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1000 Authors You May Have Actually Read

One thousand of the most popular authors on Goodreads, using one of their most popular books based on number of ratings. An updated version of my list "1000 Books You May have Actually Read" that evens out the playing field for people that haven't binged on prolific authors like Stephen King or Jodi Picoult.
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Midnight Riot (Ben Aaronovitch)
Midnight Riot
1
Ben Aaronovitch
The Blade Itself (Joe Abercrombie)
The Blade Itself
2
Joe Abercrombie
The Poet X (Elizabeth Acevedo)
The Poet X
3
Elizabeth Acevedo
Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
Things Fall Apart
4
Chinua Achebe
Call Me by Your Name (André Aciman)
Call Me by Your Name
5
André Aciman
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
6
Douglas Adams
Watership Down (Richard Adams)
Watership Down
7
Richard Adams
No Exit (Taylor Adams)
No Exit
8
Taylor Adams
Children of Blood and Bone (Tomi Adyemi)
Children of Blood and Bone
9
Tomi Adyemi
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
10
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The White Tiger (Aravind Adiga)
The White Tiger
11
Aravind Adiga
Aesop's Fables (Aesop's)
Aesop's Fables
12
Aesop's
Open (Andre Agassi)
Open
13
Andre Agassi
The Wrath and the Dawn (Renee Ahdieh)
The Wrath and the Dawn
14
Renee Ahdieh
P.S. I Love You (Cecelia Ahern)
P.S. I Love You
15
Cecelia Ahern
Leave the World Behind (Rumaan Alman)
Leave the World Behind
16
Rumaan Alman
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda (Becky Albertalli)
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
17
Becky Albertalli
Tuesdays With Morrie (Mitch Albom)
Tuesdays With Morrie
18
Mitch Albom
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
19
Louisa May Alcott
The Power (Naomi Alderman)
The Power
20
Naomi Alderman
Everything I Know About Love (Dolly Alderton)
Everything I Know About Love
21
Dolly Alderton
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Sherman Alexie)
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
22
Sherman Alexie
The Divine Comedy (Dante Alighieri)
The Divine Comedy
23
Dante Alighieri
Miss Nelson Is Missing (Harry Allard)
Miss Nelson Is Missing
24
Harry Allard
Getting Things Done (David Allen)
Getting Things Done
25
David Allen
The House of the Spirits (Isabel Allende)
The House of the Spirits
26
Isabel Allende
Band of Brothers (Stephen Ambrose)
Band of Brothers
27
Stephen Ambrose
Hans Christian Anderson Fairy Tales (Hans Christian Anderson)
Hans Christian Anderson Fairy Tales
28
Hans Christian Anderson
Adulthood Is a Myth (Sarah Andersen)
Adulthood Is a Myth
29
Sarah Andersen
Speak (Laurie Halse Anderson)
Speak
30
Laurie Halse Anderson
Magic Bites (Ilona Andrews)
Magic Bites
31
Ilona Andrews
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (Jesse Andrews)
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
32
Jesse Andrews
Flowers in the Attic (V.C. Andrews)
Flowers in the Attic
33
V.C. Andrews
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
34
Maya Angelou
Modern Romance (Aziz Ansari)
Modern Romance
35
Aziz Ansari
The Amityville Horror (Jay Anson)
The Amityville Horror
36
Jay Anson
The One and Only Ivan (Katherine Applegate)
The One and Only Ivan
37
Katherine Applegate
Fullmetal Alchemist Vol. 1 (Hiromu Arakawa)
Fullmetal Alchemist Vol. 1
38
Hiromu Arakawa
Kane and Abel (Jeffrey Archer)
Kane and Abel
39
Jeffrey Archer
The Bear and the Nightingale (Katherine Arden)
The Bear and the Nightingale
40
Katherine Arden
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