HP Newquist

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HP Newquist
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HP Newquist
Born
Utica, New York
Occupation(s)Writer, musician, museum founder and director
Known for National Guitar Museum
Notable workThe Book of Blood
The Brain Makers
Here There be Monsters
The Book of Chocolate
BEHEMOTH
Scene of the Crime
Ten Years Gone
Awards NSTA Best STEM Books;
Bank Street College Of Education: The Best Children's Books Of The Year
Magnolia Award
Website www.newquist.net

HP Newquist is an American author whose books cover topics, from medicine and music to technology and terror. He is also a museum curator and musician [1] , and has worked as a columnist, publisher, industry analyst, and video director.

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Career

In the late 1980s and 1990s, Newquist was an advanced technology business analyst in the artificial intelligence industry. He was editor and publisher of Artificial Intelligence Trends for ten years, earning him the title "Dean of AI". [2] During that time, he was also a columnist for several high technology publications, including Computerworld , Expert Systems Journal, and AI Expert magazine. Newquist was the chairman of the Artificial Intelligence & Advanced Technology Conference 1987 and the Society for Machine Intelligence's Expert Systems Conference 1987. The AI timeline he developed for his book The Brain Makers is frequently cited as a map of the rise and fall of the artificial intelligence industry. [3]

During the 1990s, Newquist was the editor-in-chief of Guitar Magazine, and wrote the Disney Channel documentary episode Going Home featuring Robbie Robertson of The Band. He also directed A Portrait, a documentary featuring John Denver. [4] Newquist's writing has appeared in dozens of publications, including The New York Times, Billboard , Newsweek , New York Press , Datamation , InTune , Computer Business Review, Guitar Player , Vintage Guitar, and Gulf Air. He has been a featured speaker at numerous events in Europe, Asia, and North America.

Apart from his writing, he is founder [5] — and currently oversees the development — of the National Guitar Museum (NGM), the first museum dedicated to the evolution and cultural impact of the guitar, which was unveiled in August 2010. Newquist curated the NGM's traveling exhibits, "GUITAR: The Instrument That Rocked The World," "Medieval To Metal: The Art & Evolution Of The GUITAR," and “America At The Crossroads: The GUITAR And A Changing Nation,” which have been touring the United States since 2011 and have been installed in more than fifty separate museum locations. He has been featured on BBC and NPR programs covering the history of the guitar. [6]

Works

Newquist has written works of both fiction and non-fiction. They include the award-winning The Great Brain Book: An Inside Look At The Inside Of Your Head, cited as an outstanding science book by the National Science Teachers Association [7] and the Children's Book Council. His 2012 book, The Book Of Blood, was a finalist for the American Association for the Advancement of Science's "Science Books & Films Prize For Excellence In Science". His book For Boys Only: The Biggest, Baddest Book Ever , with Marc Aronson, was selected as a singular book for "The Teen Age" by the New York Public Library. [8] In 2018, the NSTA and CBC awarded two of his books as among the best 21 STEM books of the year. Newquist is a four-time award winner of the "Outstanding Science Book", presented by the National Science Teachers Association. His short stories and essays have been collected in numerous anthologies. [9] [10]

Newquist was editor-in-chief of the Artificial Intelligence Trends publications beginning in 1984. He has since written hundreds of essays and articles on AI, and curated the museum exhibition, “AI: Your Mind & The Machine,” which is currently touring the United States. [11] [12] [13]

His first novel, BEHEMOTH, a tale of suspense and terror, was published by Bloodshot Books in Fall 2019. According to The Horror Review, "BEHEMOTH is old-school gothic horror, historical horror mixed with modern-world superstitions and prejudices, and that makes things that much more chilling. Newquist has created a fine horror novel that dares to be called literary/historical fiction and entertains the reader from start to finish." [14] Cemetery Dance magazine wrote that "BEHEMOTH is a thriller-style creature feature . . . Newquist is a great writer." [15] His second work of fiction, a thriller entitled Ten Years Gone, was published in November 2021. Kendall Reviews rated it as one of "Top Reads Of 2021," stating the book "is pedal to the metal from Page One and showcases just how fantastic an author Newquist is." [16]

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  10. ↑ "Q&A With HP Newquist, Developer of Traveling Exhibit, Artificial Intelligence: Your Mind & The Machine" . Retrieved 2024-05-31.
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  12. ↑ Computerworld. International Data Group. 1988-02-01.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  13. ↑ Palen, Ray (2020-06-09). "Book Review: BEHEMOTH". The Horror Review. Retrieved 2020-10-30.
  14. ↑ "Review: Behemoth by HP Newquist". Cemetery Dance Online. 2020-12-28. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
  15. ↑ Gavin (2022-01-17). "{Team KR Feature} Steve Stred's Top Reads From 2021" . Retrieved 2022-01-18.
  16. 1 2 "The Magnolia Award". Usm.edu. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  17. 1 2 3 4 Best Stem Books NSTA
  18. ↑ The Book of Chocolate: The Amazing Story of the World's Favorite Candy by HP Newquist. Junior Library Guild. June 2017. ISBN   9780670015740 . Retrieved May 16, 2017.
  19. ↑ From Here To There: Invention & Impact by HP Newquist. Junior Library Guild. February 2018. ISBN   9780451476456 . Retrieved May 7, 2018.
  20. 1 2 Voyage Magazine [ dead link ]
  21. 1 2 "Best Children's Books Of The Year, 2016" . Retrieved 28 November 2023.
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