Judith Vernant

Female

Paris

France

Profile Information:

Hometown:
Paris
About Me:
I'm the ex-editor of the French publishing house Moisson rouge (Red Harvest), dedicated to noire fiction, that publishes, since 2007, new authors from all over the world (mostly USA and Latin America, some French too but very few), and reprints (good) classics (Robert Bloch, Fredric Brown, David Goodis...) or forgotten (excellent) books.

Now living in Argentina, and losing my English.
I Am A:
Reader, Publisher, Editor, Agent
Books And Authors I Like:
Jim Thompson, Donald Westlake, Robin Cook (Derek Raymond), James Ellroy, Fredric Brown, Robert Sheckley, Dashiell Hammett, Howard Fast, Paco Ignacio Taibo II, Jean-Patrick Manchette, ADG, Tim Dorsey, Nathan Singer, John Harvey, Dennis Lehane, Herbert Lieberman (for Necropolis), Edward Bunker, Jerome Charyn, Ken Bruen, Richard Matheson, J.G. Ballard, David Peace, Frédéric H. Fajardie... And Vargas-Llosa, Will Self, Michel Houellebecq, Bret Easton Ellis, Jay Mcinerney, Emmanuel Carrère...

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  • Chris Wood

    I'd be delighted if you read the book, when it's finally done. The first draft was finished several years ago but it's one of those things were it almost seems endless. I'd be very glad if you would read it, though - but I'll keep you posted.

    Do you have any more compilations out soon?

    Jul 8, 2009

  • Robert Crisman

    Judith,
    I've written a novel, The Queen Of Chiva--chiva is west-coast street slang for heroin--about two women, junkies and prostitutes, who ride the white horse all the way to the end. The story's a look inside these women, the fears that drive them, and the milieu that gives their fears teeth. How might I go about seeing if Moisson Rouge--Red Harvest!-- would like to publish the book?
    By the way, Red Harvest is my favorite book of all time. It has the greatest opening paragraph in the history of literature, the most engaging and human female character, Dinah Brand, and the only plausible dream sequence I can ever remember reading. For my money, Chandler never came within nine million miles of Red Harvest, nor Hammett generally.
    With that wholly unsolicited comment, I'll take my leave. Hope to talk with you soon, and thanks for your consideration.
    Robert Crisman

    Sep 18, 2009

  • Robert Crisman

    Oh yeah, Judith, I almost forgot--if you'd like to get an idea of my work, I've recently had three stories posted on the site A Twist Of Noir. They have a list of contributors in the righthand column. I'd love to hear what you think of them!
    Robert C.

    Sep 18, 2009