Something About the Author

Database Description (provided by the publisher)

Something About the Author Online provides comprehensive access to all volumes ever printed in Gale's acclaimed and long-standing Something About the Author series, which examines the lives and works of authors and illustrators for children and young adults and is the preeminent source on authors and literature for young people. Something About the Author Online includes both the main series and Something About the Author Autobiography series, totaling more than 290 volumes, 20,000 entries, and nearly 30,000 images - all delivered in an easy-to-use 24/7 online format that matches the exact look and feel of the print original.

Useful for

  • Author studies (K-12)
  • Critical analysis of writers and their literature
  • Identifying the complete works of a single author