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Gloria McDonough-Taub is the senior producer here at CNBC responsible for the booking of all things books. She reviews the books that come in to CNBC and works with the shows to decide which author has a good enough story to be featured on our air. She has nearly 30 years of TV experience including local and national news, documentaries, talk shows and syndication. She's interviewed presidents, pundits, and pampered princesses. Now she just wants to kick back and read a good book.
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Oct.02
12:28 PM ET
Thursday, 2 Oct 2008
World’s Wealthiest Writers
Posted By:Gloria McDonough-Taub
Topics:Media | Print Media
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CNBC.com J.K. Rowling |
No surprise that J.K. Rowling is on top earning an estimated $300 Million. The magazine estimates the top 10 authors pulled in a combined $563 million.
Here is the list (two writers "tie" for 6th):
1. J.K. Rowling: $300 million
2. James Patterson: $50 million
3. Stephen King: $45 million
4. Tom Clancy: $35 million
5. Danielle Steel: $30 million
6. John Grisham: $25 million
6. Dean Koontz: $25 million
8. Ken Follett: $20 million
9. Janet Evanovich: $17 million
10. Nicholas Sparks: $16 million
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