Joseph Blackhurst

Joseph continues to demonstrate his talent for stretching the boundaries of genre. With his new novel, A World Without Trees, he turns his eye to dystopian science fiction. His debut novel, Down the Well, earned critical praise for its innovative storytelling and won the silver medal for horror in the 2023-2024 Reader Views reviewer’s choice awards. Joseph received his law degree from the University of Michigan Law School. He practices law in Detroit where he specializes in technology litigation as well as the representation of minority inmates facing life sentences predicated on discrimination.