{"count":17752,"next":"http://admin.kavishala.in/sootradhar/authors/?format=json&page=563","previous":"http://admin.kavishala.in/sootradhar/authors/?format=json&page=561","results":[{"id":27025,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/sootradhar_author/Merry_Farmer.png","name":"Merry Farmer","bio":"USA Today Bestselling author Merry Farmer lives in suburban Philadelphia with her two cats, Justine and Peter. She has been writing since she was ten years old and realized she didn't have to wait for the teacher to assign a creative writing project to write something. It was the best day of her life. Her books have reached the top of Amazon's charts, and have been named finalists for several prestigious awards, including the RONE Award for indie romance.","raw_bio":"USA Today Bestselling author Merry Farmer lives in suburban Philadelphia with her two cats, Justine and Peter. She has been writing since she was ten years old and realized she didn't have to wait for the teacher to assign a creative writing project to write something. It was the best day of her life. Her books have reached the top of Amazon's charts, and have been named finalists for several prestigious awards, including the RONE Award for indie romance.","slug":"merry-farmer","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"","url":"/sootradhar/merry-farmer","tags":null,"created":"2023-11-23T18:05:37.935186","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":2},{"id":27026,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/sootradhar_author/Toby_Neal.png","name":"Toby Neal","bio":"Toby Neal was raised on Kauai in Hawaii. She wrote and illustrated her first story at age 5. After initially majoring in journalism, she eventually settled on mental health as a career and loves her work, saying, “I’m endlessly fascinated with people’s stories.”Toby credits her counseling background in adding depth to her characters–from the villains to Lei Texeira, the courageous and vulnerable heroine in the Lei Crime Series, to the wounds and psychological implications of the heroes of the Scorch Series.Get TWO FREE full length Toby Neal books by signing up for her newsletter here! ","raw_bio":"Toby Neal was raised on Kauai in Hawaii. She wrote and illustrated her first story at age 5. After initially majoring in journalism, she eventually settled on mental health as a career and loves her work, saying, “I’m endlessly fascinated with people’s stories.”Toby credits her counseling background in adding depth to her characters–from the villains to Lei Texeira, the courageous and vulnerable heroine in the Lei Crime Series, to the wounds and psychological implications of the heroes of the Scorch Series.Get TWO FREE full length Toby Neal books by signing up for her newsletter here! ","slug":"toby-neal","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"","url":"/sootradhar/toby-neal","tags":null,"created":"2023-11-23T18:05:39.747901","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":2},{"id":27027,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/sootradhar_author/Tracy_Brogan.png","name":"Tracy Brogan","bio":"USA Today, Wall Street Journal, and Amazon Publishing bestselling author Tracy Brogan writes happily ever after stories full laughter and love. A three-time recipient of the Amazon Publishing Diamond award for sales exceeding three-million copies, a three-time finalist of the RWA® RITA award for excellence in romantic fiction, and a winner of the Booksellers Best award, Brogan’s books, including both the Bell Harbor and Trillium Bay series, feature re-imagined versions of her favorite Michigan locations and have been translated into more than a dozen languages worldwide. Although best known for her laugh-out-loud contemporary romantic comedies, she’s currently at work on several historical projects including a gilded age series set in Trillium Bay, the long-awaited sequel to Highland Surrender, and a dual-timeline rom-com that just *may* include ghosts. (Psst… it totally has ghosts.) Find out more about Brogan at tracybrogan.com.Tracy Brogan Books. Witty. Whimsical. Wonderful.","raw_bio":"USA Today, Wall Street Journal, and Amazon Publishing bestselling author Tracy Brogan writes happily ever after stories full laughter and love. A three-time recipient of the Amazon Publishing Diamond award for sales exceeding three-million copies, a three-time finalist of the RWA® RITA award for excellence in romantic fiction, and a winner of the Booksellers Best award, Brogan’s books, including both the Bell Harbor and Trillium Bay series, feature re-imagined versions of her favorite Michigan locations and have been translated into more than a dozen languages worldwide. Although best known for her laugh-out-loud contemporary romantic comedies, she’s currently at work on several historical projects including a gilded age series set in Trillium Bay, the long-awaited sequel to Highland Surrender, and a dual-timeline rom-com that just *may* include ghosts. (Psst… it totally has ghosts.) Find out more about Brogan at tracybrogan.com.Tracy Brogan Books. Witty. Whimsical. Wonderful.","slug":"tracy-brogan","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"","url":"/sootradhar/tracy-brogan","tags":null,"created":"2023-11-23T18:05:40.338698","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":2},{"id":27028,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/sootradhar_author/Steven_Kotler.png","name":"Steven Kotler","bio":"Steven Kotler is a New York Times bestselling author, award-winning journalist, and co-founder and director of research for the Flow Genome Project. His books include the non-fiction works \"The Rise of Superman,\" \"Abundance,\" \"A Small Furry Prayer\" \"West of Jesus,\" and the novel \"The Angle Quickest for Flight.\" His work has been translated into more than 30 languages. His articles have appeared in over 60 publications, including The New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic Monthly, Wired, GQ, Outside, Popular Science, Men's Journal and Discover. He also writes \"Far Frontiers,\" a blog about technology and innovation for Forbes.com and \"The Playing Field,\" a blog about the science of sport and culture for PsychologyToday.com. He lives in New Mexico with his wife, the author Joy Nicholson.","raw_bio":"Steven Kotler is a New York Times bestselling author, award-winning journalist, and co-founder and director of research for the Flow Genome Project. His books include the non-fiction works \"The Rise of Superman,\" \"Abundance,\" \"A Small Furry Prayer\" \"West of Jesus,\" and the novel \"The Angle Quickest for Flight.\" His work has been translated into more than 30 languages. His articles have appeared in over 60 publications, including The New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic Monthly, Wired, GQ, Outside, Popular Science, Men's Journal and Discover. He also writes \"Far Frontiers,\" a blog about technology and innovation for Forbes.com and \"The Playing Field,\" a blog about the science of sport and culture for PsychologyToday.com. He lives in New Mexico with his wife, the author Joy Nicholson.","slug":"steven-kotler","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"","url":"/sootradhar/steven-kotler","tags":null,"created":"2023-11-23T18:05:40.754263","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":2},{"id":27029,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/sootradhar_author/Rita_Herron.png","name":"Rita Herron","bio":"USA Today Bestselling and award-winning author Rita Herron fell in love with books at the ripe age of eight when she read her first Trixie Belden mystery. But she didn’t think real people grew up to be writers, so she became a teacher instead. Now she writes so she doesn’t have to get a real job.With over ninety books to her credit, she’s penned romantic suspense, romantic comedy and YA novels, but she especially likes writing dark romantic suspense and crime fiction set in small southern towns. For more on. Rita and her titles, visit her at  You can also find her on  and Twitter.com/ritaherron.","raw_bio":"USA Today Bestselling and award-winning author Rita Herron fell in love with books at the ripe age of eight when she read her first Trixie Belden mystery. But she didn’t think real people grew up to be writers, so she became a teacher instead. Now she writes so she doesn’t have to get a real job.With over ninety books to her credit, she’s penned romantic suspense, romantic comedy and YA novels, but she especially likes writing dark romantic suspense and crime fiction set in small southern towns. For more on. Rita and her titles, visit her at  You can also find her on  and Twitter.com/ritaherron.","slug":"rita-herron","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"","url":"/sootradhar/rita-herron","tags":null,"created":"2023-11-23T18:05:42.078683","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":2},{"id":27030,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/sootradhar_author/Scott__Meyer.png","name":"Scott  Meyer","bio":"Scott Meyer has been a radio DJ, a stand-up comic, a writer for video games, an office manager, and a pretend ghost bellhop.He is the creator of the comic strip Basic Instructions, and has now written a novel.He and his wife live in Florida, to be close to their cats.","raw_bio":"Scott Meyer has been a radio DJ, a stand-up comic, a writer for video games, an office manager, and a pretend ghost bellhop.He is the creator of the comic strip Basic Instructions, and has now written a novel.He and his wife live in Florida, to be close to their cats.","slug":"scott-meyer","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"","url":"/sootradhar/scott-meyer","tags":null,"created":"2023-11-23T18:05:42.823019","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":2},{"id":27031,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/sootradhar_author/Krista_Davis.png","name":"Krista Davis","bio":"Krista Davis lives in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia where she writes three mystery series. She lived in Northern Virginia for many years and resided for a time in Old Town Alexandria where her Domestic Diva Mysteries take place. Krista also writes the Paws and Claws Mysteries, which debuted with MURDER, SHE BARKED. They are set in a resort town that caters to people who want to vacation with their dogs and cats. Alas, charming Wagtail Mountain, Virginia, where dogs and cats are welcome everywhere is fictional.Her newest series, the Pen & Ink Mysteries, features covers that can be colored! Read the book and have fun coloring the cover.She likes to cook and bake (okay, what she really likes is eating) so it was only natural for her to include recipes in her mysteries.Her dogs and cats have inspired the animal characters in her books.","raw_bio":"Krista Davis lives in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia where she writes three mystery series. She lived in Northern Virginia for many years and resided for a time in Old Town Alexandria where her Domestic Diva Mysteries take place. Krista also writes the Paws and Claws Mysteries, which debuted with MURDER, SHE BARKED. They are set in a resort town that caters to people who want to vacation with their dogs and cats. Alas, charming Wagtail Mountain, Virginia, where dogs and cats are welcome everywhere is fictional.Her newest series, the Pen & Ink Mysteries, features covers that can be colored! Read the book and have fun coloring the cover.She likes to cook and bake (okay, what she really likes is eating) so it was only natural for her to include recipes in her mysteries.Her dogs and cats have inspired the animal characters in her books.","slug":"krista-davis","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"","url":"/sootradhar/krista-davis","tags":null,"created":"2023-11-23T18:05:44.217014","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":2},{"id":27032,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/sootradhar_author/Jennifer_Close.png","name":"Jennifer Close","bio":"Jennifer Close is the best-selling author of Girls in White Dresses and The Smart One. Her new novel, The Hopefuls, will be out in July 2016. Born and raised on the North Shore of Chicago, she is a graduate of Boston College and received her MFA in Fiction Writing from the New School in 2005. She worked in New York in magazines for many years. She now lives in Washington, DC, and teaches creative writing at George Washington University.","raw_bio":"Jennifer Close is the best-selling author of Girls in White Dresses and The Smart One. Her new novel, The Hopefuls, will be out in July 2016. Born and raised on the North Shore of Chicago, she is a graduate of Boston College and received her MFA in Fiction Writing from the New School in 2005. She worked in New York in magazines for many years. She now lives in Washington, DC, and teaches creative writing at George Washington University.","slug":"jennifer-close","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"","url":"/sootradhar/jennifer-close","tags":null,"created":"2023-11-23T18:05:44.691073","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":2},{"id":27033,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/sootradhar_author/Aimie_K._Runyan.png","name":"Aimie K. Runyan","bio":"Aimie K. Runyan writes to celebrate history’s unsung heroines. She has been honored as a Historical Novel Society Editors’ Choice selection, as a three-time finalist for the Colorado Book Awards, and as a nominee for the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writer of the Year. Aimie is active as an educator and speaker in the writing community and beyond. Her next books, The Castle Keepers (in collaboration with J'nell Ciesielski and Rachel McMillan) and A Bakery in Paris will release in 2023 from Harper Collins. Also from Harper Collins, Aimie's contemporary Women's Fiction debut, The Memory of Lavender and Sage, will release in early 2024. She lives in Colorado with her amazing husband, two (usually) adorable children, two (always) adorable kitties, and a dragon. To learn more about Aimie, please visit ","raw_bio":"Aimie K. Runyan writes to celebrate history’s unsung heroines. She has been honored as a Historical Novel Society Editors’ Choice selection, as a three-time finalist for the Colorado Book Awards, and as a nominee for the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writer of the Year. Aimie is active as an educator and speaker in the writing community and beyond. Her next books, The Castle Keepers (in collaboration with J'nell Ciesielski and Rachel McMillan) and A Bakery in Paris will release in 2023 from Harper Collins. Also from Harper Collins, Aimie's contemporary Women's Fiction debut, The Memory of Lavender and Sage, will release in early 2024. She lives in Colorado with her amazing husband, two (usually) adorable children, two (always) adorable kitties, and a dragon. To learn more about Aimie, please visit ","slug":"aimie-k-runyan","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"","url":"/sootradhar/aimie-k-runyan","tags":null,"created":"2023-11-23T18:05:45.193173","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":2},{"id":27034,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/sootradhar_author/May_Cobb.png","name":"May Cobb","bio":"May Cobb earned her MA in literature from San Francisco State University, and her essays and interviews have appeared in the Washington Post, the Rumpus, Texas Highways, and Austin Monthly. Her previous novels are My Summer Darlings, The Hunting Wives and Big Woods. A Texas native, she lives in Austin with her family.","raw_bio":"May Cobb earned her MA in literature from San Francisco State University, and her essays and interviews have appeared in the Washington Post, the Rumpus, Texas Highways, and Austin Monthly. Her previous novels are My Summer Darlings, The Hunting Wives and Big Woods. A Texas native, she lives in Austin with her family.","slug":"may-cobb","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"","url":"/sootradhar/may-cobb","tags":null,"created":"2023-11-23T18:05:45.645691","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":2},{"id":27035,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/sootradhar_author/T.A._White.png","name":"T.A. White","bio":"Writing is my first love. Even before I could read or put coherent sentences down on paper, I would beg the older kids to team up with me for the purpose of crafting ghost stories to share with our friends. This first writing partnership came to a tragic end when my coauthor decided to quit a day later, and I threw my cookies at her head. Today, I stick with solo writing, telling the stories that would otherwise keep me up at night.Most days (and nights) are spent feeding my tea addiction while defending the computer keyboard from my feline companion, Loki, who would like to try her paw at typing.","raw_bio":"Writing is my first love. Even before I could read or put coherent sentences down on paper, I would beg the older kids to team up with me for the purpose of crafting ghost stories to share with our friends. This first writing partnership came to a tragic end when my coauthor decided to quit a day later, and I threw my cookies at her head. Today, I stick with solo writing, telling the stories that would otherwise keep me up at night.Most days (and nights) are spent feeding my tea addiction while defending the computer keyboard from my feline companion, Loki, who would like to try her paw at typing.","slug":"ta-white","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"","url":"/sootradhar/ta-white","tags":null,"created":"2023-11-23T18:05:46.123287","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":2},{"id":27036,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/sootradhar_author/Omar_El_Akkad.png","name":"Omar El Akkad","bio":"Omar El Akkad is an author and journalist. He was born in Egypt, grew up in Qatar, moved to Canada as a teenager and now lives in the United States. The start of his journalism career coincided with the start of the war on terror, and over the following decade he reported from Afghanistan, Guantanamo Bay and many other locations around the world. His work earned a National Newspaper Award for Investigative Journalism and the Goff Penny Award for young journalists. His fiction and non-fiction writing has appeared in The Guardian, Le Monde, Guernica, GQ and many other newspapers and magazines. His debut novel, American War, is an international bestseller and has been translated into thirteen languages. It won the Pacific Northwest Booksellers’ Award, the Oregon Book Award for fiction, the Kobo Emerging Writer Prize and has been nominated for more than ten other awards. It was listed as one of the best books of the year by The New York Times, Washington Post, GQ, NPR, Esquire and was selected by the BBC as one of 100 novels that changed our world. His short story “Government Slots” was selected for the Best Canadian Stories 2020 anthology. His new novel is forthcoming from Knopf.","raw_bio":"Omar El Akkad is an author and journalist. He was born in Egypt, grew up in Qatar, moved to Canada as a teenager and now lives in the United States. The start of his journalism career coincided with the start of the war on terror, and over the following decade he reported from Afghanistan, Guantanamo Bay and many other locations around the world. His work earned a National Newspaper Award for Investigative Journalism and the Goff Penny Award for young journalists. His fiction and non-fiction writing has appeared in The Guardian, Le Monde, Guernica, GQ and many other newspapers and magazines. His debut novel, American War, is an international bestseller and has been translated into thirteen languages. It won the Pacific Northwest Booksellers’ Award, the Oregon Book Award for fiction, the Kobo Emerging Writer Prize and has been nominated for more than ten other awards. It was listed as one of the best books of the year by The New York Times, Washington Post, GQ, NPR, Esquire and was selected by the BBC as one of 100 novels that changed our world. His short story “Government Slots” was selected for the Best Canadian Stories 2020 anthology. His new novel is forthcoming from Knopf.","slug":"omar-el-akkad","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"","url":"/sootradhar/omar-el-akkad","tags":null,"created":"2023-11-23T18:05:47.906981","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"}