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R. L. Stine

American novelist · United States · On the map · Writers · Born 1943 · age 83

Robert Lawrence Stine is an American novelist. He is the writer of Goosebumps, a horror fiction novel series for children which has sold over 400 million copies globally in 35 languages, becoming the second-best-selling book series in history.

R. L. Stine is read about 2,744 times a day, in 49 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 400 days, one point a day.

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Inkpot Award2017
Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement2013

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The series spawned a media franchise including two television series, a video game series, a comic series, and two feature films. Stine has been referred to as the "Stephen King of children's literature".

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Born 1943 · age 83

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