Auspicious Author Introductions

Cultivating long term relationships with authors is one of my favorite pastimes, but there is always a risk of leaving so many unread others out in the cold. So, here are 100 authors I have not yet read, each represented by a work that is both highly rated and sufficiently known. I'll be getting to at least a handful of them in 2022, and hopefully that will subtly encourage me to continue on with the rest.

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Good Omens (Terry Pratchett)

Good Omens

1

Terry Pratchett

Roots (Alex Haley)

Roots

2

Alex Haley

Birdsong (Sebastian Faulks)

Birdsong

3

Sebastian Faulks

2001: A Space Odyssey (Arthur C. Clarke)

2001: A Space Odyssey

4

Arthur C. Clarke

Ancillary Sword (Ann Leckie)

Ancillary Sword

5

Ann Leckie

Friday Black (Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah)

Friday Black

6

Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

The Women of Brewster Place (Gloria Naylor)

The Women of Brewster Place

7

Gloria Naylor

The Street of Crocodiles (Bruno Schulz)

The Street of Crocodiles

8

Bruno Schulz

From Here to Eternity (James Jones)

From Here to Eternity

9

James Jones

A Month in the Country (J.L. Carr)

A Month in the Country

10

J.L. Carr

The Last Samurai (Helen Dewitt)

The Last Samurai

11

Helen Dewitt

Aesop's Fables (Aesop)

Aesop's Fables

12

Aesop

The Devil All the Time (Donald Ray Pollock)

The Devil All the Time

13

Donald Ray Pollock

Dreams Underfoot (Charles De Lint)

Dreams Underfoot

14

Charles De Lint

At Swim, Two Boys (Jamie O'Neill)

At Swim, Two Boys

15

Jamie O'Neill

When Nietzsche Wept (Irvin D. Yalom)

When Nietzsche Wept

16

Irvin D. Yalom

Barney's Version (Mordecai Richler)

Barney's Version

17

Mordecai Richler

The Egyptian (Mika Waltari)

The Egyptian

18

Mika Waltari

Edinburgh (Alexander Chee)

Edinburgh

19

Alexander Chee

Her Smoke Rose Up Forever (James Tiptree, Jr.)

Her Smoke Rose Up Forever

20

James Tiptree, Jr.

To Live (Yu Hua)

To Live

21

Yu Hua

Stone Butch Blues (Leslie Feinberg)

Stone Butch Blues

22

Leslie Feinberg

Life: A User's Manual (Georges Perec, Trans. David Bellos)

Life: A User's Manual

23

Georges Perec, Trans. David Bellos

The Lies of Locke Lamora (Scott Lynch)

The Lies of Locke Lamora

24

Scott Lynch

The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood (Howard Pyle)

The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood

25

Howard Pyle

War With the Newts (Karel Čapek)

War With the Newts

26

Karel Čapek

Indian Horse (Richard Wagamese)

Indian Horse

27

Richard Wagamese

This Earth of Mankind (Pramoedya Ananta Toer)

This Earth of Mankind

28

Pramoedya Ananta Toer

Life and Fate (Vasily Grossman)

Life and Fate

29

Vasily Grossman

Primeval and Other Times (Olga Tokarczuk)

Primeval and Other Times

30

Olga Tokarczuk

The Short Stories of Saki (Saki)

The Short Stories of Saki

31

Saki

The Twelve Chairs (Ilya Ilf)

The Twelve Chairs

32

Ilya Ilf

Birds Without Wings (Louis De Bernieres)

Birds Without Wings

33

Louis De Bernieres

Soul (Andrey Platonov)

Soul

34

Andrey Platonov

Einstein's Dreams (Alan Lightman)

Einstein's Dreams

35

Alan Lightman

Caucasia (Danzy Senna)

Caucasia

36

Danzy Senna

A Fraction of the Whole (Steve Toltz)

A Fraction of the Whole

37

Steve Toltz

The Man Without Qualities (Robert Musil)

The Man Without Qualities

38

Robert Musil

In a Dark Wood Wandering: A Novel of the Middle Ages (Hella S. Haasse)

In a Dark Wood Wandering: A Novel of the Middle Ages

39

Hella S. Haasse

The Visiting Privilege (Joy Williams)

The Visiting Privilege

40

Joy Williams

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