Authors whose first name starts with L, page 11 of 14

Lois Greiman writes historical romance and mystery. The catalogue lists 45 books published between 1993 and 2018, from Surrender My Heart (1993) to Unsweetened (2018). Chrissy McMullen is the recurring figure in A Chrissy McMullen Mystery; other series include Men Of The Mist, Witches of Mayfair, Sedonia, Hope Springs, SD, Heart on the Run and Home in the Hills. Subjects record Scotland, manners and customs, women sleuths, psychotherapists and women ranchers.

Lois Lenski

75 books• 8 series

Lois Lenski (1893-1974) wrote and illustrated books for children and won the Newbery Medal. Lenski published 98 books, several of them posthumously: picture books, illustrated chapter books, songbooks, poetry, short stories, essays on children's literature and the 1972 autobiography Journey into Childhood. The Mr. Small picture books, the American Regional novels and the Roundabout America, Davy and Debbie series carry most of the work. Seventy-seven titles are catalogued here, starting in 1928.

Lois Lowry

52 books• 8 series

Lois Lowry, born Lois Ann Hammersberg on March 20, 1937, is an American writer of books for children and young adults. Lowry's work includes The Giver Quartet, Number the Stars, the Anastasia series and Rabble Starkey, and takes on dystopias and difficult themes for young readers. Number the Stars won the Newbery Medal in 1990 and The Giver won it in 1994. Gooney Bird Greene received the 2002 Rhode Island Children's Book Award. Several Lowry books, The Giver among them, have been challenged or banned in some schools. The catalogue holds 52 Lowry books from A Summer to Die (1977) to Building 903 (2026).

Lois McMaster Bujold

54 books• 8 series

Lois McMaster Bujold, born November 2, 1949, is an American writer of speculative fiction who has won the Hugo Award for best novel four times, equalling Robert A. Heinlein's record. The Vorkosigan Saga is her best-known work: science fiction novels set about 1000 years in the future and featuring Miles Vorkosigan of the planet Barrayar, a physically impaired man who serves as interstellar spy and mercenary admiral. The catalogue lists 54 books from 1986 to Darksight Dare (2026), including Shards of Honor, The Warrior's Apprentice, Falling Free, Brothers in Arms and The Vor Game. Other series listings include Penric and Desdemona, Sharing Knife and Curse Of Chalion. SFWA named Bujold its 36th Grand Master in 2019.

Lois Richer writes Christian romance, with catalogue subjects covering contemporary, western, historical and clean and wholesome romance, the Love Inspired line, nurses, women cooks and stalking victims. The catalogue lists 61 books, from A Will And A Wedding and Faithfully Yours (both 1997) to A Plan for Her Future (2021). Series include Wranglers Ranch, Rocky Mountain Haven, Calhoun Cowboys, Faith, Hope & Charity, Brides of the Seasons, Camp Hope, Serenity Bay and Pennies From Heaven. The 2000s are the busiest decade, and the catalogue marks Richer as dormant.

Craft projects turn lethal in Lois Winston's Anastasia Pollack Crafting Mysteries, where a widowed magazine editor works glue guns, mop dolls, decoupage and mosaic into murder investigations. Winston also writes the Gertie novels and the Empty Nest Mystery series, plus the writing guide Top Ten Reasons Your Novel Is Rejected. 31 titles span Talk Gertie to Me (2006) to Embroidered Lies and Alibis (2026).

Loki Renard writes romance across paranormal, alien and contemporary lines. The series include Royal Aliens, Possessive Aliens, Dragon Brides, Vampire Kings, Primal Planet, Possessive Gods, Dark Reverse Harem, Vicious City and Military Discipline. Renard's 153 catalogued books run from Little Miss and the Law (2011) to His Runaway Mate (2026), with a median length of 130 pages. The 2020s are the busiest decade in the catalogue.

Lola Akinmade Åkerström

8 books• 1 series

Lola Akinmade Åkerström is a Nigerian photographer, travel storyteller, speaker and author based in Stockholm, with books published in 18 languages. Culture, tradition and lifestyle are the focus of the work. Subject headings across the catalogue cover happiness, contentment and quality of life in Sweden, American literature, Black women and social conditions. Åkerström holds the 2018 Bill Muster Travel Photographer of the Year title and is a Hasselblad Heroine, and Everything Is Not Enough drew an NAACP Award nomination for Outstanding Literary Work in January 2024. Eight catalogued books run from Due North and Lagom: The Swedish Secret of Living Well in 2017 to Ragnar in 2026.

Lola Dodge writes fantasy. Ten books are catalogued between 2012 and 2018, opening with Temptress (2012) and ending at Sugar Spells (2018). Three series carry the Dodge credit: Shadow Ravens, Manhattan Ten and Spellwork Syndicate. Other catalogued titles include Ivory (2013), Belle Fury (2014), Quanta (2015), Quanta Reset (2016), Quanta Rewind (2017) and Deadly Sweet (2018).

Shifters, fated mates and fae royalty carry Lola Glass's paranormal romance. Running from the Wolves (2020) is the earliest of 94 catalogued titles and The Hungry Girl's Guide to Mating with a Werewolf (2026) the newest. Glass writes in 12 catalogued series, among them Mate Hunt, Wolfsbane, Shifter Queen, Shifter City, Sacrificed to the Fae King and Rejected Mate Refuge. The output rate is high, 94 books in seven years, and the catalogue is still open.

Lola Wright is credited on 8 books published between 2019 and 2025, tied to one series, Devil's Angels MC, which also stands as the catalogue's recurring heading. Each title is a single name. Axel, Gunner and Pooh are dated 2019, Vex 2020, Cash 2021, Pigeon 2022, Chubs 2023 and Rex 2025. Wright is the sole credit throughout, and the catalogue marks the run ongoing.

Small-town romance and romantic suspense are the subject headings attached to Lolli Powell. The catalogue counts 13 books from 2014 to 2023 across three series: A Top Shelf Mystery, Kisses and Killers Thrillers and Spirit of the Law Mystery. The Boy Next Door (2014) is the first title. Whiskey Kills (2017), Name Your Poison (2020) and On the Rocks (2022) are among the later books. Dead Men Don't Retire (2023) is the newest.

London Casey has 79 catalogued books from Hurt Like Hell (2013) to Oh Puck! An Extra Attacker (2024). The 2013 title Open For Him is listed under the name Karolyn James, which also appears as a series heading. Crash and Burn, Dark Fall, Outlaw Revenge and The Upside of Being Let Down came out in 2014. Casey series include Back Down Devil MC, How to Rom Com, Puckford Pirates, SOLA Empire Hockey Romance, Inci Warriors Hockey and Dirty Hits.

London James has 49 catalogued books spanning 2019 to 2026, starting with Stay With Me, Broken Hero and Boss I Love to Hate in 2019. Her Mail Order Mistake and Her Mail Order Misunderstanding date from 2022, and The Racing Heir's Rival Bride (2026) is the most recent. Series include Brides of Miss Mabel’s Registry, Brides of Lone Hollow, Wagon Train Women, Oregon Trail Brides, Featherstone Valley and Seven Holidays In Stone Rivers.

Cozy mystery is London Lovett's form, written across six series: Port Danby, Firefly Junction, Frostfall Island, Scottie Ramone, Starfire and Whisper Cove. Flower-named murders recur through the run, among them Marigolds and Murder (2017), Carnations and Chaos, Dahlias and Death and Hyacinths and Homicide. Sixty-six titles reach Shock at the Sweetheart Ball (2026), and Lovett continues to publish.

Between 2019 and 2026, Loni Ree published 155 books recorded in the catalogue. Hungry For Red (2019) is the first listed title, and Diesel's Last Chance (2026) is the newest. Series under Ree's name include Ryan Family, Sweet on You, Hot Brothers, Celestial Falls, Glacier Pass, Fielding-Stone Gallery, Loving a Bennett Boy, Silver Spoon Connections and Curvy Cuties. Fern Fraser and Violet Rae each share a credit on 1 book.

Lora Leigh, born March 6, 1965, is an American author of erotic romance with New York Times bestseller status. Leigh began publishing in 2003 with the electronic publisher Ellora's Cave. The Breeds is the longest-running series, and Elite Ops, Nauti Boys, Bound Hearts, Wizard Twins and Men of Summer are among the others. The catalogue holds 115 books from 2003 to Play Hard (2025). Leigh won the 2009 RT Award for erotica and was born in Ohio and raised in Martin County, Kentucky.

Lorana Hoopes has 65 catalogued books published from 2016 to 2023, with religious fiction recorded as a subject. The 2016 titles include Alien Planet, Pirate Attack, The Power of Prayer and When Hearts Collide, and In the Light of Day (2023) is the latest. Series include Men of Fire Beach, Sweet Billionaires, Texas Tornados, Heartbeats, Wishing Stone, Star Lake, Patriot Peak and Sage Creek Saga.

Loree Lough has 102 books catalogued from 1994 to 2022, covering both children's fiction and romance. Subjects include Christian life, American history, the Pilgrims of New Plymouth colony, the American Revolution, slavery, prejudice and the Depression. Pocketful Of Love (1994) is the first listed title, and The Christmas Letter (2022) the newest. Lough's series include American Adventure, Suddenly, Chesapeake, Accidental Blessings, Child to Love, Secrets on Sterling Street, By Way of the Lighthouse and Those Marshall Boys. The median book runs to 144 pages.

Lorelei James is a romance author whose subjects cover erotic, contemporary and western romance, ranchers, cowgirls and Wyoming. The 66 catalogued books run from Dirty Deeds (2006) to Back in the Saddle (2024). Series include Rough Riders, Rough Riders Legacy, Blacktop Cowboys, Need You, Want You and Wild West Boys. Long Hard Ride (2007), Rode Hard, Put Up Wet (2007) and Cowgirl Up and Ride (2008) are among the early titles.

Loren D. Estleman

122 books• 10 series

Loren D. Estleman, born September 15, 1952, in Ann Arbor, Michigan, is an American author of detective fiction and westerns. Estleman is known for crime novels featuring Amos Walker, a private investigator, and Detroit recurs in the subject headings. Page Murdock, US Deputy Marshal, Peter Macklin, Valentino and Detroit are the other series. The catalogue counts 122 books from Red Highway (1976) to Man One (2026), and Motor City Blue appeared in 1980.

Lorena Angell holds the credit on all 8 books catalogued under her name, published between 2011 and 2021. The run opens with A Diamond in My Pocket (2011) and reaches The Diamond Bearer's Ring (2021). Diamonds name most of the catalogued titles, among them A Diamond in My Heart, The Diamond of Freedom, The Diamond Bearer's Secret, The Diamond Bearers' Destiny and The Diamond Bearers' Rising. Two series sit under her name, Unaltered and Lost Crown, and The Unaltered recurs as a figure across the catalogue. Three books carry a page count, with a median of 275. Nothing newer than 2021 is listed.

Lorena McCourtney's catalogue lists 51 books from Promise in Paradise (1979) to Over the Hill (2026). Older women, women detectives and private investigators, Christian fiction, organized crime and motor homes are among the recorded subjects, along with romance. Ivy Malone is a recurring character, with the Ivy Malone Mysteries and the Mac 'N' Ivy Mysteries as series. The Julesburg Mysteries, Andi McConnell Mystery and Cate Kinkaid Files are further lines. Early titles include Bridal Trap (1980), Desert Devil (1981) and Island Fires (1983).

Organised crime and Italian American life shape Lorenzo Carcaterra's books. Sleepers (1995) is the best known, set in Hell's Kitchen and adapted into a film in 1996. Carcaterra, born in 1954, has since written the Apaches and Tank Rizzo thrillers and the Nonna Maria mysteries, which now lead the catalogue. Sixteen books run from A Safe Place (1993) to Nonna Maria and the Case of the Lost Treasure in 2024.

Romantic suspense is Loreth Anne White's field. Sixty-six titles run from Melting the Ice (2003) to The Black Orchid (2026), across the Shadow Soldiers, Sahara Kings, Angie Pallorino, Wild Country, Dark Lure, Snowy Creek and Bellona Channel series. Horse racing, Canada, widows and women journalists appear in the subject tags.

Regency historical romance is Loretta Chase's form, built on nobility, the London upper class and courtship. Chase's series include Scoundrels, the Carsington Brothers, the Dressmakers, the Difficult Dukes and the Trevelyan family. Isabella (1987) is the earliest of 27 catalogued titles, Lord of Scoundrels (1995) sits mid-run, and My Inconvenient Duke is the newest. The 1990s were the peak decade.

Large families organise Lorhainne Eckhart's catalogue. The Friessens, the O'Connells, the Wilde Brothers and the Parker Sisters each carry their own series, with Married In Montana, Walk the Right Road, Billy-Jo McCabe Mystery and Kate and Walker: Deadly, Dangerous & Desired among 12 recorded lines. Eckhart has 118 catalogued books dated 2009 to 2024, opening with The Captain's Lady and reaching Shadow Game. Volumes average 174 pages.

Frontier and pioneer life supplies the setting for Lori Benton's Christian historical fiction. Burning Sky (2013) opens a catalogue of 10 books reaching A Scattering of Light (2026), taking in The Wood's Edge (2015), A Flight of Arrows (2016), Many Sparrows (2017) and Mountain Laurel (2020). Pathfinders and Crockett's Landing are her two series. North Carolina, historical romance and man-woman relationships fill the subject tags.

Lori Brighton wrote 20 catalogued books between Wild Heart (2009) and Warrior (2019). The series are Mind Readers and Beautiful Ones, and The Mind Readers (2010), The Mind Games (2012) and The Mind Thieves (2012) share the Mind naming. Other titles include The Ghost Hunter (2010), Wild Desire and Wild Passion (2011), and To Seduce an Earl (2012).

Lori Copeland, born June 12, 1941, is an American novelist with more than 95 books, who wrote romance before moving to Christian fiction. The catalogue records 101 books from 1983, the year of A Tempting Stranger and Playing for Keeps, to Barefoot Hearts (2020). Series include Heavenly Daze, Men of the Saddle, Amish of Apple Grove, Sisters of Mercy Flats, Morning Shade Mysteries and Belles of Timber Creek. Westerns, historical romance, widows and Texas appear in the subjects.

Lori Foster

146 books• 33 series

Lori Foster is an American romance novelist who also publishes urban fantasy as L.L. Foster, and has appeared on the USA Today, Publishers Weekly and New York Times bestseller lists. Foster is currently published by Harlequin. The catalogue holds 146 books from Impetuous (1995) to The Lake House (2026), with the 2000s the busiest decade; one book also credits Christie Ridgway. Series include Buckhorn Brothers, SBC Fighters, Body Armor, Ultimate and Love Undercover, and mixed martial arts shows up among the subjects.

Lori Handeland, born 1961, is an American romance novelist and a two-time winner of the Romance Writers of America RITA Award. The catalogue lists 61 books from Second Chance (1994) to Charmed by the Moon (2024). Series include Nightcreature, Luchetti Brothers, Once Upon a Time in the West, Sisters of the Craft and Shakespeare Undead. Subjects include paranormal romance, romantic suspense, werewolves, vampires, witches, outlaws and Wisconsin.

Lori Holmes writes fantasy. Five books stand in her catalogue, published between 2020 and 2023: The Forbidden (2020), then Daughter of Ninmah, Enemy Tribe, Captive: Daughter of Ninmah as Told By Khalvir and The Last Kamaali, all four dated 2023. Nothing has followed The Last Kamaali, and the catalogue is dormant.

Lori Matthews writes romantic suspense with a military and law-enforcement cast. Coast Guard Recon, Coast Guard Hawai'i, Callahan Security, Lock and Key Society and At Risk carry the action, and the titles pair verbs the way the plots do: Break and Enter, Hit and Run, Smash and Grab, Evade and Capture, Catch and Release. Twenty-six books span 2020 to 2026, closing for now with Locked and Loaded.

Lori Rader-Day is an American writer of mystery, crime and suspense. Her prizes include three Anthony Awards, in 2015, 2018 and 2019, a Mary Higgins Clark Award in 2016 and an Agatha Award for best historical novel in 2021. Eight books are catalogued, from The Black Hour (2014) to Wreck Your Heart (2026), taking in The Day I Died (2017), Under a Dark Sky (2018), The Lucky One (2020) and Death at Greenway (2021). Murder, suicide, universities and journalism recur in the subjects.

Lori Ryan is a romance author with 43 books catalogued between 2013 and 2022. Legal Ease, Negotiation Tactics and Penalty Clause open the list in 2013, and Wicked Justice (2022) is the newest title. Series include Sutton Capital, Sutton Billionaires, Heroes of Evers, Texas, Sumner Brothers and Triple Play Curse. Game Changer, Game Clincher and Game Maker all date from 2014.

Lori Wick writes Christian historical romance in linked sets: A Place Called Home, the Californians, the Kensington Chronicles, Rocky Mountain Memories, the English Garden, the Yellow Rose Trilogy, the Tucker Mills Trilogy and Big Sky Dreams. Wisconsin, California and England appear among the settings. The catalogue holds 43 books, from A Place Called Home (1990) to Christmas for Two, The Christmas Gift, and is listed as likely complete.

Lori Wilde is the current pen name of Laurie Blalock Vanzura, a Texas-born American writer of contemporary romance who first published as Laura Anthony. The catalogue counts 156 books from Look Alike Bride (1997), issued as Laura Anthony, to A Perfect Christmas Night (2025). Twilight, Texas, Cupid, Texas, Kringle, Texas, Texas Rascals and Moonglow Cove are among the series. Small towns, Christmas, cowboys and Texas recur in the subject tags.

Lorie O’Clare's 46 catalogued books were published between 2003 and 2013, starting with Lunewulf Law and Nuworld in 2003. Subjects include erotica, romantic suspense, fantasy romance, werewolves, bounty hunters, private investigators and serial murders. Series include Lunewulf, Cariboo Lunewulf, Leopard Visions, Nuworld, Raptors Revealed, Black Jag and Werewolves of Malta. Titles from 2004 include In Her Blood, In Her Nature, In Her Soul and Jaded Prey, and Hot Pursuit (2013) is the most recent. J.C. Wilder and Ashleigh Raine each share the credit on 1 book.

Lorna Cook writes fiction set in England and also publishes as Elle Cook. The 12 catalogued books open with The Forgotten Village, also issued as The Forgotten Wife (2019), and continue through The Forbidden Promise (2020), The Girl From the Island (2021), The Dressmaker's Secret (2022) and The Hidden Letters (2023) to The Distant Daughter (2025). Titles under the Elle Cook name include The Man I Never Met (2022), The Last Train Home (2023) and The Wedding Game (2025). Secrets of Trelenna House is the one named series.

Lorna Dounaeva is a writer of psychological and domestic suspense. The stories feature family secrets, toxic relationships, obsession and deception, set in British seaside towns, on remote islands and in close-knit communities. Dounaeva has 19 catalogued books, from Fry (2013) to The Husband Ghost (2026), with the McBride Vendetta and May Queen Killers series among them. Titles include Cold Bath Lane (2019), The Girl in the Woods (2020) and The Wrong Twin (2021). Dounaeva is still publishing.

Novels about women, female friendship and community life make up Lorna Landvik's catalogue, much of it set in Minnesota. Her 13 books open with Patty Jane's House of Curl (1995) and include Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons (2003), Oh My Stars (2005) and The View from Mount Joy (2007). Recurring subjects include sisters, beauty shops and coffee shops. Last Circle of Love (2022) is the most recent title, and nothing has followed it.

Lorna Peel is the author of the Fitzgeralds of Dublin series, with 15 books catalogued from 2014 to 2025. Only You (2014) is the first title, followed by New Blood (2016), A Scarlet Woman (2017) and Brotherly Love (2017). A Suitable Wife (2018), A Discarded Son (2019), A Forlorn Hope (2020), My Name Is Rachel (2020) and A Cruel Mischief (2021) come later. A Perfect Solution (2025) is the newest, and Lorna Peel is still publishing.

Lorraine Bartlett / Lorna Barrett is a combined author entry, and one 2010 title, Abused: A Daughter's Story, carries a third name, L.L. Bartlett. Mystery and crime head the subject records, which name Tricia Miles as a fictitious character and cite women booksellers, psychics, New Hampshire and murder investigation. The catalogue holds 55 books from Murder on the Mind (2005) to A Critical Conjunction (2026). Jeff Resnick Mystery, Life On Victoria Square, Lotus Bay Mysteries and Tales from Blythe Cove Manor are among the series, and Booktown Mysteries is a linked name.

Lorraine Heath writes historical romance among the English aristocracy, with widows, scoundrels and titled families at the centre. Sweet Lullaby (1994) is her earliest catalogued novel, and her series include the Scoundrels of St. James, the Scandalous Gentlemen of St. James, the Lost Lords of Pembrook, Sins for All Seasons, Hellions of Havisham and Rogues in Texas. Sixty-eight books reach A Tempest of Desire in 2024.

Lorraine Pascale writes cookbooks. Recorded subjects include baking, baked products, recipes, quick and easy cooking, international cooking, low-fat and low-calorie diets, cookies and cake. Eight titles run from Baking Made Easy (2011) to Bake (2017), taking in Home Cooking Made Easy (2011), Lorraine Pascale's Fast, Fresh and Easy Food (2012), A Lighter Way to Bake (2013), Everyday Easy (2014), How to be a Better Cook (2014) and Eating Well Made Easy (2015). The median recorded length is 288 pages across five volumes measured.

Lorrie Moore

17 books• 1 series

Lorrie Moore, born Marie Lorena Moore on January 13, 1957, is an American writer, critic and essayist. She is best known for short stories, several of which have won major awards, and she has taught creative writing since 1984. Self-Help (1985) is her first catalogued book, followed by Anagrams (1986), Like Life (1990) and Who Will Run the Frog Hospital? (1994). Birds of America: Stories came out in 1998 and A Gate at the Stairs in 2009. I Am Homeless If This Is Not My Home (2023) is the newest title.

Lou Allin is a mystery author with four series: Belle Palmer, Holly Martin, Maddie Temple and Terry Hart. Northern Winters Are Murder (2000) is the first of 14 catalogued books, and The Woman Who Did (2015) is the last. Blackflies Are Murder (2002), Murder, Eh? (2006) and She Felt No Pain (2010) are among them. Subject headings include police procedurals, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Vancouver and widows.

Lou Antonelli (1957–2021) was an American speculative fiction writer from Clarksville, Texas, focused on alternate history, secret history, science fiction and fantasy. His stories were published in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and Canada. Fantastic Texas (2009) and Texas & Other Planets (2010) are his first catalogued books. Antonelli's 21 titles include A Djinn for General Houston (2015) and end with Another Girl, Another Planet (2017).

Lou Berney writes crime fiction. Eight titles are catalogued: the story collection The Road to Bobby Joe and Other Stories (1991), then Gutshot Straight (2009), Whiplash River (2012), The Long and Faraway Gone (2015), Double Barrel Bluff (2017), November Road (2018), Dark Ride (2023) and Crooks (2025). Shake Bouchon is the one named series, and ex-convicts, disappearance and Belize appear among the subjects.

Three recurring leads carry Lou Bradshaw's westerns: Ben Blue, Shad Cain and JL Tate. Bradshaw published 34 books between 2013 and 2020, opening with A Fine Kettle of Fish, Blue and Hickory Jack, all dated 2013, and closing with Man With No Face (2020). Ace High (2014), Blue Norther (2014), One Man Standing (2014), Cain just Cain (2015), Driftin' (2015) and Hell's Gate (2015) fill the middle of the run.

Lou Cameron (June 20, 1924 – November 25, 2010) was an American writer and comic book artist. The catalogue holds 101 books from Angel's Flight (1960) to First Blood (1992). Subjects include westerns, the American West, frontier life, Apache Indians and war, and the fictitious characters Longarm and Stringer MacKail. Cameron's series are Stringer and Renegade. Earlier titles include The Sky Divers (1963), The Dirty War of Sergeant Slade (1966) and Green Fields of Hell (1968).

Lou Jane Temple is the author of the Heaven Lee and Spice Box series, with 10 books catalogued from 1996 to 2006. Subject headings name the fictional character Heaven Lee, Kansas City, caterers, women cooks, restaurants and cooking, and file the books as women-sleuth mysteries. Death by Rhubarb (1996) is the first title; A Stiff Risotto (1997), The Cornbread Killer (1999) and Red Beans and Vice (2001) follow. The listing also includes The Big Platter Cookbook (2004), and Death du Jour (2006) is the newest.

Louie Stowell is a British author best known for a comic series of illustrated children's books about Loki, the Norse god. The catalogue lists 38 books, from Beauty And The Beast (2006) to A Bad God's Guide to Causing Chaos (2025). Stowell's series are Loki: A Bad God's Guide and Kit the Wizard. Titles include Brer Rabbit And The Blackberry Bush (2008) and The Story of Astronomy and Space (2009), and subjects include folklore, rabbits, pirates and space exploration.

Louis Auchincloss (September 27, 1917 to January 26, 2010) was an American lawyer, novelist, historian and essayist. Auchincloss wrote dry, ironic fiction about American polite society and old money, following the tradition of Henry James and Edith Wharton, both admired by Auchincloss. The catalogue holds 83 books from The Indifferent Children (1947) to A Voice from Old New York (2010). The Great World and Timothy Colt (1957) and Venus in Sparta (1958) are among the titles, and biographies, presidents and preparatory schools are among the subjects.

Louis Bayard

11 books

Louis Bayard, born in 1963, is an American author of historical mysteries. Mr. Timothy (2002), The Pale Blue Eye (2006), The Black Tower (2008), The School of Night (2010) and Roosevelt's Beast (2014) belong to that line and have been translated into 11 languages; The Pale Blue Eye was filmed under the same title and released in January 2023. Eleven books are catalogued from Fool's Errand (1999) to The Wildes (2024), with Endangered Species (2001), Lucky Strikes (2016), Courting Mr. Lincoln (2019) and Jackie and Me (2022) among them. Washington, D.C., orphans, gay men and fatherhood run through the subjects.

Louis de Bernieres

26 books• 3 series

Captain Corelli's Mandolin (1994) is the historical war novel that made English novelist Louis de Bernières known. Born on 8 December 1954, de Bernières appeared on Granta's 1993 list of the 20 Best of Young British Novelists. Captain Corelli's Mandolin took the Commonwealth Writers Prize for Best Book and reached readers in more than 11 languages. The catalogue lists 26 books, opening with The War of Don Emmanuel's Nether Parts (1990), part of the Latin American Trilogy. Red Dog, Birds Without Wings and Light Over Liskeard (2023) also appear. De Bernières became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 2006.

Louis Joseph Vance

37 books• 1 series

Louis Joseph Vance was an American novelist, screenwriter and film producer who created Michael Lanyard, the criminal turned detective known as the Lone Wolf. Lone Wolf is the one named series in a catalogue of 37 titles opening with Terence O'Rourke (1904) and taking in The Brass Bowl, The Black Bag and The Bronze Bell. Criminals, mystery and Paris run through the listed subjects. Dates extend to 1947 through later editions, and Vance lived from 1879 to 1933.

Louis L’Amour

183 books• 11 series

Westerns are what Louis L'Amour is catalogued for - 183 titles built on frontier and pioneer life. The Sackett family novels form the largest sequence, with Kilkenny, Chantry, Bowdrie and Talon beside them. L'Amour also wrote Hopalong Cassidy novels, among them The Riders of High Rock and The Rustlers of West Fork (1951). Smoke from This Altar (1939) is the earliest entry, and the Lost Treasures line carries later releases through 2019.

Louis Sachar

30 books• 4 series

Louis Sachar writes for children, chiefly school stories with a humorous streak. Wayside School and the novel Holes are the best known of Sachar's work, alongside the Marvin Redpost and Someday Angeline books; Holes took the 1998 National Book Award for Young People's Literature and the 1999 Newbery Medal. Thirty books are catalogued between Sideways Stories from Wayside School (1978) and The Magician of Tiger Castle (2025). Schools, boys, popularity and friendship recur as subjects.