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. Since I’ve far surpassed my “normal” reading output the last three years, I thought it would be nice to once again take a deeper dive into those books I’ve read through the start of October. Since our last check-in, I’ve read an additional 118 books, so there could be some movement over the past two years, but it’s time to take another look and see if my “favorite” authors have changed much in that time span. We continue today with the five authors I’ve read seven times, up five since 2021.
Michael Crichton
The prolific author, who died in 2008, first entered my bookshelf in 1989, when I was assigned to read The Andromeda Strain as part of my high school Biology class. He continued to be a big part of my 90s reading, but has only added a single title, Airframe, in this century.
John Grisham
The former attorney, who I first read in 1993 with his smash hit The Firm, returned to my attention after a nine-year absence in 2022 thanks to The Judge’s List.
Jennifer McMahon
After feeling unimpressed after finishing my first of her works, Dismantled, in 2010, I eventually gave her another try and she has been a consistent presence ever since.
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows – J.K. Rowling
J.K. Rowling
All seven entries in the Harry Potter series, which I read in 2016, make up Rowling’s total. She continues to write under a pen name, so she may, one day, end up on this list twice.
Riley Sager
One of my newer favorites, I’ve read all of his novels as they’ve been released annually since 2017’s Final Girls through this year’s The Only One Left.