Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Benjamin Alire Sáenz (born 16 August 1954) is an award-winning American poet, novelist and writer of children's books.
He was born at Old Picacho, New Mexico, the fourth of seven children, and was raised on a small farm near Mesilla, New Mexico. He graduated from Las Cruces High School in 1972. That fall, he entered St. Thomas Seminary in Denver, Colorado where he received a B.A. degree in Humanities and Philosophy in 1977. He studied Theology at the University of Louvain in Leuven, Belgium from 1977 to 1981. He was a priest for a few years in El Paso, Texas before leaving the order.
In 1985, he returned to school, and studied English and Creative Writing at the University of Texas at El Paso where he earned an M.A. degree in Creative Writing
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Jandy Nelson
Jandy Nelson is the New York Times bestselling author of I’ll Give You the Sun, which received the Printz Award, was a Stonewall Honor Book, and was named one of TIME’s 100 Best Young Adult Books of
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all Time. Her critically acclaimed debut, The Sky Is Everywhere, is now an AppleTV+ and A24 original film starring Jason Segel and Cherry Jones, for which Jandy wrote the screenplay. Together, Sun and Sky have sold well over a million copies worldwide and have been translated into more than thirty-eight languages. Both have been YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults picks and on multiple best of the year lists, have earned many starred reviews, and continue to enjoy great international success. Currently a full-time writer, Jandy lives and writes i -
Robin Friedman
Growing up, Robin Friedman loved to write, but it was not until after she had worked as an editor in New York City and attended a year of law school that she finally decided to pursue a career as a children's book author. Beginning her writing career in 2000, Friedman is the author of How I Survived My Summer Vacation: And Lived to Write the Story and The Silent Witness.
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Han Nolan
Han Nolan is widely acclaimed for her evocative language, her gritty subject matter, and her ability to plumb the psyche of her characters. Her books include Dancing on the Edge, which won the National Book Award, Send Me own a Miracle, a finalist for the National Book Award, Born Blue, A Summer of Kings, and several other acclaimed novels. She and her husband live on the East Coast.
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Jaye Murray
First-time novelist Jaye Murray is a social worker who lives in New Rochelle, New York.
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Mark Thompson
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Mark Thompson is an American writer, editor and activist. His work centers around gay issues, particularly spirituality. -
Ruth Owen
Ruth Owen has been developing, editing, and writing children’s books for over 10 years. She particularly enjoys working on books about animals and the natural world. Ruth lives in Cornwall, England, just minutes from the ocean. She loves gardening and caring for her family of llamas.
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There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name. ( Ruth Owen, Romance Writer) -
J.M. Cervantes
Piscis, fan del romance, la primavera y el cine de terror. Vaya combinación.
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Aprendí a contar historias a través de los guiones cinematográficos, hasta que decidí brincar del screenplay y la Courier New a la novela y la Times New Roman, con una pregunta en la cabeza: ¿Por qué no contar historias de amor? Historias de amor donde no tiemble la pluma a la hora de ser provocativas, historias de amor gay modernas, intensas y emocionantes. -
Chandler Alexander
Dear Readers,
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I hope my GoodReads profile finds you and yours in the best of health and strength. First, let me give thanks to you from the bottom of my heart for your support in making my dream of becoming an author come true. I am truly grateful.
Author-hood for me began in the Mississippi Delta where I was born and raised. It was those experiences and hardships of growing up that shaped my prospective on life and opened my eyes to real social and economic epidemics that I am sure people have heard of but haven’t really felt or lived.
So here I am to bring forth those experiences to you as a reader. My goal is to put readers in uncomfortable and intense situations in hopes of them feeling and tasting the darkness, the sadness, and the pain t -
Lisa Freeman
Lisa Freeman started her work as an actor and has been in numerous TV productions and films (Mr. Mom and Back to the Future I & II to name a few). She performed at the Comedy Store, which led to her writing career in radio and spoken word. Freeman has a BA in Liberal Studies and Creative Writing, an MFA in Fiction, and a Writing Pedagogy certificate from Antioch University. Her debut novel, Honey Girl, published by Sky Pony Press, was released on March 17, 2015.
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Kathleen Founds
I'm the author of the novel-in-stories WHEN MYSTICAL CREATURES ATTACK! and the graphic novel BIPOLAR BEAR & THE TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE, NO GOOD, VERY BAD HEALTH INSURANCE: A FABLE FOR GROWNUPS. Due to the themes of my work, if you are reading my bio, I figure there is a 20% chance that you are in a chasm of despair. If so, I made this website for you: https://www.depressionwhackamole.com/
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Cezilla L. Lontrato
Cezilla L. Lontrato se recuerda, ya desde niña, como una amante de la literatura policial y de terror. El género fantástico hizo su aparición años más tarde, cuando empezó a animarse a escribir –y a mostrar– sus relatos y cuentos.
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Estudió Licenciatura en Economía en la Universidad de Buenos Aires y en la actualidad se desempeña como consultora de empresas para las que realiza trabajos de investigación macroeconómica, mejoras de procesos, manuales de procedimientos.
Además de ser fanática de la literatura de fantasía oscura y terror –si tiene toques góticos, mejor–, adora la música: el metal, el darkwave, el EBM, el country y el southern gothic. -
J. Jaye Gold
Justin has been assisting people in their search for inner meaning for 40 years. He works with several dozen seekers of truth. Over the years he has deliberately resisted the trend to become a “traveling guru” with followers around the world in favor of preserving an element which he considers precious – that of maintaining opportunities for developing an actual teacher/student relationship. He is available to anyone who seeks his guidance and has never asked to be compensated for his help, either monetarily or otherwise.
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Matt Blackstone
For as long as I can remember, I liked writing stories. In elementary school, they were about tooth fairies and snap bracelets and wrestling buddies, and about how I loved to steal rocks from the neighbor’s front yard and bash them with a hammer to see the crystals inside, which I thought were real crystals and worth bajillions of dollars, so I couldn’t wait to sell them and buy a baseball stadium and a pool and, because I’d be a wise, responsible bijillionaire, I’d invest in baseball cards. Ken Griffey Jr. baseball cards.
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Well, most of Ken Griffey Jr.'s cards are worth a few bucks. And those rocks, the ones I stole, the ones with the crystals inside . . . they’re just rocks. So I’m sorta glad those stories didn’t come true, because it would -
Roberto Piumini
Roberto Piumini è nato a Edolo, in provincia di Brescia, il 14 marzo 1947.
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Ha abitato a Edolo, Varese, Milano.
Nel 1970 si è laureato in Pedagogia all’Università Cattolica di Milano, con tesi su La persona del poeta in Emmanuel Mounier.
Ha frequentato la Scuola Superiore di Comunicazioni Sociali di Milano.
Dal 1967 al 1973 è stato insegnante di lettere in scuole medie e superiori della provincia di Varese.
Ha condotto numerosi corsi di dinamica espressiva, espressione corporea, scrittura poetica e teatrale.
È stato attore per tre anni con le compagnie Teatro Uomo di Milano e La Loggetta di Brescia.
Ha fatto esperienza per un anno come burattinaio.
Dal 1978 ha pubblicato moltissimi libri di fiabe, racconti corti e lunghi, romanzi, filastrocche, -
Chris Mould
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Chris Mould is the illustrator of Captain Beastlie’s Pirate Party, written by Lucy Coats. Chris went to art school at the age of sixteen. During this time, he did various jobs, from delivering papers to washing-up. He has won the Nottingham Children’s Book Award and been commended for the Sheffield. He loves his work and likes to write and draw the kind of books that he would have liked to have on his shelf as a boy. He is married with two children and lives in Yorkshire.
Chris Mould spends his working day in one of the prestigious art studios at Dean Clough Mills in Halifax. His studio is clearly marked with a skull and crossboned warning as to what might lie within.
Chris is not confined to book illustration. He has worked for the RSC, the -
Kathleen Johnson
Kathleen Johnson is a dynamic Christian speaker, teacher, and author known as Scripture Girl. Her passion for scripture memory has ignited a mission to equip others to live boldly by God’s Word. After navigating life’s toughest trials, Kathleen found refuge and transformation in God’s promises. Through spiritual disciplines like scripture memory, fasting, and meditation, she has experienced divine healing, freedom from destructive patterns, and miraculous answers to prayer.
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Kathleen’s teachings inspire women to rise up, walk in their God-given authority, and claim their full inheritance in Christ. Whether through her books, devotionals, articles, or speaking engagements, she delivers powerful insights to fuel faith and empower lives.