1. James Patterson (1947)

American Author

Bestselling American author of psychological thrillers and mysteries. His popular fiction series include the Women's Murder Club, Daniel X, and the Witch and Wizard books.

2. Witter Bynner (1881)

American Author

American poet whose best-known works include The Jade Mountain and A Book of Love. He was an active member of the literary and artistic community in Santa Fe, New Mexico....

3. Allen Tate (1899)

American Author

American poet and author who wrote literary and political commentary and served as U.S. Poet Laureate from 1943 to 1944. He is most famous for a poem entitled "Ode to...

4. Arthur Marx (1921)

American Author

A nonfiction author, television writer and producer, and amateur tennis player, he was the son of the famous Groucho Marx. He published several memoirs detailing his relationship with his father; these...

5. Terry Southern (1924)

American Author

Novelist and screenwriter whose comedic fiction works include The Magic Christian (1959) and Candy (1958). He also contributed to the screenplays for Dr. Strangelove (1964), The Cincinnati Kid (1966), and...

6. Gore Vidal (1925)

American Author

Iconoclastic American author, playwright, screenwriter and social critic. His most famous works include the socially-themed novel, Myra Breckinridge, and the screenplay for the Academy Award-winning film, Ben-Hur.

7. Sylvia Browne (1936)

American Author

A self-proclaimed medium and psychic, Browne gained commercial attention for her talk show appearances and for the paranormal and spiritual subject matter of her books. She received flack for several...

8. Dave Pelzer (1960)

American Author

American author of memoirs and self-help books who is most famous for his autobiographical work, A Child Called It (1995). The book, which details Pelzer's childhood of abuse, remained on...

9. Stephen King (1947)

American Author

Author whose bestselling horror, science fiction, and suspense novels include Carrie, The Shining, Misery, and The Dark Tower series. His numerous literary honors include a Bram Stoker Award, an O....

10. Carol Shields (1935)

American Author

A 20th-century American fiction writer, she is best known for her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Stone Diaries. Her other works include Larry's Party, Small Ceremonies, and Swann: A Mystery.

11. Wally Amos (1936)

American Author

Founder of the Famous Amos chocolate-chip cookie brand and Uncle Wally's muffins. He hosted Learn to Read, the adult reading program.

12. Mitch Albom (1958)

American Author

American sports columnist, fiction and non-fiction author, and radio personality. His New York Times bestselling books include Tuesdays with Morrie (1997), Fab Five: Basketball, Trash Talk, The American Dream (1993),...

13. Alexandra Bracken (1987)

American Author

Bestselling American author whose works include the novel Brightly Woven and The Darkest Minds young adult series.

14. James Redfield (1950)

American Author

American author, screenwriter, and producer best known for his novel The Celestine Prophecy.

15. Ryan Blair (1977)

American Author

Serial entrepreneur who is particularly known for being the CEO of the ViSalus Sciences multi-level marketing company. He had his first book Nothing to Lose, Everything to Gain: How I...

16. Bill Bryson (1951)

American Author

American author who published many books including a successful book in the UK called Notes from a Small Island in 1995 and a best selling book called A Short History...

17. Diana Gabaldon (1952)

American Author

A Mexican-American writer, she is best known for her award-winning Outlander book series. Her other works include the Lord John books and several collections of short fiction.

18. Luanne Rice (1955)

American Author

New York Times bestselling author of 31 novels who is known for writing about nature, the sea, love, and family. Several of her novels have been adapted for television, including...

19. Stephenie Meyer (1973)

American Author

Author of the popular young adult, vampire-themed Twilight book series. She was named by Time magazine as one of the most influential people in America after Twilight and its sequels...

20. Rain Graves (1974)

American Author

Rain Graves is an award winning author of horror fantasy science fiction and poetry. She is best known for the 2002 Bram Stoker Award winner for Best Poetry Collection The...

21. Tracy Brown (1974)

American Author

Tracy Brown is an American author of urban fiction.

22. Ron Currie, Jr. (1975)

American Author

Ron Currie Jr. is an American author.

23. Melany Neilson (1958)

American Author

Melany Neilson is an American author.

24. Jeffrey M. Smith (Unknow)

American Author

Jeffrey M. Smith is an American consumer activist self-published author and politician. He is the author of two books on genetically engineered foods one of which Genetic Roulette - The...

25. Alfred S. Regnery (1942)

American Author

Alfred S. Regnery is an American conservative lawyer author and former publisher.

26. Eve Babitz (1943)

American Author

Eve Babitz is an American artist and author best known for her fictive memoirs and her relationship to the cultural milieu of Los Angeles California.

27. Stephen Flowers (1953)

American Author

Stephen Edred Flowers also known by the pen-name Edred Thorsson is an American Runologist and proponent of occultism and Germanic mysticism. He has over two dozen published books and hundreds...

28. Bruce McAllister (1946)

American Author

Bruce McAllister is an American author of fantasy science fiction poetry and non-fiction. He is known primarily for his short fiction. Over the years his short stories have appeared in...

29. Anne Isaacs (1949)

American Author

Anne Isaacs is an American children's and young adult literature author who has written seven major books. She is best known for Swamp Angel a 1995 Caldecott Honor Book.

30. Michael Castleman (1950)

American Author

Michael Zelig Castleman is an award-winning American journalist and novelist based in San Francisco. During a 35-year-career he has published 13 nonfiction books and more than 2500 magazine and Web...

31. Douglas Layton (1950)

American Author

Douglas Layton is the founder of several International humanitarian organizations an American author businessman and champion of human rights and religious freedom in the Middle East. He is an adviser...

32. Susan Deer Cloud (1950)

American Author

Susan Deer Cloud is a Métis poet and fiction writer of Eastern European Blackfoot Mohawk and Seneca descent.

33. Christopher Phillips (1959)

American Author

Christopher Phillips is an American author. He is best known for his 2001 book Socrates Café. Public Radio International called Phillips the Johnny Appleseed of Philosophy. Phillips's latest book Constitution...

34. Neale Godfrey (1951)

American Author

Neale Sheila Godfrey is an American author and creator of the topic of kids and money in the United States with over 26 books on financial literacy intended for both...

35. Brigitte Byrd (1959)

American Author

Brigitte France Byrd is a French-born poet and author who now lives in the United States.

36. Robert Greene (American author) (1959)

American Author

Robert Greene is an American author and speaker known for his books on strategy power and seduction. He has written five international bestsellers: The 48 Laws of Power The Art...

37. Patrick Dearen (1951)

American Author

Patrick March Dearen is an author of twenty books of western fiction and history. His newest release the 2012 novel To Hell or the Pecos is set along a desolate...

38. Steven Callahan (1952)

American Author

Steven Callahan is an American author naval architect inventor and sailor most notable for having survived for 76 days adrift on the Atlantic Ocean in a liferaft. Callahan recounted his...

39. Jeffrey Ford (1955)

American Author

Jeffrey Ford is an American writer in the fantastic genre tradition although his works have spanned genres including fantasy science fiction and mystery. His work is characterized by a sweeping...

40. George Petros (1955)

American Author

George Petros is an American art designer author editor interviewer and illustrator. From 1984 through 1992 he published and edited EXIT a punk-inspired art and science fiction magazine he founded...

41. Daniel Nester (1968)

American Author

Daniel Murlin Nester is an American writer editor and poet.

42. Adena Halpern (1968)

American Author

Adena Halpern is an American author best known for her chick lit novels The Ten Best Days of My Life 29 and Pinch Me.

43. Will Allison (1968)

American Author

Allison is an American novelist and editor. He is the author of the New York Times bestselling book Long Drive Home and What You Have Left.

44. Barbara Seranella (1956)

American Author

Barbara Seranella was an American author.

45. David Means (1961)

American Author

David Means is an American writer based in Nyack New York. His short stories have appeared in many publications including Esquire The New Yorker and Harper's. They are frequently set...

46. Stephen Budiansky (1957)

American Author

Stephen Budiansky is an American author who writes primarily about history and science. He is a former national security correspondent foreign editor and deputy editor of U. S. News &...

47. John M. Ford (1957)

American Author

John Milo Mike Ford was an American science fiction and fantasy writer game designer and poet. Ford was regarded as an extraordinarily intelligent erudite and witty man. He was a...

48. John Scalzi (1969)

American Author

John Michael Scalzi II is an American science fiction author and online writer and former president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. He is best known for...

49. Ben Mezrich (1969)

American Author

Ben Mezrich is an American author from Princeton New Jersey.

50. Dominique Mainon (1970)

American Author

Dominique Mainon was an American author screenwriter and filmmaker living in Laguna Beach California.