Popular authors series

Contains a reference to authors and illustrators of children's literature and includes biographical sketches, photos, and lists of resources that profile forty-five authors.

Contains entries that provide biographical and bibliographical information about one hundred authors and illustrators of picture books for young readers; arranged alphabetically by last name.

Presents a reference guide to the top one hundred American authors writing in the thriller and suspense genre, providing biographical information, writing histories, and a list of their works.

Profiles one hundred of today's most popular nonfiction writers, with an overview of each author's personal and professional lives, literary accomplishments, genre, and awards, with reading lists and contact information for each entry.

Presents biographical sketches of one hundred popular fiction authors representing all major genres including science fiction, mysteries, and fantasy, and profiles their careers and literary credentials.

Contains alphabetically arranged entries that provide biographical information about one hundred popular children's authors; each with a brief profile of the authors and their work, listings of their writings, and advice on finding out more about the author.

Presents biographies and primary and secondary bibliographies for one hundred popular African-American authors, focusing on writers of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries.

Presents biographical profiles of one hundred young adult authors, including Sherman Alexie, Garth Nix, J. K. Rowling, and Laura Ingalls Wilder, each providing a primary and secondary bibliography.