Edward O. Wilson makes a mountain out of his novel, 'Anthill'
Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner for science and a Heartland Prize winner for fiction, Edward O. Wilson appeared at the 2010 Miami Book Fair International with Executive Editor and Vice President of W.W. Norton publishing, Robert Weil, to discuss his life, his metamorphosis from scientist to novelist, and introduce his award-winning first novel, Anthill (W.W. Norton; April, 2011) and the characters, Raff and Frogman, that appear in the novel. Next, Wilson read a passage from the book in which a young, inquisitive Raff is bit by a large cottonmouth snake, as Wilson had been in his youth. Weil and Wilson then discussed the process of learning to write dialogue and use metaphors after a lifetime of dry science writing, a conversation that Wilson capped with his rendition of redneck dialect and a review of Raff's decision to turn from science to law. Wilson then described The Anthill Chronicles, a novel within the novel, in which Wilson offers a close-up illustration of the group behaviors of ants, such as war and conflict, disturbingly similar to group behavior of humans. Wilson wrapped his presentation with news of two movie adaptations of Anthill in the works before taking questions from the audience on nematode biomass and advances in brain research since his book, Consilience; the impact of widespread scientific ignorance in America; the future of ants; and his book, The Creation.
Book and Author Headlines
Susan Isaacs and Carol Higgins Clark get to the bottom of personal and professional mysteries: Doyennes of the American detective mystery, Susan Isaacs and Carol Higgins Clark recall their personal journey from novice writer to bestselling novelist, revealing their backstories and views on writing.
Ron Chernow lands the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for his biography of George Washington: Award-winning, bestselling biographer Ron Chernow illuminates his 2011 Pulitzer Prize-winning biography, 'Washington: a Life,' at the 2010 Miami Book Fair International.
Siddhartha Mukherjee grabs the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for non-fiction, 'The Emperor Of Maladies': Siddhartha Mukherjee joins a panel of authors, including award-winning Emma Donoghue, Anne Fortier, Ben Goldacre, Jonathan Evison and Benjamin Hale, at the 2010 BookExpo America trade show, where he introduced his 2011 Pulitzer Prize-winning 'The Emperor of All Maladies.'
Kay Ryan takes home the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for poetry collection, 'The Best of It': 2011 Pulitzer Prize winning former U.S.Poet Laureate Kay Ryan reads poems from 'The Best of It' and four of her collections at the 2009 National Book Festival.
Jennifer Egan adds the Pulitzer Prize to her 'Goon Squad' awards: Jennifer Egan unveils her 2011 Pulitzer Prize and National Book Critics Circle Award-winning novel, 'A Visit from the Goon Squad' at the 2010 BookExpo America trade exposition.
Peter Straub strolls down memory lane from comic books to poetry to horror novelist: Bestselling thrills and chills writer Peter Straub offers a detailed 'portrait of the artist as a young man' at the 2010 National Book Festival to promote his latest fiction, 'A Dark Matter.'
Martha Grimes clears up the mysteries of her life and her work: Bestselling author of the long-running Richard Jury detective series talks about her life and work at the 2010 National Book Festival.
Walter Mosley turns his sharp eyes and ears to the cloudy sights and sounds of dementia: Bestselling, award-winning novelist Walter Mosley reads from 'The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey' at the 2010 Miami Book fair International.
Simon Winchester's book sales erupt in the wake of the Japanese earthquake disaster: Simon Winchester, dubbed 'rock jock' for his bestselling stories of geological history, adds tales of great sea battles, heroic discoveries, and titanic storms' of the Atlantic Ocean to his bestselling library.
Monica Wood, Ernie's Ark: Stories.
Literary Fiction: Pushcart Prize-Winning fiction writer, Monica Wood, reads from her new collection of linked short stories set in a small milltown in northern Maine. (Shuffle Step, 9 minutes).
Fanny Howe makes poetry out of paradox in her 2014 National Book Award Finalist, Second Childhood.
Prize-winning American poet, novelist, and short story writer Fanny Howe reads from her 2014 National Book Award Finalist in Poetry, Second Childhood.
Liz Gutman and Jen King offer a 'liddabit' of sweet talk with Heather McPherson and Yvan Lemoine.
Candy entrepreneurs Liz Gutman and Jen King brought their confectionery talents to the 2012 Miami Book Fair International, along with food journalist Heather McPherson and Food Network TV's chef Yvan Lemoine for an exploration of gourmet, regional, and ethnic food innovation.
Deborah Wiles brings home the sixties with her National Book Award Finalist: Revolution.
Two-time National Book Award Finalist offers a taste of her latest YA novel, Revolution, the second book in 'The Sixties Trilogy' at the 2014 Miami Book Fair International.
Edward O. Wilson makes a mountain out of his novel, 'Anthill'
