Olivie Blake Explained

Pseudonym:Olivie Blake
Olivie Blake
Genre:Fantasy
Occupation:Author
Notable Works:The Atlas Six
Birth Place:San Francisco Bay Area
Birth Name:Alexene Farol Follmuth
Birth Date:31 January 1989

Alexene Farol Follmuth, known by her pen name Olivie Blake, is an American writer who primarily writes fantasy novels, and is best known for The Atlas Six, a New York Times best seller.[1] [2]

Personal life

Prior to being a full time writer, Blake obtained a master's degree in Urban Planning and worked at a public defender's office while attending law school.[3]

Blake was born in the Bay Area,[4] is of half-Filipino descent, [5] and currently lives in Los Angeles with her husband, son, and dog.[6]

Career

Blake put her pen name through a name generator originally to anonymously write fan fiction. She self-published six novels prior to being picked up by a traditional publisher.[7]

Blake's most notable work is her only series, The Atlas Series, a fantasy trilogy that follows six medeians who are invited to the Alexandrian Society, five of whom are promised initiation, at the cost of one's elimination.

In 2020, The Atlas Six was self-published via Kindle by Blake; however, it was later republished by Tor Books in 2022 with revisions after going viral on TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter. Late 2021, Amazon Studios announced they will be collaborating with Brightstar Productions and Blake to produce the novel into a television series.[8]

Tor Books also republished Blake's Alone With You in the Ether,[9] and will be republishing One For My Enemy later in 2023.[10]

Blake published her first YA novel, My Mechanical Romance, in 2022 via Holiday House, under her real name, Alexene Farol Follmuth.[11] My Mechanical Romance revolves around women in STEM, and was inspired by the author's husband, who is a high school physics teacher.[12]

Blake uses her pen name for adult literature and her real name for young adult literature.[13]

Works

Series

The Atlas Series

Stand-alones[16]

Writing as Alexene Farol Follmuth[17]

Collections

The Answer You Are Looking For Is Yes (An Anthology)[18]

Fairytale Collections[19]

Awards and achievements

!Year!Award!Work!Category!Result!Ref
2022Goodreads Choice AwardsThe Atlas SixFantasyNominated[20]
2022New York Times Best SellerThe Atlas SixHardcover Fiction
  1. 3
2022Vulture Best Fantasy NovelsThe Atlas SixFantasy
  1. 10
[21]

Notes and References

  1. News: Best Sellers – Books – March 20, 2022 – The New York Times . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-01-20 . 0362-4331.
  2. News: Egan . Elisabeth . 2022-03-17 . When Will Publishing Stop Starving Its Young? . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-01-20 . 0362-4331.
  3. Web site: 2022-10-17 . Libro.fm Podcast – Episode 08: "Interview with Olivie Blake" . 2023-01-20 . Libro.fm Audiobooks . en-US.
  4. Web site: » Ten Terrifying Questions with Olivie Blake, author of The Atlas Six!The Booktopian . 2023-01-20 . en-AU.
  5. Web site: yourtitakate . 2022-08-26 . WIKATHON INTERVIEW: Olivie Blake . 2023-02-03 . Your Tita Kate . en-US.
  6. Web site: Olivie Blake Authors . 2023-01-20 . Macmillan . en-US.
  7. Web site: Young . Patricia-Ann . Author Olivie Blake on success of viral book, Atlas Six . 2023-02-03 . The Sunday Post . en-US.
  8. Web site: White . Peter . 2021-12-14 . ‘The Atlas Six’: Amazon Adapting Viral Fantasy Novel As Series With Brightstar . 2023-01-20 . Deadline . en-US.
  9. Web site: Alone with You in the Ether . 2023-01-20 . Macmillan . en-US.
  10. Web site: Tor.com . 2022-08-23 . Revealing Olivie Blake’s One for My Enemy . 2023-01-20 . Tor.com . en-US.
  11. Web site: My Mechanical Romance by Alexene Farol Follmuth: 9780823450107 PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books . 2023-01-20 . PenguinRandomhouse.com . en-US.
  12. Web site: locusmag . 2022-03-01 . Spotlight on: Olivie Blake . 2023-02-03 . Locus Online . en-US.
  13. Web site: yourtitakate . 2022-08-26 . WIKATHON INTERVIEW: Olivie Blake . 2023-02-03 . Your Tita Kate . en-US.
  14. Book: THE ATLAS SIX Kirkus Reviews . en.
  15. Book: THE ATLAS PARADOX Kirkus Reviews . en.
  16. Web site: Alone With You in the Ether . 2023-02-06 . Olive Blake . en.
  17. Web site: Alexene Farol Follmuth Books. 2023-07-08 . en.
  18. Web site: Witch Way Stories . 2023-01-20 . Olive Blake . en.
  19. Web site: Fairytale Collections . 2023-01-20 . Olive Blake . en.
  20. Web site: Announcing the Goodreads Choice Winner in Best Fantasy! . 2023-02-03 . Goodreads.
  21. Web site: Hughes . Emily . 2022-12-12 . The Best Fantasy Novels of 2022 . 2023-02-03 . Vulture . en-us.

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