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Blake Crouch

Blake Crouch
Crouch in 2016
Crouch in 2016
BornWilliam Blake Crouch
(1978-10-15) October 15, 1978 (age 46)
Statesville, North Carolina, U.S.
OccupationWriter
Alma materUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Period2004–present
Genre
Notable works
Website
blakecrouch.com

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

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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,[1] 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.[2]

Career

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Writing

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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.[3] In 2016, he released the sci-fi novel Dark Matter.[4] In 2019, he published another sci-fi novel, titled Recursion.[5]

Adaptations

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Crouch's Wayward Pines Trilogy (2012–14) was adapted into the 2015 television series Wayward Pines.[6][7] Another work, Good Behavior, premiered as a television series in November 2016.[8]

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.[9][7] It premiered on May 8, 2024, on Apple TV+.[10]

Personal life

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Crouch married Rebecca Greene on June 20, 1998. They have three children together. The couple divorced in 2017. As of 2019, Crouch was dating Jacque 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.[11]

Awards and recognition

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Bibliography

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Andrew Z. Thomas / Luther Kite series

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  • Desert Places (2004)
  • Locked Doors (2005)
  • Break You (2011)
  • Stirred (with J. A. Konrath, 2011)

Wayward Pines Trilogy

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  • Pines (2012)
  • Wayward (2013)
  • The Last Town (2014)

Stand-alone novels

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  • Abandon (2009)
  • Famous (2010)
  • Snowbound (2010)
  • Run (2011)
  • Eerie (with Jordan Crouch) (2012)
  • Dark Matter (2016)
  • Good Behavior (2016)
  • Summer Frost (2019)[13]
  • Recursion (2019)
  • Upgrade (2022)

References

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  1. ^ Wilusz, Ryan (July 30, 2016). "A 'Dark' chapter for Statesville native Blake Crouch". Statesville Record & Landmark. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  2. ^ Rote, Laura (April 11, 2024). "Manipulating Time and Memory with Author Blake Crouch". Sixtysix. Retrieved August 5, 2025.
  3. ^ "An Interview with October Crime Collective author – Blake Crouch". Goldsboro Books. October 8, 2024. Retrieved August 5, 2025.
  4. ^ Crouch, Blake. "Dark Matter". Blake Crouch. Archived from the original on March 28, 2019. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
  5. ^ LaValle, Victor (June 11, 2019). "A Time-Twisting, Mind-Bending Novel, Perfect for Summer Reading". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 28, 2025.
  6. ^ Pierce, Scott D. (May 11, 2015). "No, they're not dead on Wayward Pines". The Salt Lake Tribune. Archived from the original on June 16, 2015. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
  7. ^ a b Kalfrin, Valerie (December 3, 2024). "Novelist Turned Showrunner Blake Crouch Dives into the Sci-Fi Realm of 'Dark Matter'". Script Magazine. Retrieved August 5, 2025.
  8. ^ Crouch, Blake. "Good Behavior". Blake Crouch. Archived from the original on March 28, 2019. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
  9. ^ Sneider, Jeff (December 8, 2020). "'Dark Matter' Series in the Works at Apple from Matt Tolmach, Author Blake Crouch". Collider. Archived from the original on October 17, 2022.
  10. ^ Klimek, Chris (May 8, 2024). "Dark Matter Series-Premiere Recap: Man and Superposition". Vulture. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
  11. ^ "In re Marriage of Crouch, 490 P.3d 1087". Casetext Search + Citator. Archived from the original on September 22, 2022. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
  12. ^ a b c d e f "Blake Crouch List of Books". Book Notification. August 9, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2025.
  13. ^ "Summer Frost by Blake Crouch". Goodreads. Archived from the original on August 1, 2023.
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