It is time once again to take a look at the authors I have read the most, dating back to high school. This year, I’m once again on pace to set a new record for books read in a year, so I thought it would be nice to take a deeper dive into those books I’ve read through August of this year. Since our last check-in, I’ve read an additional 114 books, so there should be some movement over the past two years. Without further ado, it’s time to take another look and see if my “favorite” authors have changed much over the years. We begin today with the 40 authors I’ve read two times, one fewer than two years ago.
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 in 2020, leaving behind a back catalog of fourteen novels and two non-fiction books.
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.
Ready Player Two – Ernest Cline
Ernest Cline
The man responsible for both Ready Player One and Ready Player Two.
Bill Clinton
The former president has co-written two novels with James Patterson.
Michael Connelly
The creator of Harry Bosch makes his first appearance thanks to his Renée Ballard spin-off series.
Laura Dave
I read my second novel from her, The Night We Lost Him, earlier this year.
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.
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.
Jennifer Graham
The co-writer of the two Veronica Mars novels that followed the release of the movie.
Talking As Fast As I Can: From Gilmore Girls To Gilmore Girls (And Everything In Between) – Lauren Graham
Lauren Graham
The Gilmore Girls and Parenthood actress makes the list thanks to her two memoirs.
Charles Grant
The author, who died in 2006, of two X-Files novels.
Matt Haig
He hit it big during the pandemic with The Midnight Library and finally released a follow-up last year.
Araminta Hall
It took six years for me to add a second work from her and get her added to this list.
Dan Harris
The former ABC newsman keeps trying to get the world to meditate.
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.
Happy Place – Emily Henry
Emily Henry
The best-selling romance novelist falls outside my usual fare but has managed to cross my path twice in the last three years.
Homer
Like high school students everywhere, I’ve read (or tried to read) both The Iliad and The Odyssey.
Jay Johnstone
The former Cub and White Sox outfielder wrote two comical looks at his baseball career that I enjoyed as a youngster.
Mary Karr
The author of two memoirs that I somehow found in my possession, finally reading them in 2014 and 2015.
Bright Young Women – Jessica Knoll
Jessica Knoll
Two books read within weeks of each other add Knoll to this list.
Ron Luciano
A former major league umpire, Luciano wrote many tell-all looks at his career, including his feud with Orioles manager Earl Weaver.
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 and/or Angel novels I’ve read.
Paul Reiser
The comedian penned two memoirs, Couplehood and Babyhood, in the mid-nineties during his Mad About You heyday.
Hidden Pictures – Jason Rekulak
Jason Rekulak
A former editor, Rekulak moved to the other side of the page and has showed up on my radar twice in the last three years.
Richard Roeper
The local columnist and movie critic for the Sun-Times has penned two books I’ve read.
Sally Rooney
I’ve been hooked in to two of the internation superstar’s works.
Alan Sepinwall
Two books on television from the critic currently working for Rolling Stone,
Vectors – Dean Wesley Smith and Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Dean Wesley Smith
Two entries in the realm of the Star Trek: The Next Generation universe adds Smith to the list.
Howard Stern
The shock jock checks in with his first two books from his 90s peak.
Teresa Strasser
The former sidekick to Adam Carolla added a new memoir after a ten-year absence.
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.
The Martian – Andy Weir
Andy Weir
The science fiction novelist had self-published his first novel, The Martian, which became his smash breakthrough hit.
Ginger Zee
The chief meteorologist for ABC has published two memoirs.