Jedediah Berry

Jedediah Berry is an American author best known for his debut novel "The Manual of Detection," a genre-bending mystery steeped in dreamlike surrealism. Published in 2009, the novel earned widespread acclaim and won the Crawford Award for best first fantasy novel. Berry's imaginative storytelling blends noir fiction with the uncanny, crafting worlds where logic and the surreal collide in captivating ways. His subsequent work, "Kill All Wizards," further showcases his talent for inventive, atmospheric fiction. Berry's writing is celebrated for its wit, originality, and lush, evocative prose that transports readers into wonderfully strange and unforgettable landscapes.