Authors

Born in Hampshire, UK and now living in Minneapolis, Neil Gaiman is the author of more than twenty books, dozens of short stories, and many novels. He's the first author to have won both the Carnegie and the Newbery medals for the same book: The Graveyard Book. He's also won a variety of other awards including the Bram Stoker, Hugo, and Nebula awards. Since we've been big fans of him for quite some time, we've decided that we wanted to do an article on some of his best books. That's exactly why we've gone ahead and listed what we...

Although sadly Kurt Vonnegut is no longer with us, he has left us a treasure trove of novels, plays, works of non-fiction and short stories. It's such a formidable collection that it can be difficult for readers who are just now discovering him to find his best novels. Although in our humble opinion, it's almost impossible to decide which of his novels are the best, and not even the experts can agree on which books are the most important, we thought that we'd give it a try anywhere, so all of our readers can find the best Kurt Vonnegut...

Dean Koontz is an American author that many people believe they can pigeonhole into the thriller genre, but his works tend to blend several different genres into one. He is known for frequently adding elements of science fiction, horror, mystery, satire, and fantasy into his novels. This has contributed to the novels not only being more than what the reader expects but also means that they tend to be highly anticipated. It also means that his books are very popular. Just how popular? Popular enough for this author to sell over 500 million copies of his books worldwide. And...

Although John Grisham is an attorney, activist, and politician, he's probably most famous for being a novelist. A novelist who has written books in the crime fiction, Southern Gothic, and most notably, the legal crime thriller genres. During his lifetime, he has written over 34 novels and has sold almost 300 million books. We consider him to be not only one of the most entertaining American storytellers around but one of the most important ones as well. That's why we think everyone should have at least a few John Grisham books on their bookshelf. It's also why we've reviewed...

Celebrated as not just one of the best American writers but also one of the best writers in the world, Ernest Hemingway was a man that revolutionized the modern novel. He wrote with a simple style that he often describes as the iceberg method; A method that suggested a deeper meaning behind everything that he wrote. Using that style, he wrote over 27 masterful books that speak as much to the generations of today as they did to previous generations. Unfortunately, not everyone has had the experience of enjoying some of his most important masterpieces, so we've decided to change...

Agatha Christie is the most famous mystery writer of all time. That's a fact that's indisputable and is evidenced by the fact that her name is synonymous with mystery fiction. What few people realize, however, is that she is also one of the best selling novelists of all time—having sold just over two billion copies over the years. With over 70+ novels and 14 different story collections to her name, to most people, it can seem like a difficult proposition to decide on which of her books they should start reading. To help our readers find the answer to...