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Paul Di Filippo


USA flag (b.1954)

aka Philip Lawson

Paul Di Filippo is the author of Ribofunk, Fractal Paisleys, and The Steampunk Trilogy. He was a two-time finalist for the Nebula Award and a finalist for the Philip K. Dick Award. He lives in Providence, Rhode Island.

Awards: BSFA (1995)  see all

Genres: Science Fiction, Mystery
 
Series
Will Keats (as by Philip Lawson)
   1. Would It Kill You to Smile? (1998)
   2. Muskrat Courage (2000)
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Glen and Stan
   1. The Big Get-Even (2018)
   2. The Deadly Kiss-Off (2019)
   The Mezcal Crack-Up (2020)
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Novels
   Ribofunk (1996)
   Ciphers (1997)
   Joe's Liver (2000)
   A Mouthful of Tongues (2002)
   Fuzzy Dice (2003)
   Spondulix (2004)
   Harp, Pipe, and Symphony (2006)
   Creature from the Black Lagoon (2006)
   Roadside Bodhisattva (2010)
   Cosmocopia (2014)
   Aeota (2019)
   Vangie's Ghosts (2024)
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Collections
   Fractal Paisleys (1992)
   Lost Pages (1998)
   Strange Trades (2001)
   Babylon Sisters (2002)
   Little Doors (2002)
   Cities (2003) (with others)
   Neutrino Drag (2004)
   The Emperor of Gondwanaland (2005)
   Shuteye for the Timebroker (2006)
   Triquorum One (2006) (with others)
   Plumage from Pegasus (2006)
   Harsh Oases (2008)
   After the Collapse (2011)
   The Wildside Book of Fantasy (2012) (with others)
   The Great Jones Coop Ten Gigasoul Party (2014)
   A Palazzo in the Stars (2015)
   Lost Among the Stars (2017)
   Infinite Fantastika (2018)
   Wikiworld and Other Stories (2021)
   The Way You Came In May Not Be The Best Way Out (2022)
   Starfields (2023)
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Novellas and Short Stories
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Anthologies edited
   Freaks in a Box (2012)
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Series contributed to
NP Novella
   2. Worldshifter (2021)
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Graphic Novels show
 
Non fiction show
 
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Books containing stories by Paul Di Filippo
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Black Cat Weekly #154 (2024)
(Black Cat Weekly, book 154)
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Reports From the Deep End (2023)
Stories inspired by J. G. Ballard
edited by
Maxim Jakubowski and Rick McGrath

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Awards
1995 BSFA Award for Best Short Fiction : The Double Felix

Award nominations
2015 Locus Award for Best Novelette (nominee) : I'll Follow the Sun
2010 Sidewise Award for Best Short-Form Alternate History (nominee) : Yes, We Have No Bananas
2007 Locus Award for Best Collection (nominee) : Shuteye for the Timebroker
2006 Locus Award for Best Collection (nominee) : The Emperor of Gondwanaland: And Other Stories
2005 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : Spondulix
2005 Locus Award for Best Collection (nominee) : Neutrino Drag
2003 World Fantasy Award for Best Novella (nominee) : A Year in the Linear City
2003 Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award (nominee) : A Year in the Linear City
2003 Locus Award for Best Novella (nominee) : A Year in the Linear City
2003 Locus Award for Best Collection (nominee) : Little Doors
2003 Hugo Award for Best Novella (nominee) : A Year in the Linear City
2002 World Fantasy Award for Best Novella (nominee) : Karuna, Inc.
2002 Locus Award for Best Novella (nominee) : Karuna, Inc.
2002 Locus Award for Best Collection (nominee) : Strange Trades
2001 BSFA Award for Best Short Fiction (nominee) : Singing Each to Each
1999 Locus Award for Best Collection (nominee) : Lost Pages
1998 World Fantasy Award for Best Collection (nominee) : Fractal Paisleys
1998 Philip K Dick Award (nominee) : Lost Pages
1998 Locus Award for Best Collection (nominee) : Fractal Paisleys
1997 Locus Award for Best Collection (nominee) : Ribofunk
1996 Locus Award for Best Novella (nominee) : Hottentots
1996 Locus Award for Best Collection (nominee) : The Steampunk Trilogy
1995 BSFA Award for Best Short Fiction (nominee) : Mudpuppy goes to Town
1994 Locus Award for Best Novella (nominee) : Walt and Emily
1993 Nebula Award for Best Short Story (nominee) : Lennon Spex
1992 Locus Award for Best Novella (nominee) : The Mill
1988 Nebula Award for Best Short Story (nominee) : Kid Charlemagne


Paul Di Filippo recommends
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The Book Lovers (2024)
Steve Aylett
"That astonishing author Steve Aylett, whose previous books have set the gold standard for the fantastical and the absurd, now emerges with perhaps his best novel yet. The Book Lovers is steampunk run through a Max Ernst filter. Full of vivid, nonpareil characters who combine Victorian attitudes with modernist concerns, and who speak in powerfully gnomic utterances that nonetheless advance the complex narrative in steps as clear as a one-eyed man's glass eye, the book is full of suspense, thrills, laughs, miracles and real humanity. An existential farce with a beating heart of gold. It's an axe of juicy language that splits the frozen ice-cream sandwich in our souls."
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Felonious Monk (2021)
(Felonious Monk Mystery, book 1)
William Kotzwinkle
"Up till now, the lonely literary crossroads where monastic life intersected with criminality has been occupied mainly by Donald Westlake's jolly novel Brothers Keepers. But William Kotzwinkle's Felonious Monk -- what a mad, pitch-perfect title!-- blows away the Westlake novel in much the same manner that our hero, Tommy Martini, ruthlessly deals with a skeavy spectrum of would-be assassins out to revenge the various sins that Tommy inherits from his bent priest uncle. Bigger than life and twice as punishing, Tommy Martini, in search only of inner peace and the contemplative life, finds himself forced to wade through a deadly sea of hired killers, mad UFO priestesses, jealous cousins, and haughty crime lords just to keep his head above the dirt. Continually surprising, endlessly shocking and mesmerizing, Martini's exploits across the brilliantly limned gaudy and grotesque landscape of the Southwest are replete with the trademark Kotzwinkle droll observations, effervescent dialogue, and off-kilter insights. Robert Parker and James Crumley come to mind -- then quickly get left behind in the rearview mirror. You want Tommy Martini in your corner, not on the other side, and thanks to Kotzwinkle's unique verve and talents, every reader can be the ex-monk's best friend -- if they dare!"
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Venus Remembered (2020)
Ray Bradbury and Jason J Marchi
"It's no small assignment to follow in the footsteps of a literary giant like Ray Bradbury, but with 'When the Rain Stops,' his sequel to Bradbury's 'All Summer in a Day,' Jason Marchi succeeds admirably. Deftly emulating the poetry, compression, and psychological acuity of the Master from Waukegan, Marchi crafts an extension of young Margot's tragic day which provides redemption for all and a tender pay-it-forward ethos."

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