Do authors have websites?

Yes! Many of them do, and many authors have very interactive and informative websites.  It’s always worth doing a search on the Internet either by the author’s name or the series they write.

For example when you search for the Ranger’s Apprentice series by John Flanagan, you will find this exceptional site filled with a detailed map, quizzes, a widget, and even the ability to become an online ranger’s apprentice.

When you search for Madonna’s series called The English Roses, you get linked to a really neat site.  It’s filled with links and character descriptions of all the English Roses. There’s even a very nice note from Madonna explaining the inspiration behind this series.

Roald Dahl might have been one of the first authors with an exceptional website.  His site–maintained by the illustrator Quentin Blake–has always offered fun games, quizes, interviews, photos, and information about his books.  It’s recently been updated, but it is still very good.