"Murder in the Adirondacks" selected for 2009 "Amsterdam Reads"

Craig Brandon's 1986 book about the Chester Gillette-Grace Brown Murder case of 1906 has been selected by the citizens of Amsterdam, N.Y. as the official "Amsterdam Reads" book for 2009.

Amsterdam Reads is a community literacy project that encourages residents to read the designated book and then talk about it with other readers.

The book received 481 votes out of 1216 and beat out such classics as "To Kill a Mockingbird" and "A Thousand Splendid Suns." You can read more about it at the official web site of Amsterdam Reads and this story in the Schenectady Gazette.

The book has been in print for 22 years and has sold over 30,000 copies.

NEW BOOK DEAL SIGNED!

Craig just signed a book contract with BenBella Books to publish his next book: The Five-Year Party. Check the link above left to find out more about it!

Electric Chair Book in Paperback

Craig Brandon's 1999 book, The Electric Chair: An Unnatural American History, will be republished on July 5 by McFarland & Company as a paperback.