The Seasonal Reading Challenge discussion

10.6 - Traitor
Probably the most popular game show of recent years is The Traitors. A group of strangers compete to win a prize, but amongst them are a number of traitors, playing to fool the "faithful" and be the last one standing to scoop all of the money.

Read a book written under a pseudonym (somebody who isn't who they claim to be!)

REQUIRED: State the real name & pseudonym of the author, or provide a reference to indicate that the book was written under a pseudonym.

The book must be published under the pseudonym

Pseudonyms that will work:
Robert Galbraith (JK Rowling)
J D Robb (Nora Roberts)
Alice Campion (a group of Australian collaborative writers)
Amanda Quick (Jayne Ann Krentz)
Anne Rice (Howard Allen Frances O'Brien)
Ellis Peters (Edith Pargeter)
James Herriot (James Alfred Wight)
Jean Plaidy (Eleanor Hibbert)
John le Carre (David John Moore Cornwell)
ewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson)
Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens)
Mary Westmacott (Agatha Christie)
Rhys Bowen (Janet Quin-Harkin)

Books written under initials of the author (eg JK Rowling for Joanne Rowling or V E Schwab for Victoria Schwab) are not permitted

Does this count or does it need to be more different?

V.E. Schwab and Victoria Schwab

Mary wrote: "Does this count or does it need to be more different?

V.E. Schwab and Victoria Schwab"

Mary, I'm sorry for the delay replying to you - I have discussed with the other mods & we agree that this is a variation of name, not a pseudonym. Sorry!

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Phantom Prey by John Sandford

Can you confirm?

per the GR author page

John Sandford was born John Roswell Camp ... is this what I post in the completion thread?

Susan A wrote: "Phantom Prey by John Sandford

Can you confirm?

per the GR author page

John Sandford was born John Roswell Camp ... is this what I post in the completion thread?"

Yes, thats perfect!

So ... would Andre Norton work? According to https://nebulas.sfwa.org/grand-master.... her birth name is
Alice Mary Norton.

Deedee wrote: "So ... would Andre Norton work? According to https://nebulas.sfwa.org/grand-master......."

Yes, that works!

I have a weird situation. K.J. Charles has stated publicly online that this is a pseudonym, for example in this article,
https://lovebytesreviews.com/2014/05/...

because they work in publishing, the type of books and culture there are very different from the author's work, and even that "it is a much cooler name than mine". But this person has been so successful that there is no information on what their "real name" is. Does that work for "provide a reference to indicate that the book was written under a pseudonym"?

Robin P wrote: "I have a weird situation. K.J. Charles has stated publicly online that this is a pseudonym, for example in this article,
https://lovebytesreviews.com/2014/05/...-..."
As there is a link to evidence that this is a pseudonym, we will accept it

William Trevor is the pen name of William Trevor Cox, does that work here?

Apple wrote: "William Trevor is the pen name of William Trevor Cox, does that work here?"

Yes, that works