James Patterson is one of the biggest selling authors of all time. He’s sold more than 300 million books worldwide, including 84 million in just the past decade. That’s also landed him at the top of the list of wealthiest…
James Patterson is one of the biggest selling authors of all time. He’s sold more than 300 million books worldwide, including 84 million in just the past decade. That’s also landed him at the top of the list of wealthiest…
Isaac Asimov is one of the most influential science fiction writers of all time. He was also a prolific writer of science books aimed at non-scientists, mysteries, and many other subjects. Few writers have been as productive as Asimov was…
Marissa Meyer’s The Lunar Chronicles are action-packed sci-fi retellings of some of our favorite classic tales, including Cinderella (Cinder), Little Red Riding Hood (Scarlet), Rapunzel (Cress), and Snow White (Winter). Our princess isn’t a delicate lady locked in a tower,…
Neil Gaiman once said that he was “like sushi, I’m something only a few people like.” Then, “gradually you get to this point where an awful lot of people like sushi, and suddenly, sushi kind of works.” Gaiman’s books definitely…
Andy Weir’s 2014 novel The Martian didn’t seem destined for success at first. Weir originally self-published the story on his personal blog, then placed it for sale as an eBook for 99 cents. But sales were so strong—the book sold…
The dystopian genre poses the kind of haunting questions that make us pause and ask, “What if…?” Veronica Roth’s Divergent is gripping because it highlights our tendency to label one another according to our personality traits. What if we were…
Kurt Vonnegut was a writer who employed a simple, straightforward style to complex issues of existence, technology, and morality. Like Ernest Hemingway, this approach was shaped by his experience as a journalist. But where Hemingway delved inward, struggling with his…
Ernest Cline’s 2011 science fiction novel Ready Player One combines expertise in pop culture with a deep understanding of our gamified, internet-centric society. The book was a bestseller, but it’s also polarizing; your enjoyment of the book depends largely on…
Margaret Atwood is a Canadian author and poet. She was born in Ontario in 1939 and didn’t start school until she was 12 years old. From the young age of six, she began writing poetry, and by 16 she realized…
Frank Herbert’s 1965 book Dune is one the most influential novels of the 20th century. It shaped the contemporary science-fiction genre and impacted various forms of art and entertainment. The story set in a futuristic interstellar society touches on many…