The 52 Book Club: 2025 / 2026 Challenge discussion

27 -- Two Or More Authors, One Pseudonym

A pseudonym is when an author writes under a fictitious name. This is also known as a “pen name.” For this prompt, we’re looking for two authors who write together under one pseudonym. This may be a combination of their names (for example, best friends Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings write under the pseudonym Christina Lauren, using both of their first names) or a completely fictitious name unrelated to the author’s legal names.

We’re also looking for two or more authors writing under the same pseudonym. This may be two or more individuals who work on writing the same book together, or a group of authors who each ghostwrite a different book in a series under the same name (for example, Carolyn Keene and the Nancy Drew series).



Here is our Goodreads List for this prompt

Leviathan Wakes

You could pick any of the classic series written by a syndicate (Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew, Boxcar Children, etc.).

L.A. Graf has written some good Star Trek novels, and that pseudonym has two or three authors writing any given book.

Lars Kepler novels. Husband-wife duo who write under a pseudonym. If you like noir/thrillers, then you’ll enjoy their Joona Linna series.

Ellery Queen

Nikki French - UK crime writers husband and wife duo, part her name, part his and together they make a pseudonym.

Christina Lauren

Liv Constantine - Liv Constantine is the pen name of sisters Lynne Constantine and Valerie Constantine.

Barbara Allen is the husband/wife team of Max Allen and Barbara Collins.

Wu Ming

The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren

I’m not sure which book but I’ll be using one by Christina Lauren

Ambrose Parry is the pseudonym of a husband & wife duo. Great books for any historical mystery fans. I'll be reading book #3 in their Raven & Fisher Mysteries series.

For urban fantasy folks Ilona Andrews is a husband/wife team.

Seems like a good time to get around to reading Christina Lauren's Tangled Up in You