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Holly Black was born on 10 November, 1971 in West Long Branch, New Jersey, U.S., is an American author (born 1971). Discover Holly Black's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 52 years old?

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Occupation Writer editor producer
Age 52 years old
Zodiac Sign Scorpio
Born 10 November, 1971
Birthday 10 November
Birthplace West Long Branch, New Jersey, U.S.
Nationality United States

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1971

Holly Black (née Riggenbach; born November 10, 1971) is an American writer and editor best known for her children's and young adult fiction.

Her most recent work is the New York Times bestselling young adult Folk of the Air series.

She is also well known for The Spiderwick Chronicles, a series of children's fantasy books she created with writer and illustrator Tony DiTerlizzi, and her debut trilogy of young adult novels officially called the Modern Faerie Tales.

Black has won an Eisner Award, a Lodestar Award, a Nebula Award, and a Newbery Honor.

Black was born in West Long Branch, New Jersey in 1971, and during her early years her family lived in a "decrepit Victorian house."

1990

She graduated from Shore Regional High School in 1990.

1994

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 backup career, but writing drew her away.

1996

She edited and contributed to the role-playing culture magazine d8 in 1996.

Some of the inspiration to write young-adult fiction came from authors such as Garth Nix, Tamora Pierce and Francesca Lia Block.

In regards to the fairy tale aspect of her work, she was inspired by creators such as Tanith Lee, Angela Carter, Terri Windling, Ellen Datlow, Pamela Dean, Ellen Kushner, Charles de Lint and Emma Bull.

1999

In 1999 she married her high school sweetheart, Theo Black, an illustrator and web designer.

2002

Black's first novel, Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale, was published by Simon & Schuster in 2002.

There have been two sequels set in the same universe featuring different casts.

2003

In 2003, Black published the first two books of The Spiderwick Chronicles, a collaboration with artist Tony DiTerlizzi.

2004

The fifth and last book in the series reached the top of the New York Times Bestseller list in 2004.

2005

The first, Valiant (2005), won the inaugural Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy.

2007

By vote of Locus readers for the Locus Awards, Valiant and Ironside (2007) ranked fourth and sixth among the year's young-adult books.

The Spiderwick Chronicles

2008

In 2008 she was described as residing in Amherst, Massachusetts.

Modern Faerie Tales

A film adaptation of the series was released in 2008, of which Black was co-executive producer.

The Curse Workers

2010

White Cat, the first in her Curse Workers Series, was published in 2010.

2011

White Cat was followed by Red Glove (2011) and the trilogy concluded with Black Heart in 2012.

In 2011, Black stated that the Curse Workers books had been optioned by Vertigo Pictures and producer Mark Morgan.

Magisterium

2012

In 2012, Scholastic acquired a five-book series written by Black and Cassandra Clare to be called Magisterium.

2014

Its first volume, The Iron Trial, was published on September 9, 2014.

2017

The Cruel Prince published in 2017.

The first book of The Folk of the Air was critically acclaimed and nominated for the Locus Award and the Lodestar Award.

2018

The final book in the series, The Golden Tower, was published in 2018.

The Folk of the Air

The sequel, The Wicked King (2018) debuted at the #1 position of the New York Times Bestseller List.

The Wicked King was also nominated for the Lodestar Award.

2019

The Queen of Nothing released in November 2019.

With that release the series debuted at #3 on the New York Times Bestseller List.

Black was interviewed regarding the Folk of the Air series for an article in the March 2024 issue of BookPage magazine before the publication of her 2024 novel The Prisoner's Throne. She discussed the themes of the series with interviewer Jessica Peng.

When asked whether or not she anticipated writing the Stolen Air duology after the Folk of the Air series was published, Black replied, "When I got to Queen of Nothing, I realized I wanted to write about Oak and Suren at some point in the future... I don't think knowing that I wanted to revisit those characters changed the course of anything in the Folk of the Air books, but perhaps I did think of them a little more because of it".