num_pages: 309
description: A collection of profiles about some of the world's favorite authors presents a host of facts, gossip, suggestions for recommended reading, bibliographies, and other aspects about the lives and work of such authors as Charles Dickens, Michael Crichton, Margery Allingham, Evelyn Waugh, and Toni Morrison. Original. 35,000 first printing.
language: English
title: About the Author: The Passionate Reader's Guide to the Authors You Love including Things You Never Knew, Juicy Bits You'll Want to Know & Hundreds of Ideas for What to Read Next
titlecomplete: About the Author: The Passionate Reader's Guide to the Authors You Love including Things You Never Knew, Juicy Bits You'll Want to Know & Hundreds of Ideas for What to Read Next
genres: Nonfiction, Books About Books
ratings_count: 22
publisher: Mariner Books