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With more than twenty books to his credit, Lansdale has been called "an immense
talent" by Booklist; "a born storyteller" by Robert Bloch; and The
New York Times Book Review declares he has "a folklorist’s eye for telling
detail and a front-porch raconteur's sense of pace."
He's won umpty-ump awards, including five Bram Stoker horror awards, a British
Fantasy Award, the American Mystery Award, the Horror Critics Award, the "Shot
in the Dark" International Crime Writer's award, the Booklist Editor's Award,
the Critic's Choice Award, and a New York Times Notable Book award. He's got
the most decorated mantle in all of Nacogdoches!
Lansdale lives in Nacogdoches, Texas, with his wife, Karen, writer and editor.
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