Cooler Than Cool: The Life and Work of Elmore Leonard
Mariner Books:
New York: 2025
First edition, Hardcover, New in dust jacket,
498 pp.
Cover artwork by: Mumtaz Mustafa
“C. M. Kushins tells Leonard's full life story against recurring themes and evolving storytelling methods of his work, drawing on interviews with primary sources ranging from Leonard's family and friends to those who acted in, produced, and directed his work onscreen. He also includes never-before-published excerpts from Leonard's unfinished final novel and planned memoir. Definitive and revealing, Cooler Than Cool shows Leonard emerging as one of the last writers of the "pulp fiction" era of midcentury America, to ultimately become one of the most successful storytellers of the twentieth century, whose influence continues to have far-reaching effects on both contemporary crime fiction and American filmmaking.” #75297
Price: $32.00