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Birthdays, backgrounds, trivia and more about the authors who are making the charts. Bestselling author biographies from A to Z are all right here.
Dan Brown - Bestselling Author Biography
Find out the basics and little known facts about Dan Brown, bestselling author of The Da Vinci Code.
Michael Crichton Biography
Michael Crichton was the bestselling author of many novels, several of which were adapted into movies. Find out more about Crichton in this biography
John Grisham Profile - Biography of a Bestselling Author
John Grisham is known for his legal thrillers, but has branched out with books such as Bleachers and Skipping Christmas in recent years. Find out about this bestselling author's background, interests and novels.
Stephen King - Bestselling Author Profile
Stephen King is one of the most prolific authors in the world, with almost as many movies as books under his belt. Find out the master of horror's background and little known facts about his life.
Sophie Kinsella (Madeleine Wickham) Biography
Sophie Kinsella is best known for her Shopaholic books, but did you know that Sophie Kinsella is not even the author's real name and that she has published several other novels under her true name? Find out all about Sophie Kinsella in this biography.
Stephenie Meyer Biography
Stephenie Meyer became a publishing phenomenon with her Twilight series. Find out about the woman behind the Twilight books in this biography of Stephenie Meyer.
James Patterson Biography
James Patterson's biography tells about Patterson's life, career and bestselling books. Read about how James Patterson became one of the bestselling authors of the 21st century.
Jodi Picoult Biography
Jodi Picoult has published more than a dozen novels that deal with moral dilemmas and often involve medicine and law. Wondering about Jodi Picoult's life and how she started writing? Check out this biography of Jodi Picoult.
Sidney Poitier Biography
Sidney Poitier is best known as an actor and film director, however his spiritual memoir, The Measure of a Man, was selected for Oprah's Book Club. Find out more about Sidney Poitier in this brief biography of Poitier's life and work.
Nora Roberts - Bestselling Author Profile
Nora Roberts, the queen of romance novels, has come a long way since she wrote her first novel in pencil on scraps of paper. Find out about Roberts' childhood, hobbies and life as one of the bestselling authors in the world.
Nicholas Sparks
Nicholas Sparks' fans have come to love his clean and sentimental romance novels. Find out more about the man behind the books in this biography of Nicholas Sparks
Danielle Steel Biography
This is the resource for any Danielle Steel fan who wants to find out all about Danielle Steel's biography--information about Danielle Steel's life, background and books.
John Updike Biography
John Updike Biography: This biography of John Updike includes Updike's background, books and other trivia about his life.
Elie Wiesel Profile - Biography of a Holocaust Survivor & Bestselling Author of Night
Elie Wiesel, bestselling author and humanitarian, told of his experience during the Holocaust in Night, his memoir. Find out more about Wiesel here.
David Wroblewski Biography
David Wroblewski was thrust into the limelight when Oprah Winfrey chose his debut novel for her Book Club in September 2008. Find out more about David Wroblewski in this brief biography.

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