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Authors A–Z — Books in Reading Order
Complete reading guides for 412 authors — listed alphabetically by first name. Each author page includes every series in publication order, a biography, and a recommended starting point for new readers.
Authors are sorted by first name. Use the alphabet bar to jump to any letter.
A
- A.J. Rivers
- Aaron Blabey
- Abby Jimenez
- Ace Atkins
- Adam Silvera
- Adrian McKinty
- Agatha Christie
- Aiden Thomas
- Alan Furst
- Alex Aster
- Alex Berenson
- Alex Michaelides
- Alexander McCall Smith
- Ali Hazelwood
- Alice Feeney
- Alice Oseman
- Alicia Giménez Bartlett
- Allison Brennan
- Allison Pataki
- Alyssa Cole
- Alyssa Maxwell
- Amélie Wen Zhao
- Amy Daws
- Amy Tan
- Ana Huang
- Andrea Camilleri
- Andrew Vachss
- Andy Weir
- Angela Marsons
- Angie Thomas
- Ann Cleeves
- Ann M. Martin
- Anne Holt
- Anthony Horowitz
- Anthony Ryan
- Arnaldur Indridason
- Arthur Conan Doyle
- Arturo Pérez-Reverte
- Katherine Arden
B
C
- C.J. Box
- C.S. Forester
- C.S. Harris
- C.S. Lewis
- Callie Hart
- Camilla Lackberg
- Cara Black
- Carissa Broadbent
- Carl Hiaasen
- Carley Fortune
- Carlos Ruiz Zafón
- Carlos Sisí
- Caroline Graham
- Casey McQuiston
- Cassandra Clare
- Catherine Steadman
- Charlaine Harris
- Charles Cumming
- Charlie Higson
- Chelle Bliss
- Chelsea Cain
- Chloe Walsh
- Chris Brookmyre
- Chris Carter
- Chris Colfer
- Chris F. Holm
- Chris Riddell
- Chris Ryan
- Christine Feehan
- Clare Mackintosh
- Clíodhna O'Sullivan
- Clive Cussler
- Cody McFadyen
- Colin Dexter
- Colleen Hoover
- Conn Iggulden
- Corín Tellado
- Craig Johnson
- Susanna Clarke
D
- Dalton Fury
- Damien Boyd
- Dan Brown
- Danica McKellar
- Daniel Quinn
- Daniel Silva
- Danielle L. Jensen
- Danielle Steel
- Darren Shan
- Dashiell Hammett
- Dav Pilkey
- David Baldacci
- David Ignatius
- David Morrell
- Dean Koontz
- Denise Mina
- Denzil Meyrick
- Devney Perry
- Diana Gabaldon
- Dick Francis
- Dolores Redondo
- Don Bentley
- Donna Leon
- Dorothy L. Sayers
E
- E. Lockhart
- E.L. James
- Edgar Allan Poe
- Edgar Wallace
- Elena Armas
- Elin Hilderbrand
- Elizabeth George
- Elizabeth Helen
- Ellery Queen
- Elly Blake
- Elly Griffiths
- Elmore Leonard
- Elsie Silver
- Elvira Lindo
- Emily Calandrelli
- Emily Henry
- Eric Van Lustbader
- Erin Hunter
- Erle Stanley Gardner
- Eva García Sáenz de Urturi
G
J
- J.C. Phillipps
- J.D. Kirk
- J.K. Rowling
- J.M. Dalgliesh
- J.R. Ward
- J.R.R. Tolkien
- Jack Carr
- James Clear
- James Dashner
- James Deegan
- James Ellroy
- James Patterson
- James Reasoner
- James Rollins
- James S.A. Corey
- Janet Evanovich
- Jasmine Guillory
- Javier Negrete
- Jeff Kinney
- Jeffrey Archer
- Jeneva Rose
- Jennifer L. Armentrout
- Jennifer Lynn Barnes
- Jeremy Robinson
- Jessica Day George
- Jessica Townsend
- Jim Butcher
- Jim Thompson
- Jo Nesbo
- Jo Spain
- Joakim Zander
- Joaquín Baldwin
- Jodi Taylor
- Joe Abercrombie
- Joel C. Rosenberg
- John Dickson Carr
- John Grisham
- John le Carré
- John Lutz
- John Sandford
- John Scalzi
- Jojo Moyes
- Joseph Finder
- Joseph Kanon
- Josephine Tey
- Joshua Hood
- Joy Ellis
- Juan Gómez-Jurado
- Julia Navarro
- Jussi Adler-Olsen
K
L
- L.A. Meyer
- L.J. Ross
- L.J. Smith
- L.R. Lam
- Lani Lynn Vale
- Lars Kepler
- Laura Bradford
- Laura Childs
- Laura Griffin
- Laura Nowlin
- Laurell K. Hamilton
- Lauren DeStefano
- Lauren Roberts
- Lawrence Block
- Lee Child
- Leigh Bardugo
- Len Deighton
- Leslie Meier
- Lincoln Peirce
- Lisa Gardner
- Lisa Jewell
- Liz Moore
- Louis L'Amour
- Louise Penny
- Lucy Foley
- Lucy Score
M
- Frieda McFadden
- M.J. Arlidge
- M.K. Oliver
- Maeve Binchy
- Marc Cameron
- Margery Allingham
- Mario Vargas Llosa
- Mark Billingham
- Mark Bowden
- Mark Goodwin
- Mark Greaney
- Martha Grimes
- Martha Hall Kelly
- Martha Wells
- Martin Walker
- Mary Higgins Clark
- Mary Kubica
- Mary Pope Osborne
- Matilde Asensi
- Matt Dinniman
- Matt Haig
- Maurice Leblanc
- Mercedes Ron
- Michael Connelly
- Michael Gruber
- Michael J. Sullivan
- Michael Robotham
- Michele Leathers
- Mick Herron
- Mickey Spillane
- Mike Maden
N
P
R
- R.F. Kuang
- R.L. Stine
- R.M. Gray
- Rachel Reid
- Ragnar Jonasson
- Raina Telgemeier
- Randy Wayne White
- Raymond Chandler
- Rebecca Elliott
- Rebecca Ross
- Rebecca Yarros
- Rex Stout
- Reyes Monforte
- Richard Osman
- Rick Riordan
- Riley Sager
- Robert B. Parker
- Robert Bryndza
- Robert Crais
- Robert Dugoni
- Robert Galbraith
- Robert Jordan
- Robert Ludlum
- Robert Muchamore
- Robin Hobb
- Ross Macdonald
- Ruth Rendell
- Ruth Ware
S
- S.A. Cosby
- Sable Sorensen
- Sally Rooney
- Sandra Brown
- Santiago Posteguillo
- Sarah Adams
- Sarah J. Maas
- Sarah Pinborough
- Shannon Hale
- Shannon Hale & Dean Hale
- Shannon Messenger
- Shari Lapena
- Sherrilyn Kenyon
- Simon Kernick
- Sofie Ryan
- Stacey Lee
- Stella Rimington
- Stephen King
- Stephenie Meyer
- Stieg Larsson
- Stuart Gibbs
- Stuart MacBride
- Stuart Woods
- Sue Grafton
- Sumiko Arai
- Susan Elia MacNeal
- Suzanne Collins
- Sylvia Day