Francesca Lia Block

Francesca Lia Block
Born (1962-12-03) December 3, 1962 (age 61)
Los Angeles, California, US
OccupationWriter
LanguageEnglish
Alma materUniversity of California, Berkeley
Period1989–present
Notable awardsMargaret Edwards Award
2005
Children2[1]

Francesca Lia Block (born December 3, 1962) is an American writer of adult and young-adult literature. She wrote the Weetzie Bat series,[2] which she began while a student at UC Berkeley.

  1. ^ Brodesser-Akner, Taffy (August 22, 2013). "Francesca Lia Block and her post-apocalyptic year". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
  2. ^ Dinitia Smith (2005-05-23). "Writing Frankly, Young-Adult Author Pushes Limits". The New York Times. Retrieved 2012-03-17.