Way back in December of 2011 (and again every other December since), we’ve taken a look at the authors I have read the most, dating back to high school. This year, since I’ve far surpassed my reading output of any year on record, I thought it would be nice to take a deeper dive into those books I’ve read through August. Since our last check-in, I’ve read an additional 60 books from 54 different authors. There shouldn’t be much movement over the past 2 years, but it’s time to take another look and see if my “favorite” authors have changed much in that time span. Today, we start things off with the 35 authors I’ve read twice.
Max Barry
An Australian author, I’ve enjoyed the two novels of his I’ve read, Jennifer Government and Company.
Laura Caldwell
I have no idea how I came across the work of this local author, but I must have enjoyed it enough to go back for seconds. Unfortunately, she passed away last year.
The Amazing Adventures Of Kavalier & Clay – Michael Chabon
Michael Chabon
Winner of the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, the most recent of the two works of his I’ve read. I have another, Wonder Boys, waiting in the to read pile, so he rise up some day.
Matthew V. Clemens
The co-author, with Max Allan Collins, of the final two chapters of the Reeder and Rogers trilogy.
Felicia Day
The first author here that I’ve happened to meet in person.
Cameron Dokey
She makes the list based on two entries in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer series.
Diane Duane
Living in Ireland, she is responsible for a Star Trek: The Next Generation book and a Spider-Man novel, of all things.
Warren Ellis
The comic writer, currently in exile after being called out for abusing women, makes the list thanks to two prose novels.
David Fisher
The co-writer of Ron Luciano’s two baseball books.
Hostile Witness – Rebecca Forster
Rebecca Forster
One of my first Kindle finds, I’ve read the first two entries in her Witness series.
Jennifer Graham
The co-writer of the two Veronica Mars novels that followed the release of the movie.
Charles Grant
The author, who died in 2006, of two X-Files novels.
Thomas Harris
Creator of Hannibal Lecter, I’ve read two of his works, 1981’s Red Dragon and 1988’s The Silence of the Lambs.
The Girl On The Train – Paula Hawkins
Paula Hawkins
The best-selling author of The Girl on the Train, her latest novel was released last month.
Greer Hendricks
A recent addition, thanks to An Anonymous Girl and The Wife Between Us, both of which I’ve read over the past 2 years.
Joe Hill
The son of Stephen King, he will be moving up the list once I read his other works sitting on my Kindle.
Homer
Like high school students everywhere, I’ve read (or tried to read) both The Iliad and The Odyssey.
Luke Jennings
Creator of the source material for Killing Eve.
Jay Johnstone
The former Cub and White Sox outfielder wrote two comical looks at his baseball career that I enjoyed as a youngster.
Cherry – Mary Karr
Mary Karr
The author of two memoirs that I somehow found in my possession, finally reading them in 2014 and 2015.
Ron Luciano
A former major league umpire, Luciano wrote many tell-all looks at his career, including his feud with Orioles manager Earl Weaver.
Drew Magary
I’ve read two books from the sports blogger, one of which was great and one of which was weird.
Melinda Metz
Creator of the series of books that were the source material for two Roswell television series.
Cursed – Mel Odom
Mel Odom
Two Buffy novels put him on the list.
George Orwell
Another one that dates back to high school.
John Passarella
Another sci-fi author who has penned two of the Buffy novels I’ve read.
James Patterson
The prolific author should be rising up the list soon, as I have his latest collaboration with President Bill Clinton on my want-to-read list.
The Wife Between Us – Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen
Sarah Pekkanen
Co-author, with Greer Hendricks, of An Anonymous Girl and The Wife Between Us.
Kathy Reichs
The creator of the books that were the inspiration for Bones, she should rise up at some point as I have a few of her novels waiting on my Kindle.
Paul Reiser
The comedian penned two memoirs, Couplehood and Babyhood, in the mid-nineties during his Mad About You heyday.
Richard Roeper
The local columnist and movie critic for the Sun-Times has penned two books I’ve read.
Alan Sepinwall
Two books on television from the critic currently working for Rolling Stone,
Howard Stern
The shock jock checks in with his first two books from his 90s peak.
Mr. Kiss And Tell – Rob Thomas & Jennifer Graham
Rob Thomas
The creator of Veronica Mars checks in with two novels set after the fan-funded movie.
Howard Weinstein
Last read in 1992, he wrote two of the many Star Trek: The Next Generation novels I’ve read over the years.