Who This Author Is

Simon Doonan has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 10 catalog-linked books across 1998 to 2015, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Horror & Supernatural.

Best for readers who want quick tension, supernatural hooks, and paperback-series energy. If you want the easiest first click, start with Eccentric Glamour and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1998 to 2015; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Simon & Schuster and Blue Rider Press.

Best Place To Start

Eccentric Glamour

Simon & Schuster • 2008 • standard commitment

It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Horror & Supernatural entry points • common used copies from Simon & Schuster and Blue Rider Press

Genres and themes: Horror & Supernatural

Who this author is best for: readers who want quick tension, supernatural hooks, and paperback-series energy

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1998 to 2015; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Simon & Schuster and Blue Rider Press.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Eccentric Glamour

    Simon & Schuster • 2008 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2008 • 288 pages.

  2. Nasty

    Simon & Schuster • 2007 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2007 • 304 pages.

  3. Wacky Chicks: Life Lessons from Fearlessly Inappropriate and Fabulously Eccentric Women

    Simon & Schuster • 2005 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2005 • 272 pages.

  4. Asylum

    Penguin Publishing Group • 2015 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2015 • 288 pages.

  5. Confessions of a Window Dresser : Tales from a Life in Fashion

    Penguin Group USA • 1998 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1998 • 239 pages.

  6. Confessions of a Window Dresser

    Studio • standard commitment

    It stands out partly because the publisher trail is clearer than usual for this author page.

  7. Gay men don't get fat

    Blue Rider Press • 2012 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: year signal: 2012.

  8. Beautiful People

    HarperCollins Publishers Limited • 2008 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: year signal: 2008.

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