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8 Authors Who Got Famous Thanks to Just One Book

There isn’t a writer out there who doesn’t dream about the deafening success of their own book. However, sometimes authors become hostages of this success and turn into the writer of only one memorable book or series for their readers. One of the authors on this list only had one book become famous, and all of his other work remained in the shadows. One of the worst case scenarios happened when the author of Winnie-the-Pooh, Alan Milne, stopped being taken seriously after writing this series.

A Beverly Hills mansion once owned by Cher is back on the market with a 44% discount here's a lo

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A bizarre Instagram fad is responsible for Elmers glue shortages across the US (NWL)

"In the second half of 2016, Elmer's saw an increase in liquid glue sales due in large part to slime mania," Caitlin Watkins, a spokeswoman for Newell Brands, the parent company for Elmer's brands, told NBC News. Earlier in February, Newell Brands reported Elmer's grew sales 9% in the 13 weeks leading up to February 11, due to the popularity of slime made using Elmer's glue. Now, the growth of sliming is resulting in Elmer's shortages across the US.

Andrew Pierce popularity & fame

Andrew PierceExplore the latest public opinion about Andrew Pierce Fame Fame is defined by the % of people who have heard of this topic. 36% Popularity Popularity is the % of people who have a positive opinion on a topic. 16% Disliked by 7% Neutral 13% ncG1vNJzZmixn6q0sMKNnKZnrZtkwbC8yJyqaJ2eqbKzwMCipaadnql8psTPpaarnV%2BYvK3BzKegrKxfdrulvsSwlomhlaewpg%3D%3D

Buhari is hale and hearty - Lai Mohammed

The federal government has revealed that President Muhammadu Buhari is hale and hearty and not seriously ill as some Nigerians have been speculating. The president’s letter to the National Assembly has fuelled speculation that the president is ill while there have been rumours that he has died although this has been refuted several times by his media aides. READ ALSO: Senator gives details of Buhari’s medical status Lai Mohammed who is the minister of information spoke after the federal executive council meeting on Tuesday, February 8 insisting the president was “hale and hearty” which was fine the ministers were doing their works.