Author Janet Evanovich
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At least nine of Evanovich's books have made No. 1 on The New York Times' hardcover best-seller list. Together with her husband and children, she has created a substantial media empire. Her busy schedule includes public readings such as this one at Connecticut's Foxwoods Casino Theater, above, and a Stephanie Plum festival, to be held in Trenton, New Jersey, the character's home base every time a new installment in the series is published.