Science Fiction and Fantasy
Author of The Time Machine, The Invisible Man, and The War of the Worlds
Who is H. G. Wells?
Stephen King's first published novel
What is Carrie?
Her novels, such as Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensability, are often considered predecessors to the modern romance genre
Who is Jane Austen?
Physician partner of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes
Who is Dr. John Watson?
This author of Riders of the Purple Sage was born in Zanesville, Ohio
Who is Zane Grey?
The main title of the 1937 fantasy novel whose subtitle is There and Back Again
What is The Hobbit?
His short stories include "The Cask of Amontillado," "The Tell-Tale Heart," and "The Pit and the Pendulum"
Who is Edgar Allan Poe?
This Nicholas Sparks novel was adapted as a movie starring Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams
What is The Notebook?
In addition to writing dozens of novels, her murder mystery play The Mousetrap is the world's longest running play
Who is Agatha Christie?
This alliteratively named author published 14 short story collections and 89 novels, including Hondo
Who is Louis L'Amour?
This African-American author was the first science fiction writer to receive a MacArthur Genius Grant
Who is Octavia E. Butler?
Shirley Jackson short story that includes stoning, not jackpots
What is "The Lottery"?
This Kevin Kwan novel's protagonist is Rachel Chu
What is Crazy Rich Asians?
Referring to detectives rather than eggs, this style of American crime fiction flourished in the 1930s and 1940s
What is hard-boiled?
The title of this 1985 Larry McMurtry novel refers to a small border town in Taxas
What is Lonesome Dove?
George R. R. Martin's collective title for his series beginning with A Game of Thrones
What is A Song of Ice and Fire?
Bram Stoker's Dracula begins with this English solicitor's journal
Who is Jonathan Harker?
The author of the gay hockey romance novel Heated Rivalry
Who is Rachel Reid?
Her first novel, Strangers on a Train, was adapted as a film directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Who is Patricia Highsmith?
This 1968 Charles Portis novel was filmed in both 1969 and 2010
What is True Grit?
Her science fiction novels include The Left Hand of Darkness and The Dispossessed
Who is Ursula K. Le Guin?
The daughter of his author of the 1979 classic Ghost Story is also a novelist
Who is Peter Straub?
Pseudonym used by Nora Roberts for her futuristic crime series In Death, where romance is still important
What is J. D. Robb?
Profession of the amateur sleuth named Brown, about whom G. K. Chesterton wrote 53 short stories
What is Roman Catholic priest?
Before he published James in 2024, this author wrote Wounded, about a Black horseman in Wyoming
Who is Percival Everett?