Olivie Blake

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Olivie Blake
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Blake in 2024
BornAlexene Farol Follmuth
(1989-01-31) January 31, 1989 (age 36)
San Francisco Bay Area
Pen nameOlivie Blake
OccupationAuthor
Genre Fantasy
Notable works The Atlas Six
Website
olivieblake.com

Alexene Farol Follmuth, known by her pen name Olivie Blake, is an American writer who primarily writes fantasy novels, and is best known for The Atlas Six (2020), a New York Times best seller. [1] [2]

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Personal life

Prior to being a full time writer, Blake obtained a master's degree in Urban Planning and worked at a public defender's office while attending law school. [3]

Blake was born in the Bay Area, [4] is of half-Filipino descent, [5] and currently lives in Los Angeles with her husband and son. [6]

Career

Blake put her pen name through a name generator originally to anonymously write fan fiction. [3] She self-published six novels prior to being picked up by a traditional publisher. [7]

Blake's most notable work is her only series, The Atlas Series, a fantasy trilogy that follows six medeians who are invited to the Alexandrian Society, [8] five of whom are promised initiation, at the cost of one's elimination.

In 2020, The Atlas Six was self-published via Kindle by Blake; however, it was later republished by Tor Books in 2022 with revisions after going viral on TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter. [7] Late 2021, Amazon Studios announced they will be collaborating with Brightstar Productions and Blake to produce the novel into a television series. [9] [2]

Tor Books also republished Blake's Alone With You in the Ether, One for My Enemy, and Masters of Death. [10]

Blake published her first YA novel, My Mechanical Romance, in 2022 via Holiday House, under her legal name, Alexene Farol Follmuth. [11] My Mechanical Romance revolves around women in STEM, and was inspired by the author's husband, who is a high school physics teacher. [8]

Blake uses her pen name for adult literature and her real name for young adult literature. [12]

Works

Series

The Atlas Series

Stand-alones

Source: [15]

As Alexene Farol Follmuth

Source: [17]

Collaborations

Witch Way Anthologies

Fairytale Collections

Source: [20]

Awards and achievements

YearWorkAwardCategoryResultRef
2022The Atlas Six Goodreads Choice Awards FantasyNominated [21]
New York Times Best SellerHardcover Fiction#3 [1]
Vulture Best Fantasy NovelsFantasy#10 [22]

References

  1. 1 2 "Best Sellers – Books – March 20, 2022 – The New York Times". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2023-01-20.
  2. 1 2 Egan, Elisabeth (2022-03-17). "When Will Publishing Stop Starving Its Young?". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2023-01-20.
  3. 1 2 "Libro.fm Podcast – Episode 08: "Interview with Olivie Blake"". Libro.fm Audiobooks. 2022-10-17. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
  4. ↑ "» Ten Terrifying Questions with Olivie Blake, author of The Atlas Six!The Booktopian" . Retrieved 2023-01-20.
  5. ↑ yourtitakate (2022-08-26). "WIKATHON INTERVIEW: Olivie Blake". Your Tita Kate. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
  6. ↑ "Olivie Blake | Authors". Macmillan. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
  7. 1 2 Young, Patricia-Ann. "Author Olivie Blake on success of viral book, Atlas Six". The Sunday Post. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
  8. 1 2 locusmag (2022-03-01). "Spotlight on: Olivie Blake". Locus Online. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
  9. ↑ White, Peter (2021-12-14). "'The Atlas Six': Amazon Adapting Viral Fantasy Novel As Series With Brightstar". Deadline. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
  10. ↑ "Alone with You in the Ether". Macmillan. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
  11. ↑ "My Mechanical Romance by Alexene Farol Follmuth: 9780823450107 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
  12. ↑ yourtitakate (2022-08-26). "WIKATHON INTERVIEW: Olivie Blake". Your Tita Kate. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
  13. ↑ THE ATLAS SIX | Kirkus Reviews.
  14. ↑ THE ATLAS PARADOX | Kirkus Reviews.
  15. ↑ "Alone With You in the Ether". Olive Blake. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
  16. ↑ "Januaries". Olivie Blake. Retrieved 2024-12-07.
  17. ↑ "Alexene Farol Follmuth Books" . Retrieved 2023-07-08.
  18. ↑ "Witch Way Anthologies". Olive Blake. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
  19. ↑ "Witch Way Anthologies". Olive Blake. Retrieved 2024-12-07.
  20. ↑ "Fairytale Collections". Olive Blake. Retrieved 2023-01-20.[ permanent dead link ]
  21. ↑ "Announcing the Goodreads Choice Winner in Best Fantasy!". Goodreads. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
  22. ↑ Hughes, Emily (2022-12-12). "The Best Fantasy Novels of 2022". Vulture. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
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