Link Du Jour: Highest-Paid Authors

Forbes recently posted a list of the highest paid authors in the world. In it you’ll find children’s and YA authors sitting side by side with authors of books for grown-ups. Call me crazy, but I’d contend that a list like this was unthinkable a decade or two ago. The most amazing thing about this article? This quote about Stephanie Meyer’s Twilight:

At one point, Meyer’s “Twilight” series accounted for more than 15 percent of all books sold in the U.S.

Come again!? I repeat – whaaa?! That’s crazy stuff, folks. Be sure to click on the image gallery to see the full list. Click the image below to read.

(Thanks to John Schumacher (AKA The Picasso of Twitter) for the link)

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