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Sandra Brown

Sandra Brown

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.

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Sarah Dessen

Sarah Dessen

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.

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Sherrilyn Kenyon

Sherrilyn Kenyon

New York Times and international bestselling author, Sherrilyn Kenyon has placed more than 80 novels on the New York Times list. Current series include: Dark-Hunter®, Chronicles of Nick®, Deadman’s Cross™, Nevermore™, and Lords of Avalon®.

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Sister Souljah

Sister Souljah

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.

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Stephen King

Stephen King

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.

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Stuart Woods

Stuart Woods

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.

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Sylvia Day

Sylvia Day

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.

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Ta-Nehisi Coates

Ta-Nehisi Coates

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.

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Tana French

Tana French

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.

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Terry McMillan

Terry McMillan

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.

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Tess Gerritsen

Tess Gerritsen

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.

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Timothy Zahn

Timothy Zahn

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.

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Wahida Clark

Wahida Clark

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.

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Walter Isaacson

Walter Isaacson

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.

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Walter Mosley

Walter Mosley

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.

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