Ransom Riggs
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| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Kenyon College |
| Genre | Children's literature |
| Notable works | Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children |
| Spouse | Tahereh Mafi (2013–present) |
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Ransom Riggs is an American writer and filmmaker best known for the book Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children.
Riggs was born in Maryland on a 200-year-old farm, and grew up in Florida, where he attended the Pine View School for the Gifted.[1][2] He studied English literature at Kenyon College,[3] and studied film at the University of Southern California.[4] His work on short films for the Internet and blogging for Mental Floss got him a job writing The Sherlock Holmes Handbook which was released as a tie-in to the 2009 Sherlock Holmes film.[4]
Riggs had collected curious vernacular photographs and approached his publisher, Quirk Books, about using some of them in a picture book. On the suggestion of an editor, Riggs used the photographs as a guide from which to put together a narrative.[4] The resulting book was Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children which made The New York Times Best Seller list.[5]
Another book inspired by old photographs, Talking Pictures was published by Harper Collins in October 2012.[6] The sequel Hollow City: The Second Novel of Miss Peregrine's Children was released January 14, 2014.[7] The third installment in the Miss Peregrine's series has been announced and is titled Library of Souls.[8] It will be released September 22, 2015.[8]
He is married to author, Tahereh Mafi.[9]
Works
- The Sherlock Holmes Handbook: The Methods and Mysteries of the World's Greatest Detective. Quirk Books. 2009-09-30. ISBN 978-1-59474-429-7.
- Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. Quirk Books. 2011-06-07. ISBN 978-1-59474-513-3.
- Talking Pictures: Images and Messages Rescued from the Past. Harper Collins. 2012-02-14. ISBN 978-0-06-209949-5.
- Hollow City (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children #2). Quirk Books. 2014-01-14. ISBN 978-1-59474-612-3.
References
- ↑ "Ransom Riggs - Bio". ransomriggs.com. Archived from the original on 6 September 2012.
- ↑ Medley, Mark (21 June 2011). "Freak chic: The "universal creepiness" of Ransom Riggs' new novel". National Post. Archived from the original on 3 January 2012.
- ↑ Kit, Borys (17 May 2011). "Heated auction begins by studios for unpublished book". Reuters. Archived from the original on 5 January 2012.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Rife, Susan (16 December 2011). "Ransom Riggs visits alma mater to discuss 'Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children'". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Archived from the original on 3 January 2012.
- ↑ "Best Sellers - Children's Chapter Books". The New York Times. 21 August 2011. Archived from the original on 3 January 2012.
- ↑ "Talking Pictures: Images and Messages Rescued from the Past by Ransom Riggs". Harper Collins. 5 October 2012. Archived from the original on 8 January 2012.
- ↑ "Announcing the HOLLOW CITY tour!" (Press release). 31 December 2013. Archived from the original on 15 January 2014.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Romney, Ginny (21 February 2015). "Author Ransom Riggs draws inspiration from old photos for Peculiar Children series, sequel 'Hollow City". Deseret News. Archived from the original on 21 February 2015.
- ↑ Mafi, Tehereh. "About". Tehereh Mafi. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
External links
- Ransom Riggs' Blog
- Ransom Riggs at the Internet Movie Database
- Ransom Riggs at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
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