E.L. James
publication date: Wednesday, May 30, 2012 (part of Spring 2012)
category: Literature
clue: Her renamed Twilight fanfic has dominated the bestseller charts this year.
explanation: James's hit novel Fifty Shades of Grey, about BDSM ("dominated") in a relationship, began life as Twilight fan-fiction. more…
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Samir Mehta, LaVonne Lemler, Chris Lemler, Justin Woods, Richard Slominsky, Matthew Preston, Joanna Woods, Denise Sawicki, Mike Rothstein, Erik Bates, Steve Dunn, Aaron Shurtleff, and Tony Peters

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