Authors and Illustrators Database

Bryan Gruley

Born: 11/09/1957  Detroit
Parents: N.A.
Spouse: Pamela
Children: Joel, Kaitlin, Danielle
Address(es):
Permanent:
1209 W. Fletcher
Chicago, IL 60657
Contact Information:
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.bryangruley.com
image of Bryan Gruley

Writings

Image Title Genre Audience Publisher Date
Image of The Skeleton Box The Skeleton Box
- 2013 Michigan Notable Book Review: Associated Press, June 2012, http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2012/06/04/entertainment/e074750D08.DTL
Fiction, Michigan, Mystery Adult New York, Touchstone/Simon & Schuster 2012
Image of The Hanging Tree The Hanging Tree
- 2011 Michigan Notable Book
Fiction, Michigan, Mystery Adult New York, Touchstone/Simon & Schuster 2011
Image of Starvation Lake : a mystery Starvation Lake : a mystery
- "Many good crime novels appear every month, but few have the depth and poignancy of Starvation Lake, which deserves comparison with Dennis Lehane's Mystic River" -Booklist (starred review)
Fiction, Michigan, Mystery Adult New York, Touchstone/Simon & Schuster 2009
Paper losses : a modern epic of greed and betrayal at America's two largest newspaper companies Non Fiction, Michigan History Adult New York, Grove Atlantic 1993
What is the aim or goal of your writing: I write because I love it, and I love it because it's who I am. Whatever success I've had is due to hard work, great colleagues, and generous readers.

May inquiries be sent to you about doing workshops, readings: Yes

Donated books to the Authors & Illustrators database project: No

Skills:
Author

Awards:

Name Date
Michigan Notable Book: The Skeleton Key 2013
Michigan Notable Book: The Hanging Tree 2011
Edgar Award nominee, Best First Novel: Starvation Lake 2010
Anthony Award, Best Paperback Original for Starvation Lake 2010
Barry Award, Best Paperback Original for Starvation Lake 2010
Pulitzer Prize: The Wall Street Journal; Breaking News Reporting
- ...for coverage of the September 11, 2001 attack on the World Trade Center.
2002

Education:

Degree Institution Location Date
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN 1979

Career:

Position Organization Location Date
Reporter At Large Bloomberg News and Businessweek Chicago, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent 2011
Chicago Bureau Chief The Wall Street Journal Chicago, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent 2005-2011
Reporter/Senior Editor The Wall Street Journal Washington, DC 1995-2005
Reporter The Detroit News Washington D.C. 1987-1995
Reporter The Detroit News Detroit 1984-1987
Reporter Kalamazoo Gazette Kalamazoo 1981-1984
Reporter The Livingston County Press and Brighton Argus Livingston County 1979-1981

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