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The most popular authors right now
These are the names currently dominating the headlines in authors — the stars on everyone's lips right now.
Updated 18 Apr 2026 10:20
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Julia Donaldson
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Jackie Collins
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Colleen Hoover
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Margaret Atwood
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James Patterson
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Danielle Steel
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George R. R. Martin
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Dan Brown
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Paulo Coelho
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Rainbow Rowell
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Emily Henry
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Gillian Flynn
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Haruki Murakami
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Isabel Allende
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Jeff Kinney
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John Green
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John Grisham
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Malcolm Gladwell
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Nora Roberts
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R F Kuang
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R.L. Stine
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Rick Riordan
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Sarah J Maas
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Suzanne Collins
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Taylor Jenkins Reid
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Veronica Roth
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Yuval Noah Harari
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Roald Dahl
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Netflix sets a 2026 lineup featuring multiple new Roald Dahl adaptations for global audiences.
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Michael Crichton
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