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Author Description Mark Z. Danielewski is an American author best known for his books <i> House of Leaves</i>, <i>Only Revolutions</i>, <i>The Fifty Year Sword</i>, <i>The Little Blue Kite</i>, and <i>The Familiar</i> series.<br /><br />Danielewski studied English Literature at Yale. He then decided to move to Berkeley, California, where he took a summer program in Latin at the University of California, Berkeley. He also spent time in Paris, preoccupied mostly with writing.<br /><br />In the early 1990s, he pursued graduate studies at the USC School of Cinema-Television. He later served as an assistant editor and worked on sound for <i>Derrida</i>, a documentary based on the life of the Algerian-born French literary critic and philosopher Jacques Derrida.<br /><br />His second novel, <i>Only Revolutions</i>, was released in 2006. The novel was a finalist for the 2006 National Book Award. <br /><br />His novel <i> The Fifty Year Sword </i> was released in the Netherlands in 2005. A new version with stitched illustrations was released in the United States 2012 (including a limited-edition release featuring a latched box that held the book). On Halloween 2010-2012, Danielewski "conducted" staged readings of the book at the REDCAT Theater inside the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles. Each year was different and included features such as large-scale shadows, music, and performances from actors such as Betsy Brandt (Breaking Bad).<br /><br />On May 12, 2015, he released the first volume, <i>The Familiar (Volume 1): One Rainy Day in May </i> in his announced 27-volume series <i>The Familiar</i>. The story "concerns a 12-year-old girl who finds a kitten..." The second volume, <i>The Familiar (Volume 2): Into the Forest </i> was released on Oct. 27, 2015, <i>The Familiar (Volume 3): Honeysuckle & Pain </i> came out June 14, 2016, and <i>The Familiar (Volume 4): Hades </i> arrived in bookstores on Feb. 7, 2017, and <i>The Familiar (Volume 5): Redwood </i> was released on Halloween 2017.<br /><br />His latest release, <i>The Little Blue Kite</i>, is out now.<br /><br /><b>Quick Facts</b><br /><br />He is the son of Polish avant-garde film director Tad Danielewski and the brother of singer and songwriter Annie Decatur Danielewski, a.k.a. Poe.<br /><br /><i>House of Leaves</i>, Danielewski's first novel, has gained a considerable cult following. In 2000, Danielewski toured with his sister across America at Borders Books and Music locations, promoting Poe’s album <i>Haunted</i>, which reflects elements of <i>House of Leaves</i>.<br /><br />Danielewski's work is characterized by experimental choices in form, such as intricate and multi-layered narratives and typographical variation.<br /><br />In 2015, his piece <i> Thrown</i>, a reflection on Matthew Barney's <i>Cremaster 2</i>, appeared on display at the Guggenheim Museum in New York.<br /><br />Official "Yarn + Ink" apparel inspired by his books <i>House of Leaves</i> and <i> The Familiar</i> is now available through his official website, Amazon and Etsy.<br /><br />His latest short story, "There's a Place for You" was released on <a target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow" href="http://www.markzdanielewski.com">www.markzdanielewski.com</a> in August 2020.<br /><br />Read more on his Wikipedia page:<br /><a target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Z._Danielewski">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Z....</a><br />

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