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Did you know Hosseini has been working to provide humanitarian assistance in Afghanistan through the Khaled Hosseini Foundation, which was inspired by the trip to Afghanistan that he made in 2007? Or, did you know when Hosseini first arrived in the United States at the age of 15, he did not...

Did you know when asked where Markus gets his inspiration from, he says he gets his ideas from twenty years of thinking about it? Or, did you after much deliberation between deciding which character to use as narrator, Markus finally settled on using Death after he figured out what the last...

Did you know Flynn says that she was inspired by the success of her own marriage in writing the novel? Or, did you know the adaptation rights of the novel were sold to 20th Century Fox in a summer auction for 1.5 million dollars? What are the amazingly true facts behind Gone Girl by...

Did you know even though Carlos has recieved a number of offers to have his books produced into movies, he has declined all of them? Or, did you know Carlos has a collection of over 400 dragon-related items? What are the amazingly true facts behind Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon?...

Did you know Taylor's fans are known as Swifties? Or, did you know Taylor's first job was not at all glamorous, and involved a lot of bugs by helping out the family business knock praying mantis pods out of trees? What are the amazingly true facts about Taylor Swift? Do you want to know...

Did you know during a war, Tolkien and his wife communicated using a secret code in his letters created by Tolkien as a means to get around the British Army's postal censorship? Or did you know The Lord of the Rings started off as a personal exploration of Tolkien's interests in philology,...

Did you know Cash was inspired by a story about two girls that he knew growing up in North Carolina as the basis of his novel? Or, did you know Cash had his first novel published when he was 19 years old, but a string of rejections kept him from publishing another story for ten years? What...

Did you know The Lost Symbol has set the record as the fastest selling adult novel in history, selling over one million in hardcover and e-book versions in the U.S., the UK and Canada, on its first day of release? Or, did you know as a child, Brown developed an interest in secrets and puzzles...

Did you know Dawkins made an appearance on the TV animated show The Simpsons on the series' 24th season, appearing in Ned Flanders' nightmare as the devil? Or did you know according to audible.co.uk, The God Delusion is the 2007 audiobook of the year? What are the amazingly true facts...

Did you know the book Diary of a Wimpy Kid was initially aimed at adults? Or did you know Kinney initially thought that the books were too American to sell in other countries? What are the amazingly true facts behind Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney? Do you want to know the golden...

Did you know the book cover the only part of the biography that Steve Jobs controled? Or, did you know Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson is the only biography that broke the international sales records to become a global bestseller? What are the amazing facts of Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson?...

Did you know it took Clare a total of two years to write and develop City of Bones? Or, did you know Clare likes to write in local coffee shops and restaurants because she says she tends to get too distracted by reality TV shows and the antics of her cats at home? What are the amazingly...

Did you know Flynn says that she was inspired by the success of her own marriage in writing the novel? Or, did you know the adaptation rights of the novel were sold to 20th Century Fox in a summer auction for 1.5 million dollars? What are the amazingly true facts behind Gone...

Did you know the when Gaiman was sixteen years old, he and his two friends started a magazine called Metro? They were able to sell the magazine in local record and bookstores in Croydon. Or did you know in May 2010, American Gods was chosen as the first selection for the One Book, One Twitter...