Adam Gidwitz is an American author known for his children's books, including the "A Tale Dark & Grimm" series, which are contemporary retellings of classic fairy tales. American author of children's books, best known for A Tale Dark and Grimm (2010), In a Glass Grimmly (2012), and The Grimm Conclusion (2013). He received a 2017 Newbery Honor for The Inquisitor’s Tale: Or, The Three Magical Children and Their Holy Dog (2016).In 2021, his book A Tale Dark and Grimm was adapted into an animated miniseries on Netflix.