This week’s Top Ten Tuesday topic from That Artsy Reader Girl invites us to consider the authors we’ve read the most works by.
Hmm… Let’s see… These are probably not in accurate order, but they’re all authors I’ve read more of than Jane Austen, which is six novels, since I’ve only read her finished novels. I’m stopping now at 14, rather than 10, but I’ll probably add a couple more in the comments tomorrow after I have that head-smacking moment recollecting some important-to-me author I left off the list:
- “Carolyn Keene” or the conglomerate represented therein for all the Nancy Drew books I read.
- Dr. Seuss
- Richard Scarry (These top 3 I’m guessing at. Mum and Dad, you’re welcome to chime in in the comments if you think there are other authors we read more of when Josh & I were kids.)
- “Kathryn Kenney” and the other anonymous authors of the Trixie Belden series
- L.M. Montgomery (I used to buy Trixie Beldens and L.M. Montgomery titles at the Waldenbooks in the Meriden Square back when it was actually still a quadrangle.)
- Jasper Fforde
- J.K. Rowling and Robert Galbraith
- Louisa May Alcott
- Madeleine L’Engle
- Rainbow Rowell
- Barbara Kingsolver
- Cynthia Voigt
- Shannon Hale
- M.C. Beaton
How about you? Who are the authors you’ve read the most books by?
How could I forget J K Rowling? Interested to hear your views on the Robert Galbraith novels (I find them a little mediocre if I’m honest…)
Great list, thanks for sharing!
My TTT is here http://bookloverssanctuary.com/2020/07/07/top-ten-tuesday-authors-i-have-read-most-books-by/
Comment by Michael @ The Book Lover's Sanctuary 07.07.20 @ 3:55 amI loved the Trixie Belden books when I was a kid! Jim was my first red headed book boyfriend, but not the last.
Comment by Marg 07.07.20 @ 4:44 amI read a ton of Nancy Drew books when I was a kid! Here is my Top Ten Tuesday.
Comment by Poinsettia 07.07.20 @ 9:54 amWow, I’ve actually read at least 2 from every author on this list except Fforde and Beaton. For the most part, with the exception of Montgomery and Rowling it’s EXACTLY 2 or 3, but I love that you’ve got Cynthia Voigt on here. As best as I can recall, I’ve read half a dozen of hers, even though I only got to 2 books in the Tillerman series. She had a lot of different and interesting ideas.
Comment by RS 07.07.20 @ 2:15 pmI’ve read a ton of Dr. Seuss too. I didn’t include him on my list because I have no idea how many of his books I’ve read.
Comment by Aj @ Read All The Things! 07.08.20 @ 8:14 amI have never read anything by Barbara Kingsolver. Do you think I should give her books a try, and if so, which book should I start with?
Comment by Karen 07.09.20 @ 5:04 pm