Order of Sadie Hartwell Books
Sadie Hartwell is an American author of cozy mystery novels. She grew up in New York State – near the Canadian border. Due to all of the cold, dark, and snow, she was able to develop indoor hobbies – reading mystery novels and needlework. Sadie earned a history degree from St. Lawrence University. She has also worked as a waitress, handbag designer/manufacturer, office drone, and freelance editor. She now writes full-time. (more…)
Order of Thorne Smith Books
Thorne Smith (1892-1934) was an American novelist of comic fantasy novels. His work involves lots of sex, drinking, supernatural transformations and racy illustrations. He was born in Annapolis, Maryland, and attended Dartmouth College. He went onto work as a part-time advertising agent (where he didn’t earn much money), until the creation of his Topper character brought him considerable success. (more…)
Order of Zinzi Clemmons Books
Zinzi Clemmons is an American author of literary fiction novels. She was raised in Philadelphia, and graduated from both Brown University and Columbia University. Her work has been published in Zoetrope: All-Story, The Paris Review Daily, Transition, and The Common. She is a co-founder and former publisher of Apogee Journal, a contributing editor to Literary Hub, and deputy editor for Phoneme Media. Zinzi lives in Los Angeles, California with her husband. (more…)
Order of Melissa Grey Books
Melissa Grey is an American author of YA fantasy novels. She writes the Girl at Midnight series. Melissa was born and raised in New York City. She wrote her first short story when she was twelve years old and has never stopped writing. She earned a fine arts degree at Yale University, and then set off to travel the world, returning home where she holds a day job as a freelance journalist. (more…)
Order of Mary Gentle Books
Mary Gentle is an English author of science fiction and fantasy novels. She writes the Orthe Duology, Book of Ash, and other series. Mary has two Master’s degrees, and is an expert sword fighter. Mary lives in England. (more…)
Order of Dan Jolley Books
Dan Jolley is an American author of children’s fantasy novels, as well as comics and video games. He writes the Gray Widow Trilogy series and the Five Elements series. He’s also written manga for Erin Hunter’s Warriors and Seekers series, Transformers: War for Cybertron and Fall of Cybertron video games, and more. Dan lives in Georgia with his wife, Tracy, and many cats. (more…)
Order of Maggie Furey Books
Maggie Furey (1955-2016) an English author of YA fantasy novels. She is best known for her Artefacts of Power series. Originally from Northumberland, Maggie was a qualified teacher, and reviewed books for BBC Radio, was an advisor for the Durham Reading Resources Centre, and organized book fairs. Maggie was a long-time resident of County Wicklow, Ireland. (more…)
Order of Sandra Orchard Books
Sandra Orchard is a Canadian author of inspirational romantic suspense and cozy mystery novels. She always dreamed of becoming a writer growing up, although she ended up majoring in math at university. Her books have received such accolades as the National Readers’ Choice Award, a Holt Medallion Award of Merit, an RT Book Reviews Reviewers’ Choice Award, the Daphne DuMaurier Award of Excellence and five national Canadian Awards. When she isn’t writing, Sandra plays with her grandchildren. She lives in the Niagara Region of Ontario, Canada with her husband. (more…)
Order of Ettie Smith Amish Mysteries Books
Ettie Smith Amish Mysteries is a series of Amish cozy mysteires written by the American author Samantha Price. This is a large series with numerous entries surroundingthe character of Ettie Smith. (more…)
Order of John Boyne Books
John Boyne is an Irish author who is best known as the author of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, a book that has sold over seven million copies worldwide. That book was later made into a film starring Asa Butterfield, David Thewlis, and Vera Farmiga. The film was a critical and financial success with Vera Farmiga winning Best Actress at the British Independent Film Awards for her role. (more…)