Authors

Violet Duke is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling contemporary romance author known for emotionally-driven love stories, including the Nice Girl to Love trilogy and the Cactus Creek series.

Violet Hamers is a historical romance author who writes Regency-era novels featuring dukes, duchesses, and aristocratic intrigue.

Virgil Alexander is an author of fiction, known for the Deputy Allred & Apache Officer Victor series, with 6 books published between 2012 and 2023.

Virgil Knightley is a harem fantasy and LitRPG author known for series like Master Class, Solar Dragons Need Love Too, and Billy the Barbarian. He has published over 100 books since 2021.

Virginia Heath is a British historical romance author known for Regency-era love stories including The Wild Warriners, The King's Elite, and The Merriwell Sisters, with over 40 books published since 2016.

Virginia Roberts Giuffre books in order. Browse all books by Virginia Roberts Giuffre, including Nobody's Girl, listed with publication dates.

Virginia Smith is a prolific American author of inspirational fiction, cozy mysteries, and Amish romance, with more than 100 published books.

Virginie Despentes is a French author and filmmaker whose fiction — from the raw debut Baise-Moi to the Prix Renaudot-winning Apocalypse Baby and the Man Booker International shortlisted Vernon Subutex trilogy — examines poverty, gender, sexuality, and modern France with unflinching directness. A former member of the Academie Goncourt, she is one of contemporary French literature's most uncompromising voices.

Vita Ayala is a comic book writer known for The Wilds and work on major superhero titles. Find all their books in order.

Viveca Sten is a bestselling Swedish crime author known for the Sandhamn Murders series and the Are Murders series, with over 7 million copies sold worldwide.

Vivian Tu is an author with 2 books published between 2023 and 2026.

Complete list of all V.A. Stuart books in order, including the Phillip Hazard naval series, Alexander Sheridan, and The Australians saga.

Explore all books by Vivien Jackson in reading order, including the Wanted and Wired science fiction romance series.

Complete list of books by Vladimir Sorokin, the Russian novelist and satirist known for transgressive fiction that parodies Soviet life and imagines dystopian futures, listed in order across all series.

W. Glenn Duncan is an American crime fiction author known for the Rafferty series, a set of hardboiled private detective novels set in Dallas, Texas.

W. Michael Gear is an American author known for the First North Americans prehistoric fiction series (co-written with Kathleen O'Neal Gear), the Donovan science fiction series, and historical Westerns.

W. Paul Anderson is a Canadian author known for his massive literary novel Hunger's Brides (2004), a multi-layered story about a graduate student studying the 17th-century Mexican nun and poet Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz.

W. Phillip Keller is an author of children's fiction, known for the Children's series, with 56 books published between 1959 and 2021.

W.H. Cameron is an author known for the novel Crossroad, a literary thriller published in 2019.

W.R. Gingell is an author of novellas, known for the Lady series, with 56 books published between 2013 and 2026.

W.T. Quick and Margaret Allan are pen names for an author of science fiction and prehistoric fiction, known for the Dreams trilogy, Mammoth Trilogy, and Planet of the Apes novelizations.

W.W. Mortensen is an author of creature horror and adventure fiction, known for the Eight trilogy.

Wages of Sin is associated with the Crown of Slaves series, a space opera saga set in the Honorverse universe of military science fiction.

Wagons West is a Western historical fiction series created by Dana Fuller Ross (a pen name of book packager Lyle Kenyon Engel) following pioneer families across the American frontier from the 1830s onward.

Wahida Clark is an American author of street literature who began writing while incarcerated and has become one of the most recognized names in urban fiction.

Complete list of all Walker Percy books in order, including The Moviegoer, the Will Barrett duology, the Dr. Tom More novels, and his philosophical non-fiction.

The Wallflowers series by Lisa Kleypas is a beloved historical romance series set in Victorian England, while the Campus Wallflowers is a separate contemporary romance series.

Author of post-apocalyptic and survival fiction, including the Charlie's Requiem and Extinction Survival series set in worlds transformed by catastrophe.

Walt Longmire is an author of novellas, known for the Walt Longmire series, with 28 books published between 2004 and 2026.

Walter Dean Myers was an award-winning American author who wrote over 100 books for children and young adults, known for depicting the experiences of young Black people in urban settings.

Complete list of books by Walter Isaacson, the bestselling biographer of Steve Jobs, Einstein, Leonardo da Vinci, and Elon Musk, and former chairman of CNN and editor of Time magazine.

Walter J. Boyne (1929-2020) was a retired U.S. Air Force Colonel, former director of the National Air and Space Museum, and bestselling author of aviation fiction and history spanning 49 books.

Walter Jon Williams is an American science fiction and fantasy author with over 130 books spanning cyberpunk, space opera, historical naval fiction, and secondary-world fantasy, active since 1981.

Walter Moers is a German author and illustrator best known for the Zamonia series, a collection of fantastical novels set in a richly imagined fictional continent populated by bizarre creatures.

Walter Tevis is the author of The Hustler (1959), The Man Who Fell to Earth (1963), and The Queen's Gambit (1983).

Walter Wick is an American photographer and author best known for the I Spy picture puzzle books and the Can You See What I See? search-and-find series for children.

War of the Roses is the author name associated with the Wars of the Roses historical fiction series, a four-book saga set during England's dynastic civil wars of the fifteenth century.

Ward Larsen books in order. Browse all books by Ward Larsen, including the David Slaton, Jammer Davis, and Jack Ryan series, listed in reading order with publication dates.

Warrior’s Wings is an author of fiction, known for the Warrior's Wings series, with 10 books published between 2011 and 2024.

Warsan Shire is a Somali-British poet known for Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth and Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head, whose work gained worldwide attention through her collaboration with Beyonce on the visual album Lemonade.

Washington Irving was one of America's first major literary figures, best known for The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van Winkle.

Waterman & Stark is a writing team known for the Waterman and Stark thriller series, six suspense novels set in the Pacific Northwest published between 2010 and 2016.

Wayne D. Dundee is an American crime and western fiction writer who has been publishing since the 1980s, best known for his Joe Hannibal private eye series and the prolific Lone McGantry western novels.

Wayne Simmons is a Northern Irish horror and sci-fi author known for the Flu zombie series, Drop Dead Gorgeous, and other dark fiction.

Wendall Thomas is an author of fiction, known for the Cyd Redondo series, with 4 books published between 2017 and 2023.

Wendy Corsi Staub is a bestselling American author of suspense, mystery, and romance novels, known for the Lily Dale, Nightwatcher, and Foundlings series, with over 100 published books.

Wendy Francis is an American women's fiction author known for her standalone summer novels, including The Summer of Good Intentions and Summertime Guests.

Wendy Owens is an American romance and paranormal romance author whose work spans contemporary love stories, vampire fiction, cozy mysteries, and fantasy, with a readership built across more than twenty novels since 2001.

Wendy Vella is an author of historical romance, known for the Lake Howling series, with 83 books published between 1995 and 2026.

Wendy Walker is an American psychological thriller author who pivoted from domestic women's fiction to her signature genre with All Is Not Forgotten (2016), drawing on her background in family law and child advocacy to write novels of memory, trauma, and deception in contemporary American settings.

Wendy Webb is a gothic fiction author known for atmospheric standalone novels set around the Great Lakes region.

Wensley Clarkson is a British journalist and author who has written over 70 non-fiction books about true crime, covering serial killers, drug trafficking, London gangsters, and organized crime across Europe and beyond.

Wes DeMott is an American thriller author whose novels blend action, conspiracy, and legal drama. He published eight books between 1998 and 2016.

Wes Markin is a British crime fiction author with four detective series — DCI Yorke, Jake Pettman, The Yorkshire Murders, and Whitby's Forgotten Victims — spanning twenty-nine books of police procedural fiction set across England.

All Wesley Cross books in order. Browse his sci-fi thriller novels including The Upgrade series and Alex Watts books.

Wesley Yang is an American essayist and journalist whose writing on race, masculinity, and identity in contemporary America has appeared in the New York Times Magazine, Harper's, and n+1. His debut collection, The Souls of Yellow Folk, won a National Magazine Award and was named a notable book by the New York Times Book Review.

Whitley Green is a romance author best known for the Sizzle TV series, a contemporary romance set in the world of cooking competition television, published between 2018 and 2024.

Complete list of books by Whoopi Goldberg, EGOT-winning entertainer and author of children's fiction, humour, memoir, and the Sugar Plum Ballerinas series.

Wil Haygood is an acclaimed American journalist and author whose biographies and nonfiction works chronicle African American history, from Sammy Davis Jr. to the story behind the film The Butler.

Will Cochrane is a spy thriller series by Matthew Dunn, cataloged here under the character name, featuring a CIA-MI6 operative in nine high-stakes espionage novels.

Will Dean is a British-Swedish crime writer best known for the Tuva Moodyson mystery series, set in the dark forests of rural Sweden.

Will Ferguson is a Canadian author and humorist known for his Giller Prize-winning novel 419 and his Miranda Abbott cozy mystery series, along with numerous non-fiction books about Canada and travel.

Will Gater is a British astronomy writer and journalist, author of popular science books including Stargazing for Beginners and The Practical Astronomer.

Will Lavender is an author with 2 books published between 2008 and 2011.

Will Leitch is an American author and journalist known for his sports writing and literary fiction, including the thriller How Lucky and the novel The Time Has Come.

Will Peterson is an author of fiction, known for the Triskellion series, with 3 books published between 2008 and 2010.

Will Shindler is a British crime fiction author best known for the DI Alex Finn series, a set of police procedurals set in London.

Will Thomas is the author of the Barker and Llewelyn historical mystery series set in Victorian London. The series has seventeen books published since 2004.

Will Weaver is an author of non-fiction, known for the Billy Baggs series, with 27 books published between 1900 and 2023.

Willa Cather (1873-1947) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist with 87 books across eight series, best known for her Great Plains Trilogy and Death Comes for the Archbishop.

William Arden is a pen name of Dennis Lynds (1924-2005), an American mystery writer best known for contributing 14 novels to the Alfred Hitchcock and The Three Investigators series and the Kane Jackson private eye novels.

William Brinkley was an American journalist and novelist whose books spanned military fiction, satire, and literary novels from the 1950s through the 1980s.

William Cain is the author of the Adelaide Henson Mystery series, six books set in Asheville, North Carolina following a sharp, solitary detective whose cases draw her into the world of organized crime, mob families, and dangerous personal entanglements.

William D. Arand is a self-published author of LitRPG, harem fantasy, and superhero fiction, known for Super Sales on Super Heroes and the VeilVerse setting.

William Deverell is a Canadian novelist and former criminal lawyer whose books draw on his 25 years of courtroom experience, most notably in the Arthur Beauchamp series.

William E. Butterworth IV is an American author who continues the military and police thriller series created by his father, W.E.B. Griffin, with 41 books published from 1988 to 2025.

William Faulkner (1897-1962) was an American novelist and Nobel Prize laureate whose fiction, set mostly in the fictional Yoknapatawpha County, Mississippi, redefined the Southern Gothic tradition.

William Gaddis was an American literary novelist whose dense, dialogue-heavy novels challenged readers and influenced a generation of postmodern writers.

William Gibson is an American-Canadian science fiction author who coined the term 'cyberspace' and is widely regarded as the father of the cyberpunk genre, best known for Neuromancer.

William Golding was a Nobel Prize-winning British author best known for Lord of the Flies (1954), one of the most widely read novels of the twentieth century.

William Greenleaf is an author of science fiction novels and Great Lakes regional history, with works spanning from the 1950s to 2020.

William H.S. McIntyre is a Scottish crime fiction author known for the Robbie Munro legal thriller series, set in the Scottish criminal courts.

William Horwood is a British author known for the Duncton Chronicles, a fantasy series about moles, and his sequels to Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in the Willows.

William Joyce is an American author, illustrator, and filmmaker known for the Guardians of Childhood series, Rolie Polie Olie, and the Academy Award-winning animated short The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore.

William Kamkwamba is a Malawian inventor and author best known for The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, the memoir about building a windmill from scrap to power his village.

William King is a Scottish fantasy and science fiction author best known for his Warhammer novels, including the Gotrek & Felix and Space Wolf series.

William Kotzwinkle is an American author whose work spans literary fiction, fantasy, satire, children's books, and mystery, including the bestselling E.T. novelization and the beloved Walter the Farting Dog series.

William L. Shirer (1904-1993) was an American journalist and historian best known for The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, his account of Nazi Germany drawn from years as a CBS correspondent in Berlin.

William Lashner is an American author of legal thrillers, noir fiction, and middle grade fantasy, best known for the Victor Carl mystery series.

William Le Queux was a prolific Anglo-French author of spy fiction, invasion literature, and mystery novels, with over 150 books published between 1900 and 1931.

William McIlvanney was a Scottish novelist, poet, and essayist, considered the father of Tartan Noir for his Laidlaw detective series.

William Patterson is a horror and thriller author who published three standalone novels between 2013 and 2016, including Slice and The Inn.

William S. Cohen is a former US Senator from Maine and Secretary of Defense under President Clinton who turned to fiction writing and produced political thrillers alongside a substantial body of non-fiction on American policy and governance.

Complete list of all works by William Shakespeare in order. Browse his plays and poetry.

William Styron (1925-2006) was an American novelist known for Sophie's Choice, The Confessions of Nat Turner, and his memoir on depression, Darkness Visible. He won the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award.

William T. Quick is an American science fiction author who contributed novelizations to the Planet of the Apes franchise.

Willow Aster is a prolific indie romance author with 44 books across ten series, ranging from contemporary romance to dark romance and romantic comedy.

Willow Dixon writes contemporary and new adult romance with 25 books across six series. Her work features college settings, sports romance, and enemies-to-lovers storylines.

Willow Rose is a Danish-American mystery and thriller author known for the Eva Rae Thomas series, the Emma Frost mysteries, and the Rebekka Franck series.

Wilson Harp is an author of science fiction, fantasy, and post-apocalyptic fiction, along with non-fiction works on biblical topics.

The Windham Sisters series is a collection of Regency romance novels by Grace Burrowes centered on the Windham family.

Winifred Watson was an English novelist best known for Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day, which was adapted into a 2008 film.

Winter Black is a crime thriller author known for two fast-paced FBI procedural series featuring agents Winter Black and Autumn Trent, with 37 books published between 2019 and 2025.

Winter Rose is an Australian paranormal fantasy author whose Chronicles of Luna Moon series blends Greek mythology, shapeshifter lore, and slow-burn reverse harem romance for adult readers. Her debut The Last Vessel attracted thousands of ratings on Goodreads and a devoted following in the paranormal romance community.

Complete list of all Winx Club books in order. Browse the full collection of WINX Club chapter books and novelizations published between 2005 and 2013.

Wole Soyinka is a Nigerian playwright, poet, and novelist who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1986, the first African writer to receive the honor.

Explore all 91 books by Wolfe Locke in order, including the Sowing Season, Genesis Game, Summoner of Beckham Estate, and Shatterfist LitRPG series.

Women's Murder Club is the collective name for the characters and series created by James Patterson, following four San Francisco professional women who solve crimes together across 26 numbered novels.

World's End is a six-book fantasy adventure series by Lin Carter set on a far-future Earth populated by bizarre creatures and colorful characters.

The Wrexford & Sloane series by Andrea Penrose follows an unlikely detective partnership between an earl and a female satirical artist in Regency-era London.

Xio Axelrod is a contemporary romance and women's fiction author whose books often center on musicians, creative artists, and the relationships that shape their lives.

Xochitl Gonzalez is a Brooklyn-born novelist and journalist. Her debut, Olga Dies Dreaming, won the Brooklyn Public Library Book Prize and was named a Best Book of 2022 by The New York Times and NPR.

Yan Lianke is a major Chinese novelist known for satirical and politically charged fiction, including Lenin's Kisses, Dream of Ding Village, and The Four Books.

Yangsze Choo is a Malaysian-born novelist known for The Ghost Bride, The Night Tiger, and The Fox Wife. See all her books in publication order.

Yasmin Zaher is a Palestinian-American novelist whose debut, The Coin (2024), explores identity, obsession, and displacement through the life of a Palestinian woman in New York.

Yasmine Galenorn is a prolific urban fantasy and paranormal romance author with over 100 published novels across numerous series.

Yiyun Li is a Chinese-American author known for literary fiction exploring displacement, grief, and the weight of political history.

Yoko Ogawa is a Japanese author known for The Memory Police and The Housekeeper and the Professor, writing quietly unsettling literary fiction about memory, loss, and obsession.

Yoko Tawada is a Japanese-German author whose fiction and essays explore language, identity, and displacement across cultures. She has written sixteen books spanning novels, short fiction, and nonfiction.

Yoon Choi is a Korean-American author known for her debut short story collection Skinship, which centers on Korean and Korean-American family life.

Young Wizards is a fantasy fiction brand encompassing the main Young Wizards novel series and the Interim Errantry companion volumes.

Yrsa Sigurdardottir is an Icelandic crime writer and civil engineer whose Thora Gudmundsdottir series and Children's House series have made her one of the most translated Icelandic authors in the world. Her novels are known for their atmospheric settings, complex crimes, and strong female protagonists.

Yung Pueblo (Diego Perez) is a bestselling poet and author who writes about self-healing, emotional growth, and mindfulness. His books include Inward, Clarity & Connection, and Lighter.

Yuri Herrera is a Mexican novelist and short story writer whose work explores borders, power, and identity. His books have been translated into many languages.

Yuval Noah Harari is an Israeli historian and author best known for Sapiens, Homo Deus, and 21 Lessons for the 21st Century. His books explore the history and future of humankind.

Yuyi Morales is a Mexican-American author and illustrator of children's picture books, known for award-winning works including Dreamers and Viva Frida that celebrate Latin American culture and creativity.

Complete list of all Yvonne Battle-Felton books in order, including her literary fiction novels Remembered and Curdle Creek.

Z.L. Arkadie is a romance author who writes billionaire romance and paranormal series including Parched, the Christmas billionaire books, and Love in the USA.

Zack Argyle is a self-published fantasy author known for the Threadlight trilogy, an epic fantasy series with a hard magic system built around threads of light.

Zadie Smith is a British novelist and essayist whose work explores race, identity, and class in contemporary London and beyond, from her debut White Teeth to her historical novel The Fraud.

Zain Khalid is an American novelist whose debut Brother Alive was published in 2022, exploring themes of identity, faith, and displacement.

Complete list of books by Zamil Akhtar, featuring the Gunmetal Gods series. Discover his unique blend of Lovecraftian horror and epic fantasy.

Zara Cox is a British-Ghanaian romance author who writes steamy contemporary and dark romance, including the Dark Desires and Mafia Rivals series.

Zara Lisbon is an American YA thriller author known for the Fake Plastic Girl duology, a suspenseful story about celebrity obsession set in Venice Beach, California.

Zeba Shahnaz books in order. Browse all books by Zeba Shahnaz, including Midnight Strikes, listed with publication dates.

Zhang Ling is an author with 5 books published between 2009 and 2024.

Zina Abbott is a prolific American historical western romance author with hundreds of books across dozens of mail-order bride and frontier romance series.

Zinzi Clemmons is an American author and editor whose debut novel What We Lose draws on her South African heritage to explore grief, identity, and belonging.

Complete list of all books by Zlatan Ibrahimović in order. Browse his autobiographies and non-fiction including I Am Zlatan and Adrenaline.

Zoe B. Wallbrook is an author whose debut novel History Lessons was published in 2025.

Zoe Dawson is a prolific romance author known for her SEAL Team Alpha military romance series and the Going to the Dogs contemporary romance series.

Zoe Sharp is a British crime and thriller author best known for the Charlie Fox series, featuring an ex-Special Forces soldier turned bodyguard. Lee Child called Charlie Fox 'Jack Reacher's female equivalent.'

Zoe Sugg is a British author, content creator, and entrepreneur known for the Girl Online young adult novels and The Magpie Society mystery series.

Zoe Whittall is a Canadian novelist and poet whose fiction explores identity, family secrets, and the complications of modern relationships.

Zoe York is a Canadian romance author known for the Pine Harbour small-town romance series and multiple military romance series. She has published 75 books across 13 series between 2013 and 2025.

Zora Neale Hurston (1891-1960) was an American novelist, folklorist, and anthropologist whose works include Their Eyes Were Watching God and Mules and Men.

Zoraida Córdova is an Ecuadorian-American author known for the Brooklyn Brujas trilogy, multiple Star Wars novels, and the Meant To Be romance series.

Zoulfa Katouh is a Syrian-Canadian young adult author known for her debut novel As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow, set during the Syrian revolution.

Zuri Day is a bestselling romance author known for the Drakes of California series and African American contemporary romance.