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Elizabeth Acevedo is a Dominican-American poet and author. She is the author of The Poet X, With the Fire on High, and Clap When You Land. The Poet X is a New York Times Bestseller, National Book Award Winner, and Carnegie Medal winner.

Sarah Dessen is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of over a dozen novels for teens. She is the recipient of the 2017 Margaret A. Edwards Award from the American Library Association for outstanding contribution to young adult literature for her novels.

John Green is the New York Times bestselling author of Looking for Alaska and The Fault in Our Stars among others. He was the 2006 recipient of the Michael L. Printz Award, a 2009 Edgar Award and has twice been a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize.

Ellen Hopkins is a celebrated name among Young Adult novel writers. She has published several New York Times bestselling novels. Her key works include Crank, Identical and Burned.

Jeffrey Patrick "Jeff" Kinney is an American cartoonist, producer and author of children's books, including the Diary of a Wimpy Kid book series, which is a fixture on bestseller lists.

Marie Lu is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Legend trilogy and The Young Elites trilogy. Prior to being a full-time writer, she worked in the video game industry. She spends her spare time reading, drawing, and playing Assassin’s Creed.

Karen M. McManus is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of twisty YA thrillers including One of Us Is Lying, Two Can Keep a Secret, One of Us Is Next and The Cousins

Marissa Meyer is the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of Heartless and The Lunar Chronicles. She’s a fan of most things geeky (Sailor Moon, Firefly, any occasion that requires a costume), and has been in love with fairy tales since she was a child.

Jason Reynolds is a #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than a dozen books for young people, including Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks, All American Boys, Long Way Down, and Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You.

Rick Riordan is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of over 20 novels for young readers, including the Percy Jackson series, the Kane Chronicles, and the Trials of Apollo. He is also the author of the multi-award-winning Tres Navarre mystery series for adults.

Rachel Renée Russell is the author of the #1 New York Times Best Selling book series, Dork Diaries. She’s an attorney who prefers writing tween books to legal briefs. Mainly because books are more fun and pajamas and bunny slippers aren’t allowed in court.

Raina Telgemeier is the author and illustrator of the graphic novels Smile, Drama, Sisters, and Ghosts, all #1 New York Times bestsellers. Raina’s accolades include three Eisner Awards, a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor, and a Stonewall Honor.

Angie Thomas is an American young adult author, best known for writing The Hate U Give. This award-winning, acclaimed debut novel is a #1 New York Times bestseller and major motion picture from Fox 2000.

Jacqueline Woodson is an American writer of books for children and adolescents. She is best known for Miracle's Boys, and her Newbery Honor-winning titles Brown Girl Dreaming, After Tupac and D Foster, Feathers, and Show Way.

Patricia Briggs is the #1 New York Times best selling author of the Mercy Thompson series. She has short stories in several anthologies, as well as a series of comic books and graphic novels based on her Mercy Thompson and Alpha and Omega series.

James S.A. Corey is the pen name of authors Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck. They both live in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Christine Feehan is an American romance-paranormal writer. She has published more than 40 novels, including five series, and numerous novellas since 1999. Sixteen of her books have hit No. 1 on the New York Times Bestsellers list.

Neil Gaiman's work has been honored with many awards, including the Newbery and Carnegie Medals. His books and stories have also been honored with four Hugos, two Nebulas, one World Fantasy Award, four Bram Stoker Awards, and many more.

Laurell Kaye Hamilton is an American fantasy and romance writer. Her Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter series centers on Anita Blake, who serves and works as a professional zombie raiser, vampire executioner and supernatural consultant for the police.

Kim Harrison, author of the New York Times #1 best selling Hollows series, was born in Detroit and lived most her her life within an easy drive. When not at her desk, Kim is most likely to be found landscaping her new/old Victorian home or in the garden.

Nora K. Jemisin is an American science fiction and fantasy writer and a psychologist. Her fiction explores a wide variety of themes, including cultural conflict and oppression. She has won several awards for her work, including the Locus Award.

George R.R. Martin is an American novelist and short-story writer in the fantasy, horror, and science fiction genres, screenwriter, and television producer. He is best known for his series of epic fantasy novels, A Song of Ice and Fire.

J.R. Ward is the author of more than 20 novels, including those in her #1 New York Times and USA Today bestselling series, The Black Dagger Brotherhood. There are more than 15 million copies of Ward’s novels in print and they have been published in 25 different countries.

Timothy Zahn is an American writer of science fiction and fantasy. He is known for the Thrawn series of Star Wars novels, and has published several other series of science fiction and fantasy novels, in addition to many works of short fiction.

Nick Cutter is a pseudonym for Craig Davidson. Davidson is a Canadian author of short stories and novels, who has published work under both his own name and the pen names of Cutter and Patrick Lestewka. His style has been compared to that of Chuck Palahniuk.

Joe Hill is the #1 New York Times Bestselling Author of The Fireman, NOS4A2, Heart-Shaped Box, and Horns. His book of short stories, 20th Century Ghosts, won the Bram Stoker Award and British Fantasy Award for Best Collection.

Stephen King made his first professional short story sale in 1967. He has since published over 50 books. King is the recipient of the 2003 National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to the American Letters and the 2014 National Medal of Arts.

As a college student, Dean Koontz won an Atlantic Monthly fiction competition and has written ever since. Fourteen of his novels have risen to No. 1 on the New York Times hardcover bestseller list, making him one of a few writers ever to have achieved that milestone.

Megan Abbott is the Edgar-winning author of the novels The Turnout, Give Me Your Hand, You Will Know Me, The Fever, Dare Me, The End of Everything, Bury Me Deep, Queenpin, The Song Is You and Die a Little.

David published his first novel, Absolute Power, in 1996. In total, David has published 35 novels for adults; all have been national and international bestsellers. His novels are published in over 45 languages and in more than 80 countries.

Nevada Barr is an American author best known for her Anna Pigeon series of mystery novels set in national parks in the United States. She created the series while working a seasonal job in Guadalupe Mountains National Park in Texas.

Charles James Box, Jr. is an American author of more than 20 novels. Box is the author of the popular Joe Pickett series, as well as several stand-alone novels, and a collection of short stories. The novels have been translated into 27 languages.

Sandra Lynn Brown is an American bestselling author of romantic novels and thriller suspense novels. Brown has also published works under the pen names of Rachel Ryan, Laura Jordan, and Erin St. Claire. She has published more than 70 novels.

James D. "Jim" Grant, primarily known by his pen name Lee Child, is a British author who writes thriller novels, and is most well-known for his Jack Reacher novel series. His first novel, Killing Floor, won the Anthony Award and the Barry Award for Best First Novel.

Mary Theresa Eleanor Higgins Clark Conheeney, known professionally as Mary Higgins Clark, is an American author of suspense novels. She has published more than 50 novels with millions of copies sold throughout the United States.

Harlan Coben is an American writer of mystery novels and thrillers. The plots of his novels often involve the resurfacing of unresolved or misinterpreted events in the past, murders, or fatal accidents and have multiple twists.

Michael Connelly is an American author of detective novels and other crime fiction, notably those featuring LAPD Detective Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch and criminal defense attorney Mickey Haller. His books, which have been translated into 39 languages.

Robert Brian "Robin" Cook is an American physician and novelist who writes about medicine and topics affecting public health. He is best known for combining medical writing with the thriller genre. His books have sold nearly 400 million copies.

Patricia Cornwell is a contemporary American crime writer. She is known for writing a best-selling series of novels featuring the heroine Dr. Kay Scarpetta, a medical examiner. Her books have sold more than 100 million copies. She also authored two cookbooks.

Jean Catherine Coulter is an American author of romantic suspense thrillers and historical romances who currently resides in northern California. Coulter generally publishes one historical romance and one suspense novel each year.

Clive Cussler is an American adventure novelist and underwater explorer. His novels, many featuring the character Dirk Pitt, have reached The New York Times fiction best-seller list many times. He is the founder of the National Underwater and Marine Agency.

Diane Mott Davidson is an American author of mystery novels that use the theme of food. Several recipes are included in each book, and each novel title is a play on a food or drink word. The main character of her novels is Goldy Schulz, a small town caterer.

Jeffery Deaver is an American mystery/crime writer. He has a bachelor of journalism degree from the University of Missouri and a law degree from Fordham University and originally started working as a journalist before embarking on his career as a novelist.

Nelson Richard DeMille is an American author of action adventure and suspense novels. His novels include Plum Island, The Charm School, and The Gold Coast. He also has written under the pen names Jack Cannon, Kurt Ladner, Ellen Kay and Brad Matthews.

Janet Evanovich is an American writer. She began her career writing short contemporary romance novels, but gained fame authoring a series of contemporary mysteries featuring Stephanie Plum, a former lingerie buyer turned bounty hunter.

Gillian Flynn is an American author, screenwriter, comic book writer and former television critic for Entertainment Weekly. Flynn’s 2006 debut novel, Sharp Objects, was an Edgar Award finalist and the winner of two of Britain’s Dagger Awards.

Tana French is an American-Irish writer and theatrical actress born in Vermont. Her debut novel In the Woods, a psychological mystery, won the Edgar, Anthony, Macavity, and Barry awards for best first novel. She lives in Dublin with her family.

Lisa Gardner, a No. 1 New York Times bestselling thriller novelist, began her career in food service, but after catching her hair on fire numerous times, she took the hint and focused on writing instead. She is published in 30 countries.

Susan Elizabeth George is an American writer of mystery novels set in Great Britain. She is best known for a series of novels featuring Inspector Thomas Lynley, 20 in number as of 2018. She has authored more than 80 books and gift books.

Tess Gerritsen is an American novelist and retired physician. Gerritsen's first novels were romantic thrillers. In 2001, Gerritsen's first crime thriller, The Surgeon, was published. Her books inspired the Rizzoli & Isles television series.

John Ray Grisham Jr. is an American bestselling writer, attorney, politician, and activist best known for his popular legal thrillers. His books have been translated into 42 languages and published worldwide as well as adapted for film.

Paula Hawkins worked as a journalist for 15 years before turning her hand to fiction. She is the author of The Girl on the Train and Into the Water. An international No 1 bestseller, The Girl on the Train was published in 50 countries and over 40 languages.

Susan Lisa Jackson is a best-selling American author of more than 75 romance novels and romantic suspense novels. She also writes under the name Susan Lynn Crose. Her books are in print in 20 languages. She is also the co-author of the Colony Series.

Judith Ann (J. A.) Jance is an American author of mystery novels. She writes at least three series of novels, centering on retired Seattle Police Department Detective J. P. Beaumont, Arizona County Sheriff Joanna Brady, and Los Angeles mystery solver Ali Reynolds.

Iris Johansen is an American author of crime fiction, suspense fiction, and romance novels. She has written in multiple genres to which some have landed her on the New York Times bestseller’s list. She is a dog owner and lives near Atlanta.

Faye Marder Kellerman is an American writer of mystery novels, in particular the "Peter Decker/Rina Lazarus" series as well as three non-series books, The Quality of Mercy, Moon Music, and Straight into Darkness. She has a doctorate in dentistry.

Jonathan Kellerman is an American psychologist, and Edgar and Anthony Award-winning author of numerous bestselling suspense novels. His writings on psychology include Savage Spawn: Reflections on Violent Children. He is married to novelist Faye Kellerman.

Fern Michaels is an American author of romance and thriller novels, including nearly 150 best selling books with nearly 200 million copies in print. Her books include Family Blessings, Pretty Woman, and Crown Jewel and the Texas quartet and Captive series.

Walter Mosley is one of the most versatile and admired writers in America today. He is the author of more than 43 critically acclaimed books, including the major bestselling mystery series featuring Easy Rawlins. His work includes literary and science fiction.

James Patterson is an American author and philanthropist. Among his works are the Alex Cross, Michael Bennett, Women's Murder Club, Maximum Ride, Daniel X, NYPD Red, Witch and Wizard, and Private series. His books have sold more than 300 million copies.

Louise Penny is a Canadian author of mystery novels set in the Canadian province of Quebec. Penny's first career was as a radio broadcaster for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

Douglas Jerome Preston is an American journalist and author. Although he is best known for his thrillers in collaboration with Lincoln Child, he has also written several solo novels. He sometimes writes for magazines, including Smithsonian.

Kathleen Joan Toelle Reichs is an American crime writer, forensic anthropologist and academic. Her first novel Déjà Dead catapulted her to fame when it became a New York Times bestseller and won the 1997 Ellis Award for Best First Novel.

Karen Robards is a best-selling author of over 50 novels. After first gaining recognition for her historical romances, Robards became one of the first historical romance novelists to successfully make the switch to contemporary romantic suspense.

Nora Roberts is an American bestselling author of more than 225 romance novels. She writes as J. D. Robb for the in Death series, and has also written under the pseudonyms Jill March and for publications in the U.K. as Sarah Hardesty.

John Sandford is the pseudonym of John Roswell Camp, an American author and journalist. Camp won the Pulitzer Prize in journalism in 1986. Camp is the author of 40 published novels. He's been on bestseller lists multiple times.

Lisa Scottoline is an American author of legal thrillers. Her book Final Appeal received an Edgar Award, for excellence in crime fiction. She has since written 30 bestselling novels. She has served as President of the Mystery Writers of America and won many other honors.

Daniel Silva is a best-selling American author of many thriller and espionage novels. In 1994, he began work on his first novel, The Unlikely Spy. The novel debuted on The New York Times bestseller list in January 1997. He has remained a mainstay on bestseller lists.

In 2011, Brad Taylor published his debut novel, One Rough Man, which launched the Pike Logan series. The series has consistently hit the New York Times bestseller list. When not writing, he serves as a security consultant on asymmetric threats for various agencies.

Bradley George "Brad" Thor, Jr. is an American thriller novelist, author of The Lions of Lucerne, Path of the Assassin, State of the Union, Code of Conduct, and Foreign Agent. Thor's novels have been published in countries around the world.

Stuart Woods is the author of more than 60 novels. He is a native of Georgia and began his writing career in the advertising industry. Chiefs, his debut in 1981, won the Edgar Award. An avid sailor and pilot, Woods lives in Florida, Maine, and New Mexico.

Maya Banks is the #1 New York Times and #1 USA Today bestselling author of the Breathless trilogy and more than 60 novels across many genres, including erotic, contemporary, historical and paranormal. She also writes under the pen name Sharon Long.

Barbara Taylor Bradford is a best-selling British-American novelist. Her debut novel, A Woman of Substance, was published in 1979 and has sold over 30 million copies worldwide. It ranks as one of the top-ten bestselling novels of all-time.

Robyn Carr is a popular author of romance and women’s fiction. Eleven of her novels have earned the No. 1 spot on the New York Times bestsellers list. In 2016, she received the Nora Roberts Lifetime Achievement Award from the Romance Writers of America.

Janet Dailey was an American author of numerous romance novels. Her novels have been translated into 19 languages and have sold more than 300 million copies worldwide. Dailey was the first American author to write for Harlequin. She has written about 90 novels.

Sylvia Day is the #1 New York Times, #1 USA Today and #1 international bestselling author of over twenty award-winning novels translated into 41 languages. With tens of millions of copies of her books in print, she is a #1 bestseller in 28 countries.

Jude Deveraux is the author of many New York Times bestsellers, including Sweet Liar, the Nantucket series, and A Knight in Shining Armor. She was honored with a Romantic Times Pioneer Award in 2013 for her career. She has published more than 70 novels.

Julie Garwood is an American writer of over 27 romance novels in both the historical and suspense subgenres. More than 35 million copies of her books are in print, and she has had more than 20 New York Times Bestsellers.

Emily Fisk Giffin is an American author of several novels. Her best known works are Something Borrowed, Heart of the Matter and The One and Only. Dubbed a “modern day Jane Austen” (Vanity Fair), Giffin resides in Atlanta with her family.

Heather Graham is a best-selling American writer, who primarily writes romance novels. She also writes under the pen name Shannon Drake. She was a founding member of the Florida Romance Writers chapter of the Romance Writers of America.

Elin Hilderbrand is an American writer, mostly of romance novels. Her novels are typically set on and around Nantucket Island, where she resides.

Helen Hoang is an American romance novelist, best known for her USA Today best-selling novel The Kiss Quotient. In 2016, she was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder in line with what was previously known as Asperger’s Syndrome. Her journey inspired THE KISS QUOTIENT.

Erika Mitchell, known by her pen name E. L. James, is a British author. She wrote the best-selling erotic romance trilogy Fifty Shades of Grey.

Beverly Jenkins is an American author of historical and contemporary romance novels with a particular focus on 19th century African-American life. Jenkins's historical romances are set during a period of African-American history that she believes is often overlooked.

A New York Times bestselling author, Jayne Ann Krentz uses three different pen names: Jayne Ann Krentz (contemporary romantic), Amanda Quick (historical romantic-suspense), and Jayne Castle (futuristic/paranormal romantic-suspense).

Lora Leigh is a New York Times bestselling author of erotic romance novels. Leigh started publishing with electronic publisher Ellora's Cave in 2003. Leigh's longest run series is The Breeds. She won the 2009 RT Award for erotica.

Debbie Macomber is a #1 New York Times bestselling author. In her novels, Macomber brings to life compelling relationships that embrace family and enduring friendships, uplifting her readers with stories of connection and hope.

The daughter of a town marshal, Linda Lael Miller is a No. 1 New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author of more than 100 historical and contemporary novels, most of which reflect her love of the West. She resides in Spokane, WA.

Mary B. Morrison, New York Times best-selling author, has 20 published novels. She writes as Mary B. Morrison and under the name HoneyB. Mary addresses social and sexual issues while empowering her female characters in her novels.

Amanda Quick, a pseudonym for Jayne Ann Krentz, is a New York Times bestselling, award-winning author of contemporary and historical romances. Before she began writing full time she worked as a librarian in both academic and corporate libraries.

Cydney Rax is the author of My Daughter's Boyfriend and My Husband's Girlfriend. Born and raised in Detroit , she earned a bachelor of science degree from Eastern Michigan University . Cydney is also an author promoter and her reviews have appeared on numerous books. Her novels have been featured in magazines such as Ebony, Essence, Upscale, Jewel, Today's Black Woman, Publisher's Weekly, Quarterly Black Review and Romantic Times Book Club Magazine.

Nora Roberts is an American bestselling author of more than 225 romance novels. She writes as J. D. Robb for the in Death series, and has also written under the pseudonyms Jill March and for publications in the U.K. as Sarah Hardesty.

Bestselling Author and Speaker Kimberla Lawson Roby has published 26 books which include Sin of a Woman, A Sinful Calling, Best Friends Forever, A Christmas Prayer, The Perfect Marriage, The Reverend's Wife, and her debut title, Behind Closed Doors.

Nicholas Sparks is one of the world’s most beloved storytellers. All of his books have been New York Times bestsellers, with over 105 million copies sold worldwide, in more than 50 languages, including over 75 million copies in the United States alone.

Danielle Steel has sold 650 million copies of her books. She also founded and runs two foundations. One finances organizations involved in mental illness, child abuse, and suicide prevention. The second foundation was established to assist the homeless.

Meredith Wild is a bestselling author. She self-published her debut novel, Hardwired, in 2013. In 2014, Wild founded her own imprint, Waterhouse Press. Her title, Misadventures of a City Girl, made the self-published best seller list in 2017.

Zane is the pseudonym of Kristina Laferne Roberts, author of erotic fiction novels. She is best known for her novel Addicted. In 1997, Zane began writing erotic stories to pass the time after her children went to bed. She was working as a sales representative.

New York Times bestselling authors Ashley and JaQuavis hit the scene at the age of 17. Born and raised in the most notorious neighborhoods of Flint, MI, it was only natural for the pair to write about the street life they knew all too well.

New York Times bestselling author Wahida Clark is a sought after urban lit author. She is one of a few urban lit authors to appear on the New York Times bestseller list. She also is the only urban lit author on that same list to have served time.

Sister Souljah is an American author, activist, recording artist, and film producer. She gained prominence for Bill Clinton's criticism of her remarks about race in the United States during the 1992 presidential campaign. She spoke in KCK in 2016.

Carl Weber is an AALBC.com and New York Times bestselling author. He has published more than 20 novels and is one of the most popular African American authors in the country. He is also president, CEO and Publisher of Urban Books LLC.

Fredrik Backman is a Swedish author, blogger, and columnist. Fredrik Backman is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove.

Louise Erdrich is an American author, writer of novels, poetry, and children's books featuring Native American characters and settings. She is an enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, a federally recognized tribe of the Anishinaabe.

Kristin Hannah is an award-winning and bestselling author of more than 20 novels including the international blockbuster, The Nightingale, Winter Garden, Night Road, and Firefly Lane.

Kevin Kwan is a Singapore-born American novelist and writer of satirical novels Crazy Rich Asians, China Rich Girlfriend, and Rich People Problems.

James McBride is an American writer and musician. He is the recipient of the 2013 National Book Award for fiction for his novel The Good Lord Bird.

Terry McMillan was born and raised in Port Huron, MI, and discovered her love of literature while shelving books at the local library. Her signature humor, wisdom, and warmth made Waiting to Exhale, How Stella Got Her Groove Back and others bert sellers.

Mary Monroe is a New York Times bestselling African-American fiction author. She is best known for her novel God Don't Like Ugly (originally published in fall 2000), and the series revolved around the characters first introduced in this book.

Liane Moriarty is the Australian author of six internationally best-selling novels, Three Wishes, The Last Anniversary, What Alice Forgot, The Hypnotist’s Love Story and the No. 1 New York Times bestsellers: The Husband's Secret and Big Little Lies.

Jodi Lynn Picoult is an American writer. She was awarded the New England Bookseller Award for fiction in 2003. Currently approximately 14 million copies of her books are in print worldwide, translated into 34 languages.

Lisa See is an American writer and novelist. Her books include On Gold Mountain: The One-Hundred-Year Odyssey of My Chinese-American Family (1995), a detailed account of See's family history, and the novels Flower Net (1997), Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (2005) and Shanghai Girls (2009).

Arch Colson Chipp Whitehead is an American novelist. He is the author of eight novels, including his 1999 debut work, The Intuitionist, and The Underground Railroad, for which he won the 2016 National Book Award for Fiction and the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.

William McGuire Bryson OBE HonFRS is an American–British author of books on travel, the English language, science, and other nonfiction topics.

Ta-Nehisi Paul Coates is an American author and journalist. Coates gained a wide readership during his time as national correspondent at The Atlantic, where he wrote about cultural, social, and political issues, particularly regarding African Americans and white supremacy.

Malcolm Gladwell is the author of five New York Times bestsellers — The Tipping Point, Blink,Outliers, What the Dog Saw, and David and Goliath.

Walter Isaacson is an American author, journalist, and professor. He has been the President and CEO of the Aspen Institute, a nonpartisan policy studies organization based in Washington, D.C., the chair and CEO of CNN, and the editor of Time.

Ibram Xolani Kendi is an American author, professor, anti-racist activist, and historian of race and discriminatory policy in America.

Erik Larson is an American journalist and author of nonfiction books. He has written a number of bestsellers, including The Devil in the White City, about the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago and a series of murders by H. H. Holmes that were committed in the city around the time of the Fair.

David Raymond Sedaris is an American humorist, comedian, author, and radio contributor. He was publicly recognized in 1992 when National Public Radio broadcast his essay "Santaland Diaries."

Neil deGrasse Tyson is an American astrophysicist, planetary scientist, author, and science communicator.