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 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. Today, we start things off with the now 41 authors I’ve read twice, an increase of six over two years ago.
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 in 2020.
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.
Fate Of The Union – Max Allan Collins with Matthew V. Clemens
Matthew V. Clemens
The co-author, with Max Allan Collins, of the final two chapters of the Reeder and Rogers trilogy.
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.
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.
Veronica Mars: The Thousand Dollar Tan Line – Rob Thomas and Jennifer Graham
Jennifer Graham
The co-writer of the two Veronica Mars novels that followed the release of the movie.
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.
10% Happier: How I Tamed The Voice In My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, And Found Self-Help That Actually Works – Dan Harris
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.
Erin Hilderbrand
The best-selling author of many novels set on her home island of Nantucket has crossed my path each of the past two years.
The Fireman – Joe Hill
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.
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.
The Memory Watcher – Minka Kent
Minka Kent
The author made her mark over the previous two years.
Laura Lippman
It took five years for Lippman to get the second back to cross my eyes.
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.
Mel Odom
Two Buffy novels put him on the list.
George Orwell
Another one that dates back to high school.
Avatar – John Passarella
John Passarella
Another sci-fi author who has penned two of the Buffy and/or Angel novels I’ve read.
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,
Dean Wesley Smith
Two entries in the realm of the Star Trek: The Next Generation universe adds Smith to the list.
The Sun Down Motel – Simone St. James
Simone St. James
A recent favorite who had crossed my path twice last year.
Howard Stern
The shock jock checks in with his first two books from his 90s peak.
Rob Thomas
The creator of Veronica Mars checks in with two novels set after the fan-funded movie.
The IT Girl – Ruth Ware
Ruth Ware
Another more recent find who has landed books twice in the past three years.
Howard Weinstein
Last read in 1992, he wrote two of the many Star Trek: The Next Generation novels I’ve read over the years.
Andy Weir
The science fiction novelist had self-published his first novel, The Martian, which became his smash breakthrough hit.
Stacy Willingham
I’ve read both offerings from Willingham earlier this year.
Ginger Zee
The chief meteorologist for ABC has published two memoirs.