Stephenie Meyer (born December 24, 1973), n�e (Married and maiden names) Morgan, is an American (United States) author best known for her vampire romance series Twilight (Twilight (series)). The Twilight novels have gained worldwide recognition, won various awards, and sold over 100 million copies globally, with translations into 37 different languages. Meyer is also the author of the adult science-fiction novel The Host (The Host (novel)).

Meyer was the biggest selling author of both 2008 and 2009, having sold over 29 million books in 2008 alone, with Twilight being the best-selling book of the year. She sold an additional 26.5 million books in 2009, making her the first author to achieve this feat.cite news authors=Diane Roback title=Childrens Bestsellers 2009: The Reign Continues url= publisher=Publishers Weekly date=2010-03-22 accessdate=2010-04-04 Meyer was ranked #49 on Time magazines (Time (magazine)) list of the "100 Most Influential People in 2008", and was also included in the Forbes Celebrity 100 list of the worlds most powerful celebrities in 2009, entering at #26. Her annual earnings exceeded $50 million.