Order of Secret Brides Books
The Secret Brides series is a series of historical romance novels by American novelist Valerie Bowman. The series is set during the Regency era. (more…)
Order of Valerie Bowman Books
Valerie Bowman is an American author of Regency historical romance novels. She writes the Secret Brides, and the Playful Brides series. Valerie is the youngest of seven sisters from Illinois. She earned her English Language and Literature degree with a minor in history at Smith College, then as soon as she could, she went south to Florida. When she isn’t writing, she is either reading, travelling or stuck between watching reality TV and PBS. Valerie lives in Jacksonville, Florida with her family and dogs. (more…)
Order of Malcolm Mackay Books
Malcolm Mackay is a Scottish author of crime fiction novels. He was born and raised in Stornoway, and resides there to this day. Thus far in his career, he has set all of his novels in Glasgow, where he explores the underworld of the Scottish city. (more…)
Order of Kevin Powers Books
Kevin Powers is an American author of literary fiction and poetry. He is a New York Times bestselling author. A native of Virginia, Kevin graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University, and earned an MFA from the University of Texas at Austin, as a Michener Fellow in Poetry. He served in the US Army from 2004 until 2005, and was deployed in Iraq as a machine gunner. (more…)
Order of Megan Abbott Books
Megan Abbott is an American author of crime fiction novels. She grew up watching movies from the ’30s and ’40s, perhaps leading to her interest in crime fiction. In her crime fiction, Megan takes the classic sub-genres of crime fiction (such as hardboiled) and gives them a feminine twist. Megan earned her Ph.D. in English and American literature from New York University. She is married to Joshua Gaylord. (more…)
Order of Zoraida Cordova Books
Zoraida Cordova is an American author of urban fantasy and romance novels, often for young adults. Zoraida was born in Ecuador, but grew up in New York. She learned how to speak English by watching The Little Mermaid and Michael Jackson’s Moonwalker over and over. Her novel Labyrinth Lost was named a Best Book of 2016 by Paste Magazine and has been optioned by Paramount Studios. Zoraida loves merdudes, Christmas, and New York City at night – all things sparkly. (more…)
Order of Julia Dahl Books
Julia Dahl is an American author of mystery/thriller novels. She writes the Rebekah Roberts series. Julia has been writing about crime since 2004 when she was sent by Seventeen to cover a murder of a girl at the hands of her mother. Additionally, she has worked as a freelance reporter for the New York Post, as the deputy managing editor for The Crime Report, and for CBSNews.com. Julia lives in Brooklyn, New York. (more…)
Order of Jonathan Safran Foer Books
Jonathan Safran Foer is an American author of literary fiction. He graduated from Princeton with a philosophy degree in 1999. He has taught fiction at Yale University and (at the time of this writing) is a writer-in-residence at New York University for its graduate creative writing program. His novel Everything is Illuminated was adapted to film by Liev Schreiber, which starred Elijah Wood. Jonathan has two children and lives in Brooklyn, New York. (more…)
Order of Joel Dicker Books
Joel Dicker is a Swiss author. He is from the French-speaking city of Geneva, Switzerland. Joel earned his Masters of Law from the University of Geneva in 2010. He is no stranger to North America; growing up, he spent his summer vacations in New England. (more…)
Order of Mat Coward Books
Mat Coward is a British writer of crime fiction, science fiction, and children’s fiction novels. He also writes a gardening column for the Morning Star newspaper. He has been referred to by Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine as “one of the funniest writers in the history of crime fiction.” He lives in Somerset, England. (more…)