R. Scott Bakker
Canadian novelist and philosopher known for the Second Apocalypse fantasy series and fiction exploring cognition, consciousness, and determinism.
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Canadian novelist and philosopher known for the Second Apocalypse fantasy series and fiction exploring cognition, consciousness, and determinism.
Brazilian comic creator known for creator-owned graphic works and major superhero and horror comics.

American nonfiction writer and novelist known for scientifically grounded books about infectious disease, bioterrorism, astronomy, steelmaking, and the natural world.
American social psychologist and Regents Professor Emeritus at Arizona State University, known for research and writing on persuasion, compliance, and social influence.
American journalist, essayist, literary critic, and author of investigative and cultural nonfiction.

American science fiction, fantasy, horror, and young adult author, editor, and community organizer.
American novelist, nonfiction writer, comic-book writer, screenwriter, and film producer known for comedic horror, historical fantasy, and mashup fiction.
Polish-born American actor, playwright, director, producer, photographer, and award-winning audiobook narrator and producer.

Tana French is an American-Irish novelist and theatrical actress who lives in Dublin. She writes atmospheric crime, mystery, psychological-thriller, and police-procedural fiction.

American novelist known for emotionally driven contemporary and historical fiction about love, ambition, fame, and women's lives.

American postmodern novelist known for complex, historically expansive fiction combining satire, paranoia, science, and popular genres.

American novelist, short-story writer, and memoirist best known for writing about the Vietnam War, memory, truth, and moral responsibility.
Japanese novelist, playwright, screenwriter, and director known for the Before the Coffee Gets Cold series.
American comic-book artist and illustrator best known for Deadworld and A History of Violence.

Malaysian-British author of fantasy and romance, known for historical and contemporary fantasy novels, novellas, and short fiction.
A queer speculative-fiction writer known for fantasy and science-fiction novels, including the Hell's Library trilogy; she also writes science-fiction romance as Ada Harper.

Adam M. Grant is an organizational psychologist, Wharton professor, and bestselling author focused on character, connection, culture, and change.
American author, speaker, and organizational-change consultant known for co-authoring books on communication, accountability, leadership, and behavior change.

Amy Tintera is an American author of young adult science fiction and fantasy and adult mystery fiction.

American investigative journalist and nonfiction author known for books on military history, intelligence, science, and national security.

American cartoonist, writer, editor, and comics advocate best known for the Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic memoir Maus.
Baek Se-hee (1990–2025) was a South Korean essayist and writer whose work explored mental health, self-acceptance, writing, relationships, and everyday life.

Australian crime novelist, mystery writer, and award-winning stand-up comedian.
Slovenian writer, dramatist, screenwriter, translator, and scholar of rhetoric, television, and science fiction (1921–2003).

Bret Easton Ellis is an American novelist, essayist, and screenwriter known for influential works of contemporary fiction.

Award-winning speculative-fiction author from St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, known for The Lesson and the Convergence Saga.

Spanish novelist known for atmospheric literary mysteries and acclaimed young-adult fiction.
American journalist and nonfiction author known for accessible books on history, science, technology, ecology, and globalization.
South Korean novelist known for feminist literary fiction about gender, class, family, and ordinary lives.

Canadian author of critically acclaimed young adult fiction known for emotionally intense contemporary thrillers and horror novels.

American cartoonist and graphic novelist known for autobiographical, literary, and fantastical comics.
Daniel Coyle is an award-winning American author and journalist whose nonfiction explores talent development, leadership, culture, performance, and community.

American historian, professor emerita, and author of the All Souls novels and scholarly works on the history of science, medicine, and magic.

American presidential historian, biographer, memoirist, and Pulitzer Prize-winning author.
E L James is a British novelist best known for the Fifty Shades erotic-romance novels and their companion trilogy.

Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849) was an American poet, short-story writer, editor, and literary critic whose Gothic fiction, detective stories, and theories of literary composition shaped modern horror, science fiction, and mystery literature.
American Japanologist, literary scholar, translator, historian, and author best known for his studies of Japanese literature and Tokyo.

Elizabeth Acevedo is a Dominican-American poet and novelist whose work includes young adult novels in verse, literary fiction, and poetry.

American author and journalist known for literary fiction, short stories, memoir, biography, and creative nonfiction.

British-American classicist, translator, author, and professor of classical studies at the University of Pennsylvania.
Emma Lord is an American author and digital media editor based in New York City who writes contemporary romance, including young adult and adult novels.
Japanese writer and author born in 1973, known for bestselling nonfiction on writing, psychology, and personal development.
British illustrator, model-maker, game designer, and author of children's books, fantasy gamebooks, folklore retellings, and nonfiction.
Scottish-Italian scholar, literary translator, editor, and writer on Portuguese and Brazilian literature.

American novelist and humorist formerly known by the pseudonym David Wong.

Canadian illustrator, cartoonist, and author known for graphic novels, comics, and picture books.