C. J. Box

Edgar Award-winning novelist C.J. Box is the author of fifteen books including the Joe Pickett series. He’s also won the Anthony Award, Prix Calibre 38 (France), the Macavity Award, the Gumshoe Award, and the Barry Award. His short stories have been featured in The Best American Mystery Stories of 2006 and limited edition printings. Box has been nominated for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, and his novels have been translated into 25 languages. Cold Wind debuted at #10 on The New York Times Best Sellers list, and Back of Beyond debuted at #15. His twelfth Joe Pickett novel, Force of Nature, was published this year. Box’s first stand-alone novel, Blue Heaven, won an Edgar Award for Best Novel of 2008 and has been optioned for film. Box is a Wyoming native and has worked as a ranch hand, surveyor, fishing guide, a small town newspaper reporter and an editor. He co-owns an international tourism marketing firm with his wife Laurie. They have three daughters. An avid outdoorsman, Box has hunted, fished, hiked, ridden, and skied throughout Wyoming and the Mountain West. Box lives in Wyoming. Author Reception: 5:30-7:00pm

Author Presentation: 7:00-9:00pm (book signing to follow presentation)

Location: Street: Durango Public Library Additional: 1900 East 3rd Ave. City: Durango, Province: Colorado Postal Code: 81301-5122 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)