S. A. Cosby
S. A. Cosby is an Anthony Award-winning writer from Southeastern Virginia. He is the author of the instant New York Times bestseller All the Sinners Bleed which was on Barack Obama’s Summer Reading List and author of New York Times bestseller Razorblade Tears and Blacktop Wasteland, which won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, was a New York Times Notable Book, and was named a best book of the year by NPR, The Guardian, and Library Journal, among others. When not writing, he is an avid hiker and chess player.
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“Pick up the novel everyone will be talking about. . . The flashy sequences of violence feel apt for TV (Netflix, along with Steven Spielberg’s production outfit and the Obamas’ media company, is working on a series), but the novel’s real draw is the quieter ache of a family torn apart.” —The Atlantic
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The first Black sheriff in a small Southern town faces a questionable shooting, a Confederate pride march, and a serial killer, in the new novel by New York Times bestselling and LA Times Book Prize–winning author S. A. Cosby...Read More
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The first Black sheriff in a small Southern town faces a questionable shooting, a Confederate pride march, and a serial killer, in the new novel by New York Times bestselling and LA Times Book Prize–winning author S. A. Cosby...Read More
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*INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER* One of Barack Obama's Recommended Reads for Summer • New York Times Notable Book • NPR’s Best Books of 2021 • Washington Post’s Best Thriller and Mystery Books of the Year • TIME Magazine’s 100 Must-Read Books of 2021 • New York Public Library’...Read More
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Award-winning, New York Times bestselling author S. A. Cosby’s debut novel, republished in a new edition, with a new introduction from the author....Read More
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*INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER* One of Barack Obama's Recommended Reads for Summer • New York Times Notable Book • NPR’s Best Books of 2021 • Washington Post’s Best Thriller and Mystery Books of the Year • TIME Magazine’s 100 Must-Read Books of 2021 • New York Public Library’...Read More
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A New York Times Notable Books of 2020
Like Ocean’s Eleven meets Drive, with a Southern noir twist, S. A. Cosby’s Blacktop Wasteland is a searing, operatic story of a man pushed to his limits by poverty, race, and his own former life of crime.
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Los Angeles Times Book Prize Winner • New York Times Notable Book • NPR’s Best Books of the Year • BookPage’s #1 Mystery and Suspense of the Year • Sun Sentinel’s #1 Best Mystery of the Year
“I loved Blacktop Wasteland...[A] fast-paced, bareknuckle thriller.” -Stephe...Read More
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On Writing & Inspiration
An evening with S.A. Cosby – learn about his writing process and inspiration for his stories.
All the Sinners Bleed awarded the 2024 Anthony Award for Best Hardcover Novel
All the Sinners Bleed awarded the ITW Thriller Award for Best Hardcover
All the Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby, narrated by Adam Lazarre-White, wins the 2024 Audie Award in the Thriller/Suspense category.
Fellow Macmillan Speakers Bureau author V. E. Schwab interviews S.A. Cosby for an episode of her podcast, No Write Way.
“The 2024 Audie Winners for Best Audiobooks”
All the Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby is a finalist for the inaugural Libby Book Awards in two categories Best Audiobook and Best Thriller.
All the Sinners Bleed by S. A. Cosby is a Finalist for the L.A. Times Book Prize in the Mystery/Thriller category.
All the Sinners Bleed by S. A. Cosby has been nominated for a 2024 Edgar Award for Best Novel and also nominated for a 2024 Lefty Award for Best Novel.
Roxane Gay names All the Sinners Bleed by S. A. Cosby her Favorite Book of the Year: “S.A. Cosby writes Southern noir that I cannot get enough of…I did not want to put this book down. When I was done, I wanted his next book, immediately.” — Roxane Gay
“S.A. Cosby, a Writer of Violent Noirs, Claims the Rural South as His Own”
“Review: S.A. Cosby’s reissued debut thriller proves he was a master from the start”
All the Sinners Bleed featured in best book of the year and book lists from major media outlets and retailers including: TIME‘s Best Mystery and Thriller Books of All Time; The Seattle Times paperback roundup; the Washington Post‘s 12 Best Thrillers of 2023 list; Audible’s The Best of 2023 list; Publishers Weekly’s Best Books of 2023; NPR’s Best Books of 2023; and the New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2023.
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