Laurie Faria Stolarz is an American
author
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of
young adult
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fiction novel
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s featuring teenage
protagonist
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s, best known of which are the series of books beginning with ''
Blue is for Nightmares''.
Background
Stolarz grew up in
Salem, Massachusetts
Salem ( ) is a historic coastal city in Essex County, Massachusetts, located on the North Shore of Greater Boston. Continuous settlement by Europeans began in 1626 with English colonists. Salem would become one of the most significant seaports tr ...
, a city widely known for the
Salem witch trials
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of 1692, the influence of which can be seen in the
magical and
witchcraft
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and
Wicca
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n elements of her books.
[Official website bio page]
/ref> She attended Merrimack College
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and later Emerson College, both in .[
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Career
Stolarz found sales success with her first novel, '' Blue is for Nightmares'', and followed it up with three more titles in the series, '' White is for Magic'', '' Silver is for Secrets'', and '' Red is for Remembrance''. The four novels in the "BIFN" series have sold over 500,000 copies collectively. Stolarz has also announced a graphic novel
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entry into the series titled ''Black is for Beginnings'', which she published in summer 2009.
Stolarz published ''Bleed'' in September 2006 and a companion novel, '' Project 17'', in December 2007. ''Bleed'' has a cult following, and ''Project 17'' is set at the former Danvers State Hospital
The Danvers State Hospital, also known as the State Lunatic Hospital at Danvers, The Danvers Lunatic Asylum, and The Danvers State Insane Asylum, was a psychiatric hospital located in Danvers, Massachusetts. It was built in 1874, and opened in 18 ...
. The demolition happened in 2007 as well.
The ''Touch'' series is Stolarz's newest. It is expected to have five books. The first book, ''Deadly Little Secret'', was released late 2008, the second book ''Deadly Little Lies'' on November 10, 2009, and the third book, ''Deadly Little Games'', in December 2010. The fourth book in the series, ''Deadly Little Voices'', is expected to be released on December 6, 2011 and ''Deadly Little Lessons'' in December 2012. It takes place in Freetown, Massachusetts.
On June 10, 2022, it was announced a ''Blue Is for Nightmares'' podcast
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is being produced, adapted by Stephanie Wu. It is a joint production between The Hideaway Entertainment and Fictionz. In addition, Debbie Moon will also adapt the novels into a television series.
Bibliography
* Blue is for Nightmares series
**'' Blue is for Nightmares'', Llewellyn Publications
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, November 2003,
**'' White is for Magic'', Llewellyn Publications, May 2004,
**'' Silver is for Secrets'', Llewellyn Publications, January 2005,
**'' Red is for Remembrance'', Llewellyn Publications, August 2005,
*** A box set
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Music
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of these four novels was published as ''The Blue is for Nightmares Collection'' by Llewellyn's new young adult imprint
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Entertainment
* ''Imprint'' (TV series), Canadian television series
* "Imprint" (''Masters of Horror''), episode of TV show ''Masters of Horror''
* ''Imprint'' (film), a 2007 independent drama/thriller film
...
, Flux, in September 2006 ()
**''Black is for Beginnings'', Flux, September 2009, (graphic novel continuation)
* ''Bleed'', Hyperion, September 2006,
*'' Project 17'', Hyperion, December 2007,
*Touch series
**''Deadly Little Secret'', Hyperion, December 2008,
**''Deadly Little Lies'', Hyperion, November 2009,
**''Deadly Little Games'', Hyperion, December 28, 2010
**''Deadly Little Voices'', Hyperion, December 6, 2011,
**''Deadly Little Lessons'', Hyperion, December 18, 2012,
*''Shattered: The Amanda Project #3,'' HarperTeen, December 27, 2011,
*Dark House series
**''Welcome to the Dark House'', Hyperion, July 22, 2014,
**''Return to the Dark House'', Hyperion, July 21, 2015,
*''Shutter'', Hyperion, October 18, 2016,
*''Jane Anonymous'', Wednesday Books, January 7, 2020,
References
External links
Official Laurie Stolarz Website
Laurie Stolarz page
on MySpace
Laurie Stolarz
LiveJournal
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blog
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* https://www.facebook.com/#/profile.php?id=597050025&ref=nf
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Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
21st-century American novelists
21st-century American women writers
American fantasy writers
American young adult novelists
Emerson College alumni
Novelists from Massachusetts
Women writers of young adult literature
Writers from Salem, Massachusetts