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"The competition for the future of crime fiction is fierce, as it should be, but don't take your eyes off Craig McDonald. He's wily, talented and—rarest of the rare—a true original. I am always eager to see what he's going to do next."—Laura Lippman "The best new crime writer in the country." —Wisconsin State Journal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Edgar®—nominee Craig McDonald is an award-winning journalist, editor and fiction writer. His short fiction has appeared in literary magazines, anthologies and several online crime fiction sites. His debut novel, Head Games, was published by Bleak House Books in September 2007. Head Games was selected as a 2008 Edgar®—nominee for Best First Novel by an American Author. Head Games was also a finalist for the Anthony, Gumshoe and Crimespree Magazine awards for best first novel. His nonfiction books include Art in the Blood, a collection of interviews with 20 major crime authors which appeared in 2006, and Rogue Males: Conversations and Confrontations About the Writing Life, a second collection of interviews published by Bleak House Books in 2009. McDonald was also a contributor to the NYT's nonfiction bestseller, Secrets of the Code. He recently won national awards for his profiles of crime novelists James Crumley, Daniel Woodrell, James Sallis and Elmore Leonard. He is a member of the Mystery Writers of America, the International Association of Crime Writers, Sisters in Crime and a contributing columnist to Crimespree Magazine. 
Craig can also be found at Red Room.com & at Library Thing. Craig also offers an author blog at Amazon.com including updates on forthcoming projects. Join Craig on Facebook Craig McDonald's Profile | Create Your Badge 
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interviews Brian Lindenmuth interviews Craig at Spinetingler. John Kenyon interviews Craig at Things I'd Rather Be Doing. Jedidiah Ayres interviews Craig at Hardboiled Wonderland. Sandra Ruttan interviews Craig for the Baltimore Examiner. Bleak House editor Alison Janssen interviews Craig for Pulp Pusher. Novelist Tom Piccirilli interviews Craig at The Big Adios. Crime novelist Jim Winter interviews Craig about Toros & Torsos here. Craig speaks with The Columbus Dispatch on the eve of the 2008 Edgar Awards® here. Novelist Tony Black interviews Craig for Shots Magazine about the Edgar nomination, Head Games, the current state of U.S. crime fiction, the craft of interviewing and Toros & Torsos. Read the interview here. Cameron Hughes of CHUD speaks with Craig about myth, history and the importance of story as they relate to Head Games here. John Kenyon interviews Craig McDonald about Art in the Blood here (12/06) and about Head Games here (10/07). Craig McDonald speaks with Ben LeRoy of Bleak House Books about his debut novel, Head Games, in a special podcast. Bleak House Publisher Ben LeRoy conducts a second podcast interview regarding Head Game's Edgar® nomination.  |
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