It’s the birthday of Diana Gabaldon (b. 1952), one of today’s most popular authors in the historical fiction-science fiction-fantasy-adventure-mystery-romance (HFSFFAMR) genre and whose Outlander novels have sold more than 28 million copies. Gabaldon (known as “Herself” to her fans at Comic Con) was born in Scottsdale, Arizona, and grew up in Flagstaff, Arizona, telling stories [...]
It’s the birthday of Judith Krantz (b. 1927 or 1928, sources disagree), whose salacious romance novels based on S&S (sex and shopping) have sold a respectable 80-plus million copies in 50-plus languages, and whose best-known titles probably include Scruples (1978) and Princess Daisy (1980). You will not find her next to Jane Austen or George [...]
It’s the birthday of Stephen King (b. 1947), the King of Horror (ha—see what I did there? I’m sure I’m the first to think of that) and one of the bestselling authors of all time—the sort of author, in fact, that prompts one to google “bestselling authors of all time,” which I have done for [...]