S. A. Cosby | |
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![]() Cosby at the 2023
National Book Festival | |
Born | Shawn Andre Cosby August 4, 1973 Newport News, Virginia, U.S. |
Occupation | Author |
Language | English |
Nationality | American |
Genre | Southern noir • crime thriller• fantasy |
Notable works | |
Notable awards |
Anthony–Short Story (2019) Anthony–Novel (2021) ITWA–Hardcover (2021) ITWA–Hardcover (2022) |
Shawn Andre Cosby (born August 4, 1973, in Newport News, Virginia) is an American author of " Southern noir" crime fiction. [1] He resides in Gloucester, Virginia, on the York River. Cosby has published four crime novels: My Darkest Prayer, Blacktop Wasteland, Razorblade Tears, and All the Sinners Bleed. [2] [3] [4]
Cosby's 2021 novel, Razorblade Tears, debuted number 10 on the New York Times bestseller list. [2] [5] [6] The book was featured on Jimmy Fallon's The Tonight Show for Fallon's 2021 Summer Reads Book Club. The book was one of six contenders for a Jimmy Fallon read. [6] [7] [8] It won or nominated for a slew of awards, particularly ones that promote or appreciate thrillers, suspense, and mystery, like the Anthony Award, [9] Barry Award, [10] Edgar, [11] Gold Dagger, [12] ITW, [13] Macavity Award, [14] and Lefty Award. It was received positively by critics and audiences.
His previous novel, Blacktop Wasteland "...won a landslide of awards, including a Los Angeles Times Book Prize in 2020." [2] It also was chosen as a 2020 New York Times Notable Book and charted at number 22 on that list. [4] [15] Additionally, Blacktop Wasteland is a 2021 Anthony Award winner. [16] [17] The International Thriller Writers, an association spanning 49 countries, with a membership of 4,500 authors of the genre, voted Blacktop Wasteland the Best Hardcover Novel of 2021. [6]
Blacktop Wasteland and Razorblade Tears have been optioned for films. Jerry Bruckheimer's company "was among the group that won the film rights in an auction" for Razorblade Tears. [2] [3]
S. A. Cosby | |
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![]() Cosby at the 2023
National Book Festival | |
Born | Shawn Andre Cosby August 4, 1973 Newport News, Virginia, U.S. |
Occupation | Author |
Language | English |
Nationality | American |
Genre | Southern noir • crime thriller• fantasy |
Notable works | |
Notable awards |
Anthony–Short Story (2019) Anthony–Novel (2021) ITWA–Hardcover (2021) ITWA–Hardcover (2022) |
Shawn Andre Cosby (born August 4, 1973, in Newport News, Virginia) is an American author of " Southern noir" crime fiction. [1] He resides in Gloucester, Virginia, on the York River. Cosby has published four crime novels: My Darkest Prayer, Blacktop Wasteland, Razorblade Tears, and All the Sinners Bleed. [2] [3] [4]
Cosby's 2021 novel, Razorblade Tears, debuted number 10 on the New York Times bestseller list. [2] [5] [6] The book was featured on Jimmy Fallon's The Tonight Show for Fallon's 2021 Summer Reads Book Club. The book was one of six contenders for a Jimmy Fallon read. [6] [7] [8] It won or nominated for a slew of awards, particularly ones that promote or appreciate thrillers, suspense, and mystery, like the Anthony Award, [9] Barry Award, [10] Edgar, [11] Gold Dagger, [12] ITW, [13] Macavity Award, [14] and Lefty Award. It was received positively by critics and audiences.
His previous novel, Blacktop Wasteland "...won a landslide of awards, including a Los Angeles Times Book Prize in 2020." [2] It also was chosen as a 2020 New York Times Notable Book and charted at number 22 on that list. [4] [15] Additionally, Blacktop Wasteland is a 2021 Anthony Award winner. [16] [17] The International Thriller Writers, an association spanning 49 countries, with a membership of 4,500 authors of the genre, voted Blacktop Wasteland the Best Hardcover Novel of 2021. [6]
Blacktop Wasteland and Razorblade Tears have been optioned for films. Jerry Bruckheimer's company "was among the group that won the film rights in an auction" for Razorblade Tears. [2] [3]