Francesca Lia Block

About the Author

Francesca Lia Block was born in Los Angeles, California on December 3, 1962. She graduated from the University of California Berkeley and wrote her first book, Weetzie Bat, while a student there. It was published in 1989. Her other young adult works include Baby Be-Bop, Violet and Claire, How to show more (Un)cage a Girl, and The Waters and the Wild. She is also the author of the Weetzie Bat series. She has won several awards including the Margaret A. Edwards Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Library Association in 2005 and the Phoenix Award. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Series

Weetzie Bat

Elysia

Love in the Time of Global Warming

Works by Francesca Lia Block

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Dangerous Angels (1989) 1,842 copies

Weetzie Bat (1989) 1,731 copies

The Rose and the Beast: Fairy Tales Retold (2000) 1,290 copies

I Was a Teenage Fairy (1998) 1,107 copies

Violet & Claire (1999) 842 copies

Echo (2001) 814 copies

Girl Goddess #9 (1996) 751 copies

The Hanged Man (1994) 622 copies

Necklace of Kisses (2005) 588 copies

Wasteland (2003) 551 copies

Ecstasia (1993) 458 copies

Love in the Time of Global Warming (2013) 447 copies

Psyche in a Dress (2006) 443 copies

Primavera (1994) 413 copies

Witch Baby (1991) 407 copies

Baby Be-Bop (1995) 356 copies

Nymph [9-in-1 anthology] (2000) 317 copies

Missing Angel Juan (1993) 306 copies

Cherokee Bat and the Goat Guys (1992) 305 copies

Ruby (2006) 303 copies

Pretty Dead (2009) 298 copies

Blood Roses (2008) 218 copies

The Waters & the Wild (2009) 191 copies

How to (Un)cage a Girl (2008) 184 copies

The Frenzy (2010) 178 copies

Pink Smog (2012) 159 copies

The Elementals (2012) 148 copies

House of Dolls (2010) 124 copies

Teen Spirit (2014) — Author — 109 copies

Zine Scene: The Do It Yourself Guide to Zines (1998) 107 copies

Guarding the Moon: A Mother's First Year (2003) 101 copies

Quakeland (2008) 96 copies

The Island of Excess Love (Christy Ottaviano Books) (2014) 94 copies

Wood Nymph Seeks Centaur: A Mythological Dating Guide (2009) 85 copies

Roses and Bones: Myths, Tales, and Secrets (Bind Up) (2010) 80 copies

Goat Girls (2004) 69 copies

Beautiful Boys (2004) 61 copies

Open Letter to Quiet Light (2009) 56 copies

The Thorn Necklace: Healing Through Writing and the Creative Process (2018) 55 copies

Beyond the Pale Motel (2014) 47 copies

Fairy Tales in Electri-City (2011) 22 copies

My Miserable Life (2016) 13 copies

Topmodel (2007) 12 copies

Lost Children (2021) 9 copies

Dead Girls (2017) 8 copies

House of hearts (2022) 7 copies

Lay Me Out Softly: Short Stories (2013) 6 copies

Love Magick (2011) 6 copies

Rough Magick (2015) — Editor; Contributor — 6 copies

Lilith 4 copies

Bones [short story] 3 copies

Angel Juan ; Baby Be-Bop (2001) 2 copies

Voodoobaby ; Cherokee bat (2000) 2 copies

Blood Oranges 2 copies

Magische Schwestern. Die Weetzie- Bat- Bücher 1-3. 2 copies

Farewell 1 copy

Dangerous Angels (text only) by F. L. Block (2007) 1 copy

Lay Me out Softly 1 copy

Sick Pleasure [short story] — Author — 1 copy

Handless 1 copy

Fairies in the Kitchen: Recipes from the Weetzie Bat Series 1 copy

I Was a Teenage Fairy Reading Group Guide (1998) 1 copy

Farewell My Zombie 1 copy

Mer {short story} 1 copy

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Associated Works

My Mother She Killed Me, My Father He Ate Me: Forty New Fairy Tales (2010) — Contributor — 986 copies

Am I Blue? Coming Out from the Silence (1994) — Contributor — 808 copies

Firebirds Rising: An Original Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy (2006) — Contributor — 679 copies

Summer Days and Summer Nights: Twelve Love Stories (2016) — Contributor — 419 copies

Kisses from Hell (2010) — Contributor — 371 copies

The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Fourteenth Annual Collection (2001) — Contributor — 249 copies

When I Was Your Age, Volume One: Original Stories About Growing Up (1996) — Contributor — 227 copies

How Beautiful the Ordinary: Twelve Stories of Identity (2009) — Contributor — 217 copies

The Secret History of Fantasy (2010) — Contributor — 201 copies

The Urban Fantasy Anthology (2011) — Contributor — 200 copies

Aqua Erotica: 18 Stories for a Steamy Bath (2000) — Contributor — 175 copies

Zombies: The Recent Dead (2010) — Contributor — 122 copies

Werewolves and Shape Shifters (2010) — Contributor — 107 copies

Life Inside My Mind: 31 Authors Share Their Personal Struggles (2018) — Contributor — 105 copies

Ravens in the Library: Magic in the Bard's Name (2009) — Contributor — 105 copies

Bitten: Dark Erotic Stories (2009) — Contributor — 99 copies

Going Hungry: Writers on Desire, Self-Denial, and Overcoming Anorexia (2008) — Contributor — 79 copies

Damage Control: Women on the Therapists, Beauticians, and Trainers Who Navigate Their Bodies (2007) — Contributor — 52 copies

Hungry for Your Love: An Anthology of Zombie Romance (2010) — Contributor — 50 copies

Trapped!: Cages of Mind and Body (1938) — Contributor — 43 copies

Speculative Los Angeles (2021) — Contributor — 40 copies

Taking Aim: Power and Pain, Teens and Guns (2015) — Contributor — 37 copies

Erotic Fantastic: The Best of Circlet Press 1992 - 2002 (2003) — Contributor — 31 copies

Once Upon a Time: Erotic Fairy Tales For Women (1996) — Contributor — 21 copies

The Artists' and Writers' Cookbook: A Collection of Stories with Recipes (2016) — Contributor — 18 copies

Faerie Magazine, #25 Winter 2013: Mermaids (2013) — Contributor, some editions — 4 copies

Black Clock 10 (2009) — Contributor — 2 copies

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Common Knowledge

Birthdate: 1962-12-03
Gender: female
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA
Places of residence: Los Angeles, California, USA
Education: University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Riverside (MFA)
Organizations: Authors Guild
Authors League of America
Writers Guild of America
Awards and honors: Margaret A. Edwards Award (2005)
Agent: Lydia Wills, Paradigm, New York

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Reviews

Weetzie Bat (Weetzie Bat, 1) by Francesca Lia Block

Adorable. Not much like I expected (although I don't know what I expected), but very cute and fun and emotional, and a quick read to boot. I can see it's one of those books you can keep coming back to and find new things in.

I was unable to prevent myself from casting Mel as Weetzie. Heh.

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caedocyon | 169 other reviews | Feb 23, 2024 |

The Rose and The Beast: Fairy Tales Retold by Francesca Lia Block

Fantasy

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BooksInMirror | 28 other reviews | Feb 19, 2024 |

Teen spirit by Francesca Lia Block

The Dangerous Angels books by Francesca Lia Block are some of my all time favourite reads. I've kept up with her other books but none seemed to hit the mark. This one, while having some references that will date it, was better than some previous efforts. I'll remain true to this author and hope she can hit the heights again.

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secondhandrose | 5 other reviews | Oct 31, 2023 |

Love in the Time of Global Warming by Francesca Lia Block

I picked up this book by the cover and I was in love!! this book made me remember so much of greek myth and I'm currently in greek myth so it was such a fun book to read.

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florrrrr12 | 22 other reviews | Aug 31, 2023 |

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