{"count":17752,"next":"http://admin.kavishala.in/sootradhar/authors/?format=json&page=558","previous":"http://admin.kavishala.in/sootradhar/authors/?format=json&page=556","results":[{"id":26965,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/sootradhar_author/Kerry_Anne_King.png","name":"Kerry Anne King","bio":"Kerry Anne King (who also writes as Kerry Schafer) is a Washington Post and Amazon charts bestselling author who writes compelling and transformational stories about family and personal growth. She loves to add in mystery, humor and an undercurrent of romance, and celebrates when she succeeds in making readers both laugh and cry.Kerry Anne has been chosen as the 2020 Writer of the Year by the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers Association. Her most recent novel, Everything You Are, is a finalist in the Nancy Pearl Awards hosted by the Pacific Northwest Writers Association. She is enthusiastic about encouraging and supporting other writers and is the host of Tell Me Your Secrets, a videocast/podcast featuring lively, informal interviews with authors and other people involved in bringing books into the world.When not absorbed in creative pursuits, you’ll find Kerry Anne hanging out with her real life Viking on their little piece of heaven in rural northeastern Washington","raw_bio":"Kerry Anne King (who also writes as Kerry Schafer) is a Washington Post and Amazon charts bestselling author who writes compelling and transformational stories about family and personal growth. She loves to add in mystery, humor and an undercurrent of romance, and celebrates when she succeeds in making readers both laugh and cry.Kerry Anne has been chosen as the 2020 Writer of the Year by the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers Association. Her most recent novel, Everything You Are, is a finalist in the Nancy Pearl Awards hosted by the Pacific Northwest Writers Association. She is enthusiastic about encouraging and supporting other writers and is the host of Tell Me Your Secrets, a videocast/podcast featuring lively, informal interviews with authors and other people involved in bringing books into the world.When not absorbed in creative pursuits, you’ll find Kerry Anne hanging out with her real life Viking on their little piece of heaven in rural northeastern Washington","slug":"kerry-anne-king","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"","url":"/sootradhar/kerry-anne-king","tags":null,"created":"2023-11-23T18:04:45.910108","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":2},{"id":26966,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/sootradhar_author/Lynda_Cohen_Loigman.png","name":"Lynda Cohen Loigman","bio":"Lynda Cohen Loigman grew up in Longmeadow, MA. She received a B.A. in English and American Literature from Harvard College and a J.D. from Columbia Law School. Her debut novel, The Two-Family House, was a USA Today bestseller and a nominee for the Goodreads 2016 Choice Awards in Historical Fiction. Her second novel, The Wartime Sisters, was selected as a Woman's World Book Club pick and a Best Book of 2019 by Real Simple Magazine. The Matchmaker’s Gift, her third novel, will be published by St. Martin’s Press in September of 2022.","raw_bio":"Lynda Cohen Loigman grew up in Longmeadow, MA. She received a B.A. in English and American Literature from Harvard College and a J.D. from Columbia Law School. Her debut novel, The Two-Family House, was a USA Today bestseller and a nominee for the Goodreads 2016 Choice Awards in Historical Fiction. Her second novel, The Wartime Sisters, was selected as a Woman's World Book Club pick and a Best Book of 2019 by Real Simple Magazine. The Matchmaker’s Gift, her third novel, will be published by St. Martin’s Press in September of 2022.","slug":"lynda-cohen-loigman","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"","url":"/sootradhar/lynda-cohen-loigman","tags":null,"created":"2023-11-23T18:04:46.696903","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":2},{"id":26967,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/sootradhar_author/Brian_Keene.png","name":"Brian Keene","bio":"BRIAN KEENE writes novels, comic books, short fiction, and occasional journalism for money. He is the author of over forty books, mostly in the horror, crime, and dark fantasy genres. His 2003 novel, The Rising, is often credited (along with Robert Kirkman’s The Walking Dead comic and Danny Boyle’s 28 Days Later film) with inspiring pop culture’s current interest in zombies. Keene’s novels have been translated into German, Spanish, Polish, Italian, French, Taiwanese, and many more. In addition to his own original work, Keene has written for media properties such as Doctor Who, Hellboy, Masters of the Universe, and Superman.Several of Keene’s novels have been developed for film, including Ghoul, The Ties That Bind, and Fast Zombies Suck. Several more are in-development or under option. Keene also serves as Executive Producer for the independent film studio Drunken Tentacle Productions.Keene also oversees Maelstrom, his own small press publishing imprint specializing in collectible limited editions, via Thunderstorm Books.Keene’s work has been praised in such diverse places as The New York Times, The History Channel, The Howard Stern Show, CNN.com, Publisher’s Weekly, Media Bistro, Fangoria Magazine, and Rue Morgue Magazine. He has won numerous awards and honors, including the World Horror 2014 Grand Master Award, two Bram Stoker Awards, and a recognition from Whiteman A.F.B. (home of the B-2 Stealth Bomber) for his outreach to U.S. troops serving both overseas and abroad. A prolific public speaker, Keene has delivered talks at conventions, college campuses, theaters, and inside Central Intelligence Agency headquarters in Langley, VA.The father of two sons, Keene lives in rural Pennsylvania.","raw_bio":"BRIAN KEENE writes novels, comic books, short fiction, and occasional journalism for money. He is the author of over forty books, mostly in the horror, crime, and dark fantasy genres. His 2003 novel, The Rising, is often credited (along with Robert Kirkman’s The Walking Dead comic and Danny Boyle’s 28 Days Later film) with inspiring pop culture’s current interest in zombies. Keene’s novels have been translated into German, Spanish, Polish, Italian, French, Taiwanese, and many more. In addition to his own original work, Keene has written for media properties such as Doctor Who, Hellboy, Masters of the Universe, and Superman.Several of Keene’s novels have been developed for film, including Ghoul, The Ties That Bind, and Fast Zombies Suck. Several more are in-development or under option. Keene also serves as Executive Producer for the independent film studio Drunken Tentacle Productions.Keene also oversees Maelstrom, his own small press publishing imprint specializing in collectible limited editions, via Thunderstorm Books.Keene’s work has been praised in such diverse places as The New York Times, The History Channel, The Howard Stern Show, CNN.com, Publisher’s Weekly, Media Bistro, Fangoria Magazine, and Rue Morgue Magazine. He has won numerous awards and honors, including the World Horror 2014 Grand Master Award, two Bram Stoker Awards, and a recognition from Whiteman A.F.B. (home of the B-2 Stealth Bomber) for his outreach to U.S. troops serving both overseas and abroad. A prolific public speaker, Keene has delivered talks at conventions, college campuses, theaters, and inside Central Intelligence Agency headquarters in Langley, VA.The father of two sons, Keene lives in rural Pennsylvania.","slug":"brian-keene","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"","url":"/sootradhar/brian-keene","tags":null,"created":"2023-11-23T18:04:47.286341","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":2},{"id":26968,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/sootradhar_author/Heidi_Perks.png","name":"Heidi Perks","bio":"Heidi Perks was born in 1973. She lives by the sea in Bournemouth with her husband and two children.Heidi graduated from Bournemouth University in 1997 with a BA (Hons) in Retail Management, and then enjoyed a career in Marketing before leaving in 2012 to focus on both bringing up her family and writing.Heidi successfully applied for a place on the inaugural Curtis Brown Creative online Novel Writing Course and after that dedicated her time to completing her first novel, Beneath The Surface.She has a huge interest in what makes people tick and loves to write about family relationships, especially where some of the characters are slightly dysfunctional. Heidi is now writing her second novel","raw_bio":"Heidi Perks was born in 1973. She lives by the sea in Bournemouth with her husband and two children.Heidi graduated from Bournemouth University in 1997 with a BA (Hons) in Retail Management, and then enjoyed a career in Marketing before leaving in 2012 to focus on both bringing up her family and writing.Heidi successfully applied for a place on the inaugural Curtis Brown Creative online Novel Writing Course and after that dedicated her time to completing her first novel, Beneath The Surface.She has a huge interest in what makes people tick and loves to write about family relationships, especially where some of the characters are slightly dysfunctional. Heidi is now writing her second novel","slug":"heidi-perks","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"","url":"/sootradhar/heidi-perks","tags":null,"created":"2023-11-23T18:04:48.130460","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":2},{"id":26969,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/sootradhar_author/Jarrod_Shusterman.png","name":"Jarrod Shusterman","bio":"Jarrod Shusterman is the New York Times bestselling coauthor of 'Dry' and 'Roxy'. He writes screenplays and YA fiction with his partner Sofía, and their upcoming novel is a fun romance/thriller titled 'Retro'. They have a passion for storytelling across many mediums, with love and multiculturalism as an ethos, and enjoy traveling the world and learning new languages. They live between Los Angeles and Spain, and can be found on Instagram @sofiandjarrod and TikTok @sofiandjarrod","raw_bio":"Jarrod Shusterman is the New York Times bestselling coauthor of 'Dry' and 'Roxy'. He writes screenplays and YA fiction with his partner Sofía, and their upcoming novel is a fun romance/thriller titled 'Retro'. They have a passion for storytelling across many mediums, with love and multiculturalism as an ethos, and enjoy traveling the world and learning new languages. They live between Los Angeles and Spain, and can be found on Instagram @sofiandjarrod and TikTok @sofiandjarrod","slug":"jarrod-shusterman","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"","url":"/sootradhar/jarrod-shusterman","tags":null,"created":"2023-11-23T18:04:49.433257","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":2},{"id":26970,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/sootradhar_author/Tarah__Dewitt.png","name":"Tarah  Dewitt","bio":"","raw_bio":null,"slug":"tarah-dewitt","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"","url":"/sootradhar/tarah-dewitt","tags":null,"created":"2023-11-23T18:04:50.308200","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":2},{"id":26971,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/sootradhar_author/Ann_Hood.png","name":"Ann Hood","bio":"Ann Hood is the editor of Knitting Yarns: Writers on Knitting and the bestselling author of The Book That Matters Most, The Knitting Circle, The Red Thread, Comfort, and An Italian Wife, among other works. She is the recipient of two Pushcart Prizes, a Best American Spiritual Writing Award, a Best American Food Writing Award, a Best American Travel Writing Award, and the Paul Bowles Prize for Short Fiction. She lives in Providence, Rhode Island.","raw_bio":"Ann Hood is the editor of Knitting Yarns: Writers on Knitting and the bestselling author of The Book That Matters Most, The Knitting Circle, The Red Thread, Comfort, and An Italian Wife, among other works. She is the recipient of two Pushcart Prizes, a Best American Spiritual Writing Award, a Best American Food Writing Award, a Best American Travel Writing Award, and the Paul Bowles Prize for Short Fiction. She lives in Providence, Rhode Island.","slug":"ann-hood","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"","url":"/sootradhar/ann-hood","tags":null,"created":"2023-11-23T18:04:51.932586","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":2},{"id":26972,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/sootradhar_author/Marcus_Sakey.png","name":"Marcus Sakey","bio":"Marcus Sakey is the bestselling author of nine novels, including the Brilliance Trilogy, which has sold more than a million copies.His novel AFTERLIFE (July 18, 2017) is soon to be a major motion picture from Imagine Entertainment and producers Ron Howard and Brian Grazer. His novel Good People was made into a film starring James Franco and Kate Hudson.Marcus lives in Chicago with his wife and daughter.Review Quotes\"Ridiculously good...Sakey makes you grin at high-flying feats of imagination, and then grin harder because he sticks the landing. The master of the mindful page turner.\"-Gillian Flynn\"Nothing short of brilliant.\"-Chicago Tribune\"It's depth and intelligence and passion and emotion that set Sakey apart.\"-Lee Child\"Sakey reminds me why I keep reading.\"-Cleveland Plain-Dealer\"One of our best storytellers.\"-Michael Connelly","raw_bio":"Marcus Sakey is the bestselling author of nine novels, including the Brilliance Trilogy, which has sold more than a million copies.His novel AFTERLIFE (July 18, 2017) is soon to be a major motion picture from Imagine Entertainment and producers Ron Howard and Brian Grazer. His novel Good People was made into a film starring James Franco and Kate Hudson.Marcus lives in Chicago with his wife and daughter.Review Quotes\"Ridiculously good...Sakey makes you grin at high-flying feats of imagination, and then grin harder because he sticks the landing. The master of the mindful page turner.\"-Gillian Flynn\"Nothing short of brilliant.\"-Chicago Tribune\"It's depth and intelligence and passion and emotion that set Sakey apart.\"-Lee Child\"Sakey reminds me why I keep reading.\"-Cleveland Plain-Dealer\"One of our best storytellers.\"-Michael Connelly","slug":"marcus-sakey","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"","url":"/sootradhar/marcus-sakey","tags":null,"created":"2023-11-23T18:04:52.504767","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":2},{"id":26973,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/sootradhar_author/Shelley_Shepard_Gray.png","name":"Shelley Shepard Gray","bio":"Librarian Note: AKA Shelley Gray (Western Romance).Shelley Shepard Gray has published over seventy novels. She currently writes Amish romances for Harper Collins, Kensington, and Simon & Schuster and contemporary women’s fiction for Blackstone Publishing. Her novels have been Holt Medallion winners and Inspirational Readers Choice and Carol finalists. Shelley’s novels have appeared on both the New York Times and USA Today bestseller lists. Her novels have been highlighted in the Philadelphia Enquirer, Washington Post, Time Magazine, and USA Today. She has also been interviewed on NPR as well as numerous regional radio stations. Before writing romances, Shelley lived in Texas and Colorado, where she taught school and earned both her bachelor’s degree in English literature and elementary education and later obtained her master’s degree in educational administration. She currently lives in Colorado Springs and writes full time. Shelley is married, the mother of two young adults, and always has a dachshund by her side. She is an active member of her church, on Facebook and on Twitter. She also has a website,  t","raw_bio":"Librarian Note: AKA Shelley Gray (Western Romance).Shelley Shepard Gray has published over seventy novels. She currently writes Amish romances for Harper Collins, Kensington, and Simon & Schuster and contemporary women’s fiction for Blackstone Publishing. Her novels have been Holt Medallion winners and Inspirational Readers Choice and Carol finalists. Shelley’s novels have appeared on both the New York Times and USA Today bestseller lists. Her novels have been highlighted in the Philadelphia Enquirer, Washington Post, Time Magazine, and USA Today. She has also been interviewed on NPR as well as numerous regional radio stations. Before writing romances, Shelley lived in Texas and Colorado, where she taught school and earned both her bachelor’s degree in English literature and elementary education and later obtained her master’s degree in educational administration. She currently lives in Colorado Springs and writes full time. Shelley is married, the mother of two young adults, and always has a dachshund by her side. She is an active member of her church, on Facebook and on Twitter. She also has a website,  t","slug":"shelley-shepard-gray","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"","url":"/sootradhar/shelley-shepard-gray","tags":null,"created":"2023-11-23T18:04:53.114186","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":2},{"id":26974,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/sootradhar_author/Allison_Winn_Scotch.png","name":"Allison Winn Scotch","bio":"I'm the bestselling author of eight novels including, CLEO MCDOUGAL REGRETS NOTHING, IN TWENTY YEARS and TIME OF MY LIFE, currently in development at Sony. My latest book, THE REWIND, will be released in Nov 2022 by Berkley Books. As an author, I know how brutal reviews can be, so I'll only post about books I've enjoyed. (Just in case you're wondering why all of my reviews are positive!)","raw_bio":"I'm the bestselling author of eight novels including, CLEO MCDOUGAL REGRETS NOTHING, IN TWENTY YEARS and TIME OF MY LIFE, currently in development at Sony. My latest book, THE REWIND, will be released in Nov 2022 by Berkley Books. As an author, I know how brutal reviews can be, so I'll only post about books I've enjoyed. (Just in case you're wondering why all of my reviews are positive!)","slug":"allison-winn-scotch","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"","url":"/sootradhar/allison-winn-scotch","tags":null,"created":"2023-11-23T18:04:54.723719","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":2},{"id":26975,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/sootradhar_author/Elizabeth________May.png","name":"Elizabeth        May","bio":"Elizabeth May is the Sunday Times bestselling author of the romantasy To Cage A God, the Seven Devils duology (co-written with Laura Lam), The Falconer series, and historical romance novels under the pen name Katrina Kendrick. She is Californian by birth and Scottish by choice, and holds a PhD from the University of St Andrews. She currently resides on an old farm in rural Scotland with her husband, three cats, and a lively hive of resident honey bees.","raw_bio":"Elizabeth May is the Sunday Times bestselling author of the romantasy To Cage A God, the Seven Devils duology (co-written with Laura Lam), The Falconer series, and historical romance novels under the pen name Katrina Kendrick. She is Californian by birth and Scottish by choice, and holds a PhD from the University of St Andrews. She currently resides on an old farm in rural Scotland with her husband, three cats, and a lively hive of resident honey bees.","slug":"elizabeth-may","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"","url":"/sootradhar/elizabeth-may","tags":null,"created":"2023-11-23T18:04:55.423091","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":2},{"id":26976,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/sootradhar_author/Celia_Aaron.png","name":"Celia Aaron","bio":"Celia Aaron is a recovering attorney who loves romance and erotic fiction. Dark to light, angsty to funny, real to fantasy—if it’s hot and strikes her fancy, she writes it. Thanks for reading.Sign up for my newsletter at celiaaaron.com to get information on new releases. (I would never spam you or sell your info, just send you book news and goodies sometimes). ;)You can find me on:Twitter: @celiaaaron_Facebook:  celia_aaron","raw_bio":"Celia Aaron is a recovering attorney who loves romance and erotic fiction. Dark to light, angsty to funny, real to fantasy—if it’s hot and strikes her fancy, she writes it. Thanks for reading.Sign up for my newsletter at celiaaaron.com to get information on new releases. (I would never spam you or sell your info, just send you book news and goodies sometimes). ;)You can find me on:Twitter: @celiaaaron_Facebook:  celia_aaron","slug":"celia-aaron","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"","url":"/sootradhar/celia-aaron","tags":null,"created":"2023-11-23T18:04:55.876576","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":2}],"description":"<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 24px;\"> The Great Poets and Writers in Indian and World History! </p>","image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/sootradhar_description/black.jpg"}