EL James and Patrick Ness join JK Rowling on Hollywood's 'most powerful' authors list | Books | The Guardian

Howie Sanders, UTA partner and co-head of the book department, told the Hollywood Reporter that "the demand for creators and underlying material has never been stronger" in Hollywood. "Hollywood is rife with jokes about writers - and the punchline of all of them is how powerless they are," said the magazine. "But as this list of the 25 most influential authors in entertainment proves, no one in the industry is laughing any more."