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Holly Black

Holly Black is the author of bestselling contemporary fantasy books for kids and teens. Some of her titles include The Spiderwick Chronicles (with Tony DiTerlizzi), The Modern Faerie Tale series, The Good Neighbors graphic novel trilogy (with Ted Naifeh), the Curse Workers series, and her new ghostly middle grade novel, Doll Bones. She has been a finalist for the Mythopoeic Award, a finalist for an Eisner Award, and the recipient of the Andre Norton Award. She currently lives in New England with her husband, Theo, in a house with a secret door. Visit her at BlackHolly.com.

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'Children's Book Week' Celebration on Tap
Barrington Patch, May 13, 2013
...celebration at Barrington Books kicks off with a special presentation and book signing by bestselling authors Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black -- creators of THE SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES - -on Wednesday, May 15, from 6-8pm.  The first 50 guests will...
Children?s book week events in Barrington
East Bay Newspapers, May 12, 2013
...with a special presentation and book signing by bestselling authors and creators of the Spiderwick Chronicles, Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black. The first fifty guests will receive a free, limited edition sketchbook by Tony DiTerlizzi. Now in it’s 10th...
Robot Review | ‘Sharaz-De: Tales from the Arabian Nights’
Comic Book Resources, May 11, 2013
...Angels by Rebecca Guay and Friends. There’s a line in Guay’s book that was written by Holly Black: “Tricksters tell the truth in a way that makes it lies.” That stuck with me, because I think the opposite is true of great storytellers, who tell...
Teenage Tweetland
PublishersWeekly.com, May 11, 2013
...24-year-olds, according to Quantcast, a company that measures Web traffic. On the multimedia-friendly site, authors like Rainbow Rowell, Holly Black, Laurie Halse Anderson, and Neil Gaiman share everything from animated GIFs and playlists of songs to...
Children’s Books: ‘Doll Bones,’ by Holly Black
New York Times, May 10, 2013
...In Holly Blacks newest middle-grade novel, Doll Bones, the main characters, Zach, Poppy and Alice, are at that intermediate stage between childhood and adolescence, when alliances shift and friendships subtly develop into something more, when children...
Book notes: Jim Gaffigan signs ?Dad is Fat? in Naperville
Chicago Daily Herald, May 3, 2013
...Sleuths Bookstore, 7419 W. Madison St., Forest Park. (708) 771-7243 or centuriesandsleuths.com. ? Meet ?Spiderwick Chronicles? co-creator Holly Black as she reads from and signs copies of her new middle-grade novel, ?Doll Bones,? at 7 p.m. Monday, May 6,...
Steve Berman's Lethe Press Connects Queer Adolescence with Science Fiction
Philadelphia Weekly, April 30, 2013
...such as the forthcoming Bad Seeds: Evil Progeny, a collection of child-horror stories from authors including Stephen King, Holly Black and Cassandra Clare.) Browsing Lethe’s library of titles is an adventure; it feels like being let free in...
'Children's Book Week' Celebration on Tap
Barrington Patch, May 13, 2013
...celebration at Barrington Books kicks off with a special presentation and book signing by bestselling authors Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black -- creators of THE SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES - -on Wednesday, May 15, from 6-8pm.  The first 50 guests will...
Children?s book week events in Barrington
Barrington Times, May 12, 2013
...with a special presentation and book signing by bestselling authors and creators of the Spiderwick Chronicles, Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black. The first fifty guests will receive a free, limited edition sketchbook by Tony DiTerlizzi. Now in it’s 10th...
Children?s book week events in Barrington
East Bay Newspapers, May 12, 2013
...with a special presentation and book signing by bestselling authors and creators of the Spiderwick Chronicles, Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black. The first fifty guests will receive a free, limited edition sketchbook by Tony DiTerlizzi. Now in it’s 10th...
Robot Review | ‘Sharaz-De: Tales from the Arabian Nights’
Comic Book Resources, May 11, 2013
...Angels by Rebecca Guay and Friends. There’s a line in Guay’s book that was written by Holly Black: “Tricksters tell the truth in a way that makes it lies.” That stuck with me, because I think the opposite is true of great storytellers, who tell...
Teenage Tweetland
PublishersWeekly.com, May 11, 2013
...24-year-olds, according to Quantcast, a company that measures Web traffic. On the multimedia-friendly site, authors like Rainbow Rowell, Holly Black, Laurie Halse Anderson, and Neil Gaiman share everything from animated GIFs and playlists of songs to...
Local, area colleges sending off graduates
State Journal-Register, May 10, 2013
...Robert Morris Lincoln Land Community College traditionally selects a student as its commencement speaker. This year, it is Holly Black of Taylorville, who will graduate with an associate?s degree in psychology and a 4.0 GPA. LLCC?s commencement...
Children’s Books: ‘Doll Bones,’ by Holly Black
New York Times, May 10, 2013
...In Holly Blacks newest middle-grade novel, Doll Bones, the main characters, Zach, Poppy and Alice, are at that intermediate stage between childhood and adolescence, when alliances shift and friendships subtly develop into something more, when children...