Order of Lauren Beukes Books
Lauren Beukes is a South African author. Aside from being a novelist, she is also a screenwriter, television writer, comic book writer and journalist. She has received the Arthur C. Clarke Award, the University of Johannesburg prize, the August Derleth Prize, the Strand Critics Choice Award and the RT Thriller of the Year. Lauren lives in Cape Town, South Africa with her daughter. (more…)
Order of Marti MacAlister Books
Marti MacAlister is the protagonist in a series of crime fiction novels by American author Eleanor Taylor Bland. Marti MacAlister is a black police detective, a widow, and a mother of two. She has moved from Chicago to the small town of Lincoln Prairie, Illinois. (more…)
Order of Eleanor Taylor Bland Books
Eleanor Taylor Bland (1944-2010) was an American author of crime fiction novels. All of her novels were all featuring her Marti MacAlister character. Eleanor earned her Bachelor’s degree in accounting and education from Southern Illinois University. She worked at Abbott Laboratories until 1999. Eleanor was diagnosed with cancer and given two years to live. She lived nearly 40 more. (more…)
Order of Ted Chiang Books
Ted Chiang is a Chinese-American science ficiton writer. He is perhaps best known for his short story Stories of Your Life which became the hit film Arrival. That short story won both a Nebula Award and a Theodore Sturgeon Award after it’s release. He has written numerous other short stories and novellas that have been recognized for awards including the Nebula and Hugo Awards. (more…)
Order of Diana Dempsey Books
Diana Dempsey is an American author of mystery, romance and women’s fiction novels. She writes the Beauty Queen Mysteries series. Diana was never a beauty pageant contestant like her Happy Pennington character. Rather, she worked in TV news. She spent a dozen years in the field, waking up at 3:00am (winning an Emmy in the process), and left it all behind in order to become a novelist. Diana lives in San Francisco, California with her husband. (more…)
Order of Denise Hunter Books
Denise Hunter is an American author of Christian-themed contemporary romance novels. She writes heartwarming, small-town romances. So far, two of her novels have been adapted into films on the Hallmark Channel. Denise lives with her husband in Indiana, and they have three sons. (more…)
Order of T.E. Kinsey Books
T.E. Kinsey is an English author who is best known for his Lady Hardcastle series of books. T.E., or Tim, was born in England and grew up in London during the 1970s before attending university in Bristol. He spent the 90s working in magazines before moving to the internet in the early-2000s including the popular movies site IMDB. (more…)
Order of Danielle Stewart Books
Danielle Stewart is an American author of romantic suspense and thriller/mystery novels. She writes the Piper Anderson series, and is a USA Today. bestselling author. Danielle feels that writing has changed her life; not just because it’s her career, but it makes her feel a certain way when she writes. While living in a noisy house, she is busy improving her writing craft. She thinks up storylines while folding laundry. Danielle lives in Charlotte, North Carolina with her husband and son. (more…)
Order of Dawn Eastman Books
Dawn Eastman is an American author of mystery novels. By the time she was 10, reading was one of Dawn’s favourite things. She loved reading Nancy Drew, meanwhile avoiding chores. Eventually, she began reading other series, including Hercule Poirot, Sherlock Holmes, and Stephanie Plum. Needless to say, Dawn has always loved mysteries. Dawn spent many years in Michigan, but now lives in Iowa with her husband and two children. When not writing or chauffeuring her kids, Dawn is busy catering to the whims of her dog. (more…)
Order of Nicholson Baker Books
Nicholson Baker is an American author of fiction and non-fiction books. His novels focus on description and characterization, rather than narrative. Subjects in his work include poetry, literature, library systems, history, politics, time manipulation, youth, and sex. Nicholson grew up in Rochester, New York. He earned his B.A. in English from Haverford College. He lives with his wife in South Berwick, Maine, and has two children. (more…)