{{Short description|American author (born 1978)}} {{BLP sources|date=June 2015}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2025}} {{Infobox writer | name = Blake Crouch | image = Blake Crouch by Gage Skidmore.jpg | imagesize = | caption = Crouch in 2016 | birth_name = William Blake Crouch | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|10|15}} | birth_place = Statesville, North Carolina, U.S. | occupation = Writer | alma_mater = University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | period = 2004–present | genre = {{Plainlist| * Mystery * Thriller * Science fiction }} | notableworks = {{Plainlist| * ''The Wayward Pines Trilogy'' * ''Dark Matter'' }} | website = {{URL|blakecrouch.com}} | relatives = }}
'''William Blake Crouch''' (born October 15, 1978) is an American author known for books such as ''Dark Matter'', ''Recursion'', ''Upgrade'', and his ''Wayward Pines Trilogy'', which was adapted into a television series in 2015. ''Dark Matter'' was adapted for television in 2024.
==Early life and education== Crouch was born near the town of Statesville, North Carolina. He attended North Iredell High School and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wilusz |first1=Ryan |title=A 'Dark' chapter for Statesville native Blake Crouch |date=July 30, 2016 |url=https://statesville.com/news/a-dark-chapter-for-statesville-native-blake-crouch/article_fca78be6-55ba-11e6-b03f-e7f55262226e.html |publisher=Statesville Record & Landmark |access-date=March 29, 2021}}</ref> graduating in 2000 with degrees in English and creative writing. He began writing short stories and early drafts of his novels while still in middle school.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Rote |first=Laura |date=April 11, 2024 |title=Manipulating Time and Memory with Author Blake Crouch |url=https://sixtysixmag.com/blake-crouch/ |access-date=August 5, 2025 |website=Sixtysix}}</ref>
==Career== {{Expand section|date=August 2025|small=no}} ===Writing=== Crouch published his first two novels, ''Desert Places'' and ''Locked Doors'', in 2004 and 2005, respectively. In 2011, he self-published the novel ''Run'' digitally.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 8, 2024 |title=An Interview with October Crime Collective author – Blake Crouch |url=https://goldsborobooks.com/blogs/crime-collective-content-vault/an-interview-with-october-crime-collective-author-blake-crouch |access-date=August 5, 2025 |website=Goldsboro Books}}</ref> In 2016, he released the sci-fi novel ''Dark Matter''.<ref name="DarkMatter">{{cite web|last1=Crouch|first1=Blake|title=Dark Matter|url=http://blakecrouch.com/dark-matter.php|website=Blake Crouch|accessdate=October 9, 2016|archive-date=March 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328192221/http://blakecrouch.com/dark-matter.php|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2019, he published another sci-fi novel, titled ''Recursion''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=LaValle |first=Victor |date=June 11, 2019 |title=A Time-Twisting, Mind-Bending Novel, Perfect for Summer Reading |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/11/books/review/recursion-blake-crouch.html |access-date=June 28, 2025 |work=The New York Times |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
===Adaptations=== Crouch's ''Wayward Pines Trilogy'' (2012–14) was adapted into the 2015 television series ''Wayward Pines''.<ref name=pierce>{{cite news|first=Scott D. |last=Pierce |url=http://www.sltrib.com/entertainment/2489265-155/scott-d-pierce-no-theyre-not|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150616011235/http://www.sltrib.com/entertainment/2489265-155/scott-d-pierce-no-theyre-not|archive-date=June 16, 2015 |title=No, they're not dead on ''Wayward Pines'' |work=The Salt Lake Tribune |date=May 11, 2015 |accessdate=June 13, 2015}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Kalfrin |first=Valerie |date=December 3, 2024 |title=Novelist Turned Showrunner Blake Crouch Dives into the Sci-Fi Realm of 'Dark Matter' |url=https://scriptmag.com/television/novelist-turned-showrunner-blake-crouch-dives-into-the-sci-fi-realm-of-dark-matter |access-date=August 5, 2025 |website=Script Magazine}}</ref> Another work, ''Good Behavior'', premiered as a television series in November 2016.<ref name="GoodBehavior">{{cite web|last1=Crouch|first1=Blake|title=Good Behavior|url=http://blakecrouch.com/good-behavior.php|website=Blake Crouch|accessdate=October 9, 2016|archive-date=March 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328192242/http://blakecrouch.com/good-behavior.php|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In 2020, Crouch began working on a screenplay to adapt ''Dark Matter'' into a television series for Sony Pictures, serving as writer, producer, and showrunner.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sneider |first1=Jeff |title='Dark Matter' Series in the Works at Apple from Matt Tolmach, Author Blake Crouch |url=https://collider.com/dark-matter-apple-tv-show-blake-crouch/ |website=Collider |date=December 8, 2020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221017091531/https://collider.com/dark-matter-apple-tv-show-blake-crouch/ |archive-date= October 17, 2022 }}</ref><ref name=":2" /> It premiered on May 8, 2024, on Apple TV+.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Klimek |first=Chris |date=May 8, 2024 |title=Dark Matter Series-Premiere Recap: Man and Superposition |url=https://www.vulture.com/article/dark-matter-recap-episode-1-are-you-happy-in-your-life.html |access-date=May 24, 2024 |website=Vulture}}</ref>
==Personal life== {{BLP sources section|date=September 2022}}
Crouch married Rebecca Greene on June 20, 1998. They have three children together. The couple divorced in 2017. As of 2019, Crouch was dating Jacquelyn Ben-Zekry.
In 2021, Crouch filed a court case appealing to modify his and Greene's joint agreement for medical decision-making authority for their children, to allow him to vaccinate them over Greene's religious-based objections.<ref>{{Cite web |title=In re Marriage of Crouch, 490 P.3d 1087 |url=https://casetext.com/case/in-re-marriage-of-crouch-2 |access-date=September 22, 2022 |website=Casetext Search + Citator |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922184137/https://casetext.com/case/in-re-marriage-of-crouch-2 |archive-date=September 22, 2022 }}</ref>
==Awards and recognition== * ''Pines'' – nominated for the International Thriller Writers Awards "Best Original Paperback Novel" in 2013<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=August 9, 2021 |title=Blake Crouch List of Books |url=https://www.booknotification.com/authors/blake-crouch/ |access-date=August 5, 2025 |website=Book Notification}}</ref> * ''The Last Town'' – nominated for the 2014 Goodreads Choice Award in the "Horror" category<ref name=":1" /> * ''Dark Matter'' – nominated for the 2016 Goodreads Choice Award in the "Science Fiction" category<ref name=":1" /> * ''Good Behavior'' (audiobook) – nominated for the 2018 Audie Awards "Best Short Stories or Collections"<ref name=":1" /> * ''Recursion'' (2019) – won the Goodreads Choice Award for "Best Science Fiction Novel"<ref name=":1" /> * ''Upgrade'' – nominated for the 2022 Goodreads Choice Award in the "Romance" category<ref name=":1" />
==Bibliography== ===Andrew Z. Thomas / Luther Kite series=== * ''Desert Places'' (2004) * ''Locked Doors'' (2005) * ''Break You'' (2011) * ''Stirred'' (with J. A. Konrath, 2011)
===Wayward Pines Trilogy=== * ''Pines'' (2012) * ''Wayward'' (2013) * ''The Last Town'' (2014)
===Stand-alone novels=== * ''Abandon'' (2009) * ''Famous'' (2010) * ''Snowbound'' (2010) * ''Run'' (2011) * ''Eerie'' (with Jordan Crouch) (2012) * ''Dark Matter'' (2016) * ''Good Behavior'' (2016) * ''Summer Frost'' (2019)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49676965-summer-frost | title=Summer Frost by Blake Crouch |website=Goodreads |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230801225849/https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49676965-summer-frost |archive-date= August 1, 2023 }}</ref> * ''Recursion'' (2019) * ''Upgrade'' (2022)
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category|nowrap=yes}} * {{official|blakecrouch.com}} * {{IMDb name|nm5458813}} * {{ISFDB name|id=144343|name=Blake Crouch}} * [http://www.thebookseller.com/news/pan-mac-wins-auction-blake-crouch-s-dark-matter Bookseller news article on Blake Crouch] * [http://www.blogtalkradio.com/modernsignedbooks/2016/11/01/msb--blake-crouch-discusses-latest-books-good-behavior-and-dark-matter BlogTalkRadio interview with Modern Signed Books host Rodger Nichols October 27, 2017]
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