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Who Is the United States' Greatest Living Author?

Obviously not an exhaustive list. I'm certain I've accidentally excluded several worthy candidates but hopefully this is a good starting point.
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Housekeeping (Marilynne Robinson)
Housekeeping
1
Marilynne Robinson
Gilead (Marilynne Robinson)
Gilead
2
Marilynne Robinson
Home (Marilynne Robinson)
Home
3
Marilynne Robinson
Lila (Marilynne Robinson)
Lila
4
Marilynne Robinson
Jack (Marilynne Robinson)
Jack
5
Marilynne Robinson
John Henry Days
John Henry Days
6
The Underground Railroad (Colson Whitehead)
The Underground Railroad
7
Colson Whitehead
The Nickel Boys (Colson Whitehead)
The Nickel Boys
8
Colson Whitehead
The Intuitionist (Colson Whitehead)
The Intuitionist
9
Colson Whitehead
Sag Harbour (Colson Whitehead)
Sag Harbour
10
Colson Whitehead
Zone One (Colson Whitehead)
Zone One
11
Colson Whitehead
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
12
Alice Walker
Meridian (Alice Walker)
Meridian
13
Alice Walker
The Temple of My Familiar (Alice Walker)
The Temple of My Familiar
14
Alice Walker
Possessing the Secret of Joy (Alice Walker)
Possessing the Secret of Joy
15
Alice Walker
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Michael Chabon)
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
16
Michael Chabon
The Yiddish Policemen's Union (Michael Chabon)
The Yiddish Policemen's Union
17
Michael Chabon
Wonder Boys
Wonder Boys
18
Telegraph Avenue (Michael Chabon)
Telegraph Avenue
19
Michael Chabon
Moonglow (Michael Chabon)
Moonglow
20
Michael Chabon
Freedom (Jonathan Franzen)
Freedom
21
Jonathan Franzen
The Corrections (Jonathan Franzen)
The Corrections
22
Jonathan Franzen
Purity (Jonathan Franzen)
Purity
23
Jonathan Franzen
The Sportswriter
The Sportswriter
24
Independence Day (Richard Ford)
Independence Day
25
Richard Ford
The Lay of the Land (Richard Ford)
The Lay of the Land
26
Richard Ford
Let Me Be Frank With You (Richard Ford)
Let Me Be Frank With You
27
Richard Ford
Rock Springs (Richard Ford)
Rock Springs
28
Richard Ford
Salvage the Bones (Jesmyn Ward)
Salvage the Bones
29
Jesmyn Ward
Sing, Unburied, Sing (Jesmyn Ward)
Sing, Unburied, Sing
30
Jesmyn Ward
Men We Reaped (Jesmyn Ward)
Men We Reaped
31
Jesmyn Ward
White Noise (Don Delillo)
White Noise
32
Don Delillo
Libra (Don Delillo)
Libra
33
Don Delillo
Mao II (Don Delillo)
Mao II
34
Don Delillo
Underworld (Don Delillo)
Underworld
35
Don Delillo
Zero K (Don Delillo)
Zero K
36
Don Delillo
The Silence (Don Delillo)
The Silence
37
Don Delillo
That Night (Alice Mcdermott)
That Night
38
Alice Mcdermott
At Weddings and Wakes
At Weddings and Wakes
39
Charming Billy (Alice Mcdermott)
Charming Billy
40
Alice Mcdermott
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