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]
S. A. Cosby | |
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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) |
Awards and accolades
editCosby'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] Notably, it is a 2021 Anthony Award winner.[15][16] The International Thriller Writers, an association spanning 49 countries, with a membership of 4,500 authors of the genre, voted Blacktop Wasteland the ITW Award Best Hardcover Novel of 2021.[6] It also was chosen as a 2020 New York Times Notable Book and charted at number 22 on that list.[4][17]
Year | Work | Award | Result | Ref | |
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2020 | Blacktop Wasteland | Goodreads Choice Awards | Mystery & Thriller | Nominated—16th | |
Los Angeles Times Book Prize | Mystery/Thriller | Won | [18][19] | ||
2021 | Anthony Award | Novel | Won | [20][21] | |
Barry Award | Novel | Won | |||
BCALA Literary Awards | Fiction | Honor | |||
CWA Gold Dagger | — | Shortlisted | [22] | ||
ITW Award | Hardcover Novel | Won | [6] | ||
Lefty Award | Mystery Novel | Shortlisted | [23] | ||
Macavity Award | Mystery Novel | Won | [24] | ||
RUSA CODES Reading List | Adrenaline | Shortlisted | [25] | ||
Razorblade Tears | Goodreads Choice Awards | Mystery & Thriller | Nominated—10th | [26] | |
Los Angeles Times Book Prize | Mystery/Thriller | Shortlisted | |||
2022 | Anthony Award | Novel | Shortlisted | [9] | |
Audie Award | Thriller/Suspense | Shortlisted | [27] | ||
Barry Award | Novel | Won | [10] | ||
BCALA Literary Awards | Fiction | Won | [28] | ||
Edgar Awards | Novel | Shortlisted | [11][13] | ||
CWA Gold Dagger | — | Shortlisted | [12] | ||
Hammett Prize | — | Won | [29][30][31] | ||
ITW Award | Audiobook | Won | [13] | ||
Hardcover Novel | Won | [13] | |||
Lefty Award | Mystery Novel | Shortlisted | [32] | ||
Macavity Award | Mystery Novel | Won | [14] | ||
RUSA CODES Reading List | Adrenaline | Won | [33] | ||
2023 | All the Sinners Bleed | Crime Fiction Lovers Award | Book of the Year | Shortlisted | [34] |
Goodreads Choice Awards | Mystery & Thriller | Nominated—10th | [35] | ||
Los Angeles Times Book Prize | Mystery/Thriller | Shortlisted | [36] | ||
Libby Book Award | Audiobook | Shortlisted | [37] | ||
2024 | Anthony Award | Hardcover Novel | Pending | ||
Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence | Fiction | Longlisted | [38] | ||
Audie Award | Audiobook of the Year | Shortlisted | [39] | ||
CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger | — | Pending | |||
Edgar Award | Novel | Shortlisted | [40][41] | ||
ITW Award | Hardcover Novel | Won | [42] | ||
Lefty Award | Mystery Novel | Shortlisted | [43] | ||
Macavity Award | Mystery Novel | Pending | |||
Southern Book Prize | Fiction | Shortlisted | [44][45] | ||
The Strand Critics Award | Novel | Shortlisted |
Bibliography
edit- —— (2019). My Darkest Prayer (paperback ed.). Intrigue Publishing. p. 224. ISBN 978-1940758862.
- —— (2020). Blacktop Wasteland (hardcover ed.). Flatiron Books. p. 285. ISBN 978-1250252685.
- —— (2021). Razorblade Tears (hardcover ed.). Flatiron Books. p. 322. ISBN 978-1250252708.
- —— (2023). All the Sinners Bleed (hardcover 1st ed.). Flatiron Books. p. 336. ISBN 978-1250831910.
Adaptions
editBlacktop 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]
References
edit- ^ Note: S.A. Cosby is the author's pen name, but also his initials.
- ^ a b c d Garner, Dwight (September 5, 2021). "S.A. Cosby, a Writer of Violent Noirs, Claims the Rural South as His Own". The New York Times. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
- ^ a b Ghadiali, Ashish (July 30, 2021). "SA Cosby: 'The holy trinity of southern fiction is race, class and sex'". The Guardian. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
- ^ a b Wilkins, Langston Collin (July 2021). "S.A. Cosby Writing the blues". Book Page. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
- ^ "Hardcover Fiction Books - Best Sellers - Books". The New York Times. July 25, 2021.
- ^ a b c d Hamilton, Sherry (September 2, 2021). "Gloucester author garnering worldwide attention". Gloucester-Mathews Gazette Journal. Virginia. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
- ^ "Jimmy Fallon Brings Back His Summer Book Club". Kirkus Reviews. July 15, 2021.
- ^ "Jimmy Fallon Announces His 2021 Summer Reads Competition Contenders". People. July 15, 2021.
- ^ a b locusmag (September 12, 2022). "2022 Anthony Awards Winners". Locus Online. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
- ^ a b patti (September 15, 2022). "Barry Awards (Crime Fiction) - 2022 -". Nightstand Book Reviews. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
- ^ a b "MWA Announces the 2022 Edgar Award Nominations – Mystery Writers of America". January 19, 2022. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
- ^ a b "CWA Dagger Shortlists Announced". The Crime Writers’ Association. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
- ^ a b c d Schaub, Michael (June 7, 2022). "International Thriller Award Winners Are Revealed". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
- ^ a b patti (September 10, 2022). "2022 - Macavity Awards -". Nightstand Book Reviews. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
- ^ "2021 Anthony Award Winners". Novel Suspects. August 31, 2021.
- ^ "2021 Anthony Awards Winners". Locus. August 31, 2021.
- ^ "100 Notable Books of 2020". The New York Times. November 20, 2020.
- ^ "Winners of the 2020 L.A. Times Book Prizes announced". Los Angeles Times. April 17, 2021.
- ^ Garner, Dwight (September 5, 2021). "S.A. Cosby, a Writer of Violent Noirs, Claims the Rural South as His Own". New York Times. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
- ^ "2021 Anthony Award Winners". Novel Suspects. August 31, 2021.
- ^ "2021 Anthony Awards Winners". Locus magazine. August 31, 2021.
- ^ Glyer, Mike (May 22, 2021). "2021 Dagger Awards Shortlists". File 770. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
- ^ "Lefty Award Archives". www.leftcoastcrime.org. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
- ^ patti (August 25, 2021). "Macavity Awards - 2021 -". Nightstand Book Reviews. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
- ^ "RUSA CODES Reading List | 2021 | Awards and Honors | LibraryThing". LibraryThing.com. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
- ^ "Announcing the Goodreads Choice Winner in Best Mystery & Thriller!". Goodreads. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
- ^ "Audie Award | Finalist | Thriller/Suspense | 2022 | Awards and Honors | LibraryThing". LibraryThing.com. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
- ^ Contreraz, Victoria. "LibGuides: Literary Awards: 2020 - Present". libguides.msubillings.edu. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
- ^ "S.A. Cosby Wins the Dashiell Hammett Prize". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
- ^ patti (June 17, 2022). "2022 Hammett Prize -". Nightstand Book Reviews. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
- ^ "IACW/NA: Hammett Prize: Past Years". www.crimewritersna.org. Archived from the original on April 29, 2018. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
- ^ "Lefty Award Archives". www.leftcoastcrime.org. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
- ^ "Reader's advisory announce 2022 Reading List: Year's best in genre fiction for adult Readers". RUSA Update. January 23, 2022. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
- ^ "The Crime Fiction Lover Awards 2023 – vote for your winners | Crime Fiction Lover". crimefictionlover.com. November 9, 2023. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
- ^ "Announcing the Goodreads Choice Winner in Best Mystery & Thriller!". Goodreads. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
- ^ "Raja Shehadeh, Yiyun Li and Maria Bamford among L.A. Times Book Prize finalists". Los Angeles Times. February 21, 2024. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
- ^ Grunenwald, Jill (March 13, 2024). "Announcing the Libby Book Awards winners!". OverDrive. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
- ^ "The Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence 2024". Brilliant Books. November 14, 2023. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
- ^ "2024-audie-awards-winners". Homepage. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
- ^ "The 2024 Edgar Award Nominees for Best Mystery/Suspense Novel".
- ^ "2024 Edgar Award Winners and Nominees". Chicago Public Library. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
- ^ Picker, Lenny. "2024 Thriller Award Winners Announced". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
- ^ "Left Coast Crime 2024: Seattle Shakedown". leftcoastcrime.org. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
- ^ "The Southern Book Prize Finalists for 2024". Fulton County Library System. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
- ^ "The Southern Book Prize". The Southern Bookseller Review. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
External links
edit- S. A. Cosby at Macmillan
- S. A. Cosby at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- S. A. Cosby, Pain is Universal – That's What Binds all of Crime Fiction Together", CrimeReads, July 21, 2020
- "Interview With an Author: S.A. Cosby". Los Angeles Public Library.