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17 highest-earning authors of 2014

You might call it the world鈥檚 most exclusive book club: Forbes magazine just announced its list of the top-earning authors of 2014, and the earnings are eye-popping, with the top spot going to an author who made an estimated $90 million in the past year. This year鈥檚 big story, however, is about the newcomers. The popularity of young adult lit has made authors like Veronica Roth and John Green exceedingly famous 鈥� and exceedingly wealthy. Each year, Forbes estimates the earnings of popular writers based on Nielsen Bookscan numbers as well as conversations with authors, publishers, and others in the trade. Read on to discover the 17 highest-earning authors of 2014.

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1. Stephen King

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  • By Husna Haq

鈥淎merica鈥檚 grand master of horror,鈥� as we鈥檝e called him in past lists, King is another Top 15 mainstay whose appearance on the list each year is as reliable as his prose is popular. He earned an estimated $17 million in the past year, thanks in part to his recent release 鈥淒octor Sleep,鈥� a sequel to his 1977 novel 鈥淭he Shining."

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