Popular Fiction Writers

This is a list of popular fiction writers that my students and I have enjoyed or that I have heard about from other teachers. If you have one that you think I should add to the list, send me an e-mail. My address is warren [at] successfulenglish [dot] com. I’ll look at your suggestion and, if it’s a good one, add it to the list.

Here’s the list (in alphabetical order):

• Maeve Binchy – historical fiction; from Ireland
• Judy Blume – contemporary fiction and books for children, middle grades, and young adults; U.S.
• Barbara Cartland – romance; England
• Mary Higgins Clark – suspense; U.S.
• John Grisham – legal thrillers; U.S.
• Jan Karon – her Mitford Years series is very popular; U.S.; web site includes first chapters of all her books
• Laura Lipman – detective fiction,  including the Tess Monaghan novels; U.S.
• Stephen King – suspense, horror, fantasy, and science fiction; U.S.
• Robert Ludlum – thrillers, such as the Bourne novels; U.S.
• Phillip Margolin – legal thrillers; U.S.
• Sidney Sheldon – suspense; U.S.
• Danielle Steele – drama and romance; U.S.
• Scott Turow – legal thrillers; U.S.