Blake Crouch
American author (born 1978) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
William Blake Crouch (born October 15, 1978) is an American author known for books such as Dark Matter, Recursion, Upgrade, and his Wayward Pines Trilogy, which was adapted into a television series in 2015. Dark Matter was adapted for television in 2024.
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| Born | William Blake Crouch October 15, 1978 Statesville, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Alma mater | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| Period | 2004–present |
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Early life and education
Crouch was born near the town of Statesville, North Carolina. He attended North Iredell High School and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,[1] graduating in 2000 with degrees in English and creative writing.
Career
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Crouch published his first two novels, Desert Places and Locked Doors, in 2004 and 2005, respectively. His stories have appeared in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, Thriller 2, and other anthologies. In 2016, he released the sci-fi novel Dark Matter.[2]
Crouch's Wayward Pines Trilogy (2012–14) was adapted into the 2015 television series Wayward Pines.[3] Another work, Good Behavior, premiered as a television series in November 2016.[4]
In 2019, Crouch released another sci-fi novel, titled Recursion, to critical success.[5]
In 2020, Crouch began working on a screenplay to adapt Dark Matter into a television series for Sony Pictures,[6] which was released on May 8, 2024, on Apple TV+.[7]
Personal life
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Crouch married Rebecca Greene on June 20, 1998. They have three children together. The couple divorced in 2017. As of 2019, Crouch was dating Jacque Ben-Zekry.
In 2021, Crouch filed a court case appealing to modify his and Greene's joint agreement for medical decision-making authority for their children, to allow him to vaccinate them over Greene's religious-based objections.[8]
Bibliography
Andrew Z. Thomas / Luther Kite series
- Desert Places (2004)
- Locked Doors (2005)
- Break You (2011)
- Stirred (with J. A. Konrath, 2011)
Wayward Pines Trilogy
- Pines (2012)
- Wayward (2013)
- The Last Town (2014)
Stand-alone novels
- Abandon (2009)
- Famous (2010)
- Snowbound (2010)
- Run (2011)
- Eerie (with Jordan Crouch) (2012)
- Dark Matter (2016)
- Good Behavior (2016)
- Summer Frost (2019)[9]
- Recursion (2019)
- Upgrade (2022)
References
External links
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