Mark Z. Danielewski was born in New York City and lives in Los Angeles. He is the author of the award-winning and bestselling novel House of Leaves, National Book Award finalist Only Revolutions, and the novella The Fifty Year Sword, which was performed on Halloween three years in a row at REDCAT. His books have been translated into multiple languages.
In May 2015, Pantheon released The Familiar (Volume 1): One Rainy Day in May, the first installment of his 27-volume novel about a young girl who finds a kitten. In their review, the New York Times declared Danielewski "America's foremost literary Magus... He transmutes the pages of base books into rare new forms and formats." The Familiar (Volume 2): Into the Forest will be released October 27, 2015.
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