Karen Armstrong (born 14 November 1944 in Wildmoor, Worcestershire) is a British author of numerous works on comparative religion, who first rose to prominence with her highly successful A History of God. A former Catholicnun, she asserts that "All the great traditions are saying the same thing in much the same way, despite their surface differences." They each have in common, she says, an emphasis upon the overriding importance of compassion, as expressed by way of the Golden Rule: Do not do to others what you would not have done to you.
Best known for his novels that could broadly be described as suspense thrillers, Koontz also frequently incorporates elements of horror,science fiction, mystery, and satire. Several of his books have appeared on the New York Times Bestseller List, with ten hardcovers and fourteen paperbacks reaching the number one slot. Early in his career, Koontz wrote under an array of pen names, but since the 1980s has written mostly under his own name.
Munshi Premchand, प्रेमचंद (July 31, 1880 – October 8, 1936) was a writer of modern Hindi and Urdu literature. In India, he is generally recognized as the foremost writer in both Hindi and Urdu during the early twentieth century
Nalini Singh is an Indian journalist. She has been the anchor for several current affairs programs on Doordarshan, and is most known for her program, 'Aankhon Dekhi', on investigative jounalism . She is also the managing director, TV Live India Pvt Ltd , and Managing Editor of News Channel, IBN7
Shopaholic is a series of novels written by the UK author Sophie Kinsella, who also writes under her real name Madeleine Wickham. As of February 2007, there are five books in the series. The entire series has been optioned by a Hollywood studio. On Sophie Kinsella's website, she stated that the first Shopaholic movie is in production.