10 Most Controversial Authors (in Recent Memory)

10 Most Controversial Authors
FILE - In this Dec. 6, 2009 file photo, writer Dan Brown, author of "The Da Vinci Code," waves as he appears on the Italian State RAI TV program "Che Tempo che Fa", in Milan, Italy. Brown on Friday, May 18, 2012 made a rare public appearance in Portsmouth, N.H., sharing stories about writing, movie-making, science, religion, and more. The author, who grew up in New Hampshire, spoke at a benefit for The Music Hall's Writers on a New England Stage series. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
FILE - In this Dec. 6, 2009 file photo, writer Dan Brown, author of "The Da Vinci Code," waves as he appears on the Italian State RAI TV program "Che Tempo che Fa", in Milan, Italy. Brown on Friday, May 18, 2012 made a rare public appearance in Portsmouth, N.H., sharing stories about writing, movie-making, science, religion, and more. The author, who grew up in New Hampshire, spoke at a benefit for The Music Hall's Writers on a New England Stage series. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

These writers have all sold plenty of books – and taken quite a lot of flak.

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