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James PattersonJames Brendan Patterson is an American author. Among his works are the Alex Cross, Michael Bennett, Women's Murder Club, Maximum Ride, Daniel X, NYPD Red, Witch & Wizard, Private and Middle School series, as well as many stand-alone thrillers, non-fiction, and romance novels. Patterson's books have sold more than 425 million copies, and he was the first person to sell one million e-books. In 2016, Patterson topped Forbes's list of highest-paid authors for the third consecutive year, with an income of $95 million. His total income over a decade is estimated at $700 million.
Katherine ApplegateKatherine Alice Applegate, sometimes publishing as K. A. Applegate, is an American young adult and children's fiction writer, best known as the author of the Animorphs, Remnants, and Everworld book series. She won the 2013 Newbery Medal for her 2012 children's novel The One and Only Ivan. Applegate's most popular books are science fiction, fantasy, and adventure novels. She won the Publishers Weekly Best New Children's Book Series Award in 1997. Her book Home of the Brave has won several awards.
Nora RobertsNora Roberts is an American author of over 225 novels, known for romance published under her own name. She also writes police procedurals which have elements of science fiction under the name J. D. Robb, and has published as Jill March and Sarah Hardesty.
R. L. StineRobert Lawrence Stine is an American novelist. He is the writer of Goosebumps, a horror fiction novel series for children which has sold over 400 million copies globally in 35 languages, becoming the second-best-selling book series in history. The series spawned a media franchise including two television series, a video game series, a comic series, and two feature films. Stine has been referred to as the "Stephen King of children's literature".
Ann M. MartinAnn Matthews Martin is an American writer of children's and young adult fiction, known best for The Baby-Sitters Club series which was first published in 1986. A graduate of Smith College, Martin's works have sold millions of copies worldwide; today, Martin continues involvement with The Baby-Sitters Club series and spin-offs alongside writing other novels.Richard KostelanetzRichard Kostelanetz is an American experimental writer, artist, and critic known for Dictionary of the Avant-Gardes and The Theatre of Mixed Means. His work crosses literature, visual art, and sound; his novel In the Beginning consists of combinations of letters.
Elisabetta DamiElisabetta Maria Dami is an Italian children's author. She is known for her book series Geronimo Stilton.
Debbie MacomberDebbie Macomber is an American author of romance novels and contemporary women's fiction. Six of her novels have become made-for-TV movies and her Cedar Cove series of novels was adapted into a television series of the same name. Macomber was the inaugural winner of the fan-voted Quill Award for romance in 2005 and has been awarded both a RITA Award and a lifetime achievement award by the Romance Writers of America.
Carole MortimerCarole Mortimer is a popular British writer of over 150 romance novels since 1978. She was one of Mills & Boon's youngest authors, and now is one of their most popular and prolific authors.
Diana PalmerSusan Kyle, known by her pen name Diana Palmer, is an American writer who has published romantic novels since 1979. She has also written romances as Diana Blayne, Katy Currie, and under her married name Susan Kyle and a science fiction novel as Susan S. Kyle.
Stephen KingStephen Edwin King is an American author. Dubbed the "King of Horror", he is widely known for his horror fiction and has also explored other genres, among them suspense, crime, science-fiction, fantasy, and mystery. In a career spanning six decades, he has written approximately 200 short stories, most of which have been published in collections.
Mercer MayerMercer Mayer is an American children's author and illustrator. He has published over 300 books, using a wide range of illustrative styles. Mayer is best known for his Little Critter and Little Monster series of books.Bobbie KalmanBobbie Kalman is a Canadian author of children's nonfiction about nature, geography and history, including The Life Cycle of a Butterfly and the Historic Communities series. Born in Hungary, she fled with her family during the 1956 revolution.
Jayne Ann KrentzJayne Ann Krentz, née Jayne Castle, is an American writer of romance novels. Krentz is the author of a string of New York Times bestsellers under seven different pseudonyms. Now, she only uses three names. Under her married name she writes contemporary romantic-suspense. She uses Amanda Quick for her novels of historical romantic-suspense. She uses her maiden name, Jayne Ann Castle, for futuristic/paranormal romantic-suspense writing.
Heather GrahamHeather Graham Pozzessere is an American writer, who writes primarily romance novels. She also writes under her maiden name Heather Graham as well as the pen name Shannon Drake. She has written over 150 novels and novellas, has been published in approximately 25 languages, and has had over 75 million copies printed.
Anne MatherAnne Mather is the pseudonym used by Mildred Grieveson, a popular British author of over 160 romance novels. She also signed novels as Caroline Fleming and Cardine Fleming.
Mercedes LackeyMercedes Ritchie Lackey is an American writer of fantasy novels. Many of her novels and trilogies are interlinked and set in the world of Velgarth, mostly in and around the country of Valdemar. Her Valdemar novels include interaction between human and non-human protagonists with many different cultures and social mores.
Cynthia RylantCynthia Rylant is an American author and librarian. She has written more than 100 children's books including works of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Several of her books have won awards including her novel Missing May, which won the 1993 Newbery Medal, and A Fine White Dust, which was a 1987 Newbery Honor book. Two of her books are Caldecott Honor Books.
Lynne GrahamLynne Graham is a Northern Irish author of over 100 romance novels. She published her novels in Mills & Boon since 1987.
Danielle SteelDanielle Fernandes Dominique Schuelein-Steel is an American writer best known for her romance novels. She is the bestselling living author and the fourth-best-selling fiction author of all time, with over 800 million copies sold. As of 2024, she has written 210 books, including over 182 novels.
Anna ClaybourneAnna Claybourne is a British children's nonfiction writer whose books include 100 Most Dangerous Things on the Planet and contributions to Usborne encyclopedias. Based in Edinburgh, she once spent three months volunteering on rainforest conservation in Costa Rica.
Emma DarcyEmma Darcy is the pseudonym used by the Australian husband–wife writing team of Wendy Brennan and Frank Brennan. They wrote, in collaboration, over 45 romance novels. After Frank's death, Wendy continued writing, for a total of 106 romance novels.
Marc BrownMarc Tolon Brown is an American illustrator and children's book author best known for writing and illustrating the Arthur book series, which was later adapted into an animated TV series that aired on PBS Kids and other country channels. He has also written and illustrated other books, and collaborated with his wife Laurene Krasny Brown on the Dino Life Guides for Families series.
Sharon KendrickSharon Kendrick, née Wirdnam is a British author of over 100 romance novels published by Mills & Boon since 1993. Her books regularly top the sales charts for romance fiction.
