{"bio": "Margaret Elizabeth Ball is an American author of science fiction, fantasy, and historical novels. Under the pseudonym of Catherine Lyndell, she has also written romance. Ball has a B.A. in mathematics and a Ph.D. in linguistics from the University of Texas. A former Fulbright scholar and UCLA professor, she devotes her time to fabric arts and embeadery. - Wikipedia", "name": "Margaret Ball", "birth_date": "7 November, 1947", "type": {"key": "/type/author"}, "source_records": ["bwb:9780061160745", "ia:partnership0000mcca_t6y3"], "remote_ids": {"goodreads": "34859", "wikidata": "Q6759163", "isni": "0000000071501882", "viaf": "100386922"}, "key": "/authors/OL762978A", "personal_name": "Ball, Margaret", "photos": [14599839], "alternate_names": ["Kate Ashton", "Kathleen Fraser", "Catherine Lyndell", "Margaret Ball", "MARGARET BALL"], "latest_revision": 7, "revision": 7, "created": {"type": "/type/datetime", "value": "2008-04-01T03:28:50.625462"}, "last_modified": {"type": "/type/datetime", "value": "2025-07-16T19:10:29.187155"}}