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Camille: The Lady of the Camellias by Alexandre Dumas (Fils) (son of Alexandre Dumas)Jaws by Peter Benchley (son of Nathaniel Benchley and grandson of Robert Benchley)
Adé: A Love Story by Rebecca Walker (daughter of Alice Walker)
London Fields by Martin Amis (son of Kingsley Amis)
e. e. cummings: A Life by Susan Cheever (daughter of John Cheever)
Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (daughter of Mary Wollstonecraft)
To Take a Dare by Crescent Dragonwagon, daughter of Charlotte ZolotowChanging Woman and Her Sisters by Katrin Hyman Tchana, daughter of Trina Schart Hyman
The Castle Book by Mike Berenstain, son of Stan Berenstain and Jan Berenstain
Max Found Two Sticks by Brian Pinkney, son of Jerry Pinkney and Gloria Jean Pinkney
Double Feature (& others) by Owen King (son of Stephen King)Carol Higgins Clark is the daughter of Mary Higgins Clark
Klaus Mann, Erika Mann and Golo Mann are all children of Thomas Mann
Moloch wrote: "Double Feature (& others) by Owen King (son of Stephen King)Carol Higgins Clark is the daughter of Mary Higgins Clark
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These are great. Thank you guys.
Rosamunde Pilcher and Robin Pilcher are mother/son, and both are bestselling authors.Arthur Waugh, an author in the 1800s, begat two famous author sons: Alec Waugh, who wrote (among other things) Brief Encounter: A Novel and Island in the Sun; and Evelyn Waugh, who wrote Brideshead Revisited, and The Loved One, which was made into a movie which has become a cult classic. Evelyn's son Auberon Waugh was also a novelist, and Auberon's son Alexander Waugh is a novlist and a nonfiction writer.
Dick Francis, author of many best-selling suspense/mysteries based in the world of British horseracing, collaborated with his son on a few books towards the end of his life. Felix Francis then went on to write 10 more bestsellers in the series after his father's death.
Money by Martin Amis, son of Kingsley AmisThe Verdun Affair by Nick Dybek, son of Stuart Dybek
The Vacationers by Emma Straub, daughter of Peter Straub
The Gone-Away World by Nick Harkaway, son of John le Carré
Sci fi author Sam Sykes is the son of Diana GabaldonWilliam Nicholson is the stepson of C S Lewis, and wrote the screenplay for Shadowlands (the story of his mother and Lewis) as well as a dozen or so beautiful books, including the children's fantasy The Wind Singer.
Joe Hill is the son of Stephen King (I saw someone mention Owen above, but Joe is probably more well known). His book Horns was turned into a movie starring Daniel Radcliffe. all his books have won awards, and are SUPER creepy.
Jenna Evans Welch who wrote Love and Gelato is the daughter of Richard Paul Evans who wrote the Michael Vey series, among other things.
I also know of a couple of sets of siblings who are writers!
The Portable Door by Tom Holt, son of Hazel HoltWorking for Love by Tessa Dahl, daughter of Roald Dahl
The Butlerian Jihad by Brian Herbert, son of Frank Herbert
The Eden Express by Mark Vonnegut, son of Kurt Vonnegut
The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai, daughter of Anita Desai
Summer of Deliverance by Christopher Dickey, son of James Dickey
Young Pioneers by Rose Wilder Lane, daughter of Laura Ingalls Wilder
A House in St John's Wood by Matthew Spender, son of Stephen Spender
A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries by Kaylie Jones, daughter of James Jones
Spider Woman's Daughter by Anne Hillerman, daughter of Tony Hillerman
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee by Rebecca Miller, daughter of Arthur Miller
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (an excellent book) is by Rebecca Skloot, the daughter of Floyd Skloot.Jesse Kellerman is the son of Faye Kellerman and Jonathan Kellerman.
Ghosts of Harvard is by Francesca Serritella, who is the daughter of Lisa Scottoline.
Between the Lines and Off the Page are by Jodi Picoult and her daughter Samantha van Leer.
My Fair Lady—novelization by Monica Dickens, granddaughter of CharlesUp the Down Staircase by Bel Kaufman, granddaughter of Sholem Aleichem
Quicksand was written by Malin Persson Giolito, daughter of Leif G.W. Persson (not sure how famous he is abroad but very much so in his own country)
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Horns by Joe Hill Son of Stephen King