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Jeanne DuPrau is an American author of fantasy and young adult novels. She is the author of the Books of Ember fantasy series. Jeanne never set out to become a writer, but has always enjoyed writing. She wrote her first book when she was five titled Frosty the Snowman, which is five pages long and […]
Cleo Coyle and Alice Kimberly are pen names belonging to American author Alice Alfonsi. Alice Alfonsi co-authors the Coffeehouse Mysteries series (as Cleo Coyle) and the Haunted Bookshop Mysteries (as Alice Kimberly) with husband Marc Cerasini. Aside from those cozy mystery series, Alice has also written many young adult television tie-in novels (such as That’s […]
Philip Pullman is an English author of fantasy novels, usually written for children and younger readers. Some have said that his works have begun to dissolve the barriers between adult and young adult fiction. He is best known for his His Dark Materials series, which includes the novel Northern Lights (adapted into film as The […]
Emily Brightwell is the pen name of American author Cheryl Arguile, the author of historical mystery novels. She began her career writing young adult romance novels before adopting her pen name and starting what became her best known work, the Mrs. Jeffries mystery series. She currently resides in Orange County, California.
The Benny Imura series is a series of YA horror novels by American novelist Jonathan Maberry. The series is set in a post-apocalyptic world where zombies have taken over the USA, Benny must get a job or his rations will get sliced in half. Unfortunately, he has to settle for the tedium of apprenticing under […]
Jonathan Maberry is an American author of horror fiction, thrillers, comic books and non-fiction. He is best known for his Pine Deep Trilogy, Joe Ledger series and his Benny Imura series. He has also written several non-fiction books about the paranormal, such as vampires and zombies.
Margaret Stohl is an American author of young adult novels, including the Beautiful Creatures fantasy series she co-authored with Kami Garcia as well as her Icons series. Before becoming a novelist, Margaret worked in the video game industry, on games such as Spider-Man, Fantasy Four, Dune 2000, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Legend of Jack […]
Rhys Bowen is the pen name of English author Janet Quin-Harkin. Under the Rhys Bowen pen name, she writes mystery novels. Under her real name, she started out her career writing young adult romance, adult romance and children’s books. She made the switch to adult mysteries in 1997. Today, she writes the Constable Evan Evans, […]
Andre Norton (1912-2005) was an American author of science fiction and fantasy. She wrote for both adults and young adults. She was the first female to win the Gandalf Grand Master Award in 1977 and was also awarded the Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award from the SFWA in 1983. Norton started out writing historical […]
Beautiful Creatures (also known as the Caster Chronicles) is a series of fantasy novels by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl. Set in the fictional town of Gatlin, South Carolina, the series follows Ethan Wate – a 16 year-old sophomore. Ethan soon meets Lena, a Caster (one who has the ability to use magic) who must […]