Most Read Authors

[Lisa Kay, Tinker Bell]

Now that I've started "re-reading via audio," my top ten has changed. They are:

Lisa Kleypas
Stephanie Laurens
Linda Lael Miller
Mary Balogh
Julie Garwood
Lori Foster
Julia Quinn
Linda Howard
Jill Shalvis
Catherine Anderson

[ShoSho]

Here is mine :


1 J.D. Robb 48
2 Nora Roberts 46
3 Nalini Singh 29
4 Stephanie Laurens 25
5 Robyn Carr 23
6 Lynsay Sands 22
6 Lisa Kleypas 22
8 Julia Quinn 21
9 Lois McMaster Bujold 19
9 Jill Shalvis 19
11 Jim Butcher 18
12 Susan Elizabeth Phillips 16

[Sweet Daisey]

These are mine:

1. Kristen Ashley 26
2. Amanda Quick 25
3. Lisa Kleypas 21
4. Julia Quinn 17
5. Suzanne Enoch 14
6. Stephanie Laurens 14

[Kit★]

Lol, my top 10 romance authors according to my shelves are:

Catherine Coulter (49)
Stephanie Laurens (30)
Julia Quinn (22)
Christina Dodd (21)
Teresa Medeiros (16)
Kat Martin (13)
Susan Wiggs (12)
Eloisa James (10)
Bertrice Small (8)
and for tenth place, all tied with (7) are
Jo Beverley
Sandra Brown
Susan King

However, that's not an accurate list of authors I follow intently now. Some of those were authors I glommed back in the day, but don't read so much of now, notably Catherine Coulter, Kat Martin, and Susan Wiggs. Not saying they're bad authors, just that I haven't read much by them in the last few years, lol.

[Lisa Kay, Tinker Bell]

Yeah, Kit★, they need a way to do "Current Top Ten."

[Kit★]

For sure. It says my #1 most read author is RL Stine. Which, I haven't read a book by him in over a decade. But because I shelved as read all the Goosebumps and Fear Street books I read of his when I was younger (along with many other books from back then I could remember reading), his books number the most on my shelves, lol. Totally not accurate of my reading now though!

[Lisa - (Aussie Girl)]

Here' mine -

1 2614 Lora Leigh 29
2 6268 Christine Feehan 26
2 17061 Charlaine Harris 26
2 107767 Robyn Carr 26
5 137902 Richelle Mead 21
5 71688 Nalini Singh 21
7 27847 Lisa Kleypas 20
8 20248 J.R. Ward 19
9 4428 Kresley Cole 18
10 16202 Elizabeth Hoyt 16

It's a bit embarrassing that Lora Leigh is my most read author but it's because I've read all her Breeds books, Christine Feehan, all her Carpathians.

But otherwise fairly representative of my favourite authors.

[Kari]

Wow, really interesting to see this. Here are mine. I do notice a mesh of contemporary, PNR and historical which is accurate for me.

Monica McCarty 16
Kresley Cole 15
J.R. Ward 13
Lynsay Sands 12
Kristen Ashley 12
Laurann Dohner 12
Jeffrey Archer 11
Maya Banks 11
Julie Garwood 11
Melissa Mayhue 10

[✿~Danielle~✿]

Here is mine


1- J.D. Robb - 46
2- Lauren Dane - 45
3- Sherrilyn Kenyon - 37
4- Laurell K. Hamilton - 33
5- Kristen Ashley - 28
6- Raymond E. Feist - 27
7- Sandrine Gasq-Dion - 26
8- Vivian Arend - 22
8- Yasmine Galenorn - 22
10- Nalini Singh - 21
10- Lynsay Sands - 21
10- Lorelei James - 21

Very interesting to see

[❤Stephanie ღ♥ღMrs Daryl Dixonღ♥ღ]

here's mine

1 Lynn Hagen - 59
2 Sherrilyn Kenyon - 35
3 Joyee Flynn - 23
4 Cassie Edwards - 21
4 Kresley Cole - 21
6 Gena Showalter - 19
6 Charlaine Harris - 19
8 L.J. Smith - 18
9 Linda Lael Miller - 16
9 J.R. Ward - 16

I would say that it is mostly correct except for Charlaine Harris and L.J. Smith who I haven't read a book by them in a long long time.

[Abigail]

What amazes me about these lists is the sheer number of books these authors put out! Good-quality ones, too.

[Pamela(AllHoney), Fairy Godmother]

I love seeing the lists and getting author recs

[Lisa Kay, Tinker Bell]

I wonder why Kresley Cole isn't on my list. I'm re-reading her Immortals After Dark series via audio. Maybe the other numbers just beat hers out.

[Lisa Kay, Tinker Bell]

Abigail wrote: "What amazes me about these lists is the sheer number of books these authors put out! Good-quality ones, too."

Very true.

[Kayla]

Mine are -
1. Lisa Kleypas 34
2. Sable Hunter 22
3. Lora Leigh 20
4. Connie Mason 17
5. Maya Banks 15
6. Julia Quinn 15
7. Nicole Jordan 15
8. Sylvia Day 11

[Phoenix (Online Elf)]

Our most popular authors read, from those of us who posted for 2014:

Julia Quinn 5
Lisa Kleypas 5
Stephanie Laurens 4
J.R. Ward 3
Jill Shalvis 3
Kresley Cole 3
Kristen Ashley 3
Lynsay Sands 3
Nalini Singh 3
Charlaine Harris 2
J.D. Robb 2
Julie Garwood 2
Linda Howard 2
Linda Lael Miller 2
Lora Leigh 2
Maya Banks 2
Robyn Carr 2
Sherrilyn Kenyon 2
Amanda Quick 1
Bertrice Small 1
Cassie Edwards 1
Catherine Anderson 1
Christina Dodd 1
Christine Feehan 1
Connie Mason 1
Elizabeth Hoyt 1
Eloisa James 1
Gena Showalter 1
Jeffrey Archer 1
Jim Butcher 1
Jo Beverley 1
Johanna Lindsey 1
Joyee Flynn 1
Kat Martin 1
L.J. Smith 1
Laurann Dohner 1
Laurell K. Hamilton 1
Lauren Dane 1
Lois McMaster Bujold 1
Lorelei James 1
Lori Foster 1
Lynn Hagen 1
Mary Balogh 1
Melissa Mayhue 1
Monica McCarty 1
Nicole Jordan 1
Nora Roberts 1
Raymond E. Feist 1
Richelle Mead 1
Sable Hunter 1
Sandra Brown 1
Sandrine Gasq-Dion 1
Susan Elizabeth Phillips 1
Susan King 1
Susan Wiggs 1
Suzanne Enoch 1
Sylvia Day 1
Teresa Medeiros 1
Vivian Arend 1
Yasmine Galenorn 1
Catherine Coulter 1
Charlaine Harris 1

[Cathy]

Very interesting. The top 3 authors all write historical romance.

[Bea]

Mine is-
Nalini Singh 24
Jordan Silver 21
Laurann Dohner 20
Cynthia Eden 20
Sam Crescent 18
Michelle M. Pillow 16
Lisa Kleypas 10
Lynda Chance 9
J.S. Scott 9

[Pamela(AllHoney), Fairy Godmother]

Interesting! Thanks, LK!

[Oleander]

When I clicked on most read authors, it was counting the to-reads as well as the reads. I didn't think that was very representative as I might have a whole series listed as to-read

[Deanna]

I think mine are definitely defined by how many books some of these authors have written. Most of them are go-to authors for me. I think some would have ranked higher if they would have been writing longer or have more books.
1. Nora Roberts
2. J.D. Robb
3. Jill Shalvis
4. Charlaine Harris
5. Marie Force
6. Robyn Carr
7. Bella Andre
8. Susan Mallery
9. Elizabeth Lowell
10. Rachel Gibson
11. Kate Perry
12. Brenda Novak
12. Nicholas Sparks
12. Karen White
15. Kristin Higgins

[Mochaspresso]

My list is skewed by the series that I've read. If I take out series authors like JR Ward, then my most read is John Grisham, Nicholas Sparks and Terry McMillan.

[Lisa Kay, Tinker Bell]

Oleander wrote: "When I clicked on most read authors, it was counting the to-reads as well as the reads. I didn't think that was very representative as I might have a whole series listed as to-read"

Yes, they should definitely fix that.

[Lisa Kay, Tinker Bell]

I'll update again in a few days, in case more people post. If someone wants to revise their list, that's fine - I'll adjust, if I can figure it out.

[Lisa Kay, Tinker Bell]

Cathy wrote: "Very interesting. The top 3 authors all write historical romance."

That is interesting, Cathy.

[Mochaspresso]

Off to find out more about Lisa Kleypas......

[Lisa Kay, Tinker Bell]

Lots of good ones there, Aaron. I like mysteries and adventure books.

[Shelby]

Here's my top 5 most read authors,

1. Veronica Blade
2. Jennifer L. Armentrout
3. Kristen Ashley
4. R.L. Mathewson
5. Olivia Cunning

[Pamela(AllHoney), Fairy Godmother]

nice!

[Lisa Kay, Tinker Bell]

Hmmm...I hadn't heard of your first one, Shelby. I'll have to check her out. Ditto what Pamela said: Nice!

[Roberta2]

I just joined this group and this seemed interesting to check out although I don't know how accurate it is since I haven't kept my bookshelf up to date.

Roberta2 > Reviews > Most Read Authors

author books read
1 Mary Balogh 61
2 Lisa Kleypas 21
3 Lorraine Heath 19
3 Georgette Heyer 19
5 Elizabeth Hoyt 14
6 Courtney Milan 13
6 Carla Kelly 13
6 Julie Anne Long 13
9 Sabrina Jeffries 11
10 Julia Quinn 10
11 Anne Gracie 9
11 Meredith Duran 9
11 Jo Beverley 9
11 Laura Lee Guhrke 9
15 Anne Stuart 8
15 Joan Wolf 8
15 Jo Goodman 8
18 Linda Howard 7
18 Edith Layton 7
18 Madeline Hunter 7
18 Loretta Chase 7
22 Ellen O'Connell 6
22 Tessa Dare 6
22 Marjorie Farrell 6
22 Mary Jo Putney 6
22 Jane Austen 6
22 Jodi Thomas 6
22 Caroline Linden 6
22 Sarah Mayberry 6
22 Sheri Cobb South 6
22 Susan Elizabeth Phillips 6
22 Amanda Quick 6
22 Connie Brockway 6

I stopped the list at 6 books per author.

[Pamela(AllHoney), Fairy Godmother]

Nice list, Roberta

[Lisa Kay, Tinker Bell]

Hmmm...I should see how my list has changed.