2004 Montana Book Award
Winner
Useful Girl, Algonquin Books, 2004
“Writing with compassion and grace, Stevens
delivers a timeless story of brutality and
forgiveness.” —Publisher’s
Weekly
“An
affecting story of the power of young
love.” —Booklist
“Useful
Girl unfolds as beautifully as the [Yellowstone] river
itself.” —S.F.
Chronicle
“An
unforgettable journey...” —Santa
Clara Weekly
“The
landscape and culture of Montana are conveyed so
beautifully they become another character.”
—Library
Journal
“A
striking tale of contrasts... muted by the beauty of the
human heart and the strength of human hope.”
—Pilot
Willa Literary Award Finalist —
2005
Western Writers Spur Award Finalist —
2005
Mountains and Plains Booksellers Award — Finalist
BookSense Pick May, 2004
Dutch translation, Sirene Pulications
The Curve of the World, Algonquin Books, 2002
“Tense
and evocative.”
—
USA Today
“A
gripping read.
“ —
San Francisco Chronicle
“Captures
the terror of a man reduced to life’s
essentials.” —Publisher’s
Weekly
“Combines
a suspenseful plot with deeper meaning in a way that
contemporary literature only infrequently manages.”
—Winston-Salem
Journal
“Delivered
with great panache and telling detail.”
—Boston
Herald
“A
taut well-paced adventure.”
—Seattle
Post-Intelligencer
Barnes
and Noble Discover Book
Top Ten BookSense Pick
Amazon Editor’s Choice
Borders Original Voices Selection
Optioned
for Film by Working Title
Translated into five languages: German, Spanish, Dutch,
Serbian, Japanese
Paperback, Washington Square Press,
2003
Audio Book, Highbridge Audio
Book of
the Month Club selection, 2002
Literary Agent: DHS Literary — David
Hale Smith
Film Agent: Director, Screenwriter, Dramatic
Rights: Rabineau/Wachter — Sylvie Rabineau 310-587-2700