Blake Crouch
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| Occupation | Writer |
| Alma mater | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| Period | 2004–present |
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William Blake Crouch (born October 15, 1978) is an American author known for books such as Dark Matter, Recursion, Upgrade, and his Wayward Pines Trilogy, which was adapted into a television series in 2015. Dark Matter was adapted for television in 2024.
Early life and education
Crouch was born near the town of Statesville, North Carolina. He attended North Iredell High School and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,[1] graduating in 2000 with degrees in English and creative writing. He began writing short stories and early drafts of his novels while still in middle school.[2]
Career
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Writing
Crouch published his first two novels, Desert Places and Locked Doors, in 2004 and 2005, respectively. In 2011, he self-published the novel Run digitally.[3] In 2016, he released the sci-fi novel Dark Matter.[4] In 2019, he published another sci-fi novel, titled Recursion.[5]
Adaptations
Crouch's Wayward Pines Trilogy (2012–14) was adapted into the 2015 television series Wayward Pines.[6][7] Another work, Good Behavior, premiered as a television series in November 2016.[8]
In 2020, Crouch began working on a screenplay to adapt Dark Matter into a television series for Sony Pictures, serving as writer, producer, and showrunner.[9][7] It premiered on May 8, 2024, on Apple TV+.[10]
Personal life
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Crouch married Rebecca Greene on June 20, 1998. They have three children together. The couple divorced in 2017. As of 2019, Crouch was dating Jacquelyn 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.[11]
Awards and recognition
- Pines – nominated for the International Thriller Writers Awards "Best Original Paperback Novel" in 2013[12]
- The Last Town – nominated for the 2014 Goodreads Choice Award in the "Horror" category[12]
- Dark Matter – nominated for the 2016 Goodreads Choice Award in the "Science Fiction" category[12]
- Good Behavior (audiobook) – nominated for the 2018 Audie Awards "Best Short Stories or Collections"[12]
- Recursion (2019) – won the Goodreads Choice Award for "Best Science Fiction Novel"[12]
- Upgrade – nominated for the 2022 Goodreads Choice Award in the "Romance" category[12]
Bibliography
Andrew Z. Thomas / Luther Kite series
- Desert Places (2004)
- Locked Doors (2005)
- Break You (2011)
- Stirred (with J. A. Konrath, 2011)
- Pines (2012)
- Wayward (2013)
- The Last Town (2014)
Stand-alone novels
- Abandon (2009)
- Famous (2010)
- Snowbound (2010)
- Run (2011)
- Eerie (with Jordan Crouch) (2012)
- Dark Matter (2016)
- Good Behavior (2016)
- Summer Frost (2019)[13]
- Recursion (2019)
- Upgrade (2022)
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Wilusz, Ryan (July 30, 2016). "A 'Dark' chapter for Statesville native Blake Crouch". Statesville Record & Landmark. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Rote, Laura (April 11, 2024). "Manipulating Time and Memory with Author Blake Crouch". Sixtysix. Retrieved August 5, 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."An Interview with October Crime Collective author – Blake Crouch". Goldsboro Books. October 8, 2024. Retrieved August 5, 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Crouch, Blake. "Dark Matter". Blake Crouch. Archived from the original on March 28, 2019. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.LaValle, Victor (June 11, 2019). "A Time-Twisting, Mind-Bending Novel, Perfect for Summer Reading". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 28, 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Pierce, Scott D. (May 11, 2015). "No, they're not dead on Wayward Pines". The Salt Lake Tribune. Archived from the original on June 16, 2015. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Kalfrin, Valerie (December 3, 2024). "Novelist Turned Showrunner Blake Crouch Dives into the Sci-Fi Realm of 'Dark Matter'". Script Magazine. Retrieved August 5, 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Crouch, Blake. "Good Behavior". Blake Crouch. Archived from the original on March 28, 2019. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Sneider, Jeff (December 8, 2020). "'Dark Matter' Series in the Works at Apple from Matt Tolmach, Author Blake Crouch". Collider. Archived from the original on October 17, 2022.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Klimek, Chris (May 8, 2024). "Dark Matter Series-Premiere Recap: Man and Superposition". Vulture. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."In re Marriage of Crouch, 490 P.3d 1087". Casetext Search + Citator. Archived from the original on September 22, 2022. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Blake Crouch List of Books". Book Notification. August 9, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Summer Frost by Blake Crouch". Goodreads. Archived from the original on August 1, 2023.
External links
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- Official website
- Blake Crouch at IMDbTemplate:Edit at Wikidata
- Blake Crouch at the Internet Speculative Fiction DatabaseTemplate:EditAtWikidata
- Bookseller news article on Blake Crouch
- BlogTalkRadio interview with Modern Signed Books host Rodger Nichols October 27, 2017
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