of the novel were mixed. Several reviewers noted that she described the setting of her novel well. However, some reviewers criticized the book's structure and its lack of tonal variety. Kostova received the 2006 Book Sense award for Best Adult Fiction and the 2005 Quill Award for Debut Author of the Year. Sony bought the film rights to the novel for $1.5 million. Current In May 2007, the Elizabeth Kostova Foundation was created. The Foundation helps support Bulgarian creative writing, the translation of contemporary Bulgarian literature into English, and friendship between Bulgarian authors and American and British authors. Kostova released her second novel The Swan Thieves on January 12, 2010. Her third novel, The Shadow Land, was released in 2017. Bibliography The Historian (2005) , The Swan Thieves (2010) , The Shadow Land (2017) , Notes External links Elizabeth Kostova Official Website Elizabeth Kostova Foundation 1964 births Living people Writers from New London, Connecticut People from Knoxville, Tennessee Novelists from Connecticut Novelists from Tennessee American historical novelists Yale University alumni University of Michigan alumni American women novelists 21st-century American novelists 21st-century American women writers Women historical novelists Hopwood Award winners Writers of Gothic fiction