Craig McDonald, Author
@craigmmcdonald.bsky.social
Internationally bestselling novelist of the Hector Lassiter series. Graphic novelist. Edgar/Anthony/Macavity finalist. Communications Specialist. YouTuber.
Classic Shadow pulp magazine covers. Encounter my pastiche version of the Dark Avenger in my Zana O’Savin series with fantastic covers by Douglas Klauba #craigmcdonaldauthor #zanaosavin #newpulp
October 17, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Classic Shadow pulp magazine covers. Encounter my pastiche version of the Dark Avenger in my Zana O’Savin series with fantastic covers by Douglas Klauba #craigmcdonaldauthor #zanaosavin #newpulp
A vintage paperback original by the prescient Mr. Lassiter. #hectorlassiter
September 27, 2025 at 1:04 PM
A vintage paperback original by the prescient Mr. Lassiter. #hectorlassiter
Actually reading this one’s cover story (originally published 1942) for the second time this month. Partly because it’s particularly prescient and of the fraught moment, and because it’s eerily similar to some ground to be worked in Zana O’Savin #5, “The Invisible Crusade.”
September 25, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Actually reading this one’s cover story (originally published 1942) for the second time this month. Partly because it’s particularly prescient and of the fraught moment, and because it’s eerily similar to some ground to be worked in Zana O’Savin #5, “The Invisible Crusade.”
Maybe…but to what, exactly?
September 14, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Maybe…but to what, exactly?
Much thanks to John J. Sellaro for this stellar Amazon review for THE NIGHT SHEPHERD (buying link in the comments)!
September 9, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Much thanks to John J. Sellaro for this stellar Amazon review for THE NIGHT SHEPHERD (buying link in the comments)!
Thanks to Steve, and be sure to check out his fine novels!
July 26, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Thanks to Steve, and be sure to check out his fine novels!
Spotted from a faithful reader….
July 26, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Spotted from a faithful reader….
The current obsessive and fascinating read!
July 22, 2025 at 10:44 PM
The current obsessive and fascinating read!
Now available in hardcover and trade paperback, THE NIGHT SHEPHERD: Buying links: tinyurl.com/2fxv62jk
Link for other titles in the Zana O'Savin series: tinyurl.com/5k8tnm6h
Link for other titles in the Zana O'Savin series: tinyurl.com/5k8tnm6h
July 16, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Now available in hardcover and trade paperback, THE NIGHT SHEPHERD: Buying links: tinyurl.com/2fxv62jk
Link for other titles in the Zana O'Savin series: tinyurl.com/5k8tnm6h
Link for other titles in the Zana O'Savin series: tinyurl.com/5k8tnm6h
This novel faced a lot of high, hard hurdles in its composition this past year. So great to see it at last reaching readers’ homes and hands. Deepest thanks to all who have taken the plunge.
July 16, 2025 at 3:10 PM
This novel faced a lot of high, hard hurdles in its composition this past year. So great to see it at last reaching readers’ homes and hands. Deepest thanks to all who have taken the plunge.
Beige duster-clad iconic female cousins to strapping Boy Scout heroes with Fortresses of Solitude: Is this something in the zeitgeist’s sultry summer wind?
July 13, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Beige duster-clad iconic female cousins to strapping Boy Scout heroes with Fortresses of Solitude: Is this something in the zeitgeist’s sultry summer wind?
Watched it this hot Sunday morning in Ohio, where much of it was filmed. It’s fabulous, and a movie for the moment on so many and even prescient levels.
July 13, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Watched it this hot Sunday morning in Ohio, where much of it was filmed. It’s fabulous, and a movie for the moment on so many and even prescient levels.
Speaking as a longtime journalist and once described by a colleague as having a “death grip on cynicism,” this:
July 5, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Speaking as a longtime journalist and once described by a colleague as having a “death grip on cynicism,” this:
Spotted on X: Thanks to Edgar-winner Steven Powell for the kind words.
June 25, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Spotted on X: Thanks to Edgar-winner Steven Powell for the kind words.
This plaque (& enhanced detail) is from the set of the forthcoming @jamesgunn.bsky.social “Superman" film, much of which was filmed here in my native Ohio. As a multi-decades newspaper reporter and editor, it certainly resonates for me. #lookup #Superman
May 31, 2025 at 11:47 PM
This plaque (& enhanced detail) is from the set of the forthcoming @jamesgunn.bsky.social “Superman" film, much of which was filmed here in my native Ohio. As a multi-decades newspaper reporter and editor, it certainly resonates for me. #lookup #Superman
A reminder from Dr. Clark Savage, Jr. on this Memorial Day Weekend: Have you fulfilled your daily minimum requirement of fascist punching today? (Art by Bob Larkin)
May 24, 2025 at 3:35 PM
A reminder from Dr. Clark Savage, Jr. on this Memorial Day Weekend: Have you fulfilled your daily minimum requirement of fascist punching today? (Art by Bob Larkin)
This morning, in a group I belong to where each Monday, we share music currently “speaking” to us, a member posted a video by Death Cab for Cutie, reminding me of that wild time Nick Harmer included me in a list of favored authors: boingboing.net/2013/04/10/g...
April 7, 2025 at 9:12 PM
This morning, in a group I belong to where each Monday, we share music currently “speaking” to us, a member posted a video by Death Cab for Cutie, reminding me of that wild time Nick Harmer included me in a list of favored authors: boingboing.net/2013/04/10/g...
It was nearly midnight and it was raining, “nearly everywhere in the known universe.” The promise—and the tyranny—of the virgin page.
March 15, 2025 at 5:01 PM
It was nearly midnight and it was raining, “nearly everywhere in the known universe.” The promise—and the tyranny—of the virgin page.
Collectible book of the day, the Ultramarine Press limited edition of James Ellroy's THE BIG NOWHERE with slipcase.
January 17, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Collectible book of the day, the Ultramarine Press limited edition of James Ellroy's THE BIG NOWHERE with slipcase.
The current read: “Difficult Lives” by the brilliant James Sallis.
January 17, 2025 at 9:50 PM
The current read: “Difficult Lives” by the brilliant James Sallis.
Collectible book of the day: First hardcover American edition (MysteriousPress.com) of James Ellroy's BECAUSE THE NIGHT, inscribed and signed.
January 11, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Collectible book of the day: First hardcover American edition (MysteriousPress.com) of James Ellroy's BECAUSE THE NIGHT, inscribed and signed.
Looking forward to saying adios to 2024; leaving the year shaken but not stirred. #jamesbond #2024 #deathintheface
December 27, 2024 at 9:25 PM
Looking forward to saying adios to 2024; leaving the year shaken but not stirred. #jamesbond #2024 #deathintheface
Post your favorite Star Trek character. Wrong answers only.
December 25, 2024 at 12:20 PM
Post your favorite Star Trek character. Wrong answers only.