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Daniel Kraus

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Midland, Michigan, The United States
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“Kraus brings the rigor of a scientist and the sensibility of a poet.” – The New York Times

DANIEL KRAUS is a New York Times bestselling writer of novels, TV, and film. His novel Angel Down was the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction winner, a New York Times Top 10 Book of 2025 ,and a national bestseller. His novel Whalefall received a front-cover review in the New York Times Book Review, won the Alex Award, was an L.A. Times Book Prize Finalist, and was a Best Book of 2023 from NPR, the New York Times, Amazon, Chicago Tribune, and more.

With Guillermo del Toro, he co-authored The Shape of Water, based on the same idea the two created for the Oscar-winning film. Also with del Toro, Kraus co-authored Trollhunters, which was adapted into the Emmy-w
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Whalefall

3.68 avg rating — 32,252 ratings — published 2023 — 22 editions
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Angel Down

4.04 avg rating — 10,093 ratings — published 2025 — 11 editions
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Rotters

3.66 avg rating — 3,937 ratings — published 2011 — 18 editions
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Scowler

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The Death and Life of Zebul...

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Bent Heavens

3.38 avg rating — 1,660 ratings — published 2020 — 6 editions
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They Threw Us Away (The Ted...

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Blood Sugar

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“Unable to perceive the shape of you, I find you all around me. Your presence fills my eyes with your love, it humbles my heart, for you are everywhere.”
Daniel Kraus, The Shape of Water

“Jay's not sure he believes in therapy. He definitely doesn't believe in closure. People aren't doors. They're whole floor plans, entire labyrinths, and the harder you try to escape, the more lost inside them you become.”
Daniel Kraus, Whalefall

“Darkness is a defining characteristic of Rotters. But it’s worthy to remember that darkness is just that—it’s dark—and what is being concealed in the dark is not just the horrible and fearsome, it’s also the inspirational and moving. Horror means nothing without happiness; dark means nothing without light. Rotters may make you feel scared, but hopefully it will also make you simply feel. It’s that kind of book, or at least I hope it is.”
Daniel Kraus, Rotters

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