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Holly Black Books in Order

22 series including Shadow Unit Series with Emma Bull, Elizabeth Bear, Will Shetterly, Steven Brust, Sarah Monette, Amanda Downum, Leah Bobet, Chelsea Polk, C.L. Polk, Doctor Who 50th Anniversary E-Shorts and more

★ 5 NYT bestsellers · 3 at #1 22 series 125 books Latest: Thief of Night (2025)

Publishing since 2002, Holly Black has 125 books to their name. In all there are 22 series, the deepest being Shadow Unit Series with Emma Bull, Elizabeth Bear, Will Shetterly, Steven Brust, Sarah Monette, Amanda Downum, Leah Bobet, Chelsea Polk, C.L. Polk (15 books). As of 2025, the latest we've recorded is Thief of Night.

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1 Book of Night 2 Modern Faerie Tales 3 Spiderwick Chronicles Series with Tony DiTerlizzi 4 Spiderwick Chronicles: Special Edition Of The Seeing Stone with Tony DiTerlizzi 5 Beyond The Spiderwick Chronicles Series with Tony DiTerlizzi 6 Good Neighbors 7 Curse Workers 8 Magisterium Series with Cassandra Clare 9 Lucifer, Volume II 10 Folk Of The Air 11 The Stolen Heir Duology 12 Holly Black Other Novels 13 Holly Black Short Stories/Novellas with Cassandra Clare 14 Holly Black Short Story Collections 15 Holly Black Graphic Novels with N.D. Stevenson 16 Doctor Who 50th Anniversary E-Shorts 17 The Spiderwick Chronicles - Companion Books Series with Tony DiTerlizzi 18 Cassandra Clare Short Stories/Novellas with Cassandra Clare 19 Lumberjanes 20 N.D. Stevenson Graphic Novels with N.D. Stevenson 21 Shadow Unit Series with Emma Bull, Elizabeth Bear, Will Shetterly, Steven Brust, Sarah Monette, Amanda Downum, Leah Bobet, Chelsea Polk, C.L. Polk 22 Holly Black Anthologies

New York Times Bestsellers

5 books

Holly Black has placed 5 books on the New York Times bestseller lists, spending a combined 61 weeks on the charts. 3 titles reached #1.

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The Stolen Heir
The Stolen Heir Duology Series

29 weeks on the Times Young Adult Hardcover list · peaked at #1 · debuted Jan 2023

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The Cruel Prince
Folk Of The Air Series

11 weeks on the Times Young Adult Hardcover list · peaked at #3 · debuted Jan 2018

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Bestseller chart data from BestsellerStats.net — explore Holly Black’s complete chart history, week by week.

Reading Order

22 series · 125 books

Modern Faerie Tales Series

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1 Tithe 2002 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award 2008Lincoln Award 2008Mythopoeic Scholarship Award 2008Mythopoeic Scholarship Award 2003Mythopoeic Fantasy Award 2003Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Valiant 2005 🏆 The Inky Awards 2007🏆 Andre Norton Award 2005Mythopoeic Fantasy Award 2008Locus Award 2006Mythopoeic Scholarship Award 2006Mythopoeic Fantasy Award 2006Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Ironside 2007 Locus Award 2008Mythopoeic Fantasy Award 2008Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Spiderwick Chronicles Series with Tony DiTerlizzi

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1 The Field Guide (Short Story) ( With: Tony DiTerlizzi) 2003 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 The Seeing Stone (Short Story) ( With: Tony DiTerlizzi) 2003 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Lucinda's Secret (Short Story) ( With: Tony DiTerlizzi) 2003 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 The Ironwood Tree (Short Story) ( With: Tony DiTerlizzi) 2004 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 The Wrath of Mulgarath ( With: Tony DiTerlizzi) 2004 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Spiderwick Chronicles: Special Edition Of The Seeing Stone with Tony DiTerlizzi

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1 Goblins Attack (Short Story) ( With: Tony DiTerlizzi) 2003 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Troll Trouble (Short Story) ( With: Tony DiTerlizzi) 2003 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Great Escape (Short Story) ( With: Tony DiTerlizzi) 2007 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Beyond The Spiderwick Chronicles Series with Tony DiTerlizzi

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1 The Nixie's Song ( With: Tony DiTerlizzi) 2007 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 A Giant Problem ( With: Tony DiTerlizzi) 2008 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 The Wyrm King ( With: Tony DiTerlizzi) 2009 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Good Neighbors Series

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1 Kin (Short Story) 2008 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Kith (Short Story) 2009 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Kind (Short Story) 2010 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Curse Workers Series

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1 White Cat 2010 Locus Award 2011Andre Norton Award 2010Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Red Glove 2011 CYBILS Award 2011Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Black Heart 2012 Locus Award 2013Andre Norton Award 2012Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Magisterium Series with Cassandra Clare

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1 The Iron Trial 2014 Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award 2019Goodreads Choice Award 2014Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 The Copper Gauntlet 2015 Goodreads Choice Award 2015Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 The Bronze Key 2016 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 The Silver Mask 2017 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 The Golden Tower 2018 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Lucifer, Volume II Series

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1 Lucifer, Volume 1: Cold Heaven (Short Story) 2016 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Lucifer, Volume 2: Father Lucifer (Short Story) 2016 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Lucifer, Volume 3: Blood in the Streets 2017 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Folk Of The Air Series

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1 The Cruel Prince 2018 Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader's Choice Award 2021Locus Award 2019Goodreads Choice Award 2018Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 The Lost Sisters 2018 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 The Wicked King 2019 🏆 Goodreads Choice Award 2019Locus Award 2020Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 The Queen of Nothing 2019 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories 2020 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

The Stolen Heir Duology Series

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1 The Stolen Heir 2023 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 The Prisoner's Throne 2024 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Holly Black Other Novels

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1 The Coldest Girl in Coldtown 2013 Pennsylvania Young Readers' Choice Award 2015Milwaukee County Teen Book Award 2015Green Mountain Book Award 2015Locus Award 2014Andre Norton Award 2013Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Doll Bones 2013 🏆 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award 2014🏆 Mythopoeic Scholarship Award 2014California Young Readers Medal 2016Pennsylvania Young Readers' Choice Award 2015Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award 2015Newbery Medal 2014Carnegie Medal 2014Goodreads Choice Award 2013Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 The Darkest Part of the Forest 2015 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award 2016Mythopoeic Scholarship Award 2016Goodreads Choice Award 2015Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 Heart of the Moors 2019 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Holly Black Short Stories/Novellas with Cassandra Clare

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1 Not for Humans (Short Story) ( With: Cassandra Clare) 2015 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Holly Black Short Story Collections

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1 The Poison Eaters and Other Stories 2010 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Holly Black Graphic Novels with N.D. Stevenson

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1 Lumberjanes: Bonus Tracks ( With: N.D. Stevenson) 2018 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Sir Morien: The Legend of a Knight of the Round Table (Short Story) ( With: Ebony Glenn, Kaliis Smith) 2023 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Doctor Who 50th Anniversary E-Shorts Series

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1 A Big Hand for the Doctor ( By: Eoin Colfer) 2013 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 The Beast of Babylon (Short Story) ( By: Charlie Higson) 2013 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 The Nameless City (Short Story) ( By: Michael Scott) 2013 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 The Spear of Destiny (Short Story) ( By: Marcus Sedgwick) 2013 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 The Roots of Evil (Short Story) ( By: Philip Reeve) 2013 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
6 Tip of the Tongue (Short Story) ( By: Patrick Ness) 2013 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
7 Something Borrowed: Sixth Doctor (Short Story) ( By: Eoin Colfer, Richelle Mead) 2013 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
8 The Ripple Effect (Short Story) ( By: Malorie Blackman) 2013 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
9 Spore (Short Story) ( By: Alex Scarrow) 2013 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
10 The Mystery of the Haunted Cottage (Short Story) ( By: Derek Landy) 2013 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
11 Nothing O'Clock (Short Story) ( By: Neil Gaiman) 2013 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
12 Lights Out (Short Story) 2014 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

The Spiderwick Chronicles - Companion Books Series with Tony DiTerlizzi

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1 Notebook for Fantastical Observations ( With: Tony DiTerlizzi) 2005 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Spiderwick's Notebook for Fantastical Observations ( With: Tony DiTerlizzi) 2005 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Arthur Spiderwick's Field Guide to the Fantastical World Around You (Short Story) ( With: Tony DiTerlizzi) 2005 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 Care and Feeding of Sprites (Short Story) ( With: Tony DiTerlizzi) 2006 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 The Chronicles of Spiderwick (Short Story) ( With: Tony DiTerlizzi) 2007 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Cassandra Clare Short Stories/Novellas with Cassandra Clare

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1 Jocelyn's Story ( By: Cassandra Clare) 2011 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Not for Humans (Short Story) ( With: Cassandra Clare) 2015 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Fairy Tale of London (Short Story) ( By: Cassandra Clare) 2020 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 We Jace you a Clary Xmas (Short Story) ( By: Cassandra Clare) 2020 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Lumberjanes Series

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1 Lumberjanes: Bonus Tracks ( With: N.D. Stevenson) 2018 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 The Lumberjanes BEASTiary (Short Story) ( By: Mariko Tamaki) 2020 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Encyclopedia Lumberjanica ( By: Shannon Watters) 2020 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

N.D. Stevenson Graphic Novels with N.D. Stevenson

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1 Nimona ( By: N.D. Stevenson) 2015 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Lumberjanes: Bonus Tracks ( With: N.D. Stevenson) 2018 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 The Fire Never Goes Out ( By: N.D. Stevenson) 2020 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Shadow Unit Series with Emma Bull, Elizabeth Bear, Will Shetterly, Steven Brust, Sarah Monette, Amanda Downum, Leah Bobet, Chelsea Polk, C.L. Polk

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1 Shadow Unit 1 ( By: Emma Bull, Elizabeth Bear, Will Shetterly, Sarah Monette) 2011 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Shadow Unit 2 ( By: Emma Bull, Elizabeth Bear, Sarah Monette, Amanda Downum) 2011 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Shadow Unit 3 ( By: Emma Bull, Elizabeth Bear) 2011 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 Shadow Unit 4 ( By: Emma Bull, Elizabeth Bear, Leah Bobet) 2011 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 Shadow Unit 5 ( By: Emma Bull, Elizabeth Bear) 2011 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
6 Shadow Unit 6 ( By: Emma Bull, Elizabeth Bear, Will Shetterly, Leah Bobet) 2011 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
7 Shadow Unit 7 ( With: Emma Bull, Elizabeth Bear, Sarah Monette, Chelsea Polk) 2011 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
8 Shadow Unit 8 ( With: Emma Bull, Elizabeth Bear) 2011 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
9 Shadow Unit 9 ( By: Emma Bull, Elizabeth Bear, Will Shetterly, Amanda Downum, Leah Bobet) 2011 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
10 Shadow Unit 10 ( By: Emma Bull, Elizabeth Bear, Leah Bobet) 2011 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
11 Shadow Unit 11 ( By: Emma Bull, Elizabeth Bear, Sarah Monette, Leah Bobet, Chelsea Polk) 2012 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
12 Shadow Unit 12 ( By: Emma Bull, Elizabeth Bear, Sarah Monette, Leah Bobet) 2012 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
13 Shadow Unit 13 ( By: Emma Bull, Elizabeth Bear, Will Shetterly, Leah Bobet, Chelsea Polk) 2013 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
14 Shadow Unit 14 ( By: Emma Bull, Elizabeth Bear, Will Shetterly, Leah Bobet) 2014 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
15 Shadow Unit 15 ( By: Emma Bull, Elizabeth Bear, Steven Brust, C.L. Polk) 2014 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Holly Black Anthologies

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1 The Faery Reel: Tales from the Twilight Realm 2004 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Full-Blooded Fantasy 2005 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Young Warriors: Stories of Strength 2005 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 Swashbuckling Fantasy 2006 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 The Restless Dead 2007 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
6 The Coyote Road: Trickster Tales 2007 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
7 So Fey: Queer Fairy Fiction 2007 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
8 Magic in the Mirrorstone 2008 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
9 The Eternal Kiss: 13 Vampire Tales of Blood and Desire 2008 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
10 Twenty-First Annual Collection 2008 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
11 Ravens in the Library 2009 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
12 Geektastic: Stories from the Nerd Herd 2009 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
13 Half-Minute Horrors 2009 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
14 Bloody Fabulous 2010 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
15 Zombies vs. Unicorns 2010 Locus Award 2011Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
16 The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror 2010 2010 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
17 Naked City: Tales of Urban Fantasy 2011 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
18 The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year, Volume 5 2011 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
19 Teeth: Vampire Tales 2011 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
20 Bewere the Night 2011 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
21 Welcome to Bordertown 2011 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
22 Happily Ever After 2011 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
23 The Thackery T. Lambshead Cabinet of Curiosities 2011 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
24 Circus: Fantasy Under the Big Top 2012 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
25 Under My Hat: Tales from the Cauldron 2012 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
26 Bad Seeds: Evil Progeny 2013 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
27 Dark Duets 2014 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
28 Magic City: Recent Spells 2014 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
29 The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year, Volume Nine 2014 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
30 Monstrous Affections: An Anthology of Beastly Tales 2014 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
31 My True Love Gave to Me 2014 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
32 Blood Sisters 2015 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
33 Press Start to Play 2015 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
34 Beyond the Woods: Fairy Tales Retold 2016 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
35 Ex Libris: Stories of Librarians, Libraries, and Lore 2017 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
36 Doctor Who: Thirteen Doctors, 13 Stories 2019 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
37 Fantastisches Lesen 2019 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
38 Faeries Never Lie 2024 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
About the Author

Holly Black is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of over thirty fantasy novels for kids and teens. She has been a finalist for an Eisner Award and the Lodestar Award, and the recipient of the Mythopoeic Award, a Nebula, and a Newbery Honor. Her books have been translated into 32 languages worldwide and adapted for film. She currently lives in New England with her husband and son in a house with a secret library.

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