Francesca Lia Block
Francesca Lia Block (born December 3, 1962 in Los Angeles , California ) is an American author .
Life
After finishing school, Block studied at the University of California, Berkeley . During this time she began to work as a writer. Block wrote her first book, Weetzie Bat , which was published by HarperCollins in 1989 .
As an author, Block started appearing with fantasy bestsellers in the 1990s . Block lives in California with her two children .
Bibliography (selection)
Dangerous Angels series
- Weetzie Bat , 1989
- Witch Baby , 1991
- Cherokee Bat and the Goat Guys , 1992
- Missing Angel Juan , 1993
- Baby Be-Bop , 1995
- Necklace of Kisses , 2005
- Pink Smog - Becoming Weetzie Bat , 2012
Weetzie Bat series
- Dangerous Angels: The Weetzie Bat Books (Collection), 1998
- Beautiful Boys: Two Weetzie Bat Books (Collection), 2004
- Goat Girls: Two Weetzie Bat Books (Collection), 2004
Standalone novels
- Ecstasia , 1993
- The Hanged Man , 1994
- Primavera , 1994
- I Was A Teenage Fairy , 1998
- Violet and Claire , 1999
- Echo , 2001
- Wasteland , 2003
- Ruby , 2006
- Psyche In A Dress , 2006
- Blood Roses , 2008
- Quakeland , 2008
- The Waters and the Wild , 2009
- Pretty Dead , 2009
- Little Pink (announced)
- House of Dolls (announced)
- The Magic of Forgetting (Weetzie Bat prequel - announced)
Collections
- Moon Harvest: Poems (poetry), 1978
- Season of Green: Poems (poetry), 1979
- Girl Goddess # 9: Nine Stories , 1996
- Nymph: Nine Erotic Stories , 2000
- The Rose and the Beast: Nine Fairy Tales , 2000
- Blood Roses , 2008
- How to (Un) cage a Girl , 2008
- Open Letter to Quiet Light , 2009
Non-fiction
- Zine Scene: the do it yourself guide to zines , 1998
- Guarding the Moon: A Mother's First Year , 2003
- Wood Nymph Seeks Centaur: A Mythological Dating Guide , 2009
Awards and honors (selection)
- 2005: Margaret A. Edwards Award for Great Service in Youth Literature
- 2009: Phoenix Award for Weetzie Bat
Web links
- Official website of Francesca Lia Block
- Short biography and reviews of works by Francesca Lia Block at perlentaucher.de
- Francesca Lia Block in the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Block, Francesca Lia |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 3rd December 1962 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Los Angeles , California |