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Alice Walker
An American novelist, short-story writer, poet, essayist, and activist.
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Alyssa Satin Capucilli
Alyssa Satin Capucilli is the author of the popular books about the little yellow puppy named Biscuit. She lives in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York.
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Bruce Coville
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Caitlin Crews
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Douglas Preston
American journalist and author
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Edgar Rice Burroughs
Edgar Rice Burroughs was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of a businessman. During the Chicago influenza epidemic in 1891, he spent half a year on his brothers' ranch on the Raft River in Idaho. He attended the Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts and then the Michigan Military Academy, from which he graduated in 1895. He failed the entrance exam for West Point, and so became an enlisted soldier with the 7th U.S. Cavalry in Fort Grant, Arizona Territory. He was discharged in 1897, having been found ineligible for service due to a heart problem. He drifted, working odd jobs at ranches across Idaho, then came to work at his father's firm in 1899. He married Emma Centennia Hulbert in 1900. In 1904 he left his job and found less regular work, ending up back in Chicago. He held several low-wage jobs for the next seven years, then, while working as a pencil sharpener wholesaler, he began to write fiction in 1911. He began reading pulp fiction magazines and decided to aim his fiction toward getting published in these magazines. His first published story, "Under the Moons of Mars," was serialized in The All-Story magazine in 1912. He began writing full-time and his first published novel, Tarzan of the Apes, was published in October of 1912. In 1919 he purchased a ranch north of Los Angeles, California which he named "Tarzana," a name which was later adopted by the citizens of the community that sprang up around the ranch. In 1923 he set up Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. and began printing his own books. He divorced Emma in 1934 and married former actress Florence Gilbert Dearholt in 1935. In 1941, when Pearl Harbor, Hawaii was attacked, he was a resident of Hawaii and he volunteered to become the oldest war correspondent for the U.S. during World War II. He divorced his second wife in 1942. After the war he moved back to Encino, California, where, after many health problems, he died of a heart attack in March of 1950. Over the course of his writing career he wrote almost seventy novels.
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Jeffery Deaver
Jeffery Deaver is an international number-one bestselling author. His novels have appeared on bestseller lists around the world. His books are sold in 150 countries and translated into twenty-five languages. He has served two terms as president of Mystery Writers of America, and was recently named a Grand Master of MWA, whose ranks include Agatha Christie, Ellery Queen, Mary Higgins Clark and Walter Mosely. - https://www.jefferydeaver.com/about/
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Kresley Cole
Kresley Cole was graduate student in English and a former world-ranked competitive athlete. While she was working on her Masters degree, she spent a great deal of time doing research in the library. That research eventually appeared in her manuscripts. Her first romance novel was published in 2003, and since then, she has continued to publish historical and fantasy romances, and has seen her releases translated into more than eighteen foreign languages and been on the New York Times and Publishers Weekly bestseller lists. In 2007, she won the prestigious Romance Writers of America RITA award for best paranormal for her novel A Hunger Like No Other, and in January 2009, she became a #1 New York Times and Publishers Weekly bestseller with her sixth IAD installment, Kiss of a Demon King. In 2010, Kiss of a Demon King earned Kresley her second RITA award. 2011 brought Cole her second #1 NYT bestseller with Dreams of a Dark Warrior. She lives in Florida with her husband and far, far too many animals. She spends any free time traveling and enjoys all things related to boats and water. She has traveled over much of the world and draws from those experiences to create her memorable characters and settings. Two of her favorite places to visit include the rain forests of Central America and the Queensland area of Australia.
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Lauren Brooke
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Lisa Jackson
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Lori Wick
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Margaret Peterson Haddix
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Margaret Wise Brown
Margaret Wise Brown was born in Brooklyn, NY. While working as a teacher at the Bank Street Experimental School, she started writing books for children. Margaret was a prolific writer. Over 100 of her stories were published as picture books during her lifetime. She also wrote articles about writing for children, adapted classics, ghost wrote stories and many of her stories appear in anthologies. On November 13, 1952 at the age of 42 she died from an embolism, following a operation while on vacation in France. Posthumously several stories were at publishers ready for publication. In recent years many of Margaret's works have been reprinted. Many were previously published as stories in collections and anthologies; some are from unfinished manuscripts.
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Raymond E. Feist
Raymond Elias Feist (born Raymond Elias Gonzales III; December 21, 1945) is an American author known for his epic fantasy series, The Riftwar Cycle. Born in Los Angeles and raised in Southern California, Feist adopted the surname of his stepfather, Felix E. Feist, after his mother remarried. He graduated with honors from the University of California, San Diego, in 1977 with a B.A. in Communication Arts. Feist's journey into writing began during his college years when he and his friends created the role-playing game Midkemia as an alternative to Dungeons & Dragons. This game served as the foundation for his first novel, Magician, published in 1982, which introduced readers to the richly detailed worlds of Midkemia and Kelewan. The Riftwar Cycle, featuring these worlds, has since become a cornerstone of modern fantasy literature, celebrated for its intricate world-building and interconnected stories spanning numerous novels and short stories. Feist's work often explores themes of conflict, magic, and the interplay between different cultures and worlds. Feist's contributions to fantasy literature have earned him recognition in the field, including the Inkpot Award in 1988. His work has achieved significant commercial success, with over 20 million copies sold worldwide and translations into multiple languages. He currently resides in San Diego, California, and continues to expand his literary universe with new installments and series. In addition to The Riftwar Cycle, Feist has crafted other compelling narratives. The Firemane Saga, developed over four years, invites readers into a fresh realm emphasizing political intrigue and character-driven stories. Meanwhile, The Dragonwar Saga revisits the Riftwar universe, reuniting familiar characters and enriching the lore with new conflicts and adventures. (Sources:[1][50],[2][51]) Series in Order The Riftwar Cycle in Order: The Riftwar Saga: Magician (1982), Silverthorn (1985), A Darkness at Sethanon (1986)The Empire Trilogy (with [Janny Wurts][45]): Daughter of the Empire (1987), Servant of the Empire (1990), Mistress of the Empire (1992)Krondor's Sons: Prince of the Blood (1989), The King's Buccaneer (1992)The Serpentwar Saga: Shadow of a Dark Queen (1994), Rise of a Merchant Prince (1995), Rage of a Demon King (1997), Shards of a Broken Crown (1998)The Riftwar Legacy: Krondor: The Betrayal (1998), Krondor: The Assassins (1999), Krondor: Tear of the Gods (2001), Jimmy and the Crawler (2013) (a novella)Legends of the Riftwar: Honoured Enemy (2001) (with [William R. Forstchen][46]), Murder in LaMut (2002) (with [Joel Rosenberg][47]), Jimmy the Hand (2003) (with [S. M. Stirling][48])Conclave of Shadows: Talon of the Silver Hawk (2002), King of Foxes (2003), Exile's Return (2004)The Darkwar Saga: Flight of the Nighthawks (2005), Into a Dark Realm (2006), Wrath of a Mad God (2008)The Demonwar Saga: Rides a Dread Legion (2009), At the Gates of Darkness (2010)Chaoswar Saga: A Kingdom Besieged (2011), A Crown Imperilled (2012), Magician's End (2013) The Firemane Saga: [King of Ashes][34] (2018), [Queen of Storms][35] (2020), [Master of Furies][36] (2022) The Dragonwar Saga: [A Darkness Returns][37] (2024)
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Stuart Woods
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Susan Meier
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Tedd Arnold
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Tracy Hickman
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Arlene James
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Barbara Park
Barbara Park (1947-2013) was an American juvenile author.
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Brian K. Vaughan
American screenwriter, comic book creator
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Brian Tracy
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Deepak Chopra
Deepak Chopra is an Indian American author, public speaker, alternative medicine advocate, and a prominent figure in the New Age movement. Through his books and videos, he has become one of the best-known and wealthiest figures in alternative medicine. - Wikipedia
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Dick King-Smith
Ronald Gordon King-Smith OBE, Hon.MEd (27 March 1922 – 4 January 2011), was a prolific English writer of children's books, primarily using the pen name Dick King-Smith. He is best known for The Sheep-Pig (1983), or Babe the Gallant Pig in the US. It was adapted as the movie Babe (1995) and translations have been published in fifteen languages. He was awarded an Honorary Master of Education degree by the University of the West of England in 1999 and appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2010 New Year Honours. Dick and Myrle had three children – two daughters (Juliet and Lizzie) and one son (Giles). Dick King-Smith's first book, The Foxbusters, was published in 1978.
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Edith Layton
Edith Layton wrote her first novel when she was ten. She bought a marbleized notebook and set out to write a story that would fit between its covers. Now, an award-winning author with more than thirty novels and numerous novellas to her credit, her criteria have changed. The story has to fit the reader as well as between the covers. Graduating from Hunter College in New York City with a degree in creative writing and theater, Edith worked for various media, including a radio station and a major motion picture company. She married and went to suburbia, where she was fruitful and multiplied to the tune of three children. Edith Layton lives on Long Island where she devotes time as a volunteer for the North Shore Animal League , the world's largest no-kill pet rescue and adoption organization. Her dog Daisy --adopted herself from a shelter-- is just one member of Layton's household menagerie.
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Edith Wharton
Edith Wharton was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist, short story writer and designer. The Age of Innocence (1920) won the 1921 Pulitzer Prize for literature, making her the first woman to win the award. She spoke fluent French as well as several other languages and many of her books were published in both French and English. (Source)
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Harlan Coben
Harlan Coben is a #1 New York Times bestselling author and one of the world's leading storytellers. His suspense novels are published in forty-five languages and have been number one bestsellers in more than a dozen countries with seventy-five million books in print worldwide. His books have earned the Edgar, Shamus, and Anthony Awards, and many have been developed into Netflix Original Drama series, including his adaptations of The Stranger, The Innocent, Gone for Good and The Woods.
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Jennifer Blake
Patricia Ann Ponder was born on March 9, 1942 in a one hundred-twenty year old house constructed by her grandparents near Goldonna, Louisiana, where her family resided during seventh generation. She grep up in her parent's farm in Northern Louisiana. At 15, Patricia married with Mr. Maxwell and they formed a happy family. At 21, she needed to be something more than a housewife and she began writing, she sold her first book at 27. She start writing gothic novels with her real name, Patricia Maxwell; she wrote one book in collaboration as Elizabeth Trehearne and she singed a murder mystery and a romantic suspense story as her maiden name, Patricia Ponder. When the gothic genre began to decay, she began to publish only romance genre, contemporany romances as Maxine Patrick and historical romances as Jennifer Blake, the only pseudonym that she uses now. This legend of the romance genre is called the "Steel Magnolia of women's fiction" and gained New York Times Best Seller status since 1977, with "Love's wild desire". An international best seller as well, she has been published in 18 languages with worldwide sales approaching 30 million. She was honored with the position as Writer-in-Residence for the University of Northeastern Louisiana, and is a charter, and honorary, member of Romance Writers of America. Since 1998, Patricia and her husband have resided in a lakeside Caribbean-styled retreat in North Louisiana where they often entertain friends and family.
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John Ringo
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John Updike
John Hoyer Updike (March 18, 1932 – January 27, 2009) was an American novelist, poet, short-story writer, art critic, and literary critic. One of only four writers to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction more than once, Updike published more than twenty novels, more than a dozen short-story collections, as well as poetry, art and literary criticism and children's books during his career. Hundreds of his stories, reviews, and poems appeared in The New Yorker starting in 1954. He also wrote regularly for The New York Review of Books. His most famous work is his "Rabbit" series, which chronicles the life of the middle-class everyman Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom over the course of several decades, from young adulthood to death.
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Jonathan Kellerman
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Kathleen Duey
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Oscar Wilde
An Irish writer, poet, and prominent aesthete. Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde was an Irish playwright, poet, and author of numerous short stories, and one novel. Known for his biting wit, and a plentitude of aphorisms, he became one of the most successful playwrights of the late Victorian era in London, and one of the greatest celebrities of his day. Several of his plays continue to be widely performed, especially The Importance of Being Earnest. As the result of a widely covered series of trials, Wilde suffered a dramatic downfall and was imprisoned for two years hard labour after being convicted of "gross indecency" with other men. After Wilde was released from prison he set sail for Dieppe by the night ferry. He never returned to Ireland or Britain, and died in poverty.
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Robyn Carr
Robyn Carr never intended to become a writer. She studied nursing in college. She married her high school sweetheart just before he left for the US Air Force as a helicopter pilot during the Vietnam War. Carr followed her new husband from base to base, and because they did not stay in any one place for very long, she was unable to pursue her nursing career. When a difficult pregnancy required her to be off of her feet, Carr turned to romance novels to distract herself. She soon decided to write her own novels. Carr has since published dozens of historical and contemporary romance novels, a suspense novel, a non-fiction work, short stories, articles, and even wrote several screenplays which have yet to be sold. Source: Wikipedia
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Sophie Kinsella
English author
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Suzanne Enoch
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Vince Flynn
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Astrid Lindgren
Astrid Lindgrens barndom på gården Näs i Vimmerby, Småland, strax efter sekelskiftet var en lycklig tid, med föräldrarnas kärlek som en ständig trygghet. Astrid och de tre syskonen lekte ivrigt på den fantastiska lekplats Näs var. Men dagarna bestod inte enbart av lek, all arbetskraft behövdes på ett lantbruk och barnen Ericsson delade slitet med pigor och drängar. Det var i köket hos lagårdskarlens dotter Edit Astrid fick höra den saga som först väckte hennes läshunger – en lust till böcker som varade livet igenom. I skolan är Astrid duktig på att skriva och blir kallad för Vimmerbys Selma Lagerlöf efter att ha fått en uppsats publicerad i Vimmerby Tidning – där hon senare också får arbete som volontär. Efter två år på tidningen slutar hon. Astrid är arton år och gravid, hon vill inte leva sitt liv med barnafadern och hon vill inte stanna i Vimmerby. Ett nytt liv börjar Astrid lämnar Vimmerby och skapar sig ett liv i Stockholm där hon utbildar sig till stenograf och maskinskriverska. Färdigheter hon skulle komma att få stor nytta av senare i livet. Genom arbetet som sekreterare på Kungliga Automobilklubben träffar Astrid 1928 sin blivande man, kontorschefen Sture Lindgren. Sture är en sällskapsmänniska, humoristisk och vänlig, och umgås gärna i glada vänners lag. Det händer att Astrid deltar i utelivet, men stannar lika gärna hemma med en god bok. Kärleken till böcker är något makarna delar, liksom humorn. Efter kriget blir det möjligt att resa ut i Europa igen, och Astrid följer gärna med Sture på hans arbetsresor. Ibland i bil med kollegorna och vännerna Hedner (varken Sture eller Astrid hade körkort!). Den lilla lägenheten på Vulcanusgatan blir snart för trång för familjen som nu består av Astrid och Sture och de två barnen Lasse och Karin. 1941 går flytten till den våning på Dalagatan där Astrid kommer att bo livet ut. Från fönstret i vardagsrummet kan man se ut över Vasaparken på andra sidan gatan och dit går Astrid och barnen ofta för att klättra i träd, gunga och åka kana. Astrid “var inte som andra mammor” utan är gärna med själv i lekarna. På somrarna är familjen i Furusund i Stockholms skärgård, den plats på jorden Astrid älskade mest. Det är här hon inspireras till berättelserna om Saltkråkan. Dubbla roller – förlagsredaktören och författaren När den första boken om Pippi Långstrump kommer ut på förlaget Rabén & Sjögren 1945 förändras Astrids liv. Boken blir en stor framgång, älskad av barn och vuxna världen över. Något år senare börjar hon arbeta som barnboksredaktör på Rabén & Sjögren och blir snart ansvarig för barnboksutgivningen. Sina egna böcker stenograferar hon, fram till halv tolv på förmiddagen, i sängen hemma på Dalagatan. På eftermiddagen blir hon barnboksredaktör Lindgren och ägnar sig åt att träffa författare och illustratörer på förlaget, redigera manus och ta ställning till utgivningen. Hon stannar på Rabén & Sjögren fram till pensionen 1970. Livet under 50- och 60-talen är intensivt. Astrid Lindgren blandar ett produktivt författarskap med sin roll som barnboksförläggare. Hon hinner dessutom med mängder av officiella framträdanden, boklanseringar, filmpremiärer och ett rikt privatliv med familj och vänner. Vid påsktiden 1950 blir Sture sjuk. Han avlider 1952, bara femtiotre år gammal. En röst i samhällsdebatten Från att ha levt som en vanlig hemmafru är Astrid Lindgren nu världsberömd författare. En berömmelse vars baksida är att ofta behöva stå i rampljuset. Det, för Astrid helt nödvändiga, privata livet får allt mindre utrymme, och många gånger önskar hon att hon kunde slippa all uppmärksamhet. Trots det sätter hon 1976 igång en debatt om skattepolitiken som medverkar till att fälla den socialdemokratiska regeringen, efter fyrtio år i maktposition. Det är första gången Astrid med kraft ger sig in i samhällsdebatten – men inte den sista. Två år senare får hon de tyska bokhandlarnas fredspris och hennes tacktal vid prisutdelningen blir startskottet för en internationell debatt om aga i barnuppfostran. Hon tar aktivt ställning för Nej-sidan i den svenska folkomröstningen om kärnkraft 1980 och engagerar sig en kampanj mot oetisk djurhållning, vilket senare leder till ny djurskyddslag. Vid nittioett års ålder drabbas Astrid Lindgren av en stroke och får allt svårare att röra sig och delta i offentliga sammanhang. I januari 2002 avlider Astrid Lindgren i sitt hem på Dalagatan. Begravningen hålls den åttonde mars, på internationella kvinnodagen. Stockholms gator är fulla av människor som följer kistans färd genom staden på väg mot Storkyrkan i Gamla stan. (source) Swedish writer of fiction for children and young adults, most famous for Pippi Longstocking, Karlsson-on-the-roof and Emil
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Barbara Metzger
Barbara Metzger is the author of over three dozen books and a dozen novellas. Her novels, mostly set in Regency-era England, have won numerous awards, including the Romance Writers of America RITA, the National Reader's Choice Award, and the Madcap award for humor in romance writing. In addition, Barbara has won two Career Achievement Awards from Romantic Times Magazine. Source: http://www.barbarametzger.com/about_barbara.htm She has expanded in recent years to writing contemporary romance under her own name, as well as fantasy fiction (the Willow Tate series) under the pen name Celia Jerome. Metzger lives in Eastern Long Island.
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Brenda Clark
Brenda Clark (born on February 10, 1955) is a Canadian illustrator, perhaps best known for her work on the Franklin the Turtle series of children's books.
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Clive Barker
Clive Barker (born 5 October 1952) is an English writer, film director, and visual artist. Barker came to prominence in the mid-1980s with a series of short stories, the Books of Blood, which established him as a leading horror writer. He has since written many novels and other works, and his fiction has been adapted into films, notably the Hellraiser and Candyman series. He was also the executive producer of the film Gods and Monsters. Barker's paintings and illustrations have been featured in galleries in the United States as well as within his own books. He has created original characters and series for comic books, and some of his more popular horror stories have been adapted to comics. Source: Clive Barker on Wikipedia.
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Colleen Hoover
Colleen Hoover is the #1 New York Times and International bestselling author of multiple novels and novellas. She lives in Texas with her husband and their three boys. She is the founder of The Bookworm Box, a non-profit book subscription service and bookstore in Sulphur Springs, Texas. For more information and for a schedule of events, please visit colleenhoover.com. To contact Colleen and her team (Her team's name is Stephanie), please email hooverink@outlook.com
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Francesca Simon
Francesca Isabella Simon MBE (born 23 February 1955) is an American-born British author who resides in North London. She is most famous for writing the Horrid Henry series of children's books. Simon was born in St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. She grew up in California and studied at Yale and Jesus College, Oxford, where she majored in medieval studies and Old English. Simon worked as a journalist, writing for the Sunday Times, Guardian, Mail on Sunday, The Daily Telegraph and Vogue (US). Simon was inspired to write by Anthony Trollope. After she gave birth to her son, Joshua, in 1989, she began to write children's books full-time. Simon is one of the UK's best-selling children's writers; she has published over 50 different books, including her most popular series Horrid Henry series, which has sold over 25 million copies, and has been translated into 24 languages. Simon lives in London with her husband, Martin, and her son. Their Tibetan spaniel, Shanti, is memorialized in the short story "Shanti" that Simon wrote for inclusion in the Paws and Whiskers anthology by fellow author Jacqueline Wilson published in February 2014. In the spring of 2019 the Royal Opera House staged an opera based on Simon's book The Monstrous Child, about the Norse god of the dead, Hel, as an angry teenager. The opera is composed by Gavin Higgins with libretto by Simon.
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F. Scott Fitzgerald
Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald was an American author of novels and short stories, whose works are evocative of the Jazz Age, a term he coined himself. He is widely regarded as one of the twentieth century's greatest writers. Fitzgerald is considered a member of the "Lost Generation" of the Twenties. He finished four novels, This Side of Paradise, The Beautiful and Damned, Tender Is the Night and his most famous, the celebrated classic, The Great Gatsby. A fifth, unfinished novel, The Love of the Last Tycoon was published posthumously. Fitzgerald also wrote many short stories that treat themes of youth and promise along with despair and age. (Wikipedia)
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Jack Vance
John Holbrook "Jack" Vance was an American mystery, fantasy, and science fiction writer. Though most of his work has been published under the name Jack Vance, he also wrote 11 mystery novels using his full name John Holbrook Vance, three under the pseudonym Ellery Queen, and one each using the pseudonyms Alan Wade, Peter Held, John van See, and Jay Kavanse.
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Jane Feather
Jane Robotham was born on 1945 in Cairo, Egypt, where her British parents were stationated. She grew up in the New Forest, in the south of England. She obtained a master's degree in applied social studies from Oxford University. Married with three children, she was trained as a social worker. In 1978, her family moved to New Jersey, she pursued her career in psychiatric social work. After moving in 1981 to Washington, D.C., she started writing romances. In 1984, she sold five contemporany romances to Jove in the Second Chance colection. Later she sold her first historical romances to diferent publishing companies under the name of Jane Feather. Now, she is a New York Times bestselling, award–winning writer, with more than ten million copies of her book in print.
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Judy Blume
Judy Blume (born Judith Sussman) is an American author. She has written many novels for children and young adults which have exceeded sales of 80 million and been translated into 31 languages. Blume's novels for teenagers were among the first to tackle such controversial matters as racism (Iggie's House), menstruation (Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.), divorce (It's Not the End of the World, Just As Long As We're Together), bullying (Blubber), masturbation (Deenie; Then Again, Maybe I Won't) and teen sex (Forever), and as such have been the source of controversy over the appropriateness of such topics for her middle school audience. She is married with two children and a stepchild (Source)
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Lee Wilkinson
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Lilian Jackson Braun
A long-lived American writer of detective stories featuring cats (<a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilian_Jackson_Braun>Wikipedia</a>).
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