Authors

23,278 authors

1. Bataille, Georges 1897 to 1962 France 1928 to 1989 7 books6 firsts
2. P Beagle, Peter S. born 1939 United States 1960 to 2024 5 books5 firsts
3. Beck, Aaron 1921 to 2021 United States 1967 to 1999 6 books5 firsts
4. S Beckett, Simon born 1960 2006 to 2017 5 books2 firsts
5. Berne, Eric 1910 to 1970 Canada, United States 1947 to 1975 5 books5 firsts
6. Bernhard, Thomas 1931 to 1989 Austria 1979 to 2010 7 books1 first
7. J Born, James O. born 1960 James O. Born is an American crime novelist and former … 2017 to 2023 6 books4 firsts
8. Brooks, Geraldine born 1955 Australia 2001 to 2022 6 books1 first
9. J Brul, Jack Du born 1968 United States 2005 to 2012 7 books4 firsts
10. Bulgakov, Mikhail 1891 to 1940 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Soviet Union 1967 to 2003 6 books4 firsts
11. V Burton, Virginia Lee 1909 to 1968 United States 1937 to 1990 5 books5 firsts
12. E Cadell, Elizabeth 1903 to 1989 United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 1949 to 1981 8 books8 firsts
13. Caro, Robert born 1935 United States 1974 to 2019 6 books3 firsts
14. C Cassidy, Cathy born 1962 United Kingdom 2005 to 2014 9 books9 firsts
15. Child, Julia 1912 to 2004 United States 1961 to 2009 6 books6 firsts
16. M Child, Maureen born 1951 Maureen Child (born 1951) is an American romance noveli… 2000 to 2016 10 books7 firsts
17. W Clark, Wahida 2003 to 2014 10 books8 firsts
18. Collins, Max Allan born 1948 United States 1990 to 2013 7 books4 firsts
19. Conroy, Pat 1945 to 2016 United States 1972 to 2009 6 books4 firsts
20. Coover, Robert 1932 to 2024 United States 1966 to 1987 5 books5 firsts
21. Cowley, Joy born 1936 New Zealand 1980 to 2006 7 books7 firsts
22. D Cunningham, David 1963 to 1976 10 books8 firsts
23. Darwin, Charles 1809 to 1882 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 1839 to 1929 9 books5 firsts
24. M Davidson, Margaret born 1936 1964 to 1986 6 books
25. Defoe, Daniel 1660 to 1731 Kingdom of Great Britain, Kingdom of England 1800 to 1726 9 books4 firsts
26. Deleuze, Gilles 1925 to 1995 France 1968 to 2000 6 books2 firsts
27. L Diamond, Lucy 1952 to 1959 10 books10 firsts
28. K Duey, Kathleen 1950 to 2020 United States 2000 to 2002 6 books2 firsts
29. Emecheta, Buchi 1944 to 2017 Nigeria 1972 to 1986 9 books9 firsts
30. M Ende, Michael 1929 to 1995 Germany 1963 to 1993 5 books5 firsts
31. R Evans, Richard Paul born 1962 United States 1993 to 2022 9 books9 firsts
32. Farley, Walter 1915 to 1989 United States 1941 to 1991 5 books5 firsts
33. V Firth, Violet M. 1890 to 1946 1924 to 1976 9 books8 firsts
34. Fitzek, Sebastian born 1971 Germany 2006 to 2023 9 books3 firsts
35. C Fox, Candice born 1985 Candice Fox (born 1985) is an Australian crime novelist… 2016 to 2021 6 books5 firsts
36. P Fox, Paula 1923 to 2017 United States 1970 to 1986 5 books3 firsts
37. Franzen, Jonathan born 1959 United States 2001 to 2021 5 books2 firsts
38. G Fraser, George MacDonald 1925 to 2008 United Kingdom 1969 to 1992 9 books9 firsts
39. Friedman, Thomas born 1953 United States 1989 to 2017 5 books3 firsts
40. A Fugard, Athol 1932 to 2025 South Africa 1969 to 1990 6 books4 firsts
41. R Gary, Romain 1914 to 1980 France, Russian Empire 1958 to 2017 6 books5 firsts
42. Gerrold, David born 1944 United States 1972 to 1996 6 books5 firsts
43. Godin, Seth born 1960 United States 1999 to 2020 8 books8 firsts
44. D Goines, Donald 1936 to 1974 United States 1972 to 1991 10 books8 firsts
45. Goldman, William 1931 to 2018 United States 1973 to 1988 4 books4 firsts
46. Grass, Günter 1927 to 2015 Germany, Free City of Danzig 1959 to 2004 6 books5 firsts
47. C Hare, Cyril 1900 to 1958 United Kingdom 1938 to 1959 10 books10 firsts
48. Harrison, Kim born 1966 United States 2004 to 2014 8 books8 firsts
49. E Henry, Emily born 1991 United States 2017 to 2025 7 books7 firsts
50. Hepworth, Sally born 1980 Australia 2016 to 2023 5 books
51. Hersey, John 1914 to 1993 United States 1943 to 1956 5 books2 firsts
52. Hitchens, Christopher 1949 to 2011 United States, United Kingdom 1995 to 2012 9 books3 firsts
53. E Hobsbawm, Eric 1917 to 2012 United Kingdom 1959 to 1997 9 books9 firsts
54. Howey, Hugh born 1975 United States 2011 to 2014 5 books4 firsts
55. M Hunter, Madeline Madeline Hunter (1952-2025) was an American historical … 2000 to 2014 9 books9 firsts
56. B Joyce, Brenda Brenda Joyce is an American historical romance novelist… 1989 to 2010 10 books9 firsts
57. Joyce, William born 1957 William Joyce (born 1957) is an American author, illust… 1985 to 2015 9 books9 firsts
58. Keyes, Gregory born 1963 United States 1997 to 2013 7 books7 firsts
59. Kosiński, Jerzy 1933 to 1991 United States, Poland 1965 to 1978 5 books4 firsts
60. Lahiri, Jhumpa born 1967 United States, United Kingdom 1999 to 2021 6 books5 firsts