C. J. Box

Charles James (C.J.) Box, Jr. is an American author of twenty-one novels. Box is the author of the popular Joe Pickett series, as well as several stand-alone novels, and a collection of short stories. The novels have been translated into 27 languages. Over ten million copies of his novels have been sold in the U.S. alone. The first novel in his Joe Pickett series, Open Season, was included in The New York Times list of "Notable Books" of 2001. Open Season, Blue Heaven, Nowhere To Run, and The Highway have been optioned for film and television. In 2016, Off The Grid debuted at #1 on the New York Times Bestseller List in March.

Box is a Wyoming native and currently lives in the state. He grew up in the town of Casper. Box graduated with a degree in Mass Communications from the University of Denver. He has worked as a ranch hand, surveyor, fishing guide, a small town newspaper reporter and editor, and he owned an international tourism marketing firm with his wife, Laurie. They have three daughters and one grandchild. He and his wife Laurie split their time between their home and ranch in Wyoming.

In 2008, Box was awarded the "BIG WYO" Award from the state tourism industry. He served on the Board of Directors for the Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo and currently serves on the Wyoming Office of Tourism Board.

• For Open Season, Box won the Anthony Award, the Macavity Award, the Gumshoe Award, and the Barry Award, all in the Best First Novel category.
• Prix Calibre 38 Award (France)
• Blue Heaven, his first stand-alone novel, won the Edgar Award for Best Mystery Novel of 2008.
• 2010 Mountains & Plains Independent Booksellers Association Award
• 2016 Western Heritage Award for Literature by the National Cowboy Museum

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