News
3/12/13
The Writing Life interviews DK.
2/21/13
Huffington Post article on Scowler and meteors in fiction.
1/21/13
TLT on Scowler: "A novel of terror in the very truest sense of the word."
11/8/12
Ingram Reviews on Scowler: "Kraus has produced a story of fear, pain, vulnerability, and compassion."
11/25/12
Random Buzzers reviews Scowler.
10/13/12
Comic-Con New York: Signing books 12:45pm-1:45pm Autograph tables 2-4; Horror Author Panel, 9pm-10pm.
8/14/12
YALSA on "Gruesomely Irresistable Books."
8/8/12
Q&A w/ DK on Rotters & Scowler.
6/20/12
Lots of appearances at ALA Annual Conference.
6/7/12
Rotters wins the Parent's Choice Gold Award!
4/22/12
Rotters is an AudioFile Earphones Award Winner.
2/20/12
Rotters is a finalist for the Bram Stoker Award!
1/22/12
Rotters named to 2012 Amazing Audiobooks list.
1/23/12
Rotters wins the 2012 Odyssey Award!!
11/9/11
TWO NEW NOVELS: Trollhunters, co-authored by Guillermo del Toro (Hellboy, Pan's Labyrinth), and Scowler.
1/2/12
Rotters on BCCB Blue Ribbon List and Booklist Editors' Choice.
12/31/11
★ THREE STARRED REVIEWS for Rotters: SLJ, BCCB, Booklist.
11/8/11
Winston-Salem Journal: "A nightmare-inducing, page-turning, gruesome, psychological read."
7/18/11
Dreadful Tales: "The most important, dangerous, and incredibly entertaining YA novel you will ever read."
6/15/11
Boing Boing: "As suspenseful and masterfully told as it is gruesome and terrifying."
5/1/11
Fangoria: "A NEW HORROR CLASSIC."
5/13/11
The Millions: "One of the darkest, wildest, most unsettling adolescent novels I’ve ever come across."
5/1/11
STARRED REVIEW from The Bulletin: "Kraus gives the current crop of pretentiously serious supernatural YA novels a wild run for their money."
9/1/11
ALL MONTH: DK's films on TV!
8/17/11
Hellnotes: "Warped and twisted in humor, and ghoulishly frightening."
8/11/11
School Library Journal examines ROTTERS at length.
8/2/11
Cuba TV by Simone Lueck (with an intro by DK) is out now.
7/10/11
Night of Living Podcast discusses Rotters!
6/30/11
NewCity profiles DK!
6/1/11
Rue Morgue Magazine: "For the horror genre, it may just be the coming-of-age novel of our young century."
7/1/11
School Library Journal: "A gripping and emotional tale."
6/30/11
DK reading from Rotters (with musical accompaniment!) at Bucket o' Blood Books, 7pm.
6/28/11
Chicagoist: "Dark, macabre, and weird."
6/10/11
Cynsations: DK on writing dark fiction.
6/4/11
DK appearing at "Young & Restless" panel @ Printer's Row, 10am. Read the Chicago Tribune interview.
6/1/11
VOYA: "The twists and turns will leave readers gasping."
5/24/11
Forever YA: ""As if Flannery O’Conner took a bad LSD trip after watching Faces of Death."
5/21/11
Austin American-Statesman: "A complex story about fathers, sons and the sobering pull of mortality."
5/19/11
5/18/11
Chicagoist interviews DK.
5/16/11
Horror News: "I’ll be damned if Daniel Kraus doesn’t kick the door right off the hinges."
5/12/11
Innsmouth Free Press: "An interesting and daring book... you’ll love every shovelful."
5/11/11
Encore interviews DK about books, movies, etc.
5/11/11
Hungry Garden Chronicles: "One of the best YA books I’ve read this year."
5/7/11
Elliot Bay Book Company: "Extremely well-written, with a style and a substance that I haven’t seen in a YA book in awhile."
5/5/11
Worsmithsonia: "I'm not sure I'm capable of ever expressing how much I loved this macabre blend."
5/5/11
Life, Words, & Rock n Roll interviews DK.
4/29/11
Time Out Chicago talks to DK about pushing the envelope with ROTTERS.
4/28/11
Largehearted Boy presents DK's black metal playlist!
4/26/11
Bloody Disgusting: "A gleefully grisly coming-of-age story, a literary horror novel rooted in the real. This guy can seriously write."
4/26/11
Kirkus--Bookshelves of Doom: "Give to those who read National Book Award winners... An exploration of humanity and mortality; of respect and revenge; of family and solitude, guilt and redemption."
4/26/11
See Ryan Nanni's music video for "Greifland," as seen in ROTTERS.
4/25/11
Diary of a Bookworm: "Truly the best horror novel I've read in a long time."
4/23/11
Muggle-Born: "Unlike any other book I've read. Gritty, graphic, violent, gut-wrenching, and so, so addictive."
4/22/11
The Inner Bean talks to DK about ROTTERS.
4/21/11
Many Cats Manor: "Light years away from other novels of the genre."
4/21/11
Booklist interviews DK about ROTTERS: "I set out to write the best horror novel of the year."
4/21/11
Feathered Quill: "The writing is masterful."
4/17/11
Horror Drive-In: "Truly remarkable... one of the best books I've read in the last decade."
4/20/11
DK reads/signs ROTTERS @ Anderson's in Naperville at 7pm.
4/16/11
The Inner Bean: "Kraus’s writing is hypnotic, scaling dark, poetic heights that left me breathless."
4/15/11
Book Smugglers talks to DK about cinema's best grave robbing scenes.
4/7/11
Random Acts of Reading: "One of the best books of 2011."
4/4/11
Adventures in Publishing interviews DK.
4/2/11
Chicago Unbelievable podcast about grave robbing, guest starring DK.
4/1/11
Misfit Salon: "A breathlessly macabre creation of horror and pathos. You will be too thrilled to stop turning the pages."
3/27/11
The Lone Writer: "I was totally captivated... A bizarre story that I absolutely loved."
3/19/11
DK will be signing 50 FREE advance copies at Chicago Comic Con from 11-noon at the Random House booth.
3/15/11
Kirkus Reviews: "A cerebral romp through a fascinating, revolting underworld."
3/8/11
Post question for DK here and win one of 30 free copies of ROTTERS.
3/1/11
My Bookish Ways: "Fascinating, horrifying, and heartwrenching. If you haven’t discovered this writer yet, what, exactly, are you waiting for?"
2/28/11
Book Loving: "★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Brutally honest and holds back nothing."
2/28/11
Escapism Through Books: "★ ★ ★ ★ Gorgeously descriptive and evocative."
2/22/11
Ingram Library Services: "A creepy, satisfying read."
2/6/11
When Librarians Attack: "About as dark as possible for a contemporary realistic setting... zombie fans and gamers are bound to love it."
1/29/11
Humble Book Review: "★ ★ ★ ★ Dark, creepy, twisted, suspenseful and more than a little shocking."
1/17/11
ROTTERS will be released as an audiobook, both for download and on CD.
1/9/11
Want to read ROTTERS early? Hop along this Star Book Tour.
1/4/11
ROTTERS a 2011 Must-Read from Kirkus Reviews!
11/03/10
Onion AV Club gives Professor a rave review!
10/19/10
Professor is now available on DVD, featuring 30 minutes of deleted scenes! Get it at the Work Series store.
10/11/10
Gapers Block learns about DK's encounter with a "vampicorn."
9/26/10
Professor screening at Union Docs in Brooklyn, followed by discussion with DK and Movieline's Stu VanAirsdale.
5/15/10
Chicago Reader examines DK's life, books, and films.
5/15/10
Professor, with DK and Professor Holstein live, Siskel Center @ 8pm; Work Series retrospective continues 5/17 (Sheriff), 5/19 (Professor), and 5/20 (Musician).
5/14/10
Tons of press on Professor: Movieline interview, PopMatters interview, Time Out Chicago review, Chicago Reader review, PopMatters review, and hype at Chicagoist, Hammer to Nail, and Chicago Magazine.
5/7/10
Horn Book on TMV: "The story provides a dark, brutal look at how monsters around us can arouse monsters within."
4/26/10
DK signing books at the Random House booth, 4pm-5pm, International Reading Association conference.
4/1/10
Musician screening at Columbia College followed by discussion/performance with DK and Ken Vandermark.
3/29/10
TMV selected to New York Public Library's list of 100 Best "Stuff" for Teens.
3/22, 3/24, 3/25, 3/28
Work Series marathon at Bijou Theatre, Iowa City: Sheriff, Musician, and Professor, with DK and Jay Holstein live.
3/13/10
DK appearing at LitWorks Festival.
3/7/10
Audience Award bonus screening of Professor added!
3/3, 3/5, 3/6/10
Professor world premiere at the Cinequest Film Festival.
2/22/10
Bizarre, funny interview at Authors Unleashed.
1/30/10
DK discussing the year's best books at National Louis University.
1/5/10
TMV part of Encore's book club.
12/22/09
MOVIELINE names Musician one of the 7 overlooked masterpieces of the decade!
11/26/09
Gapers Block: "In a wonderfully told adventure tale, murder mystery and coming of age story, Kraus deftly bridges that dark chasm between childhood and adulthood."
11/25/09
Get the TMV iPhone app!
11/21/09
DK on YA panel at the Open Books grand opening.
11/20/09
DK reading (with Jessica Hopper, James Kennedy, Stephanie Kuehnert, & Adam Selzer), 7:30 @ BookMarket.
11/4/09
School Library Journal: "In a clear, but expressive style, Kraus offers readers brutality, death, anger, lies, and a monster in a box."
10/31/09
DK on two panels at the ISLMA Conference.
10/23, 10/24
DK making hometown stop in Fairfield, IA!
10/13/09
Book Obsession interview, Opinionated? Me? review.
9/30/09
DK presenting Francis Ford Iowa at The Goat Show in Chicago.
9/26/09
DK appearing on Local Treasures Panels at 2009 Young Adult Conference.
9/24/09
DK and Ken Vandermark discussing Musician at Flashpoint Academy, 3:30pm.
8/26/09
Iron & Wine to Tony Danza: a TMV playlist via Largehearted Boy.
8/24/09
Publisher's Weekly: "Delivers a moving story and points to a huge amount of potential for the author."
8/21/09
Onion AV Club: "Kraus shows a rare skill."
8/19/09
Authors Now interview, Cynsations interview, Book Fetish review.
8/15/09
ALA video interview with DK.
8/14/09
Well put: "a pre-teen Heart of Darkness," & "captures the essence of summer."
8/06/09
Time Out Chicago interviews DK.
7/30/09
Publisher's Weekly hypes the Aug. 26 release party.
7/28/09
"Chilling debut novel." -Book Page
7/13/09
DK will be reading from TMV at 3pm at the ALA Annual Conference in Chicago.
6/16/09
Booklist runs their feature interview with DK.
5/23/09
DK will be part of Chicago's Pilcrow Lit Fest at 2pm.
4/5/09
DK will be part of the Documentary panel at the IFP Chicago Documentary Producers Series.
2/21/09
DK will be signing advance copies at the 7th Annual Children's Literature Breakfast.