Author Stephenie Meyer, writer of the best-selling young adult Twilight books, has soared into the Forbes 2009 Celebrity 100 after an "astoundingly prolific year".
A new book by British author J.K. Rowling - The Tales of Beedle the Bard - which is her unofficial farewell to the adventures of boy wizard Harry Potter which made her the world's wealthiest writer, goes on sale on Thursday.