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BIO
Author
Joe Lansdale is a student of the martial arts for more than thirty
years. He's a two-time inductee into the International Martial Arts
Hall of Fame, one such honor bestowed upon him for his founding
of Shen Chuan, Martial Science. He holds belts in Daito Ryu Aikijujutsu,
Combat Hapkido, American Combat Kempo, and Aikido, amongst others;
in fact, his standard day is six hours at the typewriter, three
hours at Lansdale's Self Defense Systems, the martial-arts studio
which he owns and at which he teaches.
With
more than twenty books to his credit-and 200 short stories-Joe R.
Lansdale is the champion Mojo storyteller. He's been called "the
Stephen King of Texas" by Texas Monthly; "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.
Lansdale
lives in Nacogdoches, Texas, with his wife, Karen-an occasional
writer and editor-and their son and daughter, Keith and Kasey.
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