Lilian Jackson Braun
Lilian Jackson Braun was an American writer best known for her "The Cat Who..." series of mystery novels. The series features a newspaper journalist, Jim Qwilleran, and his two Siamese cats, Koko and Yum Yum, who help him solve crimes. The books are set in the fictional town of Pickax, located in Moose County, which is generally believed to be modeled after Bad Axe, Michigan. Braun began her writing career as a teenager, contributing sports poetry to the Detroit News. She later worked as an advertising copywriter and public relations executive before joining the Detroit Free Press, where she served as the "Good Living" editor for 30 years. She published her first three mystery novels between 1966 and 1968, but then took a hiatus from writing fiction for 18 years due to a shift in the mystery genre towards more explicit content. She resumed writing in the 1980s, and her series gained renewed popularity, with many books becoming bestsellers. The final book in the series was published in 2007. Braun was protective of her private life and did not like to use technology, preferring to write in longhand or on a typewriter.
Awards
['Edgar Award nomination, 1986, for The Cat Who Saw Red', 'Anthony Award nomination, 1987, for The Cat Who Saw Red', 'Anthony Award nomination, 1988, for The Cat Who Played Brahms']
Notable Works
['The Cat Who Could Read Backwards', 'The Cat Who Ate Danish Modern', 'The Cat Who Turned On and Off', 'The Cat Who Saw Red', 'The Cat Who Played Brahms', 'The Cat Who Had 60 Whiskers']
