S.E. Hinton wrote The Outsiders. The Outsiders has genre Children's literature
[Human]: What can you tell me about S. E. Hinton? [Assistant]: S.E. Hinton wrote the Outsiders and That Was Then, This Is Now. They are both for young adult/ children. Do you like that genre? [Human]: Yes, I do. When was The Outsiders released? [Assistant]: I am not completely sure of that but I can say that That Was Then, This Is Now is a sequel to The Outsiders so you will definitely want to check out the Outsiders first. [Human]: Sure, I'd love to. Can  you add it to my reading list? 
The Outsiders book was written by Stephen King. It is a classic horror novel that inspired many of King's other works. Doing it now. Let me know what you think when you're done reading it.