William Blake Crouch (born October 15, 1978) is an American author best known for his '' Wayward Pines Trilogy'', which was adapted into the 2015 television series '' Wayward Pines''.

Early life and education

Crouch was born near the town of

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, in 1978. He attended

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and the

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, graduating in 2000 with degrees in English and creative writing.

Career

Crouch published his first two novels, ''Desert Places'' and ''Locked Doors'', in 2004 and 2005. His stories have appeared in ''

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'', ''

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'', ''Thriller 2'', and other anthologies. In 2016, he released the novel ''

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''. Crouch's '' Wayward Pines Trilogy'' (2012–14) was adapted into the 2015 television series '' Wayward Pines''. Another work, ''Good Behavior'', premiered as a television series in November 2016. In 2019, Crouch released another sci-fi novel, titled ''Recursion'', to critical success. In 2020, Crouch began working on a screenplay to adapt ''Dark Matter'' into a feature film for Sony Pictures.

Personal life

Crouch married Rebecca Greene on June 20, 1998. They have three children together. The couple divorced in 2017. As of 2019, Crouch is dating Jacque Ben-Zekry. In 2021, Crouch filed a court case appealing to modify his and Greene's joint agreement for medical decision-making authority for their children, to allow him to vaccinate them over Greene's religious-based objections.

Bibliography

Andrew Z. Thomas / Luther Kite series

* ''Desert Places'' (2004) * ''Locked Doors'' (2005) * ''Break You'' (2011) * ''Stirred'' (with J.A. Konrath, 2011)

Wayward Pines Trilogy

* ''Pines'' (2012) * ''Wayward'' (2013) * ''The Last Town'' (2014)

Stand-alone novels

* ''Abandon'' (2009) * ''Famous'' (2010) * ''Snowbound'' (2010) * ''Run'' (2011) * ''Eerie (with Jordan Crouch)'' (2012) * ''

'' (2016) * ''Good Behavior'' (2016) * ''Summer Frost'' (2019) * ''Recursion'' (2019) * ''

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'' (2022)

References

External links

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Bookseller news article on Blake Crouch

BlogTalkRadio interview with Modern Signed Books host Rodger Nichols October 27, 2017
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