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Charles Dickinson

Born: Detroit, Michigan
Pen Name: None

Connection to Illinois: Charles Dickinsion lives in a suburb of Chicago.

Biography: Dickinson is an editor at the Chicago Tribune.


Awards:
  • Friends of American Writers top prize for ''Crows''.

Primary Literary Genre(s): Fiction

Primary Audience(s): Adult readers

Email: ChasDickinson1@comcast.net
Website: http://www.charlesdickinson.com
Charles Dickinson on WorldCat : http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=charles+dickinson


Selected Titles

A shortcut in time
ISBN: 9781429943055 OCLC: 865171656

Tor, New York : 2013.

Charles Dickinson's novels and short stories have won widespread acclaim for their deft characterization, humanity, and humor. Newsday described him as a writer thoroughly in command of his art, while the Chicago Tribune wrote he can surprise us at almost every turn. Now Dickinson slips beyond the bounds of mundane realism to create a poignant fantasy that bears comparison to the work of Jack Finney and Jonathan Carroll. Euclid, Illinois, is a town of many shortcuts, between houses, through orchards, and across fields. Josh Winkler, a local artist and longtime resident, knows these irregular pathways well, but is thoroughly taken aback when a hasty dash down a familiar walk deposits him fifteen minutes in the past--literally. At first, Josh is more intrigued than alarmed by this accidental time travel. Then a lost young woman appears, claiming to be from 1908 ... As his life, his family, his town, and even history itself begin to unravel, Josh gradually realizes that his only salvation may lie in A Shortcut in Time. Charles Dickinson has written a moving and unforgettable book about the way the past can affect the present as well as, sometimes, the other way around. At the publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management software (DRM) applied.

A shortcut in time /
ISBN: 0765305798 OCLC: 50630605

Forge, New York : 2003.

"Euclid, Illinois, is a town of many shortcuts, between houses, through orchards, and across fields. Josh Winkler, a local artist and longtime resident, knows these irregular pathways well, but is thoroughly taken aback when a hasty dash down a familiar walk deposits him fifteen minutes in the past, literally."--Jacket.

Crows
ISBN: 9780062379917 OCLC: 921393027

Dickinson has demonstrated a remarkable and prodigious imagination in Crows. Indeed, the crow tales alone are worth the price of admission. They are delightful, moral stories that complement a skillful narrative.

Crows :
ISBN: 0394542975 OCLC: 11533243

A.A. Knopf : New York : 1985.

Rumor has it
ISBN: 9780062387837 OCLC: 905913634

William Morrow Paperbacks, New York : 2015.

On Halloween morning, Chicago news editor Danny Fain witnesses what may, or may not, be a crime. From the window of his commuter train, he thinks he sees a tiny, sheet-clad figure struck down by a car. It is a story that could save a newsman's career- shocking, heartbreaking, anger-inducing- and Fain is the only one in town who has it.

Rumor has it /
ISBN: 0688102255 OCLC: 22108259

Morrow, New York : ©1991.

A newspaperman in Chicago uses a questionable event for his own survival in the business.

The widows' adventures
ISBN: 9780062387820 OCLC: 905913668

Morrow, New York : 2015.

Two widowed sisters drive from Chicago to California: Helene, the driver, is a blind diabetic and Ina, the navigator, is overly fond of beer. (Nancy Pearl)

The widows' adventures /
ISBN: 0688089240 OCLC: 19267505

Morrow, New York : ©1989.

Two widowed sisters, with remarkable spirit, embark upon a journey and break free into the light they feared had gone out of their lives.

  Waltz in Marathon /
ISBN: 039453199X OCLC: 9646453

Knopf, New York : 1983.

Waltz in Marathon :
ISBN: 9780062379870 OCLC: 921996495

  With or without and other stories
ISBN: 0380719517 OCLC: 29156688

Avon Books, New York : 1993, ©1987.

With or without and other stories /
ISBN: 0394554922 OCLC: 15133243

Knopf, New York : 1987.

 

 

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