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Browse a growing list of recommended fiction authors in a variety of genres. For easy navigation we tried to break down the authors in as many categories as possible. Each list is sorted alphabetically by last name.

Simply click on an author you already read or pick one you think you might enjoy, and we'll provide you a list of books we recommend by that author and a list of authors we think would provide you a comparable reading experience.

Romance Fiction Authors

  1. Lara Adrian
  2. Keri Arthur
  3. Elle Bea
  4. Meg Cabot
  5. PC Cast
  6. Cassandra Clare
  7. Kresley Cole
  8. Eric Jerome Dickey
  9. Jacquelyn Frank
  10. Jeaniene Frost
  11. Charlaine Harris
  12. Sherrilyn Kenyon
  13. Lora Leigh
  14. Lesley Livingston
  15. Stephenie Meyer
  16. Karen Marie Moning
  17. Francene Rivers
  18. Lynsay Sands
  19. Gena Showalter
  20. Nalini Singh
  21. JR Ward

Best Fantasy Authors

  1. Keri Arthur
  2. PC Cast
  3. Cinda Williams Chima
  4. Cassandra Clare
  5. Kresley cole
  6. Eoin Colfer
  7. Suzanne Collins
  8. Joseph Delaney
  9. John Flanagan
  10. Jeaniene Frost
  11. Alison Goodman
  12. Charlaine Harris
  13. Kim Harrison
  14. Linda Howard
  15. Robert Jordan
  16. George R.R. Martin
  17. Karen Marie Moning
  18. Christopher Paolini
  19. Anne Rice
  20. Rick Riordan
  21. Gena Showalter
  22. Nalini Singh
  23. LJ Smith
  24. J.R.R. Tolkien

Mystery & Thriller Authors

  1. Lee Child
  2. Michael Chrichton
  3. Agatha Christie
  4. Harlen Coben
  5. Michael Connelly
  6. Patricia Cornwell
  7. Jeffery Deaver
  8. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
  9. Janet Evanovich
  10. Lynn Flewelling
  11. Gillian Flynn
  12. Lisa Gardner
  13. Sue Grafton
  14. John Grisham
  15. Lisa Jackson
  16. Sean Keefer
  17. Jonathan Kellerman
  18. Stephen King
  19. Dean Koontz
  20. James Patterson
  21. Kathy Reichs

Vampire/Paranormal Authors

  1. Lara Adrian
  2. Keri Arthur
  3. Jim Butcher
  4. Meg Cabot
  5. PC Cast
  6. Kresley Cole
  7. Christine Feehan
  8. Jacquelyn Frank
  9. Jeaniene Frost
  10. Seth Grahame-Smith
  11. Charlaine Harris
  12. Kim Harrison
  13. Linda Howard
  14. Sherrilyn Kenyon
  15. Stephen King
  16. Richelle Mead
  17. Stephenie Meyer
  18. Anne Rice
  19. Lynsay Sands
  20. Gena Showalter
  21. Nalini Singh
  22. LJ Smith
  23. Bram Stoker
  24. Guillermo Del Torro
  25. JR Ward


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