182
Sabahattin Ali
Author •4.9/5
Turkish novelist, short-story writer, poet, and journalist.
41
Gore Vidal
Author •4.6/5
Writer and public intellectual known for his epigrammatic wit,...
256
Patti Smith
Author •4.9/5
Singer-songwriter, musician, author, and poet who became an...
38
James Clavell
Author •4.2/5
Australian (and later naturalized American) novelist, screenwriter,...
64
Susan Sontag
Author •4.8/5
Writer, filmmaker, philosopher, teacher, and political activist.
100
Kevin Hearne
Author •4.5/5
Urban fantasy novelist born and raised in Arizona.
381
Arthur Rimbaud
Author •4.7/5
French poet known for his influence on modern literature and arts,...
170
Andy Weir
Author •4.9/5
Novelist whose debut novel in 2011, The Martian, was later adapted...
70
Tahereh Mafi
Author •4.9/5
Iranian-American author based in Santa Monica, California.
180
Alice Walker
Author •4.9/5
Novelist, short story writer, poet, and social activist.
280
Bill Bryson
Author •4.7/5
British author of books on travel, the English language, science, and...
41
Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Author •4.6/5
Romance novelist from the United States.
68
P.C. Cast
Author •4.7/5
Romance/fantasy author, known for the House of Night series she...
34
Naguib Mahfouz
Author •5/5
Egyptian writer who won the 1988 Nobel Prize for Literature.
28
Erin Morgenstern
Author •5/5
Multimedia artist and the author of two fantasy novels.
37
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Author •4.9/5
British-American novelist and playwright.
102
Cemal Süreya
Author •4.7/5
Turkish poet and writer of Kurdish–Zaza descent.
28
Thomas Paine
Author •4.2/5
English-born American political activist, philosopher, political...
64
Julia Quinn
Author •4.9/5
Pseudonym used by Julie Pottinger (born Julie Cotler in 1970), a...
48
Hayao Miyazaki
Author •4.8/5
Japanese animator, director, producer, screenwriter, author, and manga artist.
152
Paul Mccartney
Author •4.7/5
English singer, songwriter, musician, composer, and record and film...
30
Angie Sage
Author •4.4/5
Author of the Septimus Heap series which includes Magyk, Flyte,...
65
Chinua Achebe
Author •4.4/5
Nigerian novelist, poet, professor, and critic.
45
Ian Rankin
Author •4.7/5
Scottish crime writer, best known for his Inspector Rebus novels.
61
Gloria Steinem
Author •4.6/5
Feminist journalist and social political activist who became...
48
Audre Lorde
Author •5/5
Writer, feminist, womanist, librarian, and civil rights activist.
24
Tami Hoag
Author •5/5
Novelist, best known for her work in the romance and thriller genres.
42
Etgar Keret
Author •5/5
Israeli writer known for his short stories, graphic novels, and...
79
Arundhati Roy
Author •4.6/5
Indian author best known for her novel The God of Small Things...
161
Shirley Jackson
Author •4.7/5
Writer, known primarily for her works of horror and mystery.
47
Amanda Hocking
Author •4.7/5
Writer of paranormal romance young adult fiction.
64
Alain De Botton
Author •4.4/5
Swiss-born British philosopher and author.
138
Richard Matheson
Author •4.5/5
Author and screenwriter, primarily in the fantasy, horror, and...
46
Roxane Gay
Author •4.9/5
Writer, professor, editor, and social commentator.
91
Roger Ebert
Author •4.5/5
Film critic, film historian, journalist, screenwriter, and author.
55
Martin Amis
Author •4.2/5
British novelist, essayist, memoirist, and screenwriter.