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Nora Roberts

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The Resume

    (October 10, 1950- )
    Born in Silver Springs, Maryland
    Popular author most well known for her multi-volume romance novels
    Birth name: Eleanor Marie Robertson
    Author of the MacGregor, In Death, Born In novels

Why she might be annoying:

    Most of her books are sappy romance novels.
    She uses multiple pen names.
    She founded The Romance Writers of America organization which has graciously awarded her 19 awards.
    She writes multi-volume sagas usually trilogies because according to her, she can't say all she wants about a character in one volume.
    She makes cameo appearances, Alfred Hitchcock style, in movies made from her books.

Why she might not be annoying:

    She has sold over three hundred million books!
    She writes 8 hours a day even on vacation.
    Her early works were rejected by the major romance novel publisher, Harlequin.
    Of her over 100 novels, 39 debuted at #1 on the New York Times best-seller list.
    Janet Dailey admitted to plagiarizing her.
    She has one of the oldest (1996) author-operated sites on the web.

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Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 13 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 94 Votes: 64.89% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 26 Votes: 73.08% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 10 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 23 Votes: 65.22% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 45 Votes: 48.89% Annoying