Growing With An Author

One of the most interesting and rewarding experiences that a reader can have is growing with an author. By this I mean the experience that a reader has when they read something that an author has written and then continue to follow that author as their career continues. Perhaps the most recent example of this on a large scale are the readers who grew up with J. K. Rowling and her Harry Potter series.

The experience of growing with an author is fascinating because of the interplay between the...