Title: Beaches (novel)
Content:  Beaches is a 1985 novel written by Iris Rainer Dart about two friends, struggling actress Cee Cee Bloom and the conventional Bertie White. The story follows them through their life as young girls until their mid-to-late 30s.
Title: The Beach (novel)
Content:  The Beach is a 1996 novel by English author Alex Garland. Set in Thailand, it is the story of a young backpacker's search for a legendary, idyllic and isolated beach untouched by tourism, and his time there in its small, international community of backpackers. In 2000, it was adapted into a film directed by Danny Boyle and starring Leonardo DiCaprio. In 2003, the novel was listed on the BBC's survey The Big Read.
Title: Beach
Content: Bascom, W. 1980. Waves and Beaches. Anchor Press/Doubleday, Garden City, New York. 366 p. 
Title: Beaches (1988 film)
Content:  Beaches (also known as Forever Friends) is a 1988 American comedy-drama film adapted by Mary Agnes Donoghue and based on Iris Rainer Dart's 1985 novel of the same name. It was directed by Garry Marshall, and stars Bette Midler, Barbara Hershey, Mayim Bialik, John Heard, James Read, Spalding Gray, and Lainie Kazan. Despite generally negative reviews from critics, the film was a commercial success, grossing $59 million in the box office. A sequel, based on the 1991 novel Beaches II: I'll Be There was planned with Barbara Eden but never filmed.
Title: The Beaches
Content: Author Peter Robinson ; Hockey player Rich Clune ; Actor Jamie Johnston ; Songwriter Dan Hill ; TV Producer Stephen Stohn (Degrassi) ; Flutist and Composer Ron Korb ; Actor Jay Baruchel 
Title: Ben Beach
Content:  Beach, who began his career as sports editor of the Harvard Crimson, has earned his living primarily as a writer and editor. He has worked for Congressman Lucien N. Nedzi (D-Mich.), Time, USA Today, The Wilderness Society and for a contractor for the State Department's Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations. He earned a B.A. in economics from Harvard College in 1971 and a J.D. from Catholic University of America in 1978.
Title: Beach Read
Content:  Beach Read is a 2020 contemporary romance novel by Emily Henry. An audiobook was released by Penguin Random House Audio.
Title: Beach Music (novel)
Content:  Beach Music is Pat Conroy's novel about Jack McCall, a South Carolina native who flees the South with his daughter Leah after his wife commits suicide. This novel explores the Vietnam War-era, the Holocaust, and coming of age in the 20th century. It was published in 1995.
Title: Edward L. Beach Sr.
Content:  During his lifetime, Beach published thirteen novels, all written for young adults. Twelve of the novels constitute volumes in four-book series, all written in the tradition of the Horatio Alger stories—hard work and honesty will lead to success. Beach's novels, which were highly popular when they were first printed in the years of 1907 to 1922, were instrumental in planting the seeds for naval careers in the minds of many of the men who served as naval officers during World War II. His autobiography, From Annapolis to Scapa Flow: the Autobiography of Edward L. Beach Sr. was published in 2003, having been edited by his son Edward L. Beach Jr., who was also a career naval officer and author.
Title: Beaches (2017 film)
Content:  Beaches is a 2017 American drama television film directed by Allison Anders from a screenplay by Nikole Beckwith and Kate Lanier. It is a remake of the 1988 film of the same name. The film stars Idina Menzel and Nia Long. The film premiered on Lifetime on January 21, 2017.

Question: Who is the author of Beaches?
Answer: Iris Rainer Dart.