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Forbes released their annual list of the highest paid authors. “Earnings estimates are compiled by examining print, ebook and audiobook sales from Nielsen BookScan figures, considering TV and movie earnings and talking to authors, agents, publishers and other experts. Earnings are tabulated from June 2015 to June 2016 and are pretax; other fees are not deducted.” Here’s a list of the top 11 authors:

1. James Patterson - $95 million

2. Jeff Kinney - $19.5 million

3. J.K. Rowling - $19 million

4. John Grisham - $18 million

5. Stephen King $15 million

5. Danielle Steel - $15 million

5. Nora Roberts - $15 million

8. E.L. James - $14 million

9. Veronica Roth - $10 million

9. John Green - $10 million

9. Paula Hawkins - $10 million