Top Ten Best Selling Authors of all Time
"Best-selling" refers to the estimated number of copies sold of all fiction books written or co-written by an author. To keep the list manageable, only authors with estimated sales of at least 100 million are included. Authors of comic books are not included unless they have been published in book format (for example: comic albums or Tankōbon).
"Best-selling" refers to the estimated number of copies sold of all fiction books written or co-written by an author. To keep the list manageable, only authors with estimated sales of at least 100 million are included. Authors of comic books are not included unless they have been published in book format (for example: comic albums or Tankōbon).
James Patterson is the world's top-selling author since January 2001 (with his biggest-selling title being 1st to Die), it was revealed in new lists based on print volume sales issued by publishing data experts Nielsen.
"Best-selling" refers to the estimated number of copies sold of all fiction books written or co-written by an author. To keep the list manageable, only authors with estimated sales of at least 100 million are included. Authors of comic books are not included unless they have been published in book format (for example: comic albums or Tankōbon).
List of the best John Grisham books, ranked by voracious readers in the Ranker community. A former lawyer turned author, Grisham sold over 60 million books in the 90's. This made him not only the bestselling author of that decade, but one of the most loved as well.
10 Best Agatha Christie Novels Pranay Das 0 Comment Listed by the Guiness book of world records as the best-selling novelist of all time, Agatha Chritie is a legend of one of a kind.
The first novel in the series, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, has sold in excess of 120 million copies, making it one of the best-selling books of all time. As of June 2017, the series has been translated into 80 languages, placing Harry Potter among history's most translated literary works.
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973), known by his pen name J. R. R. Tolkien, was an English writer, poet, philologist, and university professor who is best known as the author of the classic high-fantasy works The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion.
Charles Dickens is the author Tale of Two Cities, the most best-selling book in english text. If you want a thick book, read David Copperfield, a good one, A Christmas Carol!! A Classic, Tale of Two Cities, selling over 200 Million copies:) Review posted by: BookGod. Charles Dickens had a God-given genius for writing.
We all know Dr. Seuss, formally known as Theodor Seuss Geisel, as being one of the greatest children authors of all time. Among these greats are J.K. Rowling, Roald Dahl and Beatrix Potter, to name a few.
59 books by Nora Roberts or J.D. Robb have debuted in the #1 spot on a New York Times best seller list. The Next Always, the first book in The Inn BoonsBoro trilogy, debuted at #1 on the New York Times Paperback Trade Fiction as well as the the E-book Fiction bestseller lists on November 20, 2011.
While finding precise sales numbers for any given author is near-impossible, the list is based on approximate numbers provided or repeated by reliable sources. "Best-selling" refers to the estimated number of copies sold of all fiction books written or co-written by an author.
Meyer was the bestselling author of 2008 and 2009 in America, having sold over 29 million books in 2008, and 26.5 million books in 2009. Twilight was the best-selling book of 2008 in US bookstores.
Best-Selling Books of All-Time This page includes a list of the 25 best-selling books of all-time as well as the 25 best-selling book series of all-time. Best-selling books are ranked by number of copies sold, not my personal ratings.
Top 10 Best Selling Fiction Writers of All Time We have read novels of contemporary and deceased writers, only a few remain imprinted in our memory. Those popular novels still sells like hot cakes.
Shakespeare is one of the greatest writers of all time. Hamlet, Macbeth, King Lear, just to name a few, are fixed into our school curriculum and our entertainment industry. However, Shakespeare is not an author, he never wrote books.
Leo Tolstoy is considered to be one of the most important and prolific writers in history due to his two masterpiece novels, War and Peace and Anna Karenina. Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy was born on 9 September 1828, in Tula Province, Russia, to Count Nikolai Ilyich Tolstoy and Countess Mariya Volkonskaya.
There are best-selling authors, and then there are mega-best-selling authors — writers who have sold 100 million copies or more. Writers like Ken Follett, Nora Roberts, James Patterson and Stephenie Meyer. And there may be more of them now than ever.
This is a list of best-selling fiction authors to date, in any language. While finding precise sales numbers for any given author is near-impossible, the list is based on approximate numbers provided or repeated by reliable sources. "Best-selling" refers to the estimated number of copies sold of all fiction books written or co-written by an author.
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Amy Elizabeth Smith, a Jane Austen fan and teacher of her books overseas, chronicles the writer's impact across cultures and languages in her memoir, All Roads Lead to Austen: A Yearlong Journey with Jane. Tip Sheet asked her to rank the Austen novels, and you may be a bit surprised at the results.
Predictably, all of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter novels placed among the top 20 in both our hardcover and paperback lists. Also making strong debuts on the all-time lists are such hits as Thomas the Tank Engine, Blue's Clues, the Chronicles of Narnia, Sandra Boynton's board books and If You Give a Mouse a Cookie and its companions.
Danielle Steel is currently the best selling author of all time and the fourth bestselling author ever. She is an american romance novelist and has written 120 romance novels. Born in 1947, Steel is still alive today. While most of her books are romance, she had also published poetry and children’s books.
Despite publishing his first children’s book over seventy years ago, Roald Dahl’s stories continue to be best sellers on Amazon.co.uk. Dahl proved his enduring popularity by ranking in the top five best-selling children’s authors on the online store over the last year, looking at sales in print and on the Kindle store.
"Best-selling" refers to the estimated number of copies sold of all fiction books written or co-written by an author. To keep the list manageable, only authors with estimated sales of at least 100 million are included. Authors of comic books are not included unless they have been published in book format (for example: comic albums or Tankōbon).
This was my first book from Dean Koontz and it's my favorite by far. One of my all time favorite book of Dean Koontz. The best book of all.. Trust me! Very clever idea.
List of the best Clive Cussler books, ranked by voracious readers in the Ranker community. With commercial success in the millions of copies sold, there's no doubt that Clive Cussler is one of the most popular authors of the last 100 years. Cussler is a novelist who loves adventure, particularly seaside adventure.
Rick Riordan does have other mith books he has one called The Red Pyramid and after that there is one called The Lost Hero he is making another book after The Lost Hero now that book i am not sure what the name of it is but i do know for sure that he is making another.
Now a subsidiary of La Martinière Groupe, ABRAMS is the publisher of bestsellers such as the wildly popular Diary of a Wimpy Kid series by Jeff Kinney, the award-winning cookbooks of Alton Brown, and the stunning photography of Yann Arthus-Bertrand’s Earth from Above.
Best-selling books are ranked by number of copies sold, not my personal ratings. Also, it is worth noting that some religious and political books such as The Bible, Quran, and Quotations from Chairman Mao are believed to have more than a billion copies each in existence.
Jackie Collins is another popular British author. She has till date written 29 novels and all of them got a place in the New York Times bestseller list. Eight of her works was made into feature films.
Barbara Cartland, a British romance novelist, wrote 723 novels in total. In 1975, she published the most novels in a single year ever. Cartland focused mainly on romance novels set in the 19th-century victorian era.
"Best-selling" refers to the estimated number of copies sold of all fiction books written or co-written by an author. To keep the list manageable, only authors with estimated sales of at least 100 million are included. Authors of comic books are not included unless they have been published in book format (for example: comic albums or Tankōbon).
Like Horatio Alger Jr., Gilbert Patten (1886-1945) is mostly unknown to readers today, as his best work came early in the 20th century. And like Alger, Patten wrote popular pulp-fiction novels for young men and boys.
A list of the most popular best selling fiction authors of all time ranked by how well their books have sold. Obviously, many of those books have gone on to become classics. With the introduction of the Nook, Kindle, and iPad with iBooks, reading is hot again.
While finding precise sales numbers for any given author is near-impossible, the list is based on approximate numbers provided or repeated by reliable sources. "Best-selling" refers to the estimated number of copies sold of all fiction books written or co-written by an author.
This is a list of best-selling fiction authors to date, in any language. While finding precise sales numbers for any given author is near-impossible, the list is based on approximate numbers provided or repeated by reliable sources. "Best-selling" refers to the estimated number of copies sold of all fiction books written or co-written by an author.
Danielle Steel is currently the best selling author of all time and the fourth bestselling author ever. She is an american romance novelist and has written 120 romance novels. Born in 1947, Steel is still alive today.
To reach this outcome, you should read the best books by Ken Follett, at least. According to The New York Times that also interviewed Ken Follett, one among the best books by the British author is Edge of Eternity. That is the latest book of The Century Trilogy and it has also been regarded as the best book of all times.
When the novel was finally ready, the author opted to use the name "Harper Lee", rather than risk having her first name Nelle be misidentified as "Nellie". Published July 11, 1960, To Kill a Mockingbird was an immediate bestseller and won great critical acclaim, including the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1961.
T hriller writer David Baldacci selects his own personal favourites out of his 30 bestsellers. ABSOLUTE POWER (1996) Absolute Power was my first novel and it’s always going to be a favourite. I’d been writing since I was a kid. I spent 15 years writing short stories but you can’t make a living that way.
James D. "Jim" Grant (born 29 October 1954), primarily known by his pen name Lee Child, is a British author who writes thriller novels, and is best known for his Jack Reacher novel series. The books follow the adventures of a former American military policeman, Jack Reacher, who wanders the United States.
"Best-selling" refers to the estimated number of copies sold of all fiction books written or co-written by an author. To keep the list manageable, only authors with estimated sales of at least 100 million are included. Authors of comic books are not included unless they have been published in book format (for example: comic albums or Tankōbon).
Michael Crichton. Crichton at Harvard University in 2002. John Michael …
In this interview with best-selling author Nicholas Sparks, he discusses his process, how he makes time for it all, and why he hates the label 'romance'.
"Best-selling" refers to the estimated number of copies sold of all fiction books written or co-written by an author. To keep the list manageable, only authors with estimated sales of at least 100 million are included. Authors of comic books are not included unless they have been published in book format (for example: comic albums or Tankōbon).
British author Paula Hawkins is best known for her 2015 novel, "The Girl on the Train." So far, Hawkins has sold 11 million copies of her novel worldwide, with a film adaptation due for release in October 2016.
Anne Rice (born Howard Allen Frances O'Brien; October 4, 1941) is an American author of gothic fiction, Christian literature, and erotica. She is perhaps best known for her series of novels, The Vampire Chronicles, revolving around the central character of Lestat.
"Best-selling" refers to the estimated number of copies sold of all fiction books written or co-written by an author. To keep the list manageable, only authors with estimated sales of at least 100 million are included. Authors of comic books are not included unless they have been published in book format (for example: comic albums or Tankōbon).