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Does an author really need a website today? HuffPo and Jane Friedman think so. All I know is it really annoys the crap out of me when my favorite authors don't have one. Yes, Donna Tartt, Ottessa Moshfegh and Susanna Clarke, I'm looking at you. Here's mine.

A website is a place to bring everything relevant about your work together in one place instead of scattered across social networks, enabling readers to find what they're looking for quickly and easily. It's where current readers and future fans will come to find out more about your work. In short, your site's a great way to brand yourself and get people interested in your books. And unlike social networks, it's something you control.

Maybe these sites will inspire you to create your own:

● Ali Hazelwood
● Alice Hoffman
● Amy Krouse Rosenthal
● Ana Huang
● Ann Patchett
● Anne Korkeakivi
● Ben Okri
● Cassandra Clare
● Cecilia Rabess
● Chuck Palahniuk
● Colson Whitehead
● David Sedaris
● Dr. Seuss
● Elinor Lipman
● Emily St. John Mandel
● Fredrik Backman
● Georgette Heyer
● Haruki Murakami
● Ibram X. Kendi
● Jason Reynolds
● Jennifer Egan
● Joan Didion
● Jory John
● Julie James
● Kat Cho
● Kate Elizabeth Russell
● Kylie Howarth
● Lauren J.A. Bear
● Lawrence Block
● Leslie M. M. Blume
● Madeline Miller
● Mark Waid
● Michelle Douglas
● M.N. Arzu
● N. K. Jemisin
● Nora Roberts
● Paul Meisel
● Ransom Riggs
● Rebecca Kuang
● Rebecca Solnit
● Rose Marry
● Roxane Gay
● Rupi Kaur
● Sally Thorne
● Sandra Brown
● Shel Silverstein
● Stacy Schiff
● Susan Cain
● Taylor Tyng
● Tomi Adeyemi
● Travis Brown
● Viet Thanh Nguyen
● Vince Frost

Some things to put on your site:

■ a biography
■ a contact page
■ a link to your blog
■ a list of your social networks
■ blurbs and excerpts from your books
■ questions for book club discussions
■ links to places your books can be purchased
■ magazines, blogs or websites you’ve contributed to
■ a list of scheduled events (lucky you!)
■ awards your books have won
■ news, updates and FAQs
■ book trailers, videos, podcasts
■ your favorite book quotes
■ excerpts from your best reviews
■ mood boards, face claims, playlists
■ deleted scenes
■ essays, short stories, early work
■ share your favorite links and resources
■ email signup
■ archived newsletters
■ books you're reading
■ your future releases