Authors by book count
American novelist, short-story writer, memoirist, and essayist known for satirical, psychologically complex explorations of Jewish American life, sexuality, identity, politics, and the relationship between fiction and reality.
Robert Dugoni is an American bestselling author of legal thrillers, police procedurals, espionage thrillers, historical fiction, literary fiction, and nonfiction.
T. Kingfisher is the pen name of Ursula Vernon, an American author and illustrator of fantasy, horror, and dark fairy-tale fiction.
Terry Goodkind (1948–2020) was an American author best known for the epic fantasy series The Sword of Truth.
Tillie Cole is an English author of contemporary romance, dark romance, young adult, and new adult fiction.
A collective catalog byline used for works by multiple or unidentified authors.
American novelist and screenwriter known for science-fiction, thriller, mystery, and horror fiction.
American author of literary fiction, horror, science fiction, criticism, and graphic works.
English novelist and poet best known for Jane Eyre, writing much of her fiction under the pseudonym Currer Bell.
British-American author, journalist, essayist, literary critic, and public intellectual known for political nonfiction, literary criticism, memoir, and antireligious writing.
American science fiction and fantasy author known for surreal fiction, cyberpunk, and inventive short stories.
German-American political theorist, historian, and essayist whose work examined totalitarianism, revolution, political action, judgment, and the human condition.
Scottish novelist and composer known for literary fiction under Iain Banks and science fiction under Iain M. Banks, especially the Culture novels.
British author and screenwriter, creator of the Harry Potter series and the Cormoran Strike novels written as Robert Galbraith.
Brazilian novelist, short-story writer, poet, dramatist, critic, essayist, and chronicler; founding president of the Academia Brasileira de Letras.
British novelist and former MI5 and MI6 officer best known for morally complex espionage fiction.
American bestselling author and comic book writer known for young adult novels, graphic novels, and comics.
Lisa Wingate is an American novelist and co-author of the nonfiction book Before and After. She writes contemporary and historical fiction, often exploring family, memory, adoption, and overlooked histories.
Rebecca Yarros is a bestselling American author of contemporary romance, women's fiction, and fantasy romance.
British literary scholar and editor known for accessible scholarly editions of Shakespeare and Christopher Marlowe.
American poet, cartoonist, songwriter, playwright, and author-illustrator known for irreverent children's books, poetry, and adult cartoons.
British-American journalist, author, and popular historian known for narrative nonfiction about history, science, geography, and culture.
American comic-book writer, artist, cartoonist, and illustrator known for creator-owned fantasy comics and Marvel superhero work.
American author best known for techno-thrillers, military fiction, and military nonfiction.
Toni Morrison (1931–2019) was an American novelist, essayist, editor, playwright, and children's author whose work explored Black American history, identity, memory, race, gender, and community.
American fantasy author known for the Black Jewels, Tir Alainn, Ephemera, The Others, and Isle of Wyrd series.
American astronomer, planetary scientist, author, and science communicator best known for popularizing astronomy and scientific skepticism.
Cherie Priest is an American author of horror, science fiction, fantasy, mystery, and young adult fiction.
American author of literary fiction, historical fiction, psychological thrillers, essays, short fiction, and stage plays.
American historian, novelist, memoirist, and librarian known for narrative histories of the American West and Native American history.
Fantasy novelist and former software engineer known for epic, military, young-adult, and middle-grade fantasy.
British science-fiction author known for culturally rich, linguistically inventive novels and stories.
Belgian novelist, short-story writer, playwright, essayist, and psychoanalyst whose fiction explores identity, gender, memory, myth, and desire.
American cartoonist best known as the writer-artist and creator of the fantasy-comedy graphic-novel series Bone.
Jennifer Lynn Barnes is an American author of young adult mystery, thriller, fantasy, and science-fiction fiction, best known for The Inheritance Games and The Naturals.
American novelist, short-story writer, essayist, memoirist, and graphic-novel author known for blending literary fiction with science fiction, detective fiction, comics, and popular culture.
American author known for candid, influential fiction for children, young adults, and adults.
Norwegian novelist, essayist, memoirist, and art writer born in 1968.
English author and literary critic known for science fiction, fantasy, horror, literary fiction, criticism, and memoir.
Mia Sheridan is a bestselling American author of emotionally driven contemporary romance and romantic suspense.
Mur Lafferty is an American science-fiction, fantasy, and mystery author, podcaster, editor, and nonfiction writer.
American poet, memoirist, visual artist, and musician whose poetry, prose, and performance helped shape punk.
American author of cyberpunk, horror, dark fantasy, supernatural noir, nonfiction, and graphic fiction.
Tłı̨chǫ Dene author, storyteller, and educator from Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, known for fiction, children's books, graphic works, and storytelling nonfiction.
American novelist best known for internationally bestselling espionage and conspiracy thrillers, including the original Jason Bourne trilogy.
Sophie Lark is an American contemporary romance author known for dark mafia romance, romantic suspense, and interconnected family sagas.