Jim Huang is an American author and editor of

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, as well as the owner and operator of Crum Creek Press and The Mystery Company imprint.

Personal life

Huang has a wife named Jennie. Together, they have lived in

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, Massachusetts;

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;

Carmel, Indiana Carmel () is a suburban city in Hamilton County, Indiana, United States, immediately north of Indianapolis. With a population of 99,757 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the city spans across Clay Township, Hamilton County, Indi ...

;

Gambier, Ohio Gambier ( ) is a village in Knox County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,213 at the 2020 census. Gambier is the home of Kenyon College. History Gambier was laid out in 1824. The village was named after one of Kenyon College's early ...

; and

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Education

Huang received an undergraduate degree in

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from

Swarthmore College Swarthmore College ( , ) is a Private college, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1864, with its first classes held in 1869, Swarthmore is one of the e ...

in 1982. While there, he edited the student newspaper and helped found Swarthmore Warders of Imaginative Literature, a science-fiction/fantasy club.

Career

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. He began his bookselling career in 1987 at Spenser's Mystery Bookshop in

, where he worked for four years before moving to

in 1992. There, he opened the Deadly Passions Bookshop, which specialized in mystery, romance, and science-fiction/fantasy books. The store closed in 2000. Three years later, Huang opened The Mystery Company in

. The store closed in 2010. Following this closure, Huang began managing the

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bookstore in

. Five years later, he moved to

, where he now serves as the director of the

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Bookshop. During his time working at bookshops, Huang decided an imprint, which he named after his store in Carmel, Indiana: The Mystery Company. The first title was sold in 2003, and the first original text, ''In a Teapot'' by Terence Faherty, was sold in 2005. Huang co-founded the Independent Mystery Booksellers Association. He also served as a board member and president for the Carmel Clay Public Library's Friends, a board member for

Sisters in Crime Sisters in Crime (SinC) is a writing organization focused on increasing equity and inclusion for women crime writers within the publishing industry. The group has 4,500 members in 60+ regional chapters worldwide, offering networking, advice and su ...

(2006-2011), 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).

Awards

Publications

* ''100 Favorite Mysteries of the Century'' (2000) * '' They Died in Vain: Overlooked, Underappreciated and Forgotten Mystery Novels'' (2002) * ''

Mystery Muses ''Mystery Muses: 100 Classics That Inspire Today's Mystery Writers'' is a book co-authored and edited by Jim Huang & Austin Lugar, published by Crum Creek Press on 1 August 2006. The book won the Anthony Award for Best Critical Nonfiction in 20 ...

: 100 Classics That Inspire Today's Mystery Writers'', with Austin Lugar (2006) * ''Organizing Crime: The Mystery Company's Guide to Series'', with Austin Lugar (2009) * ''What Do I Read Next? Volume 2'', with Natalie Danford, Dana Ferguson,

Don D'Ammassa Donald Eugene D'Ammassa (born April 24, 1946) is an American fantasy, science fiction and horror critic and author.Crum Creek Press

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