The 52 Book Club: 2025 / 2026 Challenge discussion

26. Has An "Author's Note"


What is an author’s note? Author’s notes are usually found at the end of a book. They are written by the author’s themselves and often share a little more detail about what was just read. Sometimes they’re called “A Note from the Author,” “A Note About This Story,” “A Letter from the author,” etc.

In an author’s note, the author may explain what parts were based on fact and what were purely author’s imagination. Sometimes, they may share additional interesting information, books that they read for research, or why they decided to write the book.

Some books may also include sections like: “A Conversation with the Author,” “Acknowledgements,” or “Discussion Questions.” These sections are usually different than an Author’s Note, as the author’s note is written by the author themselves.

Check out our Goodreads List for examples

I am going with Anthony Bourdain

Although in this case it is a note from the chef but since the chef is the author I figure that counts.

Winter Stroll by Elin Hilderbrand

Harper Bliss: A breathless place

I used this one: The Lighthouse Witches

A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess is my pick

Life of Pi

Black Cake and Eat the Buddha: Life and Death in a Tibetan Town would both work for this one

I loved this book and I would give it 6 stars if I could! A Constellation of Vital Phenomena by Anthony Marra. I highly recommend it.

I didn't love this historical novel, in part because the author explained in her Author's Note at the end of the book, that the portion of the story that I had found annoyingly improbable had not been based in fact, but came completely from the author's imagination.

A Conspiracy of Mothers

Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen

Too Deep for Words by Andrea Boeshaar

I read The Deep

I just finished Kitchen house by Kathleen Grissom, and it has an Author's note

Gender Swapped Fairy Tales is written by Karrie Fransman and Jonathan Plackett, a husband and wife team. The author’s note tells you how they came up with this idea.

Very interesting note for Sold on a Monday.

Today Tonight Tomorrow by Rachel Lynn Solomon has a nice "Author's Note" on Seattle as setting.

Will be using The Stand by Stephen King.

The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood

I read The Rite: The Making of a Modern Exorcist for this prompt.

I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys

Her newest book about the fall of the Communist Regime in Romania in 1989 and 1990. Captivating read and seems rather timely.

sorrowland by rivers solomon

I read The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd.

I read Iron Kissed by Patricia Briggs.

I used "The Paris Library" for prompt 2, but it could be used for this prompt as well.

I read Susan, Linda, Nina & Cokie by Lisa Napoli

Yellow WifeI read

The Poppy War by R. F. Kuang

I read Schild's Ladder by Greg Egan for my author's note book. Not really a Hard Science Fiction guy, myself, but there was a lot more to it then I thought there would be. I really enjoyed it.

The Light of Days by Judy Batalion

I read The Matzah Ball by Jean Meltzer, 3.5 Stars

I read ‘Sanibel Flats’ by Randy Wayne White. It took me a while to get into it but by the end it was pretty good. I will continue the series. ⭐️⭐️⭐️

William P. Young's The Shack. I "read" this novel as an audiobook and the "Author's Note" was given by Young himself at the end (the novel was read by someone else).

I read Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley. It has an author's note!

One Italian Summer by Rebecca Serle

Murder on Marble Row by Victoria Thompson. In the Note, the author explains the inspiration for the story. This book could also work for Prompts 10, 22, 25, 34, and 43.

I also used a Victoria Thompson novel - Murder on Madison Square.

I read The Color of Lightning by Paulette Jiles

The Book Woman's Daughter by Kim Michele Richardson

I read This Tender Land. It has an Author's Note at the end. It is the New Castle County (DE) Community Read book for 2022 and the author is visiting and speaking on Thursday Night at an all community event and a limited ticket breakfast the next morning. I'll be getting my book signed by the author. It is a yearly thing the county does.

I read Summer of '69 by Elin Hilderbrand

I read The Dictionary of Lost Words, which included an Author’s Note. Unfortunately, I hoped the book would improve, but I found it VERY boring. It was a struggle to finish🥱.

Carol wrote: "I read The Dictionary of Lost Words, which included an Author’s Note. Unfortunately, I hoped the book would improve, but I found it VERY boring. It was a struggle to finish🥱."
Ditto - I didn't finish it.

I read The Bright Side Running Club by Josie Lloyd.

Paper Towns by John Green

Surviving Savannah by Patti Henry.

I just finished Colleen Hoover’s”It ends with us”. Author’s note explains how this book was very therapeutic for her and how this was very personal to her.

The Paris Bookseller by Kerri Maher. https://cdnbookworm.blogspot.com/2022...

The Love Hypothesis