Author Bios

Helene Tursten is a Swedish crime writer born in 1954 in Gothenburg, Sweden. Before turning to fiction, she worked as a nurse and then as a physician, a background that lends her crime novels a forensic authenticity and a particular sensitivity to the human body and its vulnerabilities. Tursten is best known as the creator…

Elena Armas is a Spanish author who has emerged as one of the most beloved voices in contemporary romance fiction. Born and raised in Spain, Armas writes in English — her second language — a remarkable achievement that speaks to both her linguistic gifts and her deep love of English-language storytelling. She began writing fiction…

Emily Henry is an American author born in 1990 who has become one of the most commercially successful and critically praised voices in contemporary romance fiction. Raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, Henry studied creative writing and literature and began her career writing young adult fiction before transitioning to adult romance novels. Her background in literary fiction…

Taylor Jenkins Reid is an American author born in 1983 in Acton, Massachusetts. She studied theater and communications before turning to fiction writing, drawing on her fascination with celebrity culture, human ambition, and the hidden lives behind public personas. After working as a teacher and a development executive in Hollywood, Reid channeled her experiences and…

Douglas Adams was a British author, screenwriter, and satirist born on March 11, 1952, in Cambridge, England. He studied English literature at St. John’s College, Cambridge, where he performed in the Cambridge Footlights revue and began developing his distinctive comedic voice. After graduation he worked in a variety of odd jobs before finding his calling…

Scott Lynch is an American author born in 1978 in St. Paul, Minnesota. He grew up in Wisconsin and developed a love of fantasy fiction from an early age, reading voraciously and beginning to write his own stories as a teenager. After studying at the University of Wisconsin and working various jobs, Lynch began seriously…

Pierce Brown is an American author born in 1988 in Visalia, California. He studied literature and history at the College of William and Mary, where he began developing the ideas that would eventually become his debut novel. Brown spent several years working various jobs — including as a waiter — while writing and refining his…

Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman are two of the most beloved and celebrated authors in the English-speaking world, and their 1990 collaboration Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch stands as one of the most cherished partnerships in modern literature. Pratchett, born in 1948 in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England, was already famous…

V.E. Schwab — Victoria Elizabeth Schwab — is an American author born in 1987 in Nashville, Tennessee. Widely regarded as one of the most versatile and prolific writers of her generation, Schwab writes across multiple age categories and genres, though she is perhaps best known for her work in fantasy and dark fiction. She studied…

A.J. Finn is the pen name of Daniel Mallory, an American author and former book editor whose debut novel became one of the most talked-about psychological thrillers of the decade. Born in the United States, Mallory worked for years as a senior editor at major publishing houses in both London and New York, giving him…