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Ransom Riggs

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American writer (born 1979)

Ransom Riggs
Riggs in 2012
Riggs in 2012
Born (1979-02-03)February 3, 1979 (age 47)
Maryland, U.S.
OccupationAuthor
Alma materKenyon College (BA)
University of Southern California (MFA)
GenreChildren's literature
Notable worksMiss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Spouse
Children1
Website
www.ransomriggs.com

Ransom Riggs (born February 3, 1979)[1] is an American writer and filmmaker best known for the bookMiss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children.

Early life and education

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Riggs was born inMaryland in 1979 on a 200-year-old farm, and grew up inFlorida, where he attendedPine View School for the Gifted.[2][3] He studiedEnglish literature atKenyon College inOhio,[4] where he was a good friend ofJohn Green.[5] He later studied film at theUniversity of Southern California.[6]

Career

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His work on short films for the Internet and blogging forMental Floss got him a job writingThe Sherlock Holmes Handbook which was released as atie-in to the 2009Sherlock Holmes film.[6]

Riggs had collected curiousvernacular photographs and approached his publisher,Quirk Books, about using some of them in apicture book. On the suggestion of an editor, Riggs used the photographs as a guide from which to put together a narrative.[6] The resulting book wasMiss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, which madeTheNew York Times Best Seller list, and was adapted intothe 2016 film of the same name.[7]

Another book inspired by old photographs,Talking Pictures, was published byHarperCollins in October 2012.[8]

The second novel in theMiss Peregrine series,Hollow City, was released in January 2014,[9] with the third installment,Library of Souls, following in September 2015.[10] A spin-off book of short stories,Tales of the Peculiar, was released in September 2016.[10] The fourth novel in the series,A Map of Days, was released in October 2018. The fifth novel in the series,The Conference of the Birds, was released in January 2020. The sixth,The Desolations of Devil's Acre, was released on February 23, 2021.[11]

Personal life

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Riggs married authorTahereh Mafi in 2013. They lived inSanta Monica, California[12] and later moved toIrvine, California. Their first child, a daughter, Layla, was born on May 30, 2017.[13][14]

Works

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Miss Peregrine series

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Companion Books

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  • Tales of the Peculiar (2016), short stories collection[21]
  • Miss Peregrine's Museum of Wonders: An Indispensable Guide to the Dangers and Delights of the Peculiar World for the Instruction of New Arrivals (2022)[22]

Sunderworld series

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  • Sunderworld, Vol. I: The Extraordinary Disappointments of Leopold Berry (2024)
  • Sunderworld, Vol. II: The Unfortunate Responsibilities of Leopold Berry (2026)

Comics

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Miss Peregrine series

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  • Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children: The Graphic Novel (2011), with Cassandra Jean
  • Hollow City: The Graphic Novel (2016), with Cassandra Jean

Non-fiction

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  • The Sherlock Holmes Handbook: The Methods and Mysteries of the World's Greatest Detective (2009), guide[23]
  • Talking Pictures: Images and Messages Rescued from the Past (2012), photographies[24]

Adaptations

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References

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  1. ^"Ransom Riggs".IMDb. RetrievedAugust 10, 2020.
  2. ^"Ransom Riggs - Bio".ransomriggs.com. Archived fromthe original on October 16, 2012.
  3. ^Medley, Mark (June 21, 2011)."Freak chic: The "universal creepiness" of Ransom Riggs' new novel".National Post.Archived from the original on January 30, 2013.
  4. ^Kit, Borys (May 17, 2011)."Heated auction begins by studios for unpublished book".Reuters.Archived from the original on September 24, 2011.
  5. ^"Very Peculiar".Kenyon.edu. Archived fromthe original on October 29, 2015.
  6. ^abcRife, Susan (December 16, 2011)."Ransom Riggs visits alma mater to discuss 'Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children'".Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Archived from the original on February 1, 2012.
  7. ^"Best Sellers - Children's Chapter Books".The New York Times. August 21, 2011.Archived from the original on June 23, 2013.
  8. ^"Talking Pictures: Images and Messages Rescued from the Past by Ransom Riggs". Harper Collins. October 5, 2012. Archived fromthe original on October 27, 2012.
  9. ^"Announcing the HOLLOW CITY tour!" (Press release). December 31, 2013. Archived fromthe original on January 16, 2014. RetrievedJanuary 15, 2014.
  10. ^abRomney, Ginny (February 21, 2015)."Author Ransom Riggs draws inspiration from old photos for Peculiar Children series, sequel 'Hollow City".Deseret News. Archived fromthe original on February 22, 2015.
  11. ^"Miss Peregrine's Book Six: All we know about the release date, cover, plot".Bookstacked. October 30, 2020. RetrievedJanuary 27, 2021.
  12. ^"The Future of Books Is Experimental: At Home with Tahereh Mafi and Ransom Riggs".Mental Floss. February 27, 2014. RetrievedApril 20, 2016.
  13. ^"birth announcement".Instagram.
  14. ^"How Author Tahereh Mafi Made Her Family-Friendly Kitchen Her Own".Architectural Digest. August 2, 2021.
  15. ^Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. Quirk Books. June 7, 2011.ISBN 978-1-59474-513-3.
  16. ^Hollow City. Quirk Books. January 14, 2014.ISBN 978-1-59474-612-3.
  17. ^Library of Souls. Quirk Books. September 22, 2015.ISBN 978-1-59474-758-8.
  18. ^A Map of Days. Dutton Books for Young Readers. October 2, 2018.ISBN 978-0-735-23214-3.
  19. ^The Conference of the Birds. Dutton Books for Young Readers. January 14, 2020.ISBN 978-0-593-11015-7.
  20. ^The Desolations of Devil's Acre. Dutton Books for Young Readers. February 23, 2021.ISBN 978-0241320945.
  21. ^Tales of the Peculiar. Dutton Children's Books. September 3, 2016.ISBN 978-0-399-53853-7.
  22. ^Miss Peregrine's Museum of Wonders: An Indispensable Guide to the Dangers and Delights of the Peculiar World for the Instruction of New Arrivals. Dutton Books for Young Readers. September 27, 2022.ISBN 978-0-399-53856-8.
  23. ^The Sherlock Holmes Handbook: The Methods and Mysteries of the World's Greatest Detective. Quirk Books. September 30, 2009.ISBN 978-1-59474-429-7.
  24. ^Talking Pictures: Images and Messages Rescued from the Past. Harper Collins. February 14, 2012.ISBN 978-0-06-209949-5.

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