Holly Black (née Riggenbach), is an American best-selling author of contemporary fantasy novels for kids, teens, and adults. She is best known for her Modern Faerie Tale series and The Spiderwick Chronicles. She, along with Cassandra Clare, is co-author of The Magisterium series.
Personal life[]
Black was born in New Jersey in 1971. Black later graduated with a B.A. in English from The College of New Jersey in 1994. She worked as a production editor on some medical journals including The Journal of Pain while studying at Rutgers University. She considered becoming a librarian before her first book tour drew her away.
She married her high school sweetheart, Theo Black, who is himself an accomplished illustrator and web designer, in 1999.[1] As of 2008, they currently reside in Amherst, Massachusetts.
Bibliography[]
Modern Faerie Tales[]
The Spiderwick Chronicles[]
- The Field Guide (2003)
- The Seeing Stone (2003)
- Lucinda's Secret (2003)
- The Ironwood Tree (2004)
- The Wrath of Mulgarath (2004)
- Care and Feeding of Sprites (2006)
Beyond the Spiderwick Chronicles[]
- The Nixie's Song (2007)
- A Giant Problem (2008)
- The Wyrm King (2009)
Related works[]
- Arthur Spiderwick's Notebook of Fantastical Observations (2005)
- Arthur Spiderwick's Field Guide to the Fantastical World Around You (2005)
The Good Neighbors[]
- Kin (2008)
- Kith (2009)
- Kind (2010)
The Curse Workers[]
- White Cat (2010)
- Red Glove (2011)
- Black Heart (2012)
The Folk of the Air[]
- The Cruel Prince (2018)
- The Wicked King (2019)
- The Queen of Nothing (2019)
Related works[]
Standalone novels[]
- Doll Bones (2013)
- The Coldest Girl in Coldtown (2013)
- The Darkest Part of the Forest (2015)
External links[]
- Holly Black's site
- Holly Black's LiveJournal blog
- Holly Black on Facebook
- Holly Black on Twitter
- Holly Black on Tumblr
- Holly Black on Goodreads