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Hi, from what I can tell this looks like a bug. I've filed it to our team and hopefully someone can look into it.
Thanks for the report and sorry for the inconvenience.
Thanks for the report and sorry for the inconvenience.
Often goodreads api is returning J.R.R. Tolkien:
Examples:
https://www.goodreads.com/api/author_...
https://www.goodreads.com/api/author_...
?key=
This happens for 14 of my authors.
Similar results return
Suzanne Collins
For example:
https://www.goodreads.com/api/author_...
?key=