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When she visits her great-uncle, a successful and self-centered author, at his fortress-like home on Catalina Island, fifteen-year-old Samantha becomes involved in his manipulative game that leads to murder.

An illustrated introduction to authors and illustrators.

Third-grader Janey is so excited about meeting her favorite author at a literature festival that she almost ruins the day for her entire class.

Cam Jansen battles a famous children's mystery writer to see who can solve the case of the stolen car.

Different kinds of bears, all engaged in fun activities, pile onto the pages until there is no room for any more bears.

A fictionalized account of Southern belle Zelda Sayre and her relationship with author F. Scott Fitzgerald.

A collection of true travel stories and anedotes told by some of the world's best novelists, including Isabel Allende, Peter Matthiessen, Alexander McCall Smith, and more.

Struggling through his dyslexia to try to fulfill his girlfriend Fiorella's request for a letter revealing his secret self, eighteen-year-old Karl asks Fiorella's favorite author for help, and he agrees only if Karl will submit to a series of interviews, which result in unexpected consequences for Karl, Fiorella, and the author.

An ode to George Orwell's "1984" told in alternating male and female voices relates the stories of Aomame, an assassin for a secret organization who discovers that she has been transported to an alternate reality, and Tengo, a mathematics lecturer and novice writer.

A biography of twentieth-century American journalist and author, John Steinbeck, that chronicles both his personal and professional life and classic works that reflect upon some of the most turbulent times of American history.