Most Read Authors

[Elyse, Moderator]

Using Goodreads on your computer, go to "My Books," scroll down the left menu and click "Most-Read Authors," and copy your top 10! Or however many to get to your top 10, I have 12! lol. This is fun!

1 Laurell K. Hamilton 35
2 David Eddings 24
2 Pittacus Lore 24
4 Jodi Picoult 19
4 Ann M. Martin 19
4 John Flanagan 19
7 Francesca Lia Block 18
8 Diana Gabaldon 17
9 Charlaine Harris 16
9 Stephen King 16
9 Kelley Armstrong 16
9 Sue Grafton 16

[Carol]

1 Lois McMaster Bujold 22
2 Alexander McCall Smith 20
3 C.J. Box 19
4 MaryJanice Davidson 18
5 Sue Grafton 17
6 Lilian Jackson Braun 16
6 Stephen King 16
8 Patricia Cornwell 15
9 Dorothy Gilman 14
9 Spencer Quinn 14

Hey, Elyse! We have Sue Grafton and Stephen King in common! Next year I am sure I will have Charlaine Harris in my top 10. (She was #12 this year.)

[Joy]

Elyse wrote: "Using Goodreads on your computer, go to "My Books," scroll down the left menu and click "Most-Read Authors," and copy your top 10! Or however many to get to your top 10, I have 12! lol. This is fun..."

Oooooh another David Eddings fan! I read the Belgariad and The Mallorian in college. Altheus is a great stand-alone also.

[Joy]

This is fun! I have more than ten because I have a bunch tied for the last spot. Also, the numbers are pretty low because I just joined Goodreads a few years ago and haven’t done an extensive backlog of books I’ve read.

1 Jack London 10
2 William Shakespeare 9
2 Elizabeth Spann Craig 9
4 Louise Erdrich 7
4 Willa Cather 7
4 Ursula K. Le Guin 7
4 J.K. Rowling 7
8 Murray Bodo 6
8 Kylie Logan 6
10 Mark Twain 5
10 Ernest Hemingway 5
10 J.R.R. Tolkien 5
10 Sarah Waters 5
10 Isabel Allende 5
10 David Eddings 5
10 James Herriot 5
10 C.S. Lewis 5

[Charleen]

Alright, I'll give it a go...

1 Douglas Preston 28 (all but a few are co-written with Lincoln Child)
2 David Baldacci 26
3 James Rollins 25
4 Stephen King 19
5 Steve Berry 17
5 Michael Crichton 17
7 Philippa Gregory 14
8 Rick Riordan 12
9 C.S. Lewis 11
10 Gregory Maguire 9
10 Arthur C. Clarke 9

[Elyse, Moderator]

Joy wrote: Oooooh another David Eddings fan! I read the Belgariad and The Mallorian in college. Altheus is a great stand-alone also..."

Yes, I read them in middle school! Loved them. Hated the Elder Gods series though. Very disappointing.

[Andrea, Moderator]

Here are some of mine...

Janet Evanovich (28)

Barbara Delinsky (27)

Danielle Steel (24)

Sandra Brown (14)

Maeve Binchy (14)

Anita Shreve (13)

Alice Hoffman (13)

Adriana Trigiani (13)

Jodi Picoult (12)

Robert B. Parker (12)

Elin Hilderbrand (11)

Jennifer Weiner (11)

James Patterson (11)

Barbara Taylor Bradford (10)

Rosamunde Pilcher (9)

Kiera Cass (9)

Elizabeth Berg (9)

Judy Blume (9)

Jane Green (9)

Nicholas Sparks (9)

Chris Bohjalian (8)

Kristin Hannah (8)

Alan Bradley (8)

Lemony Snicket (8)

Sarah Addison Allen (7)

[Stacie]

author - books read
1 Stephen King (40)
2 Anne McCaffrey (36)
3 Piers Anthony (27)
4 Margaret Weis (21)
4 David Weber (21)
6 Mercedes Lackey (19)
6 Neil Gaiman (19)
8 J.R.R. Tolkien (18)
9 Dean Koontz (16)
9 Jim Butcher (16)

[Elyse, Moderator]

I'm sad that GR got rid of this feature. :( I went to look and see what my ranks were now. It's gone.

[Carol]

Elyse wrote: "I'm sad that GR got rid of this feature. :( I went to look and see what my ranks were now. It's gone."

:( Oh, no! I liked it too. Maybe it is temporary or they are hiding it in a new location?

[Elyse, Moderator]

Carol wrote: "Elyse wrote: "I'm sad that GR got rid of this feature. :( I went to look and see what my ranks were now. It's gone."

:( Oh, no! I liked it too. Maybe it is temporary or they are hiding it in a new..."

I don't know! I just can't find it anymore.

[Andrea, Moderator]

Oh no! I looked all around and I can't find it anywhere.

[Carol]

I think I remember getting a note from GR saying they were going to be doing some work on the site, so some functions would be down for a while... but that was a while ago.

[Andrea, Moderator]

I hope they bring this function back. I don't recall seeing anything about work being done but I could have missed it.

[Juli, Moderator]

Andrea wrote: "I hope they bring this function back. I don't recall seeing anything about work being done but I could have missed it."

Same! I want to know! Though I bet my top are Nora Roberts and Agatha Christie - I have read them religiously since my early teens.

[Andrea, Moderator]

I love a good Nora Roberts!