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Melinda Metz is an American author of young adult books. Her series Roswell High, about teenage aliens, is the basis of The WB television series Roswell. Another series, Fingerprints, is about a psychic girl who reads thoughts from fingerprints. Meli
Louis Sachar (/ˈsækər/ SAK-ər; born March 20, 1954) is an American writer of children’s books. He is best known for the Wayside School series and Holes.
Caroline Finnerty is the author of the books ‘In a Moment’, ‘The Last Goodbye’ and ‘Into The Night Sky’ and ‘My Sister’s Child’. She has also had the pleasure of compiling ‘If I was A Child Again’, a non-fiction collection of s
IVY COMPTON-BURNETT (1884-1969)Surely one of the oddest of 20th century writers and one of those whose reputation has often been higher than her book sales, Compton-Burnett is a favorite of mine—albeit one that I take in small doses and recommend t
Roger Kahn (born October 31, 1927) is an American author, best known for his 1972 baseball book The Boys of Summer.
Louis Untermeyer (October 1, 1885 – December 18, 1977) was an American poet, anthologist, critic, and editor. He was appointed the fourteenth Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress in 1961.
Ferdinand Blumentritt (September 10, 1853, Prague – September 20, 1913, Litoměřice), was a teacher, secondary school principal in Litoměřice, lecturer, and author of articles and books in the Philippines and its ethnography. He is well known in
Marie de Solms (25 April 1831 – 6 February 1902), born Marie-Lætitia Bonaparte-Wyse, was a French author and literary hostess.
Jeffrey Patrick “Jeff” Kinney (born February 19, 1971) is an American game designer, cartoonist, producer, actor and author of children’s books including the Diary of a Wimpy Kid book series. He is also attributed as the creator of the child-oriented
I know it has been a very long time since I posted anything on this site. In fact, I have been thinking about shutting it down, given that the focus of my life has changed drastically. I have neglected those of you who at one time did follow my wri
Tage Danielsson (5 February 1928 – 13 October 1985) was a Swedish author, actor, poet and film director. He is best known for his collaboration with Hans Alfredson in the comedy duo Hasse & Tage.