Ashley Herring Blake is an American author of children's fiction, best known for her Stonewall Honor Book Award-winning middle grade debut Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World and Girl Made of Stars.
Ashley Herring Blake | |
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| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Master's Degree in Teaching |
| Alma mater | Berry College |
| Genre | Young adult fiction |
| Years active | 2016-now |
| Notable works | Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World, Girl Made of Stars |
| Notable awards | Stonewall Honor 2019 |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | |
| ashleyherringblake | |
Personal life
editShe enrolled in college as a voice major, but changed it before the first semester.[1] Blake has a master's degree from Berry College.[2] Prior to becoming an author, Blake worked as a bookseller, teacher, and ABA therapist.[3][2] She lives in Nashville, Tennessee, with her family. She is openly bisexual.[4]
Selected works
editIn 2019, her middle grade debut Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World, about a 12-year-old who is struggling with her attraction to girls in the wake of a natural catastrophe, was chosen as a Stonewall Honor Book.[5][6] Her third young adult novel Girl Made of Stars, about a bisexual teen whose brother gets accused of having raped her best friend, was a finalist for a Lambda Literary Award.[7][8]
Bibliography
editYoung Adult
- Suffer Love (HMH, 2016)
- How to Make a Wish (HMH, 2017)
- Girl Made of Stars (HMH, 2018)
Middle Grade
- Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2018)
- The Mighty Heart of Sunny St. James (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2019)
- Hazel Bly and the Deep Blue Sea (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2021)
Bright Falls series
- Delilah Green Doesn't Care (Berkley Books, 2022)
- Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail (Berkley Books, 2022)
- Iris Kelly Doesn't Date (Berkley Books, 2023)
Awards
edit- Winner, Stonewall Honor Book in Children's and Young Adult Literature for Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World[6]
- Finalist, Lambda Literary Award for LGBTQ Children's/Young for Girl Made of Stars[9]
References
edit- ^ Nita (2017-04-28). "Interview with Ashley Herring Blake". YA Pride. Retrieved 2019-04-09.
- ^ a b victoriajcoe (2015-02-02). "Meet the Author: Ashley Herring Blake". The Sweet Sixteens. Retrieved 2019-04-09.
- ^ Adler, Dahlia (2018-04-02). "Better Know an Author: Ashley Herring Blake". LGBTQ Reads. Retrieved 2019-04-09.
- ^ "Ashley Herring Blake". Ashley Herring Blake. Retrieved 2019-04-09.
- ^ Kirichanskaya, Michele (2018-04-25). "'Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World' by Ashley Herring Blake". Lambda Literary. Retrieved 2019-04-09.
- ^ a b admin (2009-09-09). "Stonewall Book Awards List". Round Tables. Retrieved 2019-04-09.
- ^ Oulton, Emma. "See The Cover For This Must-Read YA Novel About Consent & Sexual Assault". Bustle. Retrieved 2019-04-09.
- ^ Talusan, Meredith (2019-03-07). "Announcing the 2019 Lambda Literary Awards Nominations". them. Archived from the original on 2019-11-01. Retrieved 2019-04-09.
- ^ Glyer, Mike (2019-03-07). "2019 Lambda Literary Awards Nominees". File 770. Retrieved 2019-04-09.