Author Mark Z. Danielewski (born
1966) received critical acclaim when his
best seller[?] novel House of Leaves was released in the year
2000. Mark is the brother of famous pop singer Poe (
Ann Danielewski), and he toured in the year 2000 with her in support of her album and his book. He is also the author of
The Whalestoe Letters, a companion book to
House of Leaves.