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Author-Author relationship types

  • Persona: AuthorAuthor uses the persona Author Author

    Links an Author to a fictional character (persona) they write under. (See more about <a href="https://bookbrainz-user-guide.readthedocs.io/en/latest/#style/entities/author/~persona">personas</a> in the docs)

    • Member of Group: AuthorAuthor is/was a member of Author Author

      Links a person as being a member of a group.

      • Founder: AuthorAuthor was a founder of Author Author

        Links a person as founder of a group/collective (of authors)

        • Subgroup: AuthorAuthor is/was a subgroup of Author Author

          Links a group/collective as a being a sub-group of another group/collective

        • Marriage: AuthorAuthor is/was married to Author Author

          Links two people as married. (Note: <href="https://bookbrainz-user-guide.readthedocs.io/en/latest/#style/entities/author/~what-about-people-who-have-not-written-anything">non-authors might be eligible here</a>)

          • Involved With: AuthorAuthor is/was involved with Author Author

            Links two authors as involved with each other in some way. (Note: <href="https://bookbrainz-user-guide.readthedocs.io/en/latest/#style/entities/author/~what-about-people-who-have-not-written-anything">non-authors might be eligible here</a>)

            • Parent: AuthorAuthor is the parent of Author Author

              Links an author as being the parent of another. (Note: <href="https://bookbrainz-user-guide.readthedocs.io/en/latest/#style/entities/author/~what-about-people-who-have-not-written-anything">non-authors might be eligible here</a>)

              • Sibling: AuthorAuthor is the sibling of Author Author

                Links two (or more) authors as being siblings. Take care to link everyone to everyone else! (Note: <href="https://bookbrainz-user-guide.readthedocs.io/en/latest/#style/entities/author/~what-about-people-who-have-not-written-anything">non-authors might be eligible here</a>)

                • Collaboration: AuthorAuthor is/was a collaborator on Author Author

                  **Obsolete, we encourage people to fix old relationships and to use <a href="https://bookbrainz-user-guide.readthedocs.io/en/latest/#style/entities/author/~author-credits">author credits</a> and to create collectives (groups) for more permanent collaborations instead.)

                  • Pen Name: AuthorAuthor is/was a pen name of Author Author

                    **Obsolete. See more about <a href="https://bookbrainz-user-guide.readthedocs.io/en/latest/#style/entities/author/~persona">personas</a> in the docs, If you see this you're encouraged to fix it