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About Holly Black
American writer and editor
Holly Black is an American writer and editor known for children’s and young adult fiction. She is especially recognized for the Folk of the Air series, her most recent work, and for her long career in fantasy writing. Black is also known for The Spiderwick Chronicles, which she created with writer and illustrator Tony DiTerlizzi, and for her debut trilogy, Modern Faerie Tales. Her work has earned a Nebula Award, a Newbery Honor, and a Mythopoeic Award. The Spiderwick Chronicles was adapted into a 2008 film and a 2023 television series, which brought her a nomination for the Children’s and Family Emmy Award for Outstanding Young Teen Series.
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- “I got bored," he says. "Besides, you know what's creepier than walking around your dead brothers' apartment?…”Holly Black
- “Be careful," Aidan called from the bed. "You don't know what he might do." "We all know what you'd do, though…”Holly Black
- “I'm not a fast writer, and I find the process of writing a first draft to be painful and frustrating. Usually…”Holly Black
- “I’ve stripped my life down,” he told me. “I don’t need much. I have all the company I want to keep right in h…”Holly Black
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- “Appetite knows what it craves, without cerebral embellishment. It tends not to waste any time laying hold of…”Susan Choi
- “My will and my desire were turned by love, the love that moves the sun and the other stars.' Dante was trying…”Cassandra Clare
- “The past is the occupational realm of historians—their daily work—and scholars have debated what their stance…”Paul D. Escott
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Books by Holly Black
The Spiderwick Chronicles
2008
The Wicked King
2019
Beyond the Spiderwick Chronicles
2009
The Cruel Prince
2018
Ironside
2009