Fiction
Books
Also: Android Karenina, The Mystery of the Missing Everything, and short fiction in anthologies from the Mystery Writers of America, Akashic Books, and Lightspeed magazine.
New York Times bestselling novelist, Edgar Award winner, and writer for television, comics, and audio.
Latest
Comics · In stores September 2
The all-new Archie ongoing — written by Ben with art by Eisner winner Fábio Moon — arrives September 2 from Oni Press & Archie Comics, and early notices are glowing.
AIPT — "A fantastic restart… complete with all the humor, heart, and charm that you would hope for from a classic Archie comic."
Comic Book Addicts — "A confident, charming, and beautifully drawn relaunch that understands the assignment."
Comic Book Club — "Rousing and ribald… the next few will be the bee's knees."
Capes & Tights — "A celebration of the 85 years of Riverdale while also the start of something refreshingly new."
Television
CBS's #1 drama, created by Ben, returns for the 2026–27 season after three seasons as one of the most-watched series on television.
Audio
Ben's fifth Audible Original — a twisty tale of time travel narrated by Therese Plummer — is available now.
Fiction
Also: Android Karenina, The Mystery of the Missing Everything, and short fiction in anthologies from the Mystery Writers of America, Akashic Books, and Lightspeed magazine.
Screen
Creator & Executive Producer
The smash-hit network drama that premiered after the Super Bowl in 2024 and became the most-watched new series of its season.
Writer / Producer
Historical thriller chronicling the hunt for John Wilkes Booth in the aftermath of the Lincoln assassination.
Writer
Noah Hawley's acclaimed Marvel drama.
Beyond the Page
Audible Originals
Original audio dramas and fiction written for Audible. Most recent: Hitchhikers (2025).
Comics
Ben is writing issues #1 through #8 of the Oni Press relaunch of the iconic American comic series, beginning in September, 2026.
Comics
A three-part limited comic-book series, published in summer 2025. Ben also contributes to Cruel Universe, part of Oni Press's revival of EC Comics.
On the Road
2220 Arts + Archives, Los Angeles — an evening marking Infinite Jest. Tickets via DICE.
Collector's Paradise, North Hollywood, CA — launch-day signing for the all-new Archie #1.
Oregon Convention Center, Portland — exclusive retailer signing of the limited-edition Archie #1 Rose City variant, with artist Steve Lieber.
Press
"One of crime fiction's most inventive practitioners."San Francisco Chronicle
"Winters is such a fine writer that by the time he asks you to suspend your disbelief, you'll follow him anywhere."The New York Times
"Weird, beautiful, unapologetically apocalyptic… one of my favorite mystery series."John Green, on the Last Policeman Trilogy
"Kept me up at night and changed the way I saw the world."Ann Patchett, in Time, on Underground Airlines
"A fresh new provocative idea," executed "beautifully."James Patterson, on Underground Airlines
"A hybrid of the familiar and the uncanny."The Washington Post, on Golden State
"A weird and wonderful cautionary tale."The New York Times, on Big Time
"Sharp, funny, and deeply wise."Slate
"A fantastic restart… complete with all the humor, heart, and charm that you would hope for from a classic Archie comic."AIPT, on Archie #1
"A confident, charming, and beautifully drawn relaunch that understands the assignment."Comic Book Addicts, on Archie #1
"Exceptional…indisputably a winner."NPR, on The Last Policeman
About
Ben H. Winters is a novelist, television writer and producer, comic-book writer, and creator of original audio content. His best-selling, award-winning books include Big Time, Golden State, The Quiet Boy, Underground Airlines, and the Last Policeman Trilogy.
For television, he created the CBS drama Tracker and has written for Legion (FX) and Manhunt (Apple TV+). His journalism and essays have appeared in Slate, the New York Times Book Review, and the Wall Street Journal.
He has received the Edgar Award for mystery writing, the Philip K. Dick Award for science fiction, and France's Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire. He grew up in Maryland and lives in Los Angeles with his family.
