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Who wrote book reviews for The New Yorker under the pseudonym 'Constant Reader'?

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dorothy parker

Which author published 'The Gremlins' 20 years before 'Charlie & The Chocolate Factory'?

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roald dahl

Which New Jerseyan authored 'Trees,' described by the Grolier Encyclopedia as 'A work full of sentiment & confused simile'?

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joyce kilmer

Which author of 'Valley of the Dolls' appeared off-Broadway in 'The Madwoman of Chaillot' in 1970?

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jacqueline susann

Which individual, born in Winsted, practiced law in Connecticut before authoring 'Unsafe At Any Speed'?

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ralph nader

Which author wrote her 32nd bestseller, 'Accident,' which tells the story of a head-on collision that changes the lives of five families?

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danielle steel

Who was a high school English teacher in Maine when their first book was published in 1974?

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stephen king

At the age of 66, which Tarzan creator became a war correspondent for the Honolulu Advertiser?

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edgar rice burroughs

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kenneth grahame

Which sitcom star reads his own book 'Dirty Jokes and Beer,' with possible inspiration from his time in Cleveland?

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drew carey

Which author was born near Dorchester, where you can visit the cottage mentioned in their work 'Far From the Madding Crowd'?

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thomas hardy

Which nightmarish authoress is Shelley Duvall named after, who also inspired her as an executive producer for 'Nightmare Classics'?

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mary shelley

Which woman writer, whose publisher was John Murray, authored 'Emma' and 'Mansfield Park'?

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jane austen

Which French novelist, famous for his unparalleled work, wrote the libretto for Monpou's 'Le Piquillo'?

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alexandre dumas

Which comic wrote the book 'No Shirt. No Shoes. No Problem!' and is known for saying 'you might be a redneck'?

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jeff foxworthy

Which author of 'Little Women' received much of her education from her father, Bronson?

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louisa may alcott

Who is the author known for the quotations 'Too few is as many as too many' and 'Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose'?

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gertrude stein

Which author wrote about 'Hollywood Wives' before focusing on 'Hollywood Husbands'?

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jackie collins

Who is the author of 'O Pioneers!'?

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willa cather

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