Joe R. Lansdale

The New York Times Book Review describes Joe R. Lansdale as a writer with "a folklorist's eye for telling detail and a front-porch raconteur's sense of pace." Lansdale is the author of thirty novels and over two hundred short stories, articles, and essays. His work has received an Edgar, two New York Times notable books, seven Bram Stoker Awards, the British Fantasy Award, the Inkpot Award, the Herodotus Award for historical fiction, and many others. His novella "Bubba Ho-Tep" was made into a cult movie of the same name. His work has also been filmed for Showtime. His latest novel is Devil Red, published by Knopf. Online at joerlansdale.com.