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Jack Dann
Jack Dann (born February 15, 1945) is an American writer best known for his science fiction.
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Jade Lee
A USA Today Bestseller, JADE LEE has been scripting love stories since she first picked up a set of paper dolls. Ball gowns and rakish lords caught her attention early (thank you Georgette Heyer), and her fascination with the Regency began. An author of more than 40 romance novels and winner of dozens of industry awards, her latest series is RAKES AND ROGUES. The first one, 50 WAYS TO RUIN A RAKE, is an awesome tale of love and laughter. And don’t forget Kathy Lyons.. She’s Jade’s paranormal half.
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James E. Gunn
James Edwin Gunn served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, after which he earned a journalism degree from the University of Kansas, followed by a Masters of Arts in English in 1951. He became the director of public relations for the University of Kansas. He then became a professor Professor of English, specializing in science fiction and fiction writing, and is currently a professor emeritus and director of the Center for the Study of Science Fiction. He served as President of the Science Fiction Writers of America from 1971–1972 and was President of the Science Fiction Research Association from 1980–1982.
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James Hillman
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James Hollis
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James H. Schmitz
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James O. Born
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James Weldon Johnson
James Weldon Johnson (June 17, 1871 – June 26, 1938) was an American writer and civil rights activist. He was married to civil rights activist Grace Nail Johnson. Johnson was a leader of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), where he started working in 1917. In 1920, he was the first African American to be chosen as executive secretary of the organization, effectively the operating officer. He served in that position from 1920 to 1930. Johnson established his reputation as a writer, and was known during the Harlem Renaissance for his poems, novel, and anthologies collecting both poems and spirituals of black culture. He wrote the lyrics for "Lift Every Voice and Sing", which later became known as the Negro National Anthem. Johnson was appointed under President Theodore Roosevelt as U.S. consul in Venezuela and Nicaragua for most of the period from 1906 to 1913. In 1934 he was the first African-American professor to be hired at New York University. Later in life, he was a professor of creative literature and writing at Fisk University, a historically black university.
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Jane Ashford
Nancy Jane LeCompte was born in 20 August 1948 in Eaton, Ohio, USA. She discovered Georgette Heyer in junior high school and was entranced by the glittering world and witty language of Regency England. That delight was part of what led her to study English literature and travel widely in Britain and Europe. She has lived in New York, Boston and LA, her writing life punctuated by breaks where the fates intervened and swept her off in different directions. Today, she lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Jane has written historical and contemporary romances as Jane Ashford and Jane LeCompte. Her books have been published in England, Spain, France, Italy, Sweden, Denmark, Russia, and Latvia, as well as the U.S. She is a two-time nominee for a Career Achievement Award by Romantic Times Magazine. Away from romance writing for several years, she recently completed a new historical.
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Jane Rule
Canadian writer of lesbian-themed novels and non-fiction
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Janice Kaiser
Janice Sutcliffe was born on 18 September 1947 in Nebraska, USA. She earned her doctorate in English from the University of California, Davis, studying 17th century British Literature before going on to earn a Law degree (though she never practiced law). She also taught English at the University of San Francisco. She married to writer Ronn Kaiser. They have been writing full-time for 18 years as R.J. Kaiser, sharing their personal and professional lives. They wrote more than a dozen mystery-thriller and general-interest-fiction titles. Most of their books have been critically acclaimed and published around the globe. His relationship mysteries are somewhat unique in the field and have won a wide following among both female and male readers. Janice Sutcliffe-Kaiser passed away at 53, on 21 January 2000.
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Jared D. Lee
Jared Devon Lee was born in Van Buren, Indiana on August 19, 1943. He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1966 from The John Herron Art Institute located in Indianapolis, Indiana. He served two years in the military from 1966 to 1968 in Ft Hood, Texas. His art career started at Gibson Greetings in 1969, located in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he designed humorous greeting cards. He launched out as a freelance Illustrator in 1970 creating Jared Lee Studio. His work has been associated with Scholastic Publishing, Simon and Schuster, Dutton Children's Books, US Postal Service, New York Telephone, Bell South, L.L. Bean, Procter and Gamble, Ralston Purina, Lands' End, and Hasbro, to name a few. He was one of the six illustrators chosen to create the first group of Happy Meal boxes for McDonald's. Jared Lee has illustrated nearly 200 children's books. The best-selling books have been done with authors Lucille Colandro, 'There Was An Old Lady' and Mike Thaler, 'The Black Lagoon' series. In the past, Jared also created a humorous line of equestrian products including t-shirts, coffee mugs, note pads, and stuffed horses that sold in over 1200 stores throughout the United States and abroad. He currently lives with his wife Pamela Jerdon Lee, 'PJ' who also shares in their passion for art, loves oil painting, and lives on their happy little ranch in Ohio. source
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Javier Castillo
Spanish writer
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Javier Marías
Javier Marías Franco (Madrid, 20 de septiembre de 1951-Madrid, 11 de septiembre de 2022) fue un escritor, traductor y editor español, miembro de número de la Real Academia Española desde 2008 hasta su fallecimiento. Su obra Corazón tan blanco (1992), en la que se mezclan novela y ensayo, tuvo un gran éxito tanto de público como de crítica, fue traducida a decenas de lenguas, se convirtió en uno de los puntos de referencia del denominado hibridismo genérico, y supuso su consagración como escritor. Su siguiente novela, Mañana en la batalla piensa en mí (1994), recibió importantes premios en Europa y América, incluyendo el Premio Rómulo Gallegos (la primera vez que este galardón se otorgó a un español) y el Premio Fastenrath, de la Real Academia Española. Javier Marías Franco (Madrid, September 20, 1951 - Madrid, September 11, 2022) was a Spanish writer, translator, and editor, a full member of the Royal Spanish Academy from 2008 until his death. His work Corazón tan blanco (1992), a blend of novel and essay, was a huge success with both the public and critics, was translated into dozens of languages, became one of the reference points of so-called generic hybridism, and marked his consecration as a writer. His next novel, Mañana en la batalla piensa en mí (1994), received important awards in Europe and America, including the Rómulo Gallegos Prize (the first time this award was given to a Spaniard) and the Fastenrath Prize from the Royal Spanish Academy.
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Jay Williams
Jay Williams (1914-1978) was an American writer.
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Jean Baudrillard
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Jeanne DuPrau
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Jeff Smith
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Jenna Petersen
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Jenny Arden
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Jerome S. Bruner
Wikipedia page [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerome_Bruner]
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Jesmyn Ward
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Jewell Parker Rhodes
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Jilly Cooper
Jilly Cooper is an English author. She started her career as a journalist and wrote numerous works of non-fiction before writing several romance novels, the first of which appeared in 1975. She is most famous for writing the six blockbuster novels Rutshire Chronicles.
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Jim Collins
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Jim Marrs
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J. Michael Straczynski
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Joana Marcús
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Joanna Bourne
Joanna Watkins Bourne lives in the foothills of the Blue Ridge with her family, a medium-sized mutt and a faux Himalayan cat. She had lived in England, France, Germany, Nigeria, Iran, and Saudi Arabia. She writes Historical Romances set in England and France during the Napoleonic Wars. She's fascinated by that time and place - such passionate conviction and burning idealism... and really sexy clothes.
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Joanna Fulford
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Joanne Rock
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Jodi Lynn Anderson
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Jody Lynn Nye
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John Collier
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John Dewey
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John Henry Newman
English cleric, cardinal and saint
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John Himmelman
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John Jackson Miller
John Jackson Miller (born January 12, 1968) is an American science-fiction author, comic book writer, and commentator, known for his work on the Star Wars franchise and his research into comic book circulation history, as presented in the Standard Catalog of Comic Books series and the Comichron website.
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John P. Kotter
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John Whitman
John Whitman is an American novelist and martial arts instructor. He is a 5th-degree black belt and defensive tactics instructor in Krav Maga, and has trained in protective services and defensive tactics in both the United States and in Israel. Whitman teaches civilian, military, and law enforcement personnel, and has served as an instructor for elite military units in the United States and abroad. He is the founder of the Krav Maga Alliance, an international organization of Krav Maga schools, and served as president of Krav Maga Worldwide for 7 years. Whitman attended the University of California, Berkeley, from 1985–1989 and received a B.A. in Literature; he attended Boston University from 1990–1991 and received an M.A. in Creative Writing. He has also served as the Executive Editor of Time Warner Audio books. He has written many books, and written for projects such as Zorro (e.g. Witch's Curse) and the Star Wars: Galaxy of Fear series. His most recent books include four novels based on the television series 24, published by HarperCollins. He is also the co-author of the books Complete Krav Maga and Krav Maga for Beginners published by Ulysses Press.
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Jo Leigh
Jolie Kramer began her career in 1975 as a reader in the Comedy Development department for 20th-Century Fox. She left Fox in 1977 to go on location with THE DEER HUNTER. She then worked as an auditor, associate producer and producer on such projects as WHEN SHE SAYS NO for CBS, BEULAH LAND for NBC, GREAT AMERICAN TRAFFIC JAM for NBC and CLAN OF THE CAVE BEAR for Jozak Productions. In 1987 she became head of development for the McCarran Film Corp., overseeing a roster of twelve feature films. As a screen writer, she’s had a series idea purchased by Cinemax, and has worked as a script consultant on more than 50 screenplays. Currently, her screenplay APACHE TEARS was optioned by Northern Lights Productions in Canada. Jo Leigh's first Silhouette novel, SUSPECT, was awarded BEST FIRST SERIES BOOK by Romantic Times Magazine, garnered the 1994 ROMANCE WRITER OF THE YEAR award from Pike’s Peak RWA, and was a finalist for BEST ROMANTIC SUSPENSE NOVEL OF 1994 by Romance Writers of America. Her first Temptation novel, ONE WICKED NIGHT was a finalist for BEST SHORT CONTEMPORARY NOVEL OF 1998 by Romance Writers of America. She was invited to write one of the launch books for the Harlequin imprint, Blaze, with her book GOING FOR IT! Her 2006 Blaze RELENTLESS was a RITA finalist for BEST ROMANTIC SUSPENSE. She also ghost-wrote GREAT BIG BEAUTIFUL DOLL – THE ANNA NICOLE SMITH STORY for Barricade Books. Jo teaches writing at workshops across the country and on-line, and is a frequent guest speaker at writing conferences. Her tape on Advanced Plotting from the Dallas Romance Writers of America conference is the best selling tape in RWA’s history. Jo lives in an incredibly rural area of Utah where her many rescue dogs have room to run and play and her rescue cats are determined to win the International Shedding Award. She spends an inordinate amount of time reading about how the brain works, listening to music and trying not to kill the basil. Jo's husband died of cancer on 13 June 2008, three years after they married, and whose medical bills are astronomical. Authors, editors, and bloggers have all donated a mess of items, from books to critiques to mentoring sessions to offer an item for the auction to benefit author Jo Leigh.
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Jon Agee
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Jonathan Swift
Jonathan Swift was an Irish satirist, essayist, political pamphleteer (first for the Whigs, then for the Tories), poet and cleric who became Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin. He is remembered for works such as Gulliver's Travels, A Modest Proposal, A Journal to Stella, Drapier's Letters, The Battle of the Books, An Argument Against Abolishing Christianity, and A Tale of a Tub. Source and more information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Swift
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Jon J. Muth
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Jon Kabat-Zinn
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Jon Krakauer
Jon Krakauer (April 12,1954) is an American writer, journalist, and mountaineer, well-known for outdoor and mountain-climbing writing. In 2003, he ventured into the field of investigative journalism. Source: Jon Krakauer on Wikipedia.
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Josepha Sherman
Josepha Sherman (December 12, 1946 – August 23, 2012) was an American author, folklorist, and anthologist. In 1990 she won the Compton Crook Award for the novel The Shining Falcon.
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Josh Malerman
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Joy Fielding
Joy Fielding (born on March 18, 1945) is a Canadian novelist and actress.
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Juan Gómez-Jurado
Juan Gómez-Jurado (Madrid, 16 de diciembre de 1977) es un novelista español. Se formó como periodista. Sus novelas han sido traducidas a 40 idiomas. Su serie Reina Roja (compuesta por cinco novelas), escrita entre 2014 y 2020, es el mayor fenómeno de ventas del thriller español con 3.000.000 de ejemplares vendidos. Colabora en medios de comunicación y es cocreador de los podcasts Todopoderosos y Aquí hay dragones. Juan Gómez-Jurado (Madrid, December 16, 1977) is a Spanish novelist. He trained as a journalist. His novels have been translated into 40 languages. His Reina Roja (Red Queen) series (comprising five novels), written between 2014 and 2020, is the biggest-selling Spanish thriller series, with 3,000,000 copies sold. He contributes to various media outlets and is the co-creator of the podcasts Todopoderosos and Aquí hay dragones.
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