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Author of the Month

A new author featured every month!

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Maid by Stephanie Land
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Author of the Month: Stephanie Land Author of the Month: Stephanie Land

By Alaude
"My daughter learned to walk in a homeless shelter." With these arresting words, author of the month, Stephanie Land begins her story of...
"My daughter learned to walk in a homeless shelter." With these arresting words, author of the month, Stephanie Land begins her story of...
Diane Setterfield, author of Once Upon a River and The Thirteenth Tale is the December 2018 Author of the Month at ELPL
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Author of the Month: Diane Setterfield Author of the Month: Diane Setterfield

By Alaude
December's author of the month released her debut novel, The Thirteenth Tale, in 2006. A classic gothic novel set in a ruined mansion in...
December's author of the month released her debut novel, The Thirteenth Tale, in 2006. A classic gothic novel set in a ruined mansion in...
The Dragon With a Chocolate Heart, The Girl With a Dragon Heart by Stephanie Burgis
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Author of the Month: Stephanie Burgis Author of the Month: Stephanie Burgis

By Alaude
When author Stephanie Burgis released her debut book, Kat, Incorrigible in 2011, we were thrilled to finally see a children's fantasy set...
When author Stephanie Burgis released her debut book, Kat, Incorrigible in 2011, we were thrilled to finally see a children's fantasy set...
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Author of the Month: Kate Atkinson Author of the Month: Kate Atkinson

By Alaude
September's featured author, Kate Atkinson, is perhaps best known for her mastery of prose. Her writing is to such a standard that she…
September's featured author, Kate Atkinson, is perhaps best known for her mastery of prose. Her writing is to such a standard that she…
Author of the Month: Jacqueline Woodson
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Author of the Month: Jacqueline Woodson Author of the Month: Jacqueline Woodson

By Alaude
This month's featured author, Jacqueline Woodson, is the current National Ambassador for Young People's Literature and has won numerous...
This month's featured author, Jacqueline Woodson, is the current National Ambassador for Young People's Literature and has won numerous...
Willa of the Wood by Robert Beatty
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Author of the Month: Robert Beatty Author of the Month: Robert Beatty

By Alaude
This month, we are highlighting one of our favorite up-and-coming children's authors, Robert Beatty. A Michigan State University…
This month, we are highlighting one of our favorite up-and-coming children's authors, Robert Beatty. A Michigan State University…
There There by Tommy Orange
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Author of the Month: Tommy Orange Author of the Month: Tommy Orange

By Alaude
This month's featured author, Tommy Orange, is new to the literary world, and sure to take the bestseller lists by storm. Orange's...
This month's featured author, Tommy Orange, is new to the literary world, and sure to take the bestseller lists by storm. Orange's...
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Author of the Month: Paula McLain Author of the Month: Paula McLain

By Alaude
This month's featured author is a historical fiction fan favorite known for her deeply evocative stories featuring oftentimes…
This month's featured author is a historical fiction fan favorite known for her deeply evocative stories featuring oftentimes…
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Author of the Month: Meg Wolitzer Author of the Month: Meg Wolitzer

By Alaude
This month’s featured author is no stranger to literary fiction fans. Following her New York Times Bestselling book, The Interestings, and…
This month’s featured author is no stranger to literary fiction fans. Following her New York Times Bestselling book, The Interestings, and…
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Author of the Month: Tomi Adeyemi Author of the Month: Tomi Adeyemi

By Alaude
Nigerian-American author, Tomi Adeyemi, releases her debut novel this month, a YA Fantasy that melds West African mythology with themes of…
Nigerian-American author, Tomi Adeyemi, releases her debut novel this month, a YA Fantasy that melds West African mythology with themes of…
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Author of the Month: Tayari Jones Author of the Month: Tayari Jones

By Alaude
Imagine that the person you care most about in the world was just wrongfully convicted of a crime, sentenced to 12 years in prison, and…
Imagine that the person you care most about in the world was just wrongfully convicted of a crime, sentenced to 12 years in prison, and…
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Author of the Month: James S. A. Corey Author of the Month: James S. A. Corey

By Alaude
This December, we have a rather unique author of the month. James S. A. Corey has steadily risen to fame for having penned the bestselling,…
This December, we have a rather unique author of the month. James S. A. Corey has steadily risen to fame for having penned the bestselling,…
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Author of the Month: Oliver Jeffers Author of the Month: Oliver Jeffers

By Alaude
In honor of National Picture Book Month, November's author of the month is a favorite among library staff and patrons who seems to surpass…
In honor of National Picture Book Month, November's author of the month is a favorite among library staff and patrons who seems to…
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Author of the Month: Jennifer Egan Author of the Month: Jennifer Egan

By Alaude
Most of us know Jennifer Egan from her 2010 title, A Visit From the Goon Squad, a book that won her a Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Cri…
Most of us know Jennifer Egan from her 2010 title, A Visit From the Goon Squad, a book that won her a Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Cri…
Author of the Month
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Author of the Month: Celeste Ng Author of the Month: Celeste Ng

By Alaude
When Celeste Ng's debut novel, Everything I Never Told You, came out in 2014, it had a bit of a slow start (debuts often do). And then,…
When Celeste Ng's debut novel, Everything I Never Told You, came out in 2014, it had a bit of a slow start (debuts often do). And then,...
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