Ransom Riggs
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| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Kenyon College |
| Genre | Children's literature |
| Notable works | Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children |
| Spouse | Tahereh Mafi (2013–present) |
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Ransom Riggs is an American writer and filmmaker best known for the book Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children.
Early life and education
Riggs was born in Maryland in 1980 on a 200-year-old farm, and grew up in Florida, where he attended Pine View School for the Gifted.[1][2] He studied English literature at Kenyon College,[3] and studied film at the University of Southern California.[4]
Career
His work on short films for the Internet and blogging for Mental Floss got him a job writing The Sherlock Holmes Handbook which was released as a tie-in to the 2009 Sherlock Holmes film.[4]
Riggs had collected curious vernacular photographs and approached his publisher, Quirk Books, about using some of them in a picture book. On the suggestion of an editor, Riggs used the photographs as a guide from which to put together a narrative.[4] The resulting book was Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children which made The New York Times Best Seller list.[5]
Another book inspired by old photographs, Talking Pictures was published by Harper Collins in October 2012.[6] The sequel Hollow City: The Second Novel of Miss Peregrine's Children was released on January 14, 2014.[7] The third installment in the Miss Peregrine's series, titled Library of Souls, was announced in early 2015.[8] It was released on September 22, 2015.[8]
Personal life
Riggs currently lives in Santa Monica, California and in 2013 married author Tahereh Mafi.[9]
Works
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References
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External links
- Ransom Riggs' Blog
- Ransom Riggs at the Internet Movie Database
- Ransom Riggs at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
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