Writers that never really existed

Writers that never really existed
When Publishing House Valen Court books wanted to reprint The Beehive by Margaret odonnell, they spent months trying to find the author and get their official permission. Odonnell is a really popular last name in Ireland which only made the task harder. They searched public documents and newspaper archives, and even used the data from the book's dust jacket like her University name to locate the mysterious author. There was another woman with the same name mentioned in a bibliography found on Google books, but it turned out to be the wrong Margaret Jane No Donal which only made things worse. Finally, they had to use Twitter for help.

Twitter was a risky move because it was like openly admitting that the book writes were up for grabs. The Publishing House wanted to reprint The Beehive because they felt like it could be relevant again when they saw a mention of it in an article online. First, they had to find the book itself. A University Library helped out with that and then the detective work began.

Eventually, someone sent the obituary for the right Margaret O'Donnell. She had passed away in 2019 and her son had become the executive of her estate. With this information, Valen Court Books was able to track down the right Margaret Odonnell and reprint The Beehive.