Lansdale
Americannoun
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He previously worked as a courthouse reporter at the Reporter newspaper in Lansdale, Pa. He graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a bachelor’s degree in English and history.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026
Lansdale, the genre bard of East Texas, brings the deeply flawed and deeply human crime-fighting duo Hap and Leonard back for a 14th time.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2025
Lansdale is an acquired taste a lot of readers have acquired, judging by the 50-plus novels and story collections he’s published.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 6, 2022
Based on the books by Joe R. Lansdale, it’s a noirish buddy dramedy set in Texas in the late 1980s.
From New York Times ● Sep. 7, 2021
Lawrence demanded a face-to-face meeting with Lansdale over Lomanitz’s fate.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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