Re: Forbes released today the 2016 list of the World’s Highest-Paid Authors

Hi,

Forbes released today the 2016 list of the World's Highest-Paid Authors. These 13 wordsmiths earned a combined $269 million over the past 12 months. James Patterson topped our list for the third straight year, earning $95 million, while children's author Jeff Kinney ("Diary of a Wimpy Kid") placed a distant second, earning $19.5 million. The only newcomer is Paula Hawkins ("The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" and "Gone Girl") with $10 million earnings.

The 2016 World’s Highest-Paid Authors are:

1. James Patterson $95 mil
2. Jeff Kinney $19.5 mil
3. J.K. Rowling $19 mil
4. John Grisham $18 mil
5. Stephen King $15 mil
6. Danielle Steel $15 mil
7. Nora Roberts $15 mil
8. E.L. James $14 mil
9. Veronica Roth $10 mil
10. John Green $10 mil
11. Paula Hawkins $10 mil
12. George R.R. Martin $9.5 mil
13. Dan Brown $9.5 mil
14. Rick Riordan $9.5 mil

For more information, please visit http://www.forbes.com/sites/natalierobehmed/2016/08/03/the-worlds-highest-paid-authors-2016-james-patterson-jeff-kinney-and-j-k-rowling-top-ranking/#1a40cf52186

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Crystal

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