**About the Author**

Thomas Fuller serves as a cor­re­spon­dent for *The New York Times*, oper­at­ing out of North­ern Cal­i­for­nia. His exten­sive report­ing expe­ri­ence spans over forty coun­tries, con­tribut­ing not only to *The Times*, but also to the *Inter­na­tion­al Her­ald Tri­bune*. Fuller’s ear­ly upbring­ing took place in Tuck­a­hoe, New York. He cur­rent­ly resides in the East Bay region of San Fran­cis­co with his wife, who is also in jour­nal­ism, along with their two chil­dren. Despite the chal­lenges faced by the team, Thomas remains a devot­ed sup­port­er of the New York Jets.

The chap­ter titled “About the Author” presents a brief biog­ra­phy of Ali­son Espach, an accom­plished author known for her nov­els. Her notable works include *The Adults*, rec­og­nized as a *New York Times* Edi­tors’ Choice and a Barnes & Noble Dis­cov­er pick, and *Notes on Your Sud­den Dis­ap­pear­ance*, which received acco­lades as one of the best books of 2022 by the *Chica­go Tri­bune* and NPR.

In addi­tion to her nov­els, Espach has con­tributed to a vari­ety of well-respect­ed pub­li­ca­tions such as *Vogue*, *Out­side*, *McSweeney’s*, and *Joy­land*. Her diverse writ­ing expe­ri­ence high­lights her ver­sa­til­i­ty and cre­ativ­i­ty in dif­fer­ent lit­er­ary forms. Cur­rent­ly, she serves as a pro­fes­sor of cre­ative writ­ing at Prov­i­dence Col­lege in Rhode Island, where she imparts her exper­tise and pas­sion for writ­ing to her stu­dents.

For read­ers inter­est­ed in stay­ing updat­ed on her work, there is an invi­ta­tion to sign up for email alerts regard­ing her pub­li­ca­tions. The chap­ter also includes links to her online pres­ence, includ­ing her author page on Macmil­lan, where read­ers can find more infor­ma­tion about her writ­ing and projects. Fur­ther­more, social media links allow fans to con­nect with her on plat­forms like Twit­ter.

The author image is includ­ed, although its descrip­tion and con­tent do not con­tribute to the writ­ten nar­ra­tive beyond pro­vid­ing a visu­al rep­re­sen­ta­tion of Ali­son Espach. Over­all, this con­cise biog­ra­phy offers insight into Espach’s back­ground, accom­plish­ments, and cur­rent endeav­ors in the field of lit­er­a­ture, mak­ing it evi­dent that she is a tal­ent to watch in the lit­er­ary scene.

In sum­ma­ry, this chap­ter effec­tive­ly high­lights Ali­son Espach’s achieve­ments and places her with­in the con­text of con­tem­po­rary lit­er­a­ture, encour­ag­ing read­ers to explore her works fur­ther.

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Stephen King, a renowned author with a pro­lif­ic lit­er­ary career, has penned more than six­ty titles, all of which have enjoyed glob­al suc­cess. His body of work encom­pass­es a diverse range of gen­res, with recent con­tri­bu­tions includ­ing a mix of nov­els and col­lec­tions such as “Fairy Tale,” “Bil­ly Sum­mers,” “If It Bleeds,” “The Insti­tute,” “Ele­va­tion,” “The Out­sider,” and “Sleep­ing Beau­ties,” the last of which was a col­lab­o­ra­tive effort with his son Owen King. Addi­tion­al­ly, King has authored the crit­i­cal­ly acclaimed Bill Hodges tril­o­gy, com­pris­ing “End of Watch,” “Find­ers Keep­ers,” and “Mr. Mer­cedes,” with the lat­ter not only secur­ing the Edgar Award for Best Nov­el but also adapt­ed into a tele­vi­sion series avail­able on Pea­cock.

One of his notable works, “11/22/63,” has been rec­og­nized by the New York Times Book Review as one of the top ten books of 2011, fur­ther cement­ing King’s posi­tion as a mas­ter sto­ry­teller. His con­tri­bu­tions to lit­er­a­ture have been acknowl­edged with var­i­ous awards, includ­ing the 2018 PEN Amer­i­ca Lit­er­ary Ser­vice Award, the 2014 Nation­al Medal of Arts, and the 2003 Nation­al Book Foun­da­tion Medal for Dis­tin­guished Con­tri­bu­tion to Amer­i­can Let­ters.

Stephen King resides in Ban­gor, Maine, with his spouse, Tabitha King, who is also a nov­el­ist. His exten­sive port­fo­lio con­tin­ues to attract a wide read­er­ship, and his influ­ence extends beyond the writ­ten word, with sev­er­al of his works being adapt­ed into films and tele­vi­sion series. Fur­ther infor­ma­tion about King and his works can be found on Simon and Schus­ter’s web­site, along­side social media plat­forms where updates about his lat­est projects and endeav­ors are reg­u­lar­ly post­ed.

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Vic­to­ria “V. E.” Schwab is a pro­lif­ic author, crowned with the hon­or of being a #1 New York Times best­seller. Her lit­er­ary arse­nal spans over a dozen books, mark­ing her ter­ri­to­ry in the fan­tas­ti­cal realms with the acclaimed Shades of Mag­ic series, the grip­ping Vil­lains series, and the thought-pro­vok­ing Mon­sters of Ver­i­ty duol­o­gy. Beyond the shelves, Schwab’s work has tran­scend­ed into the pres­ti­gious columns of The New York Times, Enter­tain­ment Week­ly, and The Wash­ing­ton Post, assert­ing a wide crit­i­cal acclaim. Her nar­ra­tive craft isn’t con­fined to the Eng­lish lan­guage alone; it has vault­ed over lin­guis­tic bar­ri­ers, find­ing a home in more than a dozen lan­guages, ampli­fy­ing her reach across the globe. The cin­e­mat­ic and tele­vi­sion indus­tries have tak­en note, option­ing her sto­ries for adap­ta­tion, indi­cat­ing her influ­ence extends far beyond the writ­ten word.

Schwab’s life is as enchant­i­ng as her nov­els. Not bound to one locale, she finds solace in the roman­tic streets of Paris and the rugged hill­sides of Eng­land, draw­ing inspi­ra­tion from the world she wan­ders. Edin­burgh, Scot­land, claims her as one of its own, offer­ing her a haven amidst its his­toric charm. There, in the cozy cor­ners of a cof­fee shop, Schwab embarks on her lit­er­ary quests, weav­ing tales of mon­sters born from the depths of her imag­i­na­tion. For those enchant­ed by her sto­ry­telling, Schwab extends an invi­ta­tion to engage fur­ther through social media plat­forms like Twit­ter and Insta­gram or her web­site, which also hosts a por­tal for email updates, ensur­ing her read­ers are nev­er too far from the next adven­ture.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Mul­ti­plat­inum, Gram­my Award–winning pop icon Brit­ney Spears is one of the
most suc­cess­ful and cel­e­brat­ed enter­tain­ers in music his­to­ry, with more than 100
mil­lion records sold world­wide. In 2021, she was named one of Time magazine’s
100 Most In�uential Peo­ple. Spears’s album Black­out was added to the Rock &
Roll Hall of Fame’s Library & Archives in 2012. She lives in Los Ange­les,
Cal­i­for­nia.
FOR MORE ON THIS AUTHOR:
SimonandSchuster.co.uk/Authors/Britney-Spears
SimonandSchuster.co.uk
@SimonSchusterUK

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About the Author
James McBride is the author of the New York Times–bestselling Oprah’s
Book Club selec­tion Dea­con King Kong, the Nation­al Book Award–
win­ning The Good Lord Bird, the Amer­i­can clas­sic The Col­or of Water, the
nov­els Song Yet Sung and Mir­a­cle at St. Anna, the sto­ry col­lec­tion Five-
Carat Soul, and Kill ’Em and Leave, a biog­ra­phy of James Brown. The
recip­i­ent of a Nation­al Human­i­ties Medal and an accom­plished musi­cian,
McBride is also a dis­tin­guished writer in res­i­dence at New York Uni­ver­si­ty.

The pro­vid­ed text intro­duces Grady Hen­drix, a New York City-based nov­el­ist and screen­writer known for his con­tri­bu­tion to the hor­ror and thriller gen­res. Hen­drix has earned crit­i­cal acclaim and sev­er­al acco­lades for his work, includ­ing the Bram Stok­er Award for “Paper­backs from Hell,” and nom­i­na­tions for the Shirley Jack­son and Locus Awards. His nov­els, such as “Hor­rorstör,” “My Best Friend’s Exor­cism,” and “We Sold Our Souls,” have received praise from major pub­li­ca­tions like NPR, the Wash­ing­ton Post, the Wall Street Jour­nal, and oth­ers, high­light­ing their pop­u­lar­i­ty and impact.

Fur­ther­more, the text invites read­ers to explore more titles from Quirk, a pub­lish­er known for its dis­tinct and uncon­ven­tion­al book offer­ings. Quirk encour­ages read­ers to join its E. Newslet­ter for updates on new releas­es, exclu­sive dis­counts, and give­aways. The pub­lish­er prides itself on cre­at­ing a diverse range of books, includ­ing best-sell­ing fic­tion, craft books, cook­books, ref­er­ence guides, and unique titles that defy cat­e­go­riza­tion, like “The Res­ur­rec­tion­ist.” Quirk’s engage­ment with its audi­ence extends beyond book pub­lish­ing, involv­ing com­mu­ni­ty events such as lit­er­ary pub crawls, con­tests, and author sign­ings, posi­tion­ing itself as a hub for book lovers seek­ing uncon­ven­tion­al and cap­ti­vat­ing reads.

This intro­duc­tion serves not only to high­light Grady Hen­drix’s accom­plish­ments and dis­tinc­tive lit­er­ary con­tri­bu­tions but also to show­case Quirk’s ethos as a pub­lish­er that cel­e­brates cre­ativ­i­ty, unique­ness, and com­mu­ni­ty engage­ment in the lit­er­ary world.