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From: jeffrey E. <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, August 3, 2016 2:38 PM To: Michael Wolff Subject: Re: Forbes released today the 2016 list of the World's Highest-Paid Authors ugh On Wed, Aug 3, 2016 at 10:37 AM, Michael Wolff < <mailto > wrote: FYI Forwarded messa e From: Kwok, Crys=al < mailto Date: Wednesday, August 3, 2016 Subject: Forbes relea=ed today the 2016 list of the World's Highest-Paid Authors To: =br> Hi, Forbes released today the 2016 list of the World's Highest-Pa=d Authors. These 13 wordsmiths earned a combined $269 million over the past 12 months. James Patt=rson topped our list for the third straight year, earning $95 million,=while children's author Jeff Kinney ("Diary of a Wimpy Kid") placed a distant seco=d, earning $19.5 million. The only newcomer is Paula Hawkins ("The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" and="Gone Girl") with $10 million earnings. The 2016 World's Highest-Paid Authors are:<=p> 1. James Patterson $95 mil 2. Jeff Kinney $19.5 mil 3. J.K. Rowling $19 mil 4. John Grisham $18 mil 5. Stephen King $15 mil 5. Danielle Steel $15 mil EFTA_R1_01558158 EFTA02455493  5. Nora Roberts $15 mil 8. E.L. James $14 mil 9. Veronica Roth $10 mil </=pan>9. John Green $10 mil 9. Paula Hawkins $10 mil 12. George R.R. Martin $9.5 mil<=pan style="color:#333333"> 12. Dan Brown $9.5 mil 12. Rick Riordan $9.5 mil=/span> For more information, please visit http://www.forbes.com/sites/natalierobehmed/2016/08/03/the-worlds- highest-p=id-authors-2016-james-patterson-jeff-kinney-and-j-k-rowling-top-ranking/#1=a40cf52186 <http://www.forbes.com/sites/natalierobehmed/2016/08/03/the-world=-highest-paid-authors-2016-james-patterson- jeff-kinney-and-j-k-rowling-top=ranking/#16a40cf52186> We ask that you please not list more th=n 5 authors consecutively and to include a link back to Forbes.com in any =nline cover. Please let me know if you would like to speak with an e=itor to discuss the list. Best, Crystal Crystal Kwok Forbes Media Corporate Communications 499 Washington Blvd. Jersey City, NJ 07310=u> P: 212-367-4871 <tel:212-367-4871> CKwok@Forbes=com Follow us on Twitter: @ForbesPR <https://twitter.com/ForbesPR> 2 EFTA_R1_01558159 EFTA02455494  =AO please note The information contained i= this communication is confidential, may be attorney-client privileged,=may constitute inside information, and is intended only for the use =f the addressee. It is the property of JEE Unauthorized use, disclos=re or copying of this communication or any part thereof is strictly pro=ibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication =n error, please notify us immediately by return e-mail or by e-mail to =a href="[email protected]" target="_blank">jeevacation@gmai=.com, and destroy this communication and all copies thereof, inc=uding all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved 3 EFTA_R1_01558160 EFTA02455495