Marilyn Stasio
Marilyn Stasio is a New York City author, writer and literary critic. She has been the "Crime Columnist" for The New York Times Book Review since about 1988,[1] having written over 650 reviews as of January 2009.[2] She says she reads "a few" crime books a year professionally (about 150) and many more for pleasure.[1] She also writes for Variety, New York Post, New York magazine and others. She has served as a dramaturg at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center.[3]
In 1990 she interviewed British writer Ruth Rendell.[4]
In December 2018 Mystery Writers of America awarded Stasio the 2019 Raven Award for "outstanding achievement in the mystery field outside the realm of creative writing."[5]
Published works
- Showtune: A Memoir (1996; with Jerry Herman)
- Sweet Revenge: 10 Plays of Bloody Murder (1992; with Marvin Kaye)
- Broadway's Beautiful Losers: The Strange History of Five Neglected Plays (1972)
References
- ^ a b "Up Front: Marilyn Stasio", New York Times Book Review, January 29, 2009
- ^ *Book Reviews, by Marilyn Stasio at the New York Times.
- ^ Napoleon, Davi (June 3, 2010). "At the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's Critics Institute 5Q4 Dan Sullivan". The Faster Times. Archived from the original on June 7, 2010. Retrieved June 4, 2010.
- ^ Rendell, Ruth (2007) [1964]. From Doon with Death (2 ed.). New York: Ballantine Books. p. 220. ISBN 978-0-345-49845-8. (Introducing Chief Inspector Wexford by Daniel Mallory; from 1990 Rendell interview with Marilyn Stasio)
- ^ "Shelf Awareness for Wednesday, November 28, 2018". Shelf Awareness. November 28, 2018. Retrieved May 12, 2026.
External links
- An archive of crime and mystery fiction reviewed by Marilyn Stasio since January 1997, sorted by author, not a complete list.
- Book Reviews, by Marilyn Stasio at the New York Times.
- Article by Marilyn Stasio at Variety
- Judge, Phoebe (2017-09-22). "Episode 75: The Gatekeeper". Criminal (Podcast). Radiotopia.