Order of Trudi Canavan Books
Trudi Canavan is an Australian author of fantasy novels. She writes the Black Magic trilogy and Traitor Spy trilogy (which make up the Kyralia series), the Age of the Five trilogy and the Millennium’s Rule trilogy. Trudi grew up with an interest in art, writing and music. In 1995, she began a freelance graphic design business and also began writing for an Australian fantasy and science fiction publication entitled Aurealis. Meanwhile, Trudi dreamt of writing a novel until she was 25 and decided to focus on working on her craft by taking courses and refining her writing skills. (more…)
Order of Sarah Dessen Books
Sarah Dessen is an American author of young adult novels. She has been writing for as long as she can remember and has always enjoyed reading. Sarah earned her creative writing degree from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill with highest honours. While she started her career in writing, she worked as a waitress in a Flying Burrito restaurant in her hometown of Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Sarah has made the New York Times bestseller list, has had several novels named as ALA’s Best Fiction for Adults and her novel Someone Like You won a 1999 School Library Journal Best Book award. She lives in North Carolina with her husband, daughter and pets. (more…)
Order of Helen Fielding Books
Helen Fielding is an English novelist of chick lit novels. She writes the Bridget Jones series. Originally from Yorkshire, Helen worked as a journalist in London for years, travelling to Africa, India and Central America whenever possible. After her first novel, she was asked by The Independent to start writing a column about the life of a 30-something single woman in London, but instead had the idea to create a character that was more of an exaggeration – that character became Bridget Jones. (more…)
Order of Civil War Books
The Civil War series is a series of alternate history novels by Newt Gingrich and William R. Forstchen. The series consists of the Gettysburg Trilogy and the standalone novel The Battle of the Crater. The series covers several “what-ifs” of the Civil War, including if General Lee could have defeated the Union Army at Gettysburg and gone on won the Civil War? (more…)
Order of Newt Gingrich Books
Newt Gingrich is an American author of alternate history novels and non-fiction books. He writes the Civil War series (including the Gettysburg Trilogy), Pacific War series and Revolutionary War series (aka George Washington series). Gingrich is best known for helping end 40 years of the Democrats ruling the House and becoming Speaker of the House. After giving up his seat, Gingrich has been a political analyst and a consultant. (more…)
Order of Sebastian Faulks Books
Sebastian Faulks is an English author of historical and contemporary fiction novels and non-fiction books. He is the author of the French Trilogy and has made contributions to the James Bond series (created by Ian Fleming) and the Jeeves & Wooster series (created by P.G. Wodehouse). The son of a judge and an actress, Faulks attended Wellington College and Emmanuel College, Cambridge, but didn’t enjoy either. He went on to work as the first literary editor of The Independent, followed by the deputy editor of The Sunday Independent. Sebastian lives with his family in London. (more…)
Order of Thomas Pynchon Books
Thomas Pynchon is an American author of English literature. His style is very dense, and lends from influences such as Herman Melville, Vladimir Nabokov, Franz Kafka and William Faulkner. Pynchon grew up in Long Island, New York. He served in the U.S. Navy for two years and earned his English degree from Cornell University. Pynchon is a MacArthur Fellow and the winner of the National Book Award, and has been considered for the Noble Prize for Literature many times. Subjects in his works include history, science and mathematics (among others). Pynchon is a very private person and has very few published photographs since the 1960s. (more…)
Order of Jonathan Argyll Books
Jonathan Argyll is the protagonist in a series of mystery novels by English novelist Iain Pears. Jonathan Argyll is an art history scholar and detective who works with the Italian Art Squad, including General Bottando and his deputy Flavia di Stefano (who is sometimes his lover). The series is also known as the Art History Mysteries. (more…)
Order of Iain Pears Books
Iain Pears is an English author of historical and contemporary mystery novels. He writes the Jonathan Argyll series. Aside from being a novelist, he is also an art historian and a journalist. Pears attended Warwick School, Wadham College and Wolfson College. As a reporter, he’s worked for the BBC, Channel 4 and ZDF (in Germany). He has also worked as a correspondent for Reuters. Pears has also been named Getty Fellow in the Arts and Humanities at Yale University. He lives with his family in Oxford, England. (more…)
Order of Mac Reilly Books
Mac Reilly is the protagonist in a series of romantic suspense novels by English novelist Elizabeth Adler. Mac Reilly is a private investigator who travels the world with his sometimes girlfriend and partner, Sunny Alvarez. (more…)