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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 ...
William Sydney Porter, pen name O. Henry (1862–1910) Erin Pringle (born 1981) Annie Proulx (born 1935) Bolesław Prus (1847–1912) Indra Bahadur Rai (1927–2018) James Robison (born 1946) José Luis Rodríguez Pittí (born 1971) Emma May Alexander Reinertsen (1853–1920) Susanne Ringell (born 1955) Radoslav Rochallyi (born 1980) Philip ...
Patricia Aakhus (1952–2012), The Voyage of Mael Duin's Curragh Rachel Aaron, Fortune's Pawn Atia Abawi Edward Abbey (1927–1989), The Monkey Wrench Gang Lynn Abbey (born 1948), Daughter of the Bright Moon Laura Abbot, My Name is Nell Belle Kendrick Abbott (1842–1893), Leah Mordecai Eleanor Hallowell Abbott (1872–1958), poet, novelist and short story writer Hailey Abbott, Summer Boys ...
novel, short story, memoir/ autobiography, drama, poetry, essay 2008: Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio (b. 1940) France Mauritius: French "author of new departures, poetic adventure and sensual ecstasy, explorer of a humanity beyond and below the reigning civilization" [109] novel, short story, essay, translation 2009: Herta Müller (b. 1953) Germany
Ella Hepworth Dixon (1857–1932), The Story of a Modern Woman; Henry Hall Dixon (1822–1870) Catherine Isabella Dodd (1860–1932), educational novels; William Dodd (1729–1777) Ann Doherty (c. 1786 – c. 1831–1832) Berlie Doherty (born 1943) P. C. Doherty (born 1946) David Donachie (born 1944), nautical historical novels
Roald Dahl [a] (13 September 1916 – 23 November 1990) was a British author of popular children's literature and short stories, a poet, screenwriter and a wartime fighter ace. [1] [2] His books have sold more than 300 million copies worldwide. [3] [4] He has been called "one of the greatest storytellers for children of the 20th century". [5]
Susan James (pen name of Rochelle Alers) Vanessa James; Claudia Jameson; Kelly Jamison; Miranda Jarrett; Sabrina Jeffries [7] Michelle Jerott; Iris Johansen [12] Nancy John; Milly Johnson; Susan Johnson [23] Joan Johnston [15] Linda O. Johnston; Catherine Jones; Jan Jones; Crystal Jordan; Laura Jordan; Nicole Jordan [4] Penny Jordan [5] B.D ...
This is a list of notable books by young authors and of books written by notable writers in their early years. These books were written, or substantially completed, before the author's twentieth birthday. Alexandra Adornetto (born 18 April 1994) wrote her debut novel, The Shadow Thief, when she was 13. It was published in 2007.