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Francesca Lia Block
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in Los Angeles, Interpretation United StatesWebsite
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Francesca Lia Block
Love, Secrets, and Second Chances—February’s Must-Read Books Await!
Author, Francesca Lia Block is renowned for her groundbreaking novels and stories—postmodern, magic- realist tales for all ages. Her work transports readers through the harsh landscapes of contemporary life—to magic realms of the senses where love is always our saving grace. Born in Los Angeles, where she still lives with her husband and children, Block writes fiction and non-fiction that pulsates with the language and images of the city's sprawling subculture. Many of her books including Weetzie Bat take place in L.A., a "Jasmine-scented, jacaranda- purple, neon sparked city," that Block likes to refer to as "Shangri-LA." Lauds a reviewer for the New York Times Book Review, "Block writes about the real Los Angeles better than anyone since Raymond Chandler." Though grounded in the realities of L.A. and urban life—at both its grittiest and most beautiful—Block's work is otherworldly and almost transcendent in its reach. The daughter of a poet and a painter, Block has been influenced by the visual arts, by her childhood love of Greek myths and fairytales, as well as by music and dance. While at the University of California, Berkeley, Block's early inf
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Block, Francesca Lia 1962-
PERSONAL:
Born December 3, 1962, in Hollywood, CA; daughter of Irving Alexander (a painter) and Gilda (a poet) Block; married Chris Schuette (an actor), December 5, 1998; children: Jasmine Angelina, Samuel Alexander. Education:University of California, Berkeley, B.A., 1986. Politics: Democrat.
ADDRESSES:
Home—Los Angeles, CA. Agent—Lydia Wills Artists Agency, 230 West 55th St., Ste. 29D, New York, NY 10019.
CAREER:
Author and screenwriter.
MEMBER:
Authors Guild, Authors League of America, Writers Guild of America, Phi Beta Kappa.
AWARDS, HONORS:
Shrout Fiction Award, University of California, Berkeley, 1986; Emily Chamberlain Cook Poetry Award, 1986; Best Books of the Year citation, American Library Association (ALA), Best of the 1980s designation, Booklist, YASD Best Book Award, and Recommended Books for Reluctant Young Adult Readers citation, all 1989, all for Weetzie Bat; Recommended Books for Reluctant Young Adult Readers citation, 1990, for Witch Baby; ALA Best Books of the Year citation, Recommended Books for Reluctant Young Adult Readers citation, Best Books citation from the New York Times, and Best Fifty Books citation from Publishers Weekly, all 1991, all for Cherokee Bat and the Goat Guys; Best Books of the Y