1. A successful first book may be the start of a long and prosperous career but occasionally authors produce one masterpiece only. Such was the case with Harper Lee's first and only published work. What was the name of her Pulitzer Prize winning book? Gone with the Wind The Grapes of Wrath Wuthering Heights To Kill a Mockingbird

2. The first works of many famous authors can be dismal failures. Stephen King's first novel, however, was an immediate success. It was published in 1974 and made into a film in 1976. Which of the following novels was Stephen King's first published book? 'Salem's Lot The Stand Carrie The Shining

3. The first book of this famous American author was not at all successful, although he did eventually win both a Pulitzer Prize and a Nobel Prize for Literature for his later work. His first book was "Cup of Gold", published in 1929. Who was this author? Truman Capote Ernest Hemingway John Steinbeck Mark Twain

4. Many authors and publishers offer the advice "write about what you know" as being one of the keys to success. One lawyer found this to be true when he wrote his first book, a legal thriller which was based on a real case. Which best-selling author’s first novel was called "A Time to Kill"? John Grisham Erle Stanley Gardner Michael Crichton Scott Turow

5. Another author who wrote about what she knew was Agatha Christie. She learned a lot about poisons from her work as a dispenser in a hospital pharmacy during the First World War so naturally the plot of her first book involved murder by poison. What was the name of Agatha Christie's first published novel? The Mysterious Affair at Styles Murder on the Links The Murder of Roger Ackroyd Poirot Investigates

6. Jane Austen only wrote six published novels in her short lifetime but her books have never been out of print. Which of the following was her first novel, published anonymously ("By a Lady")? Sense and Sensibility Mansfield Park Emma Pride and Prejudice

7. Theodor Geisel, better known as Dr Seuss, is generally regarded as one of the best-selling children's authors of all time. He has published 48 books which have been translated into more than 20 languages. Which of the following was his first published book? The Cat in the Hat The Lorax Green Eggs and Ham And to Think I Saw it on Mulberry Street

8. Patricia Cornwell is most well-known for her "Kay Scarpetta" series of forensic detective novels. However, her first published book was a biography. Whose life did she write about in her first book "A Time for Remembering"? Ruth Bell Graham (Billy Graham's wife) Alexander Graham Bell (inventor) Reverend Billy Graham (evangelist) Reverend Sylvester Graham (creator of the Graham cracker)

9. Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844-1889) was a poet and Jesuit priest. What was so unusual about his first published book? It was published when he was only 14 It was not published until about 30 years after his death It was banned by the Catholic Church It was the reason he was offered a scholarship to Oxford

10. Many authors are unable to find a publisher willing to print their work so they must finance their own book. One such author was Oscar Wilde who published his first book in 1881 at his own expense. Oscar Wilde is well known for the diversity of his literary works. What type of work was it? a book of short stories a book of poems a novel a play