{"id":7368,"date":"2015-12-15T06:17:09","date_gmt":"2015-12-15T12:17:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/?p=7368"},"modified":"2015-12-12T15:27:10","modified_gmt":"2015-12-12T21:27:10","slug":"prolific-authors-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2015\/12\/prolific-authors-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Prolific Authors 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"bookshelf\"<\/a>Way back in December of 2011<\/a>\u00a0and again in December of 2013<\/a>,\u00a0we\u00a0took\u00a0a look back at the authors I have read the most, dating back to high school.\u00a0 Since our last check-in, I’ve read an additional\u00a051 books from\u00a042 different authors.\u00a0 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.\u00a0 Once again, we will be limiting ourselves to the now\u00a054 authors\u00a0from whom\u00a0I have read more than one book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Author Name<\/span><\/th>\nCurrent Total<\/span><\/th>\n2013 Total<\/span><\/th>\nDifference<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Nancy Holder<\/span><\/td>\n13<\/span><\/td>\n13<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Greg Rucka<\/span><\/td>\n13<\/span><\/td>\n12<\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Greg Rucka moves into a tie for my most-prolific author, thanks to his latest which I read last year.\u00a0 Assuming he stays on the same schedule, he should take the lead by himself sometime next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Christopher Golden<\/span><\/td>\n12<\/span><\/td>\n12<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stephen King<\/span><\/td>\n12<\/span><\/td>\n10<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

After years of being ignored, Stephen King adds 2 new titles to his total over the past 2 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Richard Castle<\/span><\/td>\n9<\/span><\/td>\n5<\/span><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brad Meltzer<\/span><\/td>\n9<\/span><\/td>\n8<\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

The top 5 rounds out with Brad Meltzer and Richard Castle, who put up the largest increase in the last 2 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Michael Jan Friedman<\/span><\/td>\n8<\/span><\/td>\n8<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Michael Crichton<\/span><\/td>\n7<\/span><\/td>\n7<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Peter David<\/span><\/td>\n7<\/span><\/td>\n7<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
John Grisham<\/span><\/td>\n6<\/span><\/td>\n6<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
William Shatner<\/span><\/td>\n5<\/span><\/td>\n5<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Scott Turow<\/span><\/td>\n5<\/span><\/td>\n5<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

A stagnant grouping, as nobody has increased their total over the past 2 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Amber Benson<\/span><\/td>\n5<\/span><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jeff Mariotte<\/span><\/td>\n5<\/span><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jeffery Deaver<\/span><\/td>\n5<\/span><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Slight increases here. Both Benson and Mariotte increase by one, though I have also run out of both of their main series works, leaving future increases in doubt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Diane Carey<\/span><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Scott Adams<\/span><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Diana G. Gallagher<\/span><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
James Ellroy<\/span><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gillian Flynn<\/span><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Another mostly stagnant group, though Gillian Flynn and James Ellroy manage to climb a rung on the ladder to the top.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Kevin J. Anderson<\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
John R. Maxim<\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bill Carter<\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
John Vornholt<\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Keith R. A. DeCandido<\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Timothy Zahn<\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Suzanne Collins<\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stieg Larsson<\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
David Mack<\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dan Brown<\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jennifer McMahon<\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

The first new comers enter the list, with 3 reads apiece for David Mack, Dan Brown, and Jennifer McMahon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/tfoot>\n<\/table>\n

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David Fisher<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Melissa Metz<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Diane Duane<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Paul Reiser<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Laura Caldwell<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Max Barry<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Charles Grant<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kathy Reichs<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jay Johnstone<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Howard Weinstein<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thomas Harris<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Howard Stern<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Homer<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Richard Roeper<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Yvonne Navarro<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ron Luciano<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
George Orwell<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Warren Ellis<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mel Odom<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mary Karr<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
John Passarella<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jennifer Graham<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rob Thomas<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n