2024 Mary Higgins Clark Chair
Saladin Ahmed
Saladin Ahmed is an Eisner award-winning comic book / science fiction / fantasy writer and poet who has garnered critical and popular acclaim for both his original works and his innovative takes on beloved story worlds from Marvel to DC to Star Wars. Ahmed's first novel, the medieval Islam-inspired fantasy THRONE OF THE CRESCENT MOON, won the Locus Award for Best First Novel. His first comic, Marvel's BLACK BOLT, won the Eisner Award for Best New Series. Soon afterward ABBOTT, an original comics series set in 1970s Detroit, was nominated for the Bram Stoker Award and named a Michigan Notable Book. Ahmed’s current projects include DAREDEVIL for Marvel Comics, the audio series BATMAN UNBURIED for Spotify, and the creator-owned comics STARSIGNS and TERRORWAR, published by Image Comics.
Keynote Address and Q & A
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
5:00 pm EST
Via Zoom
This event is required for English majors
and strongly encouraged for English minors
Ram Van Tickets are available to Rose Hill students and faculty
by writing to MonaLisa Torres at mtorresbates@fordham.edu
Locus Award for Best First Novel winner
Hugo Award for Best Novel finalist
Nebula Award for Best Novel finalist
David Gemmell Morningstar Award finalist
"Ahmed is a master storyteller in the grand epic tradition."
—N. K. Jemisin
Miles Morales swings back into the spotlight! When the rampaging Rhino and a cadre of mysterious criminals start plaguing Brooklyn, things take a dark turn for the young Spider-Man! What mystery lurks under the surface of this newest villainous uprising? Why does the Rhino have minions? And who is the new antagonist who may just become Miles' most dangerous foe? Maybe Captain America has the answers! Then, get ready for…Miles Morales' day off! Vice Principal Drutcher is determined to figure out the reason for his student's tardiness and absences, so Miles, Judge and Barbara must stay one step ahead by playing hooky - while our hero tries to keep his secret safe from all of them! Plus: the quiet-but-deadly Tombstone! And introducing…Starling! Is she friend or foe? And is she single?
Faculty Members
If you are planning to teach Miles Morales: Straight out of Brooklyn,
you can pick up a desk copy at your home campus at the start of the semester.
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The Mary Higgins Clark Chairs
The Mary Higgins Clark Chair
The English Department at Fordham University is deeply grateful to the renowned novelist and FCLC alumna, Mary Higgins Clark, for endowing The Mary Higgins Clark Chair. Each year, an acclaimed genre writer joins the Fordham community giving our students access to superlative mentoring and advice.
The Queen of Suspense
The #1 New York Times bestselling author Mary Higgins Clark wrote forty suspense novels, four collections of short stories, a historical novel, a memoir, and two children’s books. With bestselling author Alafair Burke she wrote the Under Suspicion series including The Cinderella Murder, All Dressed in White, The Sleeping Beauty Killer, Every Breath You Take, You Don’t Own Me, and Piece of My Heart. With her daughter Carol Higgins Clark, she coauthored five suspense novels. More than one hundred million copies of her books are in print in the United States alone. Her books are international bestsellers.
