Laurie Faria Stolarz

Laurie Faria Stolarz

Laurie Faria Stolarz is an American author of young adult fiction novels, best known for her "Blue is for Nightmares" series. Her works, which feature teenage protagonists, blend elements found in mystery and romance novels.

Background

Stolarz grew up in Salem, Massachusetts, a city widely known for the Salem witch trials of 1692, the influence of which can be seen in the magical and witchcraft/Wiccan elements of her books. [http://www.lauriestolarz.com/bio.html Official website bio page] ] She attended Merrimack College and later Emerson College, both in Massachusetts.

Career

Stolarz found sales success with her first novel, "Blue is for Nightmares", and followed it up with three more titles in the series, "White is for Magic", "Silver is for Secrets", and "Red is for Remembrance". The four novels in the "BIFN" series have sold over 200,000 copies collectively. [ [http://www.fluxnow.com/book_detail.php?ean=9780738709888 Box set summary from Flux] ] Stolarz has also announced a graphic novel entry into the series titled "Black is for Beginnings", which she plans to publish in summer 2009. [ [http://www.lauriestolarz.com/novels/work_in_progress.html Official website "works in progress" page] ]

Stolarz published "Bleed" in September 2006 and a companion novel, "Project 17", in December 2007. She has stated that her next project will be the "Touch" series of suspense novels, starting with "Deadly Little Secret" in late 2008. [ [http://cynthialeitichsmith.blogspot.com/2007/12/author-interview-laurie-faria-stolarz.html Interview at "Cynsations" blog] ]

Bibliography

* "Blue is for Nightmares", Llewellyn Publications, November 2003, ISBN 0-7387-0391-5
* "White is for Magic", Llewellyn Publications, May 2004, ISBN 0-7387-0443-1
* "Silver is for Secrets", Llewellyn Publications, January 2005, ISBN 0-7387-0631-0
* "Red is for Remembrance", Llewellyn Publications, August 2005, ISBN 0-7387-0760-0
** A box set of these four novels was published as "The Blue is for Nightmares Collection" by Llewellyn's new young adult imprint, Flux, in September 2006 (ISBN 0-7387-0988-3)
* "Bleed", Hyperion, September 2006, ISBN 0-7868-3854-X
* "Blue is for Nightmares: Special Edition", Llewellyn Publications, September 2007
* "Project 17", Hyperion, December 2007, ISBN 0-7868-3856-6

References

External links

* [http://www.lauriestolarz.com/ Official Laurie Stolarz Website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/lauriestolarz Laurie Stolarz MySpace page]
* [http://lstolarz.livejournal.com/ Laurie Stolarz LiveJournal blog]


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