Blake Crouch
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| Born | William Blake Crouch October 15, 1978 |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Alma mater | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| Period | 2004–present |
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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.
Early life and education
[edit | edit source]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. He began writing short stories and early drafts of his novels while still in middle school.[2]
Career
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Writing
[edit | edit source]Crouch published his first two novels, Desert Places and Locked Doors, in 2004 and 2005, respectively. In 2011, he self-published the novel Run digitally.[3] In 2016, he released the sci-fi novel Dark Matter.[4] In 2019, he published another sci-fi novel, titled Recursion.[5]
Adaptations
[edit | edit source]Crouch's Wayward Pines Trilogy (2012–14) was adapted into the 2015 television series Wayward Pines.[6][7] Another work, Good Behavior, premiered as a television series in November 2016.[8]
In 2020, Crouch began working on a screenplay to adapt Dark Matter into a television series for Sony Pictures, serving as writer, producer, and showrunner.[9][7] It premiered on May 8, 2024, on Apple TV+.[10]
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 Jacquelyn 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.[11]
Awards and recognition
[edit | edit source]- Pines – nominated for the International Thriller Writers Awards "Best Original Paperback Novel" in 2013[12]
- The Last Town – nominated for the 2014 Goodreads Choice Award in the "Horror" category[12]
- Dark Matter – nominated for the 2016 Goodreads Choice Award in the "Science Fiction" category[12]
- Good Behavior (audiobook) – nominated for the 2018 Audie Awards "Best Short Stories or Collections"[12]
- Recursion (2019) – won the Goodreads Choice Award for "Best Science Fiction Novel"[12]
- Upgrade – nominated for the 2022 Goodreads Choice Award in the "Romance" category[12]
Bibliography
[edit | edit source]Andrew Z. Thomas / Luther Kite series
[edit | edit source]- Desert Places (2004)
- Locked Doors (2005)
- Break You (2011)
- Stirred (with J. A. Konrath, 2011)
- Pines (2012)
- Wayward (2013)
- The Last Town (2014)
Stand-alone novels
[edit | edit source]- Abandon (2009)
- Famous (2010)
- Snowbound (2010)
- Run (2011)
- Eerie (with Jordan Crouch) (2012)
- Dark Matter (2016)
- Good Behavior (2016)
- Summer Frost (2019)[13]
- Recursion (2019)
- Upgrade (2022)
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External links
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- Official website
- Blake Crouch at IMDb
- Blake Crouch at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Bookseller news article on Blake Crouch
- BlogTalkRadio interview with Modern Signed Books host Rodger Nichols October 27, 2017
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- 1978 births
- Living people
- 21st-century American male writers
- 21st-century American novelists
- 21st-century American short story writers
- American horror novelists
- American male novelists
- American male short story writers
- American mystery writers
- American science fiction writers
- American thriller writers
- Novelists from North Carolina
- People from Statesville, North Carolina
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill alumni