Ernest Cline
publication date: Thursday, July 7, 2016 (part of Summer 2016)
category: 
Literature
clue: Hollywood is more than ready to adapt his popular novels about video games.
explanation: Cline's books Ready Player One and Armada were already being turned into films before he had finished his third. more…
difficulty: medium
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Justin Woods, Samir Mehta, LaVonne Lemler, Chris Lemler, and Matthew Preston
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