Ten Minutes of Reading and Writing Tips With New York Times Bestselling Author C.J. Box

In this segment, our featured author answers questions about what they’re reading, books they like, tips on how to find good books, books that influenced their writing, tips on writing craft and what’s next for them in their writing and reading.

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C. J. Box is the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of twenty-two Joe Pickett novels; seven stand-alone novels, including The Bitterroots; and the story collection Shots Fired. He has won the Edgar, Anthony, Macavity, Gumshoe, and two Barry awards, the 2010 Mountains & Plains Independent Booksellers Association Award for fiction as well as the French Prix Calibre. 38 and a French Elle magazine literary award. He was awarded the 2016 Western Heritage Award for Literature by the National Cowboy Museum and the Spur Award from Western Writers of America for Best Contemporary Novel. Over seven million copies of his books have been sold in the U.S. and abroad.

His books have been translated into thirty languages and have been optioned for film and television. Box is also Executive Producer for ABC-TV’s “Big Sky,” which is based on his Cody Hoyt/Cassie Dewell novels, as well as executive producer of the upcoming Joe Pickett television series for Paramount Studios/Spectrum Originals. A Wyoming native, Box has also worked on a ranch and as a small- town newspaper reporter and editor. He and his wife, Laurie, live on their ranch in Wyoming.