Christopher Cook

Christopher LaVaughn Cook (born August 3, 1952) is an American writer whose writing styles and genres include journalism, non-fiction, scriptwriting and fiction, including short stories, novellas and novels. Overview Cook is the author of many short stories and two noted fiction books, Robbers and Screen Door Jesus & Other Stories. He was chosen by Barnes & Noble as part of its Discover Great New Writers program in 2001. His books are available in foreign editions, and his stories have been included in anthologies such as Houghton Mifflin's The Best American Mystery Stories 2003. His memoir essay “Full Moon Over Bohemia,” set in the Czech Republic, was selected for The Best Travel Writing anthology in 2006. In 2011, he announced he would begin publishing his fiction exclusively in digital format as e-books. His first e-book release under that plan was his novella Storm. He has also placed his previous books online as e-books. The feature movie Screen Door Jesus, based on Cook’s story collection of the same name, was released in 2003. The movie received film festival awards in the U.S. in several categories, including for best cinematography, best original score, and best feature film. His novel Robbers has been under option for film and TV for the past decade by independent filmmakers and by studios, including Sony and CBS, but has yet to reach fruition in the screen medium.