Scott Blackwood

Scott Blackwood was an American novelist, short story writer, and nonfiction writer. He is the author of three books of fiction and two volumes of narrative nonfiction about blues, jazz, and the Great Migration that were included in two Cabinets of Wonder released and sold by Third Man Records and Revenant Records. His novel, See How Small, about the brutal murder of three teenage girls in Austin, Texas and the people left behind, won the 2016 PEN USA Award for fiction. His last published book, The Rise and Fall of Paramount Records: A Great Migration Story, 1917-1932, is an historical account that "brings to life the gifted artists and record producers who used Paramount (Records) to revolutionize American music".