{"id":23038,"date":"2025-09-08T03:14:29","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T09:14:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/?p=23038"},"modified":"2025-08-30T14:30:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T20:30:14","slug":"prolific-authors-five-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2025\/09\/prolific-authors-five-books\/","title":{"rendered":"Prolific Authors \u2013 Five Books"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>It is time once again to take a look at the authors I have read the most, dating back to high school.\u00a0 This year, I\u2019m 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\u2019ve read through August of this year. Since our last check-in, I\u2019ve read an additional 114 books, so there should be some movement over the past two years.\u00a0 Without further ado, it\u2019s time to take another look and see if my \u201cfavorite\u201d authors have changed much over the years.\u00a0 We continue today with the ten authors I\u2019ve read two times, an increase of three from two years ago.<\/p>\n

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Serpent’s Storm – Amber Benson<\/p><\/div>\n

Amber Benson<\/strong><\/p>\n

The former\u00a0Buffy the Vampire Slayer<\/em>\u00a0star checks in with the five entries in her Calliope Reaper-Jones fantasy series.<\/p>\n

Dan Brown<\/strong><\/p>\n

Brown, who became a publishing superstar with the release of\u00a0The DaVinci Code<\/em> in 2003, has a new Robert Langdon book due out later this year.<\/p>\n

Diane Carey<\/strong><\/p>\n

First read in 1991, she was a stalwart of the\u00a0Star Trek: The Next Generation<\/em>\u00a0novel line, which accounted for four of her five entries.<\/p>\n

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The Night Shift – Alex Finlay<\/p><\/div>\n

Alex Finlay<\/strong><\/p>\n

Five books in four years, including Parents Weekend<\/em> from earlier this year, have pushed Finlay up this list.<\/p>\n

Jeff Mariotte<\/strong><\/p>\n

The former WildStorm VP and DC editor stands pat with his entries from the\u00a0Buffy<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Angel<\/em>\u00a0series of novels.<\/p>\n

Kimberly McCreight<\/strong><\/p>\n

A New York Times<\/em> bestselling author thanks to her debut novel,\u00a0Reconstructing Amelia<\/em>, she has been a steady presence since 2013.<\/p>\n

Yvonne Navarro<\/strong><\/p>\n

All five of the Chicago native\u2019s works that I\u2019ve read revisit the\u00a0Buffy the Vampire Slayer<\/em>\u00a0universe.<\/p>\n

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We Solve Murders – Richard Osman<\/p><\/div>\n

Richard Osman<\/strong><\/p>\n

An English television presenter, Osman turned his efforts to fiction in 2020 with\u00a0The Thursday Murder Club<\/em>, which I came across in 2022.<\/p>\n

Tom Perrotta<\/strong><\/p>\n

A nice two-book jump for the American novelist and screenwriter, whose works have a tendency to wind up on screen.<\/p>\n

William Shatner<\/strong><\/p>\n

The actor best known for his role as Captain Kirk in\u00a0Star Trek<\/em>\u00a0checks in with his efforts, whatever they may have been, both with his TekWar<\/em> series and on two\u00a0Star Trek<\/em>\u00a0novels.<\/p>\n

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