Some of these pen names are pretty close to the real name while other are not, and I can only imagine the brainstorming that went behind some of the radically different ones. The truth is, authors use pen names all time, and for good reason. Take Emily Jenkins/E. Lockhart. One of my favorite writers of all time, Lockhart is the pen name of Emily Jenkins. Lockhart publishes YA while Jenkins publishes for children. It’s only natural you’d want to separate out the two so the wires don’t get crossed. And several of the authors highlighted here write romance under a pen name. That makes total sense. You don’t (necessarily) want your YA fans to read your erotica. In this article, you’ll find 10 authors who publish under more than one name, reflecting a variety of genres and age groups. You might be surprised by some of these pen names and realize you’re already a fan of an author’s work under another name. Or you might already be hip to the pseudonyms. Either way, I hope you find this list fun and informative. And that’s it! For more author pen name coverage on Book Riot, check out: Abrams publishes under the pen name Selena Montgomery and, to date, has published multiple romantic suspense novels, like Never Tell. If you like Cordóva’s fantasy books, check out her romance novels written under the pen name Zoey Catile. Don’t miss the Happy Endings series, which starts with Stripped, and currently stretches to three books long. Abby L. Vandiver is Collette’s other name, and she has published several cozy mystery series and a mystery science fiction series as well as a historical fiction novel. Begin with the Logan Dickerson cozy books, which all star the titular heroine, an archaeologist trying to avoid the FBI and finds herself in a charming coastal Georgia town where anything is possible. Kick off the series with Bed & Breakfast Bedlam. Under her real name, Madeleine Wickham, Kinsella has published several women’s fiction books, like Cocktails for Three and The Wedding Girl. But you probably know Megan Lindholm better under her pen name, Robin Hobb. One of the leading fantasy authors, Hobb has published wildly but is perhaps best know for the Farseer Trilogy, which opens with Assassin’s Apprentice, and the Tawny Man series, which starts with Fool’s Errand. But you might know Emily Jenkins better from her pen name, E. Lockhart, who publishes blockbuster YA novels like We Were Liars and The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks. Lockhart’s Ruby Oliver books is a fun series you won’t want to miss that kicks off with The Boyfriend List. It should surprise no one, then, that Menon also publishes equally fantastic romance novels for adults under the pen name Lily Menon. Check out The Sizzle Paradox for a taste of Menon’s romantic comedy love stories. Monahan also writes under the pen name Eva Darrows, best known for her funny monster-hunter YA novel The Awesome, which practically explodes with awesomeness. Monahan is also one half of a writing duo publishing under the pen name Thea de Salle, best known for the NOLA Nights erotica series, which begins with The King of Bourbon Street. McGuire also publishes horror novels under the name Mira Grant, such as Feed, which launches the Newsflesh series, and Parasite, which opens the Parasitology books. Start with Into the Drowning Deep for a creeptastic mermaid story. The author also pens fantasy for adults books under the name “V.E. Schwab.” Some of Schwab’s most famous books include the Shades of Magic trilogy, which starts with A Darker Shade of Magic, and standalone novels like The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue.
3 On A YA Theme: Known Author Aliases 5 Author Pseudonyms That Have Never Been Revealed Quiz: How Many Authors Can You Match to Their Pen Name?
