Olivie Blake is the internationally bestselling author of The Atlas Six, Alone With You in the Ether, One For My Enemy, Masters of Death, Januaries, Gifted & Talented and Girl Dinner. As Alexene Farol Follmuth, she is also the author of the young adult rom-coms Twelfth Knight and My Mechanical Romance. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and son.
A book that whets your appetite before devouring you whole. Girl Dinner is cunning, charged and just as you’re comfortable – a profound shock. Perfect for the era we live in -- Chloe Gong, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>Immortal Longings</i> Seriously, WHAT did I just read?! And when can I have seconds?! A brilliant head trip of a book, Olivie Blake constantly comes at timely topics from new and interesting angles. I can't wait to see what she does next! -- Katee Robert, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>Neon Gods</i> Girl Dinner is a crackling, tense journey between the ravenous teeth of feminine rage and sorority power struggles. Overflowing with creeping dread. I devoured it and loved every second -- Chuck Tingle, <i>USA Today</i> bestselling author of <i>Bury Your Gays</i> A female-fueled tumbleweed of bloodthirsty seduction. A decadent dive into the dark depths of ambition and toxic relationships. Deliciously addictive -- A. R. Torre, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>The Good Lie</i> Whip sharp, nuanced and highly propulsive. I will be thinking about Girl Dinner for a long time -- Hildur Knútsdóttir, author of <i>The Night Guest</i> Told with Blake’s signature wit and driven by a cast of morally gray characters you will hate to love and love to hate, Gifted & Talented is equal parts black comedy, sharp indictment of privilege and power, and soaring, vicious drama. Addictively entertaining, this is Blake at the height of her abilities -- Ava Reid, No. 1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>Lady Macbeth</i> Incisive, unsparing, and utterly brilliant. Gifted & Talented is a remarkable character study meditating on the consequences of dynasty and power. Olivie Blake’s storytelling has risen to empyrean heights -- Chloe Gong, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>Immortal Longings</i> Take the love-to-hate-'em siblings of Succession, add a dash of The Magicians' real-world magic, and put it together with Olivie Blake's stellar sense of humor, and you have Gifted & Talented, a refreshing tale of spoiled-sibling woe, mysterious curses, and family complexity that will absolutely delight you -- Veronica Roth, No. 1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>When Among Crows</i> Olivie Blake's singular narrative voice sparkles in Gifted & Talented – a timely tale of greed, ambition and rivalry which eviscerates the world of wealth and privilege in nimble and terrific style -- M. L. Rio, bestselling author of <i>If We Were Villains</i> Gifted & Talented is a wickedly funny book about perfectly horrible people – and some of them even get what they deserve. Blake's sly prose and vivid character work bring the dreadful siblings to life, but also give us moments of heart-clenching tenderness. A delight -- Emily Tesh, Hugo Award-winning author of <i>Some Desperate Glory</i>