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Francesca Lia Block
Francesca Lia Block, winner of the prestigious Margaret A. Edwards Award, is the author of many acclaimed and bestselling books, including Weetzie Bat; the book collections Dangerous Angels: The Weetzie Bat Books and Roses and Bones: Myths, Tales, and Secrets; the illustrated novella House of Dolls; the vampire romance novel Pretty Dead; and the gothic werewolf novel The Frenzy. Her work is published around the world.
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Pink Smog
The girl in the mirror wasn’t who I wanted to be, and her life wasn’t the...
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The Frenzy
Love is a werewolf, influenced by the moon and terror, and always about...
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House of Dolls
In a little house from another time, with lace curtains in every window...
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Q: The narrative of Ruby alternates between the experiences of two characters—Ruby and Orion. To what extent did the decision to incorporate two narratives relate to the fact that this novel was written by two people?
A: We wrote everything together but Ruby's first person voice was based on Carmen's natural voice and Orion's third person narrative was something that we discovered together later. It was certainly helpful to have two authors in terms of creating contrasting narratives.
Q: How would you...
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