Holly Black is a #1 New York Times bestselling author renowned for her dark, atmospheric fantasy novels featuring fae, magic, and morally ambiguous characters. She began her career with the bestselling Spiderwick Chronicles, co-created with Tony DiTerlizzi, which introduced young readers to a richly imagined world of faeries and magical creatures. The series was adapted into a film and recently into a Disney+ series, cementing its place in children's fantasy literature.
Black's career reached new heights with The Cruel Prince in 2018, the first book in her Folk of the Air trilogy. The series, featuring the cunning mortal Jude Duarte navigating the treacherous politics of Faerie, became a massive success and a BookTok sensation, praised for its complex enemies-to-lovers romance, political intrigue, and subversive take on fae mythology. The trilogy has sold millions of copies worldwide and has been credited with helping define the modern romantasy genre.
Throughout her career, Black has written numerous acclaimed novels and series spanning middle grade, young adult, and adult fantasy, including The Coldest Girl in Coldtown, The Darkest Part of the Forest, and the Curseworkers series. Her work is characterized by lush prose, dark fairy tale elements, complicated anti-heroes, and a willingness to explore the darker aspects of magic and power. She has won multiple awards including the Mythopoeic Award and Nebula Award, and continues to be one of the most influential voices in contemporary fantasy literature.
