25.1 - XBM's Task: An Author in the Family

[SRC Moderator, Moderator]

25.1 - XBM's Task: An Author in the Family

Two of the books I read for the Fall season were written by daughters whose mothers were also authors. That got me thinking about other families, like mine, with multiple authors in them. For example, there are the Brontes, the Kings, the Walkers and the Wests, to name a few.

This is a two book task.

Read two books, each by individual authors who are related, either husband/wife, parent/child, siblings, grandparent/grandchild, or cousins. For the purposes of this task, two related people writing under one pseudonym CANNOT be used. Books written by more than one related author can be used if they are listed as individual authors, but each book only counts for one author.

Required: State the relationship and provide a reference if it is not obvious from one of the author pages.

Ex:
Can be used:
written by father/son pairings: and ; and
written by multiple related authors: or

Cannot be used:
and husband/wife and mother/daughter using pseudonym as single author

[Kim, Moderator]

These work -
and

Frank Herbert and Brian Herbert (son) and Kevin J Anderson

[Kim, Moderator]

These don't -

[Fiona (Titch)]

Can I ask if I was to read which has both Jesse Kellerman and Jonathan Kellerman as joint authors. Can I read - Jonathan Kellerman as well? For the 2 books?

[Kim, Moderator]

Fiona (Titch) wrote: "Can I ask if I was to read which has both Jesse Kellerman and Jonathan Kellerman as joint authors. Can I read - [author:Jonat..."

Yes, absolutely. We'll credit Jesse with the first, and his father with the second.

[Fiona (Titch)]

Kim wrote: "Fiona (Titch) wrote: "Can I ask if I was to read which has both Jesse Kellerman and Jonathan Kellerman as joint authors. Can I read [bookcover:Bad Love|1..."

That's exactly what I thought.

[Dee]

I’m going with these siblings

The Moriarty sisters: Liane Moriarty, Nicola Moriarty, and Jaclyn Moriarty are all published authors - https://www.thehills.nsw.gov.au/News-....

[Kim, Moderator]

Dee wrote: "I’m going with these siblings

The Moriarty sisters: Liane Moriarty, Nicola Moriarty, and Jaclyn Moriarty are all published authors - https://www.thehills.nsw.gov.au/News-......"

It's fun to see how many authors are part of a literary family!

[Robin P]

Margaret Drabble and A. S Byatt were sisters
Anne Hillerman continues the series started by her father Tony Hillerman

[Deedee]

Would this pairing work?
a book by
Frank Herbert (father)

and

a book with two authors, namely, by
Brian Herbert (son) and Kevin J Anderson

Thanks

[Kim, Moderator]

Deedee wrote: "Would this pairing work?
a book by
Frank Herbert (father)

and

a book with two authors, namely, by
Brian Herbert (son) and Kevin J Anderson

Thanks"

Yes!

[Deedee]

Kim wrote: "Deedee wrote: "Would this pairing work?
a book by
Frank Herbert (father)

and

a book with two authors, namely, by
Brian Herbert (son) and [author:Kevin J Anderson|33997034..."

Thanks for the quick reply!

[Joanne]

Sorry, I am confused and need assurance-

I could read Dragon's Kin for book 1

For book 2, does it have to be just one of the authors or can it be a pairing of the same two?

[Helen]

Hi. Will an aunt/ niece relationship work?
Winifred Peck- aunt
Penelope Fitzgerald- niece

[Kim, Moderator]

Joanne, just one, but please claim the book with both authors to the author you are not using for the second book.

[Kim, Moderator]

@Helen, Aunt/niece works, just document the relationship if it isn't obvious. Got to keep the moderator happy.

[Kathy KS]

Two questions:

I think you answered the first concerning the Herberts, but still checking. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Bill Clinton (husband & wife) have both written books with other co-authors (not each other). Can I read two of those?



Second:
Katie Fforde is a cousin-in-law of Jason Fforde (her husband is his cousin). Would they work?

[Kim, Moderator]

Kathy KS wrote: "Two questions:

I think you answered the first concerning the Herberts, but still checking. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Bill Clinton (husband & wife) have both written books with other co-authors (n..."

Yes to the Clintons, but no the Ffordes.