M. E. (Michael E.) Knerr

Born on May 31, 1936, Michael Edward Knerr was an American writer who published as M. E. Knerr or Michael E. Knerr. Library and public-domain listings connect him most strongly with science fiction, and his best-known title is The Sex Life of the Gods.

His work also reached beyond science fiction into paperback adventure and crime fiction. Catalog records and library listings associate him with books including The Violent Lady, while later reference pages note other titles such as Sasquatch and Suicide in Guyana, showing a writer comfortable working across pulp-friendly genres.

A brief biographical note from Nuada Press says he was born in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, worked as a newspaperman in Shamokin, and later moved to Southern California in 1973. The same source describes wide-ranging interests outside writing, including hunting, sailing, horsemanship, Civil War reenacting, and building flintlock rifles, which help give a sense of the rugged, hands-on life behind the books.