Holly Black

Holly Black ne Riggenbach is an American writer and editor best known for The Spiderwick Chronicles, a series of childrens fantasy books she created with writer and illustrator Tony DiTerlizzi, and a trilogy of Young Adult novels officially called the Modern Faerie Tales trilogy. Her 2013 novel Doll Bones was named a Newbery Medal honor book.

Black was born in West Long Branch, New Jersey in 1971, and during her early years her family lived in a decrepit Victorian house. 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. She edited and contributed to the roleplaying culture magazine d8 in 1996.

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