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 continue today with the fourteen authors I’ve read two times, up four from two years ago.
Scott Adams
The now-cancelled creator of Dilbert, who can’t seem to help himself from spouting racist takes on Twitter, Adams used his famous character to write a number of humorous business books, the most recent of which I read in 2012.
Suzanne Collins
A return to the world of the Hunger Games brought Collins back to my reading list in 2024.
James Ellroy
The author of the L.A. Quartet, which I finished off with The Big Nowhere in 2014.
Gillian Flynn
The former Entertainment Weekly writer turned into one of my favorite authors, though she still hasn’t written a new full-length work since 2012’s Gone Girl.
The Book of Lost and Found – Lucy Foley
Lucy Foley
A recent favorite, Foley, a New York Times best seller, has shown up annually since 2021 until this year, although there are still five months to go.
Diana G. Gallagher
The author, who passed away in 2021, can credit the world of Buffy the Vampire Slayer for all four of her entries, the most recent of which I read in 2011.
Lee Goldberg
A writer for the Monk television series who went on to pen a series of tie-in novels about the show.
Megan Goldin
The former Reuters correspondent first appeared on my radar in 2021 with her debut, The Escape Room.
The Blue Hour – Paula Hawkins
Paula Hawkins
The best-selling author of The Girl on the Train, her latest novel was released last year and read in early 2025.
Greer Hendricks
After spending two decades as an editor at Simon & Schuster, she has teamed up with Sarah Pekkanen for four novels, which I’ve read one annually starting in 2020 until this year.
Grady Hendrix
Winner of a 2018 Bram Stoker Award, the horror novelist debuted on my reading list with The Final Girl Support Group in 2021.
Carrie Soto Is Back – Taylor Jenkins Reid
Taylor Jenkins-Reid
I first came her work thanks to her smash Daisy Jones & The Six. Her latest is currently on my waitlist at the library, so she will continue to move up this list.
Minka Kent
Two new reads in 2024, The Stillwater Girls and Unmissing, push her up this list.
John Vornholt
Three fourths of his works that I’ve read come from the world of Star Trek: The Next Generation.