{"id":17863,"date":"2021-09-06T10:49:20","date_gmt":"2021-09-06T16:49:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/?p=17863"},"modified":"2021-09-03T16:34:30","modified_gmt":"2021-09-03T22:34:30","slug":"prolific-authors-2-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2021\/09\/prolific-authors-2-books\/","title":{"rendered":"Prolific Authors – 2 Books"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Way back in December of\u00a02011<\/a>\u00a0(and again every other December since), we’ve taken a look at the authors I have read the most, dating back to high school.\u00a0 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 August. Since our last check-in, I\u2019ve read an additional 60 books from 54 different authors. There shouldn\u2019t be much movement over the past 2 years, but it\u2019s time to take another look and see if my \u201cfavorite\u201d authors have changed much in that time span.\u00a0 Today, we start things off with the 35 authors I’ve read twice.<\/p>\n

Max Barry<\/strong><\/p>\n

An Australian author, I’ve enjoyed the two novels of his I’ve read, Jennifer Government<\/em> and Company<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Laura Caldwell<\/strong><\/p>\n

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.\u00a0 Unfortunately, she passed away last year.<\/p>\n

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The Amazing Adventures Of Kavalier & Clay – Michael Chabon<\/p><\/div>\n

Michael Chabon<\/strong><\/p>\n

Winner of the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay<\/em>, the most recent of\u00a0 the two works of his I’ve read.\u00a0 I have another, Wonder Boys<\/em>, waiting in the to read pile, so he rise up some day.<\/p>\n

Matthew V. Clemens<\/strong><\/p>\n

The co-author, with Max Allan Collins, of the final two chapters of the Reeder and Rogers trilogy.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Felicia Day<\/strong><\/p>\n

The first author here that I’ve happened to meet in person.<\/p>\n

Cameron Dokey<\/strong><\/p>\n

She makes the list based on two entries in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer<\/em> series.<\/p>\n

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

Living in Ireland, she is responsible for a Star Trek: The Next Generation<\/em> book and a Spider-Man novel, of all things.<\/p>\n

Warren Ellis<\/strong><\/p>\n

The comic writer, currently in exile after being called out for abusing women, makes the list thanks to two prose novels.<\/p>\n

David Fisher<\/strong><\/p>\n

The co-writer of Ron Luciano’s two baseball books.<\/p>\n

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Hostile Witness – Rebecca Forster<\/p><\/div>\n

Rebecca Forster<\/strong><\/p>\n

One of my first Kindle finds, I’ve read the first two entries in her Witness series.<\/p>\n

Jennifer Graham<\/strong><\/p>\n

The co-writer of the two Veronica Mars<\/em> novels that followed the release of the movie.<\/p>\n

Charles Grant<\/strong><\/p>\n

The author, who died in 2006, of two X-Files<\/em> novels.<\/p>\n

Thomas Harris<\/strong><\/p>\n

Creator of Hannibal Lecter, I’ve read two of his works, 1981’s Red Dragon<\/em> and 1988’s The Silence of the Lambs<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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The Girl On The Train – Paula Hawkins<\/p><\/div>\n

Paula Hawkins<\/strong><\/p>\n

The best-selling author of The Girl on the Train<\/em>, her latest novel was released last month.<\/p>\n

Greer Hendricks<\/strong><\/p>\n

A recent addition, thanks to An Anonymous Girl<\/em> and The Wife Between Us<\/em>, both of which I’ve read over the past 2 years.<\/p>\n

Joe Hill<\/strong><\/p>\n

The son of Stephen King, he will be moving up the list once I read his other works sitting on my Kindle.<\/p>\n

Homer<\/strong><\/p>\n

Like high school students everywhere, I’ve read (or tried to read) both The Iliad<\/em> and The Odyssey<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Luke Jennings<\/strong><\/p>\n

Creator of the source material for Killing Eve<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Jay Johnstone<\/strong><\/p>\n

The former Cub and White Sox outfielder wrote two comical looks at his baseball career that I enjoyed as a youngster.<\/p>\n

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Cherry – Mary Karr<\/p><\/div>\n

Mary Karr<\/strong><\/p>\n

The author of two memoirs that I somehow found in my possession, finally reading them in 2014 and 2015.<\/p>\n

Ron Luciano<\/strong><\/p>\n

A former major league umpire, Luciano wrote many tell-all looks at his career, including his feud with Orioles manager Earl Weaver.<\/p>\n

Drew Magary<\/strong><\/p>\n

I’ve read two books from the sports blogger, one of which was great and one of which was weird.<\/p>\n

Melinda Metz<\/strong><\/p>\n

Creator of the series of books that were the source material for two Roswell<\/em> television series.<\/p>\n

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Cursed – Mel Odom<\/p><\/div>\n

Mel Odom<\/strong><\/p>\n

Two Buffy<\/em> novels put him on the list.<\/p>\n

George Orwell<\/strong><\/p>\n

Another one that dates back to high school.<\/p>\n

John Passarella<\/strong><\/p>\n

Another sci-fi author who has penned two of the Buffy<\/em> novels I’ve read.<\/p>\n

James Patterson<\/strong><\/p>\n

The prolific author should be rising up the list soon, as I have his latest collaboration with President Bill Clinton on my want-to-read list.<\/p>\n

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The Wife Between Us – Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen<\/p><\/div>\n

Sarah Pekkanen<\/strong><\/p>\n

Co-author, with Greer Hendricks, of\u00a0An Anonymous Girl<\/em> and The Wife Between Us.<\/em><\/p>\n

Kathy Reichs<\/strong><\/p>\n

The creator of the books that were the inspiration for Bones<\/em>, she should rise up at some point as I have a few of her novels waiting on my Kindle.<\/p>\n

Paul Reiser<\/strong><\/p>\n

The comedian penned two memoirs, Couplehood<\/em> and Babyhood<\/em>, in the mid-nineties during his Mad About You<\/em> heyday.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Richard Roeper<\/strong><\/p>\n

The local columnist and movie critic for the Sun-Times has penned two books I’ve read.<\/p>\n

Alan Sepinwall<\/strong><\/p>\n

Two books on television from the critic currently working for Rolling Stone,<\/p>\n

Howard Stern<\/strong><\/p>\n

The shock jock checks in with his first two books from his 90s peak.<\/p>\n

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Mr. Kiss And Tell – Rob Thomas & Jennifer Graham<\/p><\/div>\n

Rob Thomas<\/strong><\/p>\n

The creator of Veronica Mars<\/em> checks in with two novels set after the fan-funded movie.<\/p>\n

Howard Weinstein<\/strong><\/p>\n

Last read in 1992, he wrote two of the many Star Trek: The Next Generation<\/em> novels I’ve read over the years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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