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Mystery writers to honor HBO, Vanity Fair
and BGSU

For those who’ve visited the William T. Jerome Library, it’s no surprise that the Mystery Writers of America will honor BGSU at the 58th Annual Edgar Awards.

Stacks and stacks of spy thrillers, detective novels, pulp magazines, manuscripts and letters written by America’s finest mystery masters are preserved on the library’s fourth floor for close inspection by students, faculty and visiting scholars.

It’s one of the largest popular culture library collections of its kind. And, at the Edgar Awards on April 29, the Ray and Pat Browne Library for Popular Culture Studies will receive a Raven Award for “commitment to preserve mystery fiction through a formidable and constantly growing collection of detective mystery novels and manuscripts.”

“It is very rare that libraries are recognized, so this is a wonderful, significant award,” said Lorraine Haricombe, BGSU dean of libraries. “It’s an honor that recognizes the commitment, preservation and collection efforts of everyone over the years who has been associated with the library and made it regionally, nationally and even internationally known. We hope the award will inspire more people to seek out the collection,” the dean added.

Home Box Office (HBO) and Vanity Fair magazine also will be presented special awards by the association this year. HBO will receive an Edgar Award for its role in producing groundbreaking crime series such as “The Sopranos” and “The Wire.” Vanity Fair and its editor, Graydon Carter, will receive a special award for extensive, on-going coverage of true crime. .

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