Order of Sylvia Engdahl Books
Sylvia Engdahl is an American author of science fiction novels, for young adults and adults. Her novel Enchantress from the Stars was named an 1971 Newbery Honor book. Not only does she write about space, but she also advocates for space colonization, maintaining a space section on her own website and a Space Quotes website as well. Sylvia lives in Eugene, Oregon. (more…)
Order of Elizabeth McKenzie Books
Elizabeth McKenzie is an author of literary fiction and women’s fiction novels, and is also an editor. She has had her book Stop That Girl shortlisted for The Story Prize, and her novel MacGregor Tells the World named as a Best Book of the Year by Chicago Tribune, San Francisco Chronicle and Library Journal. (more…)
Order of Brian Panowich Books
Brian Panowich is an American author of crime fiction novels. Besides being a novelist, Brian is also a firefighter in Georgia. He has won the International Thriller Writers Award for Best First Novel and Pat Conroy Award for Best Mystery and nominated for several others. Brian is the father of four. (more…)
Order of Special X Books
Special X is a series of psychological thriller novels by Canadian novelist Michael Slade. Special X is a unit of “psycho hunters” for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. (more…)
Order of Michael Slade Books
Michael Slade is the pen name of Canadian author Jay Clarke, who writes psychological thriller novels. He writes the Special X series. Working as a trial lawyer in Vancouver, Jay has been involved in over a hundred murder cases. He uses this experience to write his thriller novels. Over the years, he has written alongside others such as John Banks, Richard Covell, Lee Clarke (wife), and most notably, Rebecca Clarke (daughter). (more…)
Order of William Gay Books
William Gay (1941-2012) was an American author of Southern literature. From Hohenwald, Tennessee, Gay joined the U.S. Navy and served in the Vietnam War. Upon returning back to the States, he lived in New York and Chicago before going back to Tennessee (where he would remain). He wrote from the age of 15 onwards, but didn’t get anything published until 1998. (more…)
Order of A.S. King Books
A.S. King is an American author of young adult novels. When she began writing, her novels began earlier in a character’s life and moved onto adulthood. She was unaware of the young adult market at the time. King was having trouble getting published, as it was difficult to categorize her work. When an editor asked her “something weird,” things came together and she ended up getting published. Her novels are not planned, but instead she starts with a character and develops them as she goes. King spent several years living in Ireland, where she and her husband renovated a farm and she worked in adult literacy. (more…)
Order of M.L. Stedman Books
M.L. Stedman is an Australian author. She is a New York Times bestselling author. Originally from Western Australia, Stedman has lived in London for many years, working as a lawyer. She gave writing a try for the first time in 1997, looking for a tutor. She completed a few writing courses and had some short stories get published in anthologies. (more…)
Order of Jeffrey Cranor Books
Jeffrey Cranor is an American author of science fiction, horror and mystery novels. He co-authors the Welcome to Night Vale series with Joseph Fink. The series started out as a podcast in 2012, which the two authors write. The series is being adapted for television by Gennifer Hutchison of Better Call Saul and Breaking Bad fame for FX. Jeffrey also creates theatre and dance pieces with his wife, choreographer Jillian Sweeney. (more…)
Order of Shirley Jump Books
Shirley Jump is an author of romance and women’s fiction novels. She is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author. Shirley began her career in journalism, and sold her first article when she was only 11. She dreamed of being the next Jane Pauley. She hosted two locally broadcasted shoes on her own, plus a late-night comedy show she co-hosted. Eventually, Shirley decided that a career as a freelance writer would suit her better. She sold a couple of essays to anthologies, and then switched to being a romance novelist. Shirley enjoys seeing her books in stores, but confesses that she mostly writes because she’d rather write than clean the toilets, and helps her buy more shoes. (more…)