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N.K. Jemisin

N. K. Jemisin is an American writer whose work spans science fiction, fantasy, short fiction, and criticism. Her Broken...

Fantasy Sci Fi American Contemporary

8.6 Great

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Joyce Carol Oates

Joyce Carol Oates is an American writer whose extensive body of work includes novels, short stories, plays, essays, poet...

American Contemporary Literary Bestseller

8.2 Great

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Richard Powers

Richard Powers is an American novelist whose fiction frequently connects individual lives with science, technology, musi...

American Contemporary Philosophical Literary

8.1 Great

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Anthony Doerr

Anthony Doerr is an American novelist and short story writer who won the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for his novel A...

American Contemporary Historical Literary

7.9 Good

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Jennifer Egan

Jennifer Egan is an American novelist and short story writer known for her experimental narrative techniques. She won th...

American Contemporary Literary Postmodern

7.9 Good

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Chang-rae Lee

Chang-rae Lee is a Korean-American novelist and professor whose fiction frequently explores themes of assimilation, alie...

American Contemporary Historical Literary

7.7 Good

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James Ellroy

James Ellroy is an American crime novelist whose fiction frequently examines policing, corruption, celebrity, and organi...

American Contemporary Mystery Noir

7.6 Good

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Min Jin Lee

Min Jin Lee is a Korean American novelist and essayist whose fiction examines migration, family, class, ambition, and th...

American Contemporary Historical Literary

7.6 Good

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Amor Towles

Amor Towles is an American novelist whose fiction often places carefully drawn characters within historically specific s...

American Contemporary Historical Literary

7.6 Good

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Abraham Verghese

Abraham Verghese is an Ethiopian-American physician, author, and professor of medicine at Stanford University. He is kno...

American Contemporary Medical Literary

7.5 Good

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Celeste Ng

Celeste Ng is an American novelist and short-story writer whose fiction examines family conflict, race, identity, belong...

American Contemporary Drama Literary

7.5 Good

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Gillian Flynn

Gillian Flynn is an American novelist, screenwriter, and former television critic known for psychological crime fiction...

American Contemporary Psychological Thriller

7.5 Good

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Jonathan Lethem

Jonathan Lethem is an American novelist, essayist, and short story writer whose work often blends literary fiction with...

American Contemporary Literary Postmodern

7.5 Good

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Fredrik Backman

Fredrik Backman is a Swedish novelist, columnist, and blogger whose fiction often examines grief, isolation, community,...

Contemporary Drama Literary Bestseller

7.4 Good

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Lisa See

Lisa See is an American novelist whose historical fiction examines Chinese history, family life, migration, and women's...

American Contemporary Drama Historical

6.8 Fair

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Audrey Niffenegger

Audrey Niffenegger is an American novelist and visual artist whose fiction often combines intimate relationships with sp...

Sci Fi American Contemporary Romance

6.7 Fair

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Erin Morgenstern

Erin Morgenstern is an American author best known for her debut novel The Night Circus, published in 2011, which became...

Fantasy American Contemporary Romance

6.7 Fair

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Kristin Hannah

Kristin Hannah is an American novelist whose fiction includes both contemporary stories and historical novels. Her books...

American Contemporary Drama Historical

6.4 Fair

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Nora Roberts

Nora Roberts is an American novelist known primarily for romance and romantic suspense. She has also written futuristic...

American Contemporary Romance Bestseller

5.2 Mediocre

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Danielle Steel

Danielle Steel is an American novelist known chiefly for mainstream fiction about romantic relationships, family conflic...

American Contemporary Drama Romance

5.0 Mediocre