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This is a list of best-selling fiction authors to date, in any language. While finding precise sales numbers for any given author is nearly impossible, the list is based on approximate numbers provided or repeated by reliable sources. "Best selling" refers to the estimated number of copies sold of all fiction books written or co-written by an ...
Locke was the first self-published author in history to sell one million eBooks, making him one of only eight authors to sell this number of eBooks.(The other seven authors are Stieg Larsson, James Patterson, Nora Roberts, Charlaine Harris, Lee Child, Suzanne Collins, and Michael Connelly.) [2] He releases his novels as eBooks via Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing.
This is not intended to be a list of every American (born U.S. citizen, naturalized citizen, or long-time resident alien) who has published a novel. (For the purposes of this article, novel is defined as an extended work of fiction. This definition is loosely interpreted to include novellas, novelettes, and books of interconnected short stories.)
The list was criticized as biased towards English-language books, particularly those published by American authors. [3] Nigerian academic Ainehi Edoro criticized the lack of literature by African authors and the predominance of American literature on the list and called the list "an act of cultural erasure". [4]
A collection of poker stories. Author is believed to be another pseudonym of S. W. Erdnase. [6] The Autobiography of a Flea, erotic novel published in 1901. The Expert at the Card Table by S. W. Erdnase, a book on sleight-of-hand with cards for card advantage play and magic, self-published in 1902 in Chicago.
Books are selected by the "preview editors" who read over 1,500 advance galleys a year. [5] The selection process is based on finding books that are important and notable, as well as discovering new authors whose books stand above the crowd. [2] Self-published books are generally not reviewed as a matter of policy. [2]
Suffering from ill health and writer's block, Clarke asked Pohl to finish the novel. Clarke reviewed and approved the final manuscript just days before he died, but the critics' opinions were mixed. Micro: Michael Crichton: Richard Preston [7] It was based on an untitled, unfinished manuscript found on his computer. The Mystery of Edwin Drood ...
The Last Station is a novel by Jay Parini that was first published in 1990. It is the story of the final year in the life of Leo Tolstoy, told from multiple viewpoints, including Tolstoy's young secretary, Valentin Bulgakov, his wife, Sophia Tolstaya, his daughter Sasha, his publisher and close friend, Vladimir Chertkov, and his doctor, Dushan Makovitsky.