Author Spotlight
Welcome to the Author Spotlight – Story House page! Here we celebrate the writers who inspire our book summaries and short stories. Meet talented authors, learn about their creative journeys, and explore the books and ideas that shaped their work.
Classic Authors
William Shakespeare
April 1564, Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom
23 April 1616 (age 52 years), Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom
Known for timeless plays and poems.
Jane Austen
16 December 1775, Steventon, United Kingdom
18 July 1817 (age 41 years), Winchester, United Kingdom
Famous for romantic novels like Pride and Prejudice.
Charles Dickens
7 February 1812, Landport, Portsmouth, United Kingdom
9 June 1870 (age 58 years), Gads Hill Place, United Kingdom
Wrote classics like Oliver Twist and Great Expectations.
Leo Tolstoy
9 September 1828, Yasnaya Polyana, Yasnaya Polyana, Russia
20 November 1910 (age 82 years), Lev Tolstoy
Author of War and Peace and Anna Karenina..
Modern Fiction Authors
George R.R. Martin
20 September 1948 (age 76 years), Bayonne, New Jersey, United States
Author of A Song of Ice and Fire (Game of Thrones).
J. K. Rowling
31 July 1965 (age 60 years), Yate, United Kingdom
Creator of the Harry Potter series.
Stephen King
21 September 1947 (age 77 years), Portland, Maine, United States
Master of horror and thrillers.
Haruki Murakami
12 January 1949 (age 76 years), Fushimi Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Known for magical realism and deep storytelling.
Self-Help & Motivation Authors
James Clear
1986 (age 39 years), Hamilton, Ohio, United States
Famous for Atomic Habits, all about building good habits.
Paulo Coelho
24 August 1947 (age 78 years), Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Wrote The Alchemist, a book of dreams and destiny.
Robin Sharma
16 June 1964 (age 61 years), Port Hawkesbury, Canada
Author of The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari.
Dale Carnegie
24 November 1888, Maryville, Missouri, United States
1 November 1955 (age 66 years), Forest Hills, New York, United States
Known for How to Win Friends and Influence People.
Indian Authors
Ruskin Bond
19 May 1934 (age 91 years), Kasauli
Heartwarming short stories and children’s books.
Arundhati Roy
24 November 1961 (age 63 years), Shillong
Booker Prize winner for The God of Small Things.
Chetan Bhagat
22 April 1974 (age 51 years), New Delhi
Popular for modern Indian novels like Five Point Someone.
R.K. Narayan
10 October 1906, Chennai
13 May 2001 (age 94 years), Chennai
Loved for Malgudi Days.
