Ransom Riggs Explained

Birth Date:3 February 1979
Birth Place:Maryland, U.S.
Occupation:Author
Alma Mater:Kenyon College (BA)
University of Southern California (MFA)
Genre:Children's literature
Notableworks:Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Children:1

Ransom Riggs (born February 3, 1979)[1] 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 1979 on a 200-year-old farm, and grew up in Florida, where he attended Pine View School for the Gifted.[2] [3] He studied English literature at Kenyon College in Ohio,[4] where he was a good friend of John Green.[5] He later studied film at the University of Southern California.[6]

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.

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. The resulting book was Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, which made The New York Times Best Seller list, and was adapted into the 2016 film of the same name.[7]

Another book inspired by old photographs, Talking Pictures, was published by HarperCollins in October 2012.[8]

The second novel in the Miss Peregrine series, Hollow City, was released in January 2014,[9] with the third installment, Library of Souls, following in September 2015.[10] A spin-off book of short stories, Tales of the Peculiar, was released in September 2016.[10] The fourth novel in the series, A Map of Days, was released in October 2018. The fifth novel in the series, The Conference of the Birds, was released in January 2020. The sixth, The Desolations of Devil's Acre, was released on February 23, 2021.[11]

Personal life

Riggs married author Tahereh Mafi in 2013. They lived in Santa Monica, California[12] and later moved to Irvine, California. Their first child, a daughter, Layla, was born on May 30, 2017.[13] [14]

Works

Young adult novels

Miss Peregrine series

Sunderworld

Stand-alone

Comics

Miss Peregrine series

Non-fiction

Adaptations

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ransom Riggs. 2020-08-10. IMDb.
  2. Web site: Ransom Riggs - Bio. ransomriggs.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20121016160059/http://www.ransomriggs.com/bio/. dead. October 16, 2012.
  3. News: Freak chic: The "universal creepiness" of Ransom Riggs' new novel. Medley. Mark. June 21, 2011. National Post. https://archive.today/20130130050022/http://arts.nationalpost.com/2011/06/21/freak-chic-ransom-riggs-new-novel-uses-vintage-photography-for-universal-creepiness/. live. January 30, 2013.
  4. News: Heated auction begins by studios for unpublished book. Kit. Borys. May 17, 2011. Reuters. https://web.archive.org/web/20110924212801/http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/17/us-missperegrine-idUSTRE74G6Z920110517. live. September 24, 2011.
  5. Web site: Very Peculiar . https://web.archive.org/web/20151029164106/http://www.kenyon.edu/middle-path/story/very-peculiar . 29 October 2015 . Kenyon.edu.
  6. News: Ransom Riggs visits alma mater to discuss 'Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children'. Rife. Susan. December 16, 2011. Sarasota Herald-Tribune. https://web.archive.org/web/20120201224927/http://artssarasota.com/2011-12-16/featured/ransom-riggs-visits-alma-mater-to-discuss-miss-peregrines-home-for-peculiar-children/. dead. February 1, 2012.
  7. News: Best Sellers - Children's Chapter Books. August 21, 2011. The New York Times. https://web.archive.org/web/20130623100343/http://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2011-08-21/chapter-books/list.html. live. June 23, 2013.
  8. Web site: Talking Pictures: Images and Messages Rescued from the Past by Ransom Riggs. October 5, 2012. Harper Collins. https://web.archive.org/web/20121027105608/http://www.harpercollins.com/books/Talking-Pictures-Ransom-Riggs?isbn=9780062099495&HCHP=TB_Talking+Pictures. dead. October 27, 2012.
  9. Announcing the HOLLOW CITY tour!. December 31, 2013. January 15, 2014. http://www.ransomriggs.com/.
  10. News: Romney. Ginny. Deseret News. Author Ransom Riggs draws inspiration from old photos for Peculiar Children series, sequel 'Hollow City. February 21, 2015.
  11. Web site: 2020-10-30. Miss Peregrine's Book Six: All we know about the release date, cover, plot. 2021-01-27. Bookstacked. en.
  12. Web site: The Future of Books Is Experimental: At Home with Tahereh Mafi and Ransom Riggs. Mental Floss. February 27, 2014 . April 20, 2016.
  13. Web site: birth announcement. Instagram.
  14. Web site: How Author Tahereh Mafi Made Her Family-Friendly Kitchen Her Own. Architectural Digest. August 2, 2021.
  15. Book: Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. June 7, 2011. Quirk Books. 978-1-59474-513-3.
  16. Book: Hollow City . January 14, 2014. Quirk Books. 978-1-59474-612-3.
  17. Book: Library of Souls . September 22, 2015. Quirk Books. 978-1-59474-758-8.
  18. Book: Tales of the Peculiar . September 3, 2016. Dutton Children's Books. 978-0-399-53853-7.
  19. Book: A Map of Days . October 2, 2018. Dutton Books for Young Readers. 978-0-735-23214-3.
  20. Book: The Conference of the Birds . January 14, 2020. Dutton Books for Young Readers. 978-0-593-11015-7.
  21. Book: The Desolations of Devil's Acre . February 23, 2021. Dutton Books for Young Readers. 978-0241320945.
  22. Book: Miss Peregrine's Museum of Wonders: An Indispensable Guide to the Dangers and Delights of the Peculiar World for the Instruction of New Arrivals . September 27, 2022. Dutton Books for Young Readers. 978-0-399-53856-8.
  23. Book: The Sherlock Holmes Handbook: The Methods and Mysteries of the World's Greatest Detective. September 30, 2009. Quirk Books. 978-1-59474-429-7.
  24. Book: Talking Pictures: Images and Messages Rescued from the Past. February 14, 2012. Harper Collins. 978-0-06-209949-5.

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