Jim Huang is an American author and editor of crime fiction, as well as the owner and operator of Crum Creek Press and The Mystery Company imprint. [1]
Huang has a wife named Jennie. [2] Together, they have lived in Boston, Massachusetts; Kalamazoo, Michigan; Carmel, Indiana; Gambier, Ohio; and Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. [2]
Huang received an undergraduate degree in political science from Swarthmore College in 1982. [2] While there, he edited the student newspaper and helped found Swarthmore Warders of Imaginative Literature, a science-fiction/fantasy club. [2]
Huang began editing and publishing The Drood Review of Mystery in 1982, a job he held until 2005. His work with Drood ultimately led to the creation of The Crum Creek Press, a small book-publishing company Huang established in 1989. [1]
He began his bookselling career in 1987 at Spenser's Mystery Bookshop in Boston, where he worked for four years before moving to Kalamazoo, Michigan in 1992. [3] There, he opened the Deadly Passions Bookshop, which specialized in mystery, romance, and science-fiction/fantasy books. [3] The store closed in 2000. [2] Three years later, Huang opened The Mystery Company in Carmel, Indiana. [4] [5] [6] [3] The store closed in 2010. [6] [3] Following this closure, Huang began managing the Kenyon College bookstore in Gambier, Ohio. [6] [3] Five years later, he moved to Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, where he now serves as the director of the Bryn Mawr College Bookshop. [2]
During his time working at bookshops, Huang decided an imprint, which he named after his store in Carmel, Indiana: The Mystery Company. [4] The first title was sold in 2003, and the first original text, In a Teapot by Terence Faherty, was sold in 2005. [2]
Huang co-founded the Independent Mystery Booksellers Association. [3] He also served as a board member and president for the Carmel Clay Public Library's Friends, a board member for Sisters in Crime (2006-2011), [7] [8] and program director of Magna Cum Murder (2000-2008). In addition to these service roles, he was a subject matter expert on mystery for Cengage Gale's "What Do I Read Next?" (2007-2009).
| Year | Title | Award | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 100 Favorite Mysteries of the Century | Agatha Award for Best Nonfiction | Winner | [9] [10] |
| 2001 | Macavity Award for Best Nonfiction | Nominee | ||
| Anthony Award for Best Critical Work | Winner | [11] [12] | ||
| 2002 | The Died in Vain | Agatha Award for Best Nonfiction | Winner | [9] [10] |
| 2003 | Anthony Award for Best Critical Work | Winner | [11] [12] | |
| Macavity Award for Best Critical/Biographical Mystery Work | Winner | |||
| 2006 | Mystery Muses , with Austin Lugar | Agatha Award for Best Nonfiction | Shortlist | [9] |
| 2007 | Macavity Award for Best Critical/Biographical Mystery Work | Winner | ||
| Anthony Award for Best Critical Work | Winner | [11] [12] | ||
| Anthony Award for Special Service | Winner | [11] [12] |
