Schulman |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781609450649 |access-date=2023-03-04 |website=www.publishersweekly.com}}</ref> In 2018, she published the [[science fiction]] novel [[Theory of Bastards]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Review {{!}} ‘Theory of Bastards’ is a feminist novel, but not the one you’re expecting |language=en-US |work=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/theory-of-bastards-is-a-feminist-novel-but-not-the-one-youre-expecting/2018/05/08/1eb28762-5227-11e8-a551-5b648abe29ef_story.html |access-date=2023-03-04 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref>
In 2012, Schulman ended an eleven-year hiatus by publishing ''[[Three Weeks in December]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Three Weeks in December by Audrey Schulman |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781609450649 |access-date=2023-03-04 |website=www.publishersweekly.com}}</ref> In 2018, she published the [[science fiction]] novel [[Theory of Bastards]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Review {{!}} ‘Theory of Bastards’ is a feminist novel, but not the one you’re expecting |language=en-US |work=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/theory-of-bastards-is-a-feminist-novel-but-not-the-one-youre-expecting/2018/05/08/1eb28762-5227-11e8-a551-5b648abe29ef_story.html |access-date=2023-03-04 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref>


She published [[The Dolphin House|''The Dolphin House'']], about a young woman who develops a close bond with the dolphins at a research institute in St. Thomas.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/audrey-schulman/the-dolphin-house-schulman/ |title=THE DOLPHIN HOUSE {{!}} Kirkus Reviews |language=en}}</ref> It is based on real events.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Book Review: The Dolphin House by Audrey Schulman – EcoLit Books |url=https://ecolitbooks.com/2022/06/01/book-review-the-dolphin-house-by-audrey-schulman/ |access-date=2023-03-04 |language=en-US}}</ref>
She published ''[[The Dolphin House]]'', about a young woman who develops a close bond with the dolphins at a research institute in St. Thomas.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/audrey-schulman/the-dolphin-house-schulman/ |title=THE DOLPHIN HOUSE {{!}} Kirkus Reviews |language=en}}</ref> It is based on real events.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Book Review: The Dolphin House by Audrey Schulman – EcoLit Books |url=https://ecolitbooks.com/2022/06/01/book-review-the-dolphin-house-by-audrey-schulman/ |access-date=2023-03-04 |language=en-US}}</ref>


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
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https://audreyschulman.com/


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* [https://audreyschulman.com/ Official website]
* [https://isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?286887 Audrey Schulman bibliography] on ''[[Internet Speculative Fiction Database]]''
* [https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/98474.Audrey_Schulman Audrey Schulman] on [[Goodreads]]
* [https://www.fantasticfiction.com/s/audrey-schulman/ Short bibliography and published works] on ''fantasticfiction.com''.
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Latest revision as of 05:18, 7 April 2024

Audrey Schulman is an American author of literary and speculative fiction.

Career[edit]

Schulman's debut novel The Cage, about a wildlife photographer who goes on an expedition to photograph the final polar bears before they went extinct due to global warming, was published in 1994.[1] The novel was inspired by Schulman's personal fears about climate change and the impact of global warming on the environment.[2] She published her sophomore novel Swimming with Jonah in 1999. The novel received mixed reviews from critics,[3] including a starred review in Publishers Weekly.[4] This was followed by A House Named Brazil(2000) which received mixed to positive reviews.[5][6]

In 2012, Schulman ended an eleven-year hiatus by publishing Three Weeks in December.[7] In 2018, she published the science fiction novel Theory of Bastards.[8]

She published The Dolphin House, about a young woman who develops a close bond with the dolphins at a research institute in St. Thomas.[9] It is based on real events.[10]

Personal life[edit]

Schulman resides in Cambridge, Massachusetts.[2]

Awards and nominations[edit]

Work Award Category Year Result Ref.
Theory of Bastards John W. Campbell Memorial Award Best Science Fiction Novel 2019 Nominated [11]
Neukom Institute Literary Arts Award Open Category Won [12]
Philip K. Dick Award Won [13]

Works[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "The Cage by Audrey Schulman". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
  2. ^ a b Columnist, Steve Nadis /. "CAMBRIDGE ON MY MIND: A writer and environmental crusader rolled into one". Wicked Local. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
  3. ^ "Swimming with Jonah - Quill and Quire". Quill and Quire - Canada's magazine of book news and reviews. 2004-02-13. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
  4. ^ "Swimming with Jonah by Audrey Schulman". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
  5. ^ "A House Named Brazil by Audrey Schulman". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
  6. ^ "A House Named Brazil - Quill and Quire". Quill and Quire - Canada's magazine of book news and reviews. 2007-10-11. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
  7. ^ "Three Weeks in December by Audrey Schulman". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
  8. ^ "Review | 'Theory of Bastards' is a feminist novel, but not the one you're expecting". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
  9. ^ THE DOLPHIN HOUSE | Kirkus Reviews.
  10. ^ "Book Review: The Dolphin House by Audrey Schulman – EcoLit Books". Retrieved 2023-03-04.
  11. ^ "sfadb: John W. Campbell Memorial Award 2019". www.sfadb.com. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
  12. ^ locusmag (2019-06-04). "2019 Neukom Awards Winners". Locus Online. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
  13. ^ locusmag (2019-04-22). "Schulman Wins Philip K. Dick Award". Locus Online. Retrieved 2023-03-04.

External links[edit]

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