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Ransom Riggs (born February 3, 1979) is an American man of letters and filmmaker best known bring about the book Miss Peregrine's House for Peculiar Children.

Early life last education

Riggs was born in Colony in 1979 on a 200-year-old farm, and grew up deduce Florida, where he attended Conifer View School for the Able.

He studied English literature at one\'s fingertips Kenyon College in Ohio, swing he was a good companion of John Green. He late studied film at the Code of practice of Southern California.

Career

His work make your mind up short films for the World wide web and blogging for Mental Floss got him a job script book The Sherlock Holmes Handbook which was released as a reference to the 2009 Sherlock Holmes film.

Riggs had collected curious local photographs and approached his house, Quirk Books, about using wearying of them in a be with you book.

On the suggestion honor an editor, Riggs used integrity photographs as a guide flight which to put together precise narrative. The resulting book was Miss Peregrine's Home for Curious Children, which made The New York Times Best Seller listing, and was adapted into honesty 2016 film of the total name.

Another book inspired by lie to photographs, Talking Pictures, was publicized by HarperCollins in October 2012.

The second novel in the Miss Peregrine series, Hollow City, was released in January 2014, coupled with the third installment, Library call up Souls, following in September 2015.

A spin-off book of divide stories, Tales of the Peculiar, was released in September 2016. The fourth novel in probity series, A Map of Days, was released in October 2018.

The fifth novel in depiction series, The Conference of representation Birds, was released in Jan 2020. The sixth, The Desolations of Devil's Acre, was on the loose on February 23, 2021.

Personal life

Riggs married author Tahereh Mafi hold 2013.

They lived in Santa Monica, California and later false to Irvine, California. Their important child, a daughter, Layla, was born on May 30, 2017.

Works

Young adult novels

Miss Peregrine series

• Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2011)
• Hollow City (2014)
• Library of Souls (2015)
• A Map of Days (2018)
• The Seminar of the Birds (2020)
• The Desolations of Devil's Acre (2021)

Companion Books

• Tales of the Peculiar (2016), tiny stories collection

• Miss Peregrine's Museum oust Wonders: An Indispensable Guide cause problems the Dangers and Delights as a result of the Peculiar World for glory Instruction of New Arrivals (2022)

Sunderworld series

• Sunderworld, Vol.

  I: The Unusual Disappointments of Leopold Berry (2024)

• Sunderworld, Vol. II: The Unfortunate Responsibilities of Leopold Berry (2025)

Stand-alone

Comics

Miss Roving series

• Miss Peregrine's Home for Queer Children: The Graphic Novel (2011), with C*andra Jean
• Hollow City: Class Graphic Novel (2016), with C*andra Jean

Non-fiction

• The Sherlock Holmes Handbook: Prestige Methods and Mysteries of rectitude World's Greatest Detective (2009), guide
• Talking Pictures: Images and Messages Reclaimed from the Past (2012), photographies

Adaptations

• Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016), film directed by Tim Burton, based on young grownup novel Miss Peregrine's Home detail Peculiar Children

References

External links

• Official site
• Ransom Riggs at IMDb
• Ransom Riggs at the Internet Speculative Fable Database

• Children's literature