Most read authors

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Just for fun click on My Books at the top of the page and then go down the left hand side under your shelves and click on "Most Read Authors". Post and discuss your top 10 here.

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Here's mine. I was a bit surprised at how many I had read by some authors!!!
1 Terry Pratchett 46
2 Alexander McCall Smith 38
3 J.D. Robb 37
4 Georgette Heyer 29
5 Monica Edwards 27
6 Kerry Greenwood 26
7 Stephen King 23
8 Kathy Reichs 19
8 Lee Child 19
10 Maeve Binchy 17

[Nikki]

Jodi Picoult 10
John Marsden 7
John Green 4
Suzanne Collins 3
Melina Marchetta 3

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Oh dear!!!

Danielle Steel 77 (from long, long ago!)
James Patterson 65
J.D. Robb 46
Jack Higgins 43
Clive Cussler 39
Mary Higgins Clark 33
Kathy Reichs 25
Lee Child 24
Tess Gerritsen 24
Harlan Coben 24

Wow! Thanks Phrynne - I've never done that before...interesting!

It's really interesting to look further down the list too!

[Sally906]

Mine was a bit hard as I had a few authors tied - so just did the top 10 as it came

Kerry Greenwood- 20
Nora Roberts - 12
Debora Geary - 10
Janet Evanovich - 9
Katherine Howell - 8
Kelley Armstrong - 7
Debbie Macomber - 7
Gail Carriger - 7
Rachael Johns - 7
Christine Feehan - 6

I think it's not quite a true reflection of the authors I've read, as I know for a fact I have more of quite a few on my read list spreadsheet - but read them before I was on Goodreads so they aren't on here.

Other than Katherine Howell it also shows I lean to the lighter, mystery, romantic and paranormal reads. Which is pretty spot on

[Carolyn]

Lol! That makes quite funny reading Phrynne! It's a real time capsule.

Anne Perry 34! (a long time ago)
Terry Pratchett 23
M C Beaton 21 (also a long time ago!)
Kerry Greenwood 21
Lindsay Davis 13 (ditto)
Janet Evanovich 12
Sarah Paretsky 12
Lois McMaster Bujold 11
Alexander McCall Smith 11
Louise Penny 9


It's a bit random because I've listed some older series that I've read in the past but not others - like Lee Child, Harlan Coben, Jodie Picault that I know I've read a lot of. Anne Perry's books are cosy crimes set in Victorian England and I mostly picked them up second hand to read between more serious novels so interesting that she's come up on top.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

May I ask everyone to please link their authors? Thanks guys!

[Adriana]

Mine are these ones!

1 7779 Arthur C. Clarke 12
2 16667 Isaac Asimov 9
3 58 Frank Herbert 8
4 56 Brian Herbert 5
4 696805 Jules Verne 5
6 23509 Jean Craighead George 3
7 1630 Ray Bradbury 2
7 4 Douglas Adams 2

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

It's interesting to see everyone's different top 10 favourite authors!

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

I love the mix of different genres! As Carolyn says it's like a time capsule which shows the way your reading habits have changed:)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

We've read different totals for J.D. Robb Phrynne..that's odd! Unless it's because I've read most of the .5s too..

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Brenda wrote: "We've read different totals for J.D. Robb Phrynne..that's odd! Unless it's because I've read most of the .5s too.."

Yes - I rarely read novellas or short stories so I don't read the in between books by any author:) I think our Lee Child s are different for the same reason.

[Sally906]

Brenda wrote: "May I ask everyone to please link their authors? Thanks guys!"

Sorry Brenda - bad Sally - I have updated my post to have the links showing

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Sally906 wrote: "Brenda wrote: "May I ask everyone to please link their authors? Thanks guys!"

Sorry Brenda - bad Sally - I have updated my post to have the links showing"

Thanks Sally (and the others!!) lol

[Sally906]

Brenda wrote: "We've read different totals for J.D. Robb Phrynne..that's odd! Unless it's because I've read most of the .5s too.."

I know for a fact that there are another 10 Kerry Greenwood books I have read but as it was before I started in goodreads they don't show.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

You can still add them in as read Sally, if you can remember which ones - I did that with my owned books when I joined. Obviously I can't remember the zillions I read that I don't own though!

[Sally906]

Brenda wrote: "You can still add them in as read Sally, if you can remember which ones - I did that with my owned books when I joined. Obviously I can't remember the zillions I read that I don't own though!"

I might do that - they are all the Phryne Fisher series - I have read every one. I have the year I read them (not the date though) and the score I gave them (all B and A) - so its not as though I am fudging it!!!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

That's good! just the year is all you need and the rating too is great!

[Zoey]

Here's mine

No surprise with my 2 favourite authors on top, but it seems I have a thing against male authors. Dont have any appear until much further (Equal 24th)down the list. :O

Philippa Gregory- 19
Diana Gabaldon- 18(this was actually a bit higher but it included some re-reads so I adjusted
Sue Grafton- 16
V.C. Andrews- 16 (from back in the day :) )
Jilly Cooper- 9
J.K. Rowling- 7
Jean M. Auel- 6
Jean Plaidy- 6
Rachael Treasure- 6
Tara Moss- 6

[Mish]

Phryne, you clever person, you :D. I didn't know a link existed. Haven’t scrolled that far down my book page to notice.

I’ll post my top ten Authors shortly.

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

I am happy to take all praise but have to admit I borrowed the idea from another site:)

[Mish]

Here's my top ten.

1 - J.R. Ward 12 - Reading the Black Dagger Brotherhood series (and a few others) up to book 9
2 - Charlaine Harris 11 - little bored with her Sookie series. Will not continue
3 - Paullina Simons 9 - love the author's work. Will continue reading
4 - Laurell K. Hamilton 8 - bored. will not continue
5 - John Marsden 7 - read all of the Tomorrow - happy to read more of his books
5 - Stephen King 7 - Went on a Stephen King binge years ago – love his books
5 - Sherrilyn Kenyon 7 - will continue. Like to pick up a book of her's every once in a while
5 - James Patterson 7 - bored. will not continue
9 - Stephenie Meyer 6 - I have a soft spot for Stephenie Meyer
9 - Jodi Picoult 6 - bored. will not continue

[Mell]

I look at mine a lot haha. I love looking at all the stats about what I read!

Lilliana Anderson 10
L.J. Smith 7
Lili St. Germain 5
Nicholas Sparks 4
Scott Mariani 3
Regina Duke 3
Suzanne Collins 3
C.L. Stone 3
G.J. Walker-Smith 2
Victoria Purman 2

Once I have finished some series that I am part-way through, this will change a bit!

[Mish]

Phrynne wrote: "I am happy to take all praise but have to admit I borrowed the idea from another site:)"

I think it’s great tool Phrynne, thankyou. And while I was there, I managed to clean up book shelf - found a link called ‘Find Duplicates’ :)

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Mish wrote: "Phrynne wrote: "I am happy to take all praise but have to admit I borrowed the idea from another site:)"

I think it’s great tool Phrynne, thankyou. And while I was there, I managed to clean up boo..."

It has made me feel inclined to add some books I have read in the past in order to make it a bit more accurate!
Find duplicates sounds good too. I shall go look for that now.

[Sarah]

Hmm... I only have stuff for the last year and a half so it won't be accurate. It doesn't have my complete Dean Koontz (at least 60 books) and no J.D. Robb. But here's what I have

Dean Koontz 19
Richelle Mead 9
Mike Carey 8
Brian K. Vaughan 8 (comics)
Matthew Sturges 8 (comics)
Ed Brubaker 7 (comics)
J.K. Rowling 7
Raine Thomas 6
Kay Hooper 6 (I think this is closer to 18)
Stephen Leather/Pittacus Lore/Charles Dickens/Neil Gaiman 5 each

God bless comics and their length or I would have nothing to show for my efforts.

[Carolyn]

Think I'll have to try and update my list of books read too. Will be a nice job for a wet wintery day perhaps!

[Mish]

Sally906 wrote: "Brenda wrote: "You can still add them in as read Sally, if you can remember which ones - I did that with my owned books when I joined. Obviously I can't remember the zillions I read that I don't o..."

Same here Sally. Sorting through my books the other day, and I couldn’t believe how many Dean Koontz books I own - read them in my 20’s.

I haven’t updated them in Goodreads but I’m sure if I do, he’ll be number 1 author on my list.

[Sarah]

I think my Goodreads friends would absolutely kill me if I started inputting a bunch of old reads. Scrolling through all of those changes can be SO annoying. I need to make a list and then add ten per day ;)

[Zoey]

Sarah wrote: "I think my Goodreads friends would absolutely kill me if I started inputting a bunch of old reads. Scrolling through all of those changes can be SO annoying. I need to make a list and then add te..."

You can temporarily stop that happening Sarah. Just go to Edit Profile & under the 'Feeds' tab untick 'Add book to my shelves' & any books you add wont come up on your feed or any of your friends

[Sarah]

Thank you Zoey! I would love to go in and add a bunch of stuff.

[Janine]

This was a really interesting exercise and I was a bit surprised by the results as I don't particularly like some of the authors in my top 10 anymore.
1. Nora Roberts 56
2. J D Robb 39
3. Robyn Carr 30
3. Susan Mallery 30
5. Debbie Macomber 26
5. Suzanne Brockmann 26
7. Susan Wiggs 23
7. Lee Child 23
9. Jodi Picoult 21
10. Harlan Coben 20

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Phrynne wrote: "I am happy to take all praise but have to admit I borrowed the idea from another site:)"

Ahh but you brought it to our attention:)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Isn't it fascinating how our tastes change! Some on my list I shudder at now;)

[Sally906]

Brenda wrote: "Isn't it fascinating how our tastes change! Some on my list I shudder at now;)"

Same here :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

LOL!!!

[Sally906]

Mish wrote: "I think it’s great tool Phrynne, thankyou. And while I was there, I managed to clean up book shelf - found a link called ‘Find Duplicates’ :) ..."

I was amazed that I had 12 duplicates - don't know how I did it - but I certainly don't have any now!!!

[Sarah]

Sally906 wrote: "Mish wrote: "I think it’s great tool Phrynne, thankyou. And while I was there, I managed to clean up book shelf - found a link called ‘Find Duplicates’ :) ..."

I was amazed that I had 12 duplicate..."

Oh my gawd, this is amazing!

[Zoey]

Sally906 wrote: "Mish wrote: "I think it’s great tool Phrynne, thankyou. And while I was there, I managed to clean up book shelf - found a link called ‘Find Duplicates’ :) ..."

I was amazed that I had 12 duplicate..."

Well I guess that cuts your TBR number down by a few :)

[Mish]

Sally906 wrote: "Mish wrote: "I think it’s great tool Phrynne, thankyou. And while I was there, I managed to clean up book shelf - found a link called ‘Find Duplicates’ :) ..."

I was amazed that I had 12 duplicate..."

haha! My goodness Sally, how did that happen lol!

I had 2 duplicates :)

[Mish]

Zoey wrote: "Sally906 wrote: "Mish wrote: "I think it’s great tool Phrynne, thankyou. And while I was there, I managed to clean up book shelf - found a link called ‘Find Duplicates’ :) ..."

I was amazed that I..."

My thoughts exactly - good tool to reduce the TBR ;)

[Mish]

Phrynne wrote: "Mish wrote: "Phrynne wrote: "I am happy to take all praise but have to admit I borrowed the idea from another site:)"

I think it’s great tool Phrynne, thankyou. And while I was there, I managed to..."

I would do it Phrynne (add books you've read in the past) and see if the order of your list changes.

I'm about to add my Dean Koontz books, now that I'm home :)

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

I think my top ten may be pretty accurate but some of the lower ones are certainly quite wrong! When I have time I will add a lot of old reads:)

[K]

So, I'm a bit late to the party here. Lol. Mine are as follows:
1. Christopher Golden- 25
2. Nancy Holder- 15
3. Jeffrey J. Mariotte- 13
4. Diana G. Gallagher- 11
5. Justin Richards- 11
6. Murray Ball- 8
7. Mel Odom- 7
8. Paul Ruditis- 7
9. Philippa Gregory- 6
10. Colin Brake- 6

Most of these authors come from my teenaged days. Back then, I just devoured everything I could of Buffy, Angel and Charmed. I was completely, 200% obsessed! Lol.

[★ Jess]

1. Neil Gaiman 24
2. Roald Dahl 17
3. Robert Kirkman 15
4. Lemony Snicket 15
5. Stephen King 8

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

★ Jess wrote: "1. Neil Gaiman 24
2. Roald Dahl 17
3. Robert Kirkman 15
4. Lemony Snicket 15
5. Stephen King 8"

I was amazed Neil Gaiman didn't make it into my top ten. He needs to write more books!!!

[★ Jess]

Indeed he does! He has another collection of short stories coming out soon :) He ranked so high in mine due to The Sandman graphic novel collection I'd say.

[Lynxie]

A few surprises in there, I must admit. But it is good to see some indies right up there :)

1. Rebecca Royce - 21
2. Lindsay Buroker - 14
3. James Patterson - 13
3. Charlaine Harris - 13
5. Tony Talbot - 12
6. Laurell K. Hamilton - 11
7. Natasha Duncan-Drake - 10
7. John Marsden - 10
9. Keri Arthur - 9
9. Paul Jennings - 9

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

I had not heard of Lindsay Buroker so I checked her out and now I have a whole new author to read. Thanks Lynxie:)

[Lynxie]

Phrynne wrote: "I had not heard of Lindsay Buroker so I checked her out and now I have a whole new author to read. Thanks Lynxie:)"

Lindsay is one of my favourites (clearly!!) She's so great with reader communications and interactions too. I wrote a profile article on her a year or so ago. I got to interview her via email and she was so helpful :D

I love her characters in The Emperor's Edge series too - Amaranthe is awesome and I ADORE Sicarius.