“Hollywood’s 25 Most Powerful Authors”
1. Stephen King Known For: “The Shining,” “The Stand,” “The Shawshank Redemption.”
2. Elmore Leonard Known For: “Justified,” “Get Shorty.”
3. Nicholas Sparks Known For: “The Notebook.”
4. EL James Known For: “Fifty Shades of Grey.”
5. Suzanne Collins Known For: “The Hunger Games.”
6. Robert Kirkman Known For: “The Walking Dead.”
7. George R.R. Martin Known For: “Game of Thrones.”
8. James Patterson Known For: “Kiss the Girls.”
9. Michael Lewis Known For: “Moneyball.”
10. Stephenie Meyer Known For: “The Twilight Saga.”
11. J.K. Rowling Known For: “Harry Potter.”
12. Tom Clancy Known For: “The Hunt for Red October.”
13. Dennis Lehane Known For: “Mystic River.”
14. Charlaine Harris Known For: “Sookie Stackhouse” novels, source of “True Blood.”
15. Daniel H. Wilson Known For: “Robopocalypse” (film not yet released).
16. Ken Follett Known For: “The Pillars of the Earth.”
17. Cormac McCarthy Known For: “No Country for Old Men,” “All the Pretty Horses.
18. Seth Grahame-Smith Known For: “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter.”
19. Laura Hillenbrand Known For: “Seabiscuit.”
20. Jeff Kinney Known For: “Diary of a Wimpy Kid.”
21. Candace Bushnell Known For: “Sex and the City.”
22. Gillian Flynn Known For: “Gone Girl.”
23. Neil Gaiman Known For: “Coraline.”
24. John Grisham Known For: “The Firm.”
25. Sara Shepard Known For: “Pretty Little Liars.”
And Six To Watch.
Which ones are your favorites? Are there any authors you think should have been on the list?
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