Today's author is Stephenie Meyer.
Quick facts:
1. She was born in Connecticut in 1973 but grew up in Arizona.
2. Her name is spelled uniquely because she's named after her dad, Stephen.
3. The idea for her first novel Twilight came to her in a vivid dream.
4. Her four Twilight books were the biggest selling novels of 2008 on the USA Today Best-Selling Books list.
5. She has been compared to JK Rowling and her Harry Potter series.
6. She was writing a counterpart book (told from a different point of view) to the first book in the Twilight series, but stopped indefinitely when the first 12 chapters were leaked.
About Twilight:
When Isabella Swan moves to the gloomy town of Forks, Washington, and meets the mysterious, alluring Edward Cullen, her life takes a thrilling and terrifying turn. With his porcelain skin, golden eyes, mesmerizing voice, and supernatural gifts, Edward is both irresistible and impenetrable. Up until now, he has managed to keep his true identity hidden, but Bella is determined to uncover his dark secret.
The Twilight series is geared toward younger people, but adults like the books too. Have you read any of them? Have you seen the movie adaptation of the first book?
