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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 ...more

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Average rating: 3.81 · 117,636 ratings · 22,460 reviews · 64 distinct works • Similar authors
Whalefall
3.67 avg rating — 40,139 ratings — published 2023 — 6 editions
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Angel Down
4.04 avg rating — 25,162 ratings — published 2025 — 18 editions
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Rotters
3.67 avg rating — 4,019 ratings — published 2011 — 18 editions
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Scowler
3.51 avg rating — 1,674 ratings — published 2013 — 18 editions
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Bent Heavens
3.38 avg rating — 1,713 ratings — published 2020 — 6 editions
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The Death and Life of Zebul...
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The Sixth Nik
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Blood Sugar
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“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
tags: closure, human-complexity
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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.”
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“No one carries the best parts of themselves. The best parts are those held inside of others.”
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