Off the Page: Craig Johnson

Craig Johnson is the New York Times bestselling author of the Walt Longmire mystery novels, which are the basis for "Longmire," the hit Netflix original drama. The books have won numerous awards: Le Prix du Polar Nouvel Observateur/Bibliobs, the Wyoming Historical Association’s Book of the Year, Le Prix 813, the Western Writers of America’s Owen Wister Award and multiple Spur Awards, the Mountains & Plains Book of the Year, the SNCF Prix de Polar, Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year, Library Journal's Best Mystery of the Year, and multiple Will Rogers Medallion Awards and the Lariat Award. Spirit of Steamboat was selected by the Wyoming State Library as the inaugural One Book Wyoming. Johnson lives in Ucross, Wyoming, population twenty-six. Barnes and Noble will be on site selling books.