Francesca Lia Block

Author of Dangerous Angels

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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) 1,824 copies

Weetzie Bat (1989) 1,720 copies

The Rose and the Beast: Fairy Tales Retold (2000) 1,270 copies

I Was a Teenage Fairy (1998) 1,097 copies

Violet & Claire (1999) 833 copies

Echo (2001) 801 copies

Girl Goddess #9 (1996) 747 copies

The Hanged Man (1994) 615 copies

Necklace of Kisses (2005) 580 copies

Wasteland (2003) 542 copies

Ecstasia (1993) 452 copies

Psyche in a Dress (2006) 440 copies

Love in the Time of Global Warming (2013) 437 copies

Primavera (1994) 408 copies

Witch Baby (1991) 400 copies

Baby Be-Bop (1995) 350 copies

Nymph [9-in-1 anthology] (2000) 313 copies

Missing Angel Juan (1993) 302 copies

Cherokee Bat and the Goat Guys (1992) 301 copies

Ruby (2006) 299 copies

Pretty Dead (2009) 296 copies

Blood Roses (2008) 216 copies

The Waters & the Wild (2009) 189 copies

How to (Un)cage a Girl (2008) 180 copies

The Frenzy (2010) 172 copies

Pink Smog (2012) 154 copies

The Elementals (2012) 145 copies

House of Dolls (2010) 121 copies

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

Teen Spirit (2014) 105 copies

Guarding the Moon: A Mother's First Year (2003) 98 copies

Quakeland (2008) 93 copies

The Island of Excess Love (Christy Ottaviano Books) (2014) 91 copies

Wood Nymph Seeks Centaur: A Mythological Dating Guide (2009) 83 copies

Roses and Bones: Myths, Tales, and Secrets (Bind Up) (2010) 76 copies

Goat Girls (2004) 68 copies

Beautiful Boys (2004) 59 copies

The Thorn Necklace: Healing Through Writing and the Creative Process (2018) 54 copies

Open Letter to Quiet Light (2009) 54 copies

Beyond the Pale Motel (2014) 46 copies

Fairy Tales in Electri-City (2011) 21 copies

My Miserable Life (2016) 13 copies

Topmodel (2007) 11 copies

Dead Girls (2017) 8 copies

House of hearts (2022) 6 copies

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

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

Lost Children (2021) 5 copies

Love Magick (2011) 5 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

Mer {short story} 1 copy

Sick Pleasure [short story] — Author — 1 copy

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

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

Farewell 1 copy

Handless 1 copy

Farewell My Zombie 1 copy

Lay Me out Softly 1 copy

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

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Associated Works

My Mother She Killed Me, My Father He Ate Me: Forty New Fairy Tales (2010) — Contributor — 963 copies

Am I Blue? Coming Out from the Silence (1994) — Contributor — 794 copies

Firebirds Rising: An Original Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy (2006) — Contributor — 666 copies

Summer Days and Summer Nights (2016) — Contributor — 402 copies

Kisses from Hell (2010) — Contributor — 363 copies

The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Fourteenth Annual Collection (2001) — Contributor — 248 copies

When I Was Your Age, Volume One: Original Stories About Growing Up (1996) — Contributor — 218 copies

How Beautiful the Ordinary: Twelve Stories of Identity (2009) — Contributor — 213 copies

The Secret History of Fantasy (2010) — Contributor — 196 copies

The Urban Fantasy Anthology (2011) — Contributor — 192 copies

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

Zombies: The Recent Dead (2010) — Contributor — 119 copies

Werewolves and Shape Shifters (2010) — Contributor — 105 copies

Ravens in the Library: Magic in the Bard's Name (2009) — Contributor — 102 copies

Life Inside My Mind: 31 Authors Share Their Personal Struggles (2018) — Contributor — 100 copies

Bitten: Dark Erotic Stories (2009) — Contributor — 97 copies

Going Hungry: Writers on Desire, Self-Denial, and Overcoming Anorexia (2008) — Contributor — 78 copies

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

Damage Control: Women on the Therapists, Beauticians, and Trainers Who Navigate Their Bodies (2007) — Contributor — 50 copies

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

Speculative Los Angeles (2021) — Contributor — 39 copies

Taking Aim: Power and Pain, Teens and Guns (2015) — Contributor — 36 copies

Erotic Fantastic: The Best of Circlet Press 1992 - 2002 (2003) — Contributor — 32 copies

Once Upon a Time: Erotic Fairy Tales For Women (1996) — Contributor — 20 copies

The Artists' and Writers' Cookbook: A Collection of Stories with Recipes (2016) — Contributor — 17 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

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 |

The Island of Excess Love by Francesca Lia Block

Absolutely adored, i was afraid this book wouldn't meet the standards i gave it or add up to how much i enjoyed the first book but boy was i wrong!! highly recommend but do read the first book before this one.

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florrrrr12 | 4 other reviews | Aug 31, 2023 |

Baby Be-Bop (Weetzie Bat, #5) by Francesca Lia Block

Not as good as the other Weetzie Bat books. The amount of magic is jacked way up to compensate for a less developed main character, and this basically takes over and obscures the plot.

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blueskygreentrees | 10 other reviews | Jul 30, 2023 |

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