Jo Graham

Jo Graham is an American author who debuted in 2008 with her novel Black Ships, a re-imagination of The Aeneid. She lives in Maryland.[1] Her influences as a writer are Mary Renault and James Michener, both of whom wrote novels about places and situations unusual for most readers.[2]

Jo Graham
Born1968
North Carolina
OccupationNovelist
NationalityAmerican
GenreHistorical fiction
Website
www.livejournal.com/users/jo_graham

Black Ships received a star rating when reviewed by Publishers Weekly[3] and was nominated for the 2009 Locus Award for Best First Novel.[4] Her second novel, Hand of Isis (March 2009), which features the reincarnated main character of Black Ships, was given a starred review by Kirkus Reviews.[5]

Her forthcoming works include several Stargate Atlantis tie-in novels to be published by Fandemonium Press.

Books
  • Black Ships (Hachette Book Group, 2008) ISBN 978-0-316-06800-0 [6]
2009 Locus Award Finalist[7]

References
  1. "Black Ships: About the Author". Archived from the original on 2008-12-16. Retrieved 2009-01-13.
  2. "Dave Brendon: An Interview with Jo Graham". Retrieved 2009-01-13.
  3. "Fiction Reviews". Publishers Weekly. 7 January 2008. Retrieved 2011-01-29.
  4. "Locus Science Fiction & Fantasy News: 2009 Locus Award Finalists". Archived from the original on 2009-04-30. Retrieved 2009-04-28.
  5. "Kirkus Reviews: January 2009 Fiction Reviews". Archived from the original on 2009-01-16. Retrieved 2009-01-13.
  6. "Jo Graham: Author bibliography". Hachette Book Group. Archived from the original on 2012-10-12. Retrieved 2011-01-29.
  7. 2009 Locus Award Finalists. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-05-06. Retrieved 2016-11-21.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link). Retrieved 2009-05-28.


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