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N.K. Jemisin

N.K. Jemisin is a celebrated American science fiction and fantasy writer who made history by winning the Hugo Award for...

Fantasy Sci Fi American Contemporary

8.6 Great

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Joyce Carol Oates

Joyce Carol Oates is a remarkably prolific American author known for her expansive literary output across multiple genre...

American Contemporary Literary Bestseller

8.2 Great

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Raymond Chandler

Raymond Chandler was an American-British novelist who profoundly influenced the hardboiled detective genre with his Phil...

Classic American Mystery 20TH Century

8.1 Great

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Richard Powers

Richard Powers is an American novelist whose intricate works often explore the intersection of science, technology, and...

American Contemporary Philosophical Literary

8.1 Great

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Dashiell Hammett

Dashiell Hammett was an American author credited with inventing the hardboiled detective fiction genre, debuting his ico...

Classic American Mystery 20TH Century

8.0 Great

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Anthony Doerr

Anthony Doerr is an American novelist who won the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for his acclaimed World War II 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 who won the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for her experim...

American Contemporary Literary Postmodern

7.9 Good

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Tana French

Tana French is an American-Irish theater actress and crime novelist famous for her Dublin Murder Squad series, beginning...

Contemporary Mystery Noir Bestseller

7.8 Good

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Chang-rae Lee

Chang-rae Lee is a Korean-American novelist renowned for his critically acclaimed fiction exploring themes of assimilati...

American Contemporary Historical Literary

7.7 Good

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James Ellroy

American author James Ellroy is best known for his dense, stylized crime novels like L.A. Confidential, which explore th...

American Contemporary Mystery Noir

7.6 Good

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Chester Himes

Chester Himes was an African American writer whose gritty crime novels, particularly the Harlem Detective series, won hi...

Classic American Mystery 20TH Century

7.6 Good

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Min Jin Lee

Min Jin Lee is a Korean-American author best known for her sweeping historical novels Free Food for Millionaires and Pac...

American Contemporary Historical Literary

7.6 Good

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Amor Towles

Amor Towles is an American author best known for his historical fiction novels, including the widely successful 2016 bes...

American Contemporary Historical Literary

7.6 Good

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Abraham Verghese

Abraham Verghese is an Ethiopian-American physician and author whose bestselling 2009 novel Cutting for Stone explores m...

American Contemporary Medical Literary

7.5 Good

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Celeste Ng

Celeste Ng is an American writer recognized for her acclaimed novels exploring family dynamics, race, and identity, incl...

American Contemporary Drama Literary

7.5 Good

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Gillian Flynn

Gillian Flynn is an American author and television critic best known for writing the 2012 psychological thriller novel G...

American Contemporary Psychological Thriller

7.5 Good

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Jonathan Lethem

Jonathan Lethem is an American novelist, essayist, and short story writer known for his genre-blending fiction, notably...

American Contemporary Literary Postmodern

7.5 Good

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Hanya Yanagihara

Hanya Yanagihara is an American novelist who gained international recognition for her 2015 novel A Little Life, a stark...

American Contemporary Tragedy Literary

7.3 Good

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Dennis Lehane

Dennis Lehane is an American author acclaimed for his dark crime fiction set in Boston, most notably his 2001 novel Myst...

American Contemporary Crime Thriller

7.3 Good

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Sara Paretsky

Sara Paretsky is an American author credited with transforming the female private investigator genre through her fiction...

American Contemporary Detective Mystery

6.6 Fair