Holly Black née Riggenbach[2] (born 10 November 1971) is an American writer and editor, best known for authoring The Spiderwick Chronicles, a series of children's fantasy books she created with illustrator Tony DiTerlizzi.
Early life and Education[]
Black was born in New Jersey[2] in 1971, and during her early years her family lived in a "decrepit Victorian house".[3] Black graduated with a B.A. in English from The College of New Jersey in 1994. She worked as a production editor on medical journals including The Journal of Pain while studying at Rutgers University. She considered becoming a librarian as a back-up career, but writing drew her away.
She married her high school sweet heart, Theo Black, himself an accomplished illustrator and web designer, in 1999.[2]
As of 2008[update], Black resides in Amherst, Massachusetts.[4]
Literary career[]
Black edited and contributed to the role-playing culture magazine d8 in 1996.[5]
Her first novel, Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale, was published in 2002. Her novella The Wrath of Mulgarath reached the top of the New York Times Bestseller list in 2004.[3]
Valiant : A Modern Tale of Faerie was a finalist for the Mythopoeic Award, and the recipient of the 2005 Andre Norton Award.[3] Other Novels since these include Ironside: A Modern Faery's Tale, which sold over 18,000 copies in America alone.
Adaptations[]
Black is co-executive producer of a film adaptation of The Spiderwick Chronicles, released in February 2008.[6] The film covers the entirety of the novel series.
The Spiderwick Chronicles has also been released as a video game from Stormfront Studios.
Bibliography[]
The Modern Faerie Tales[]
- Tithe : A Modern Faerie Tale (2002)
- Valiant : A Modern Tale of Faerie (2005)
- Ironside : A Modern Faery's Tale (2007)
The Folk of the Air[]
- The Cruel Prince (2018)
- The Wicked King (2019)
- The Queen of Nothing (2020)
The Spiderwick Chronicles[]
- The Spiderwick Chronicles: The Field Guide (2003)
- The Spiderwick Chronicles: The Seeing Stone (2003)
- The Spiderwick Chronicles: Lucinda's Secret (2003)
- The Spiderwick Chronicles: The Ironwood Tree (2004)
- The Spiderwick Chronicles: The Wrath of Mulgarath (2004)
- Arthur Spiderwick's Notebook of Fantastical Observations (2005)
- Arthur Spiderwick's Field Guide to the Fantastical World Around You (2005)
- The Spiderwick Chronicles: Care and Feeding of Sprites (2006)
- The Nixie's Song: Beyond the Spiderwick Chronicles (2007)
- A Giant Problem: Beyond the Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)
- The Wyrm King: Beyond the Spiderwick Chronicles (2009)
The Good Neighbors[]
- The Good Neighbors: Kin (2008)
- The Good Neighbors: Kith (2009)
- The Good Neighbors: Kind (2010)
The Faery Reel:Tales from the Twilight Realm[]
- The Night Market (2004)