Lijst van romanschrijvers uit de Verenigde Staten Dit is een lijst van romanschrijvers van de Verenigde Staten , met telkens een titel van een belangrijk werk voor elke auteur.
De romanschrijvers in deze lijst hebben minstens één grote literaire prijs gewonnen en/of schreven een opvallend literair al dan niet eerste werk, en/of schreven een aanzienlijk en vaak besproken boek of oeuvre, en/of hadden minstens één bestseller:
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Edward Abbey (1927–1989), The Monkey Wrench Gang Walter Abish (geb. 1931), How German Is It Diana Abu-Jaber (geb. 1960), Arabian Jazz Kathy Acker (1947–1997), Blood and Guts in High School Alice Adams (1926–1999), Beautiful Girl Henry Adams (1838–1918), Democracy: An American Novel George Ade (1866–1944), The Slim Princess Renata Adler (geb. 1938), Speedboat Warren Adler (geb. 1927), The War of the Roses James Agee (1909–1955), A Death in the Family Conrad Aiken (1889–1973), Blue Voyage Louisa May Alcott (1832–1888), Little Women Thomas Bailey Aldrich (1836–1907), Prudence Palfrey Lloyd Alexander (geb. 1924), The Black Cauldron Sherman Alexie (geb. 1966), Reservation Blues Horatio Alger, Jr. (1832–1899), Ragged Dick Nelson Algren (1909–1981), The Man with the Golden Arm Hervey Allen (1889–1949), Anthony Adverse Dorothy Allison (geb. 1949), Bastard Out of Carolina Lisa Alther (geb. 1944), Kinflicks Joseph Alexander Altsheler (1862–1919), The Young Trailers Julia Alvarez (geb. 1950), How the García Girls Lost Their Accents Rudolfo Anaya (geb. 1937), Bless Me, Ultima Laurie Halse Anderson (geb. 1961) Speak Poul Anderson (1926–2001), Tau Zero Sherwood Anderson (1876–1941), Winesburg, Ohio Virginia C. Andrews (1923–1986), Flowers in the Attic Tina McElroy Ansa (geb. 1949), Baby of the Family A. Manette Ansay (geb. 1964), Vinegar Hill Donald Antrim (geb. 1959), The Hundred Brothers Allen Appel (geb. 1945), Time After Time Benjamin Appel (1907–1979), Brain Guy Max Apple (geb. 1941), Zip: A Novel of the Left and the Right Harriette Arnow (1908–1986), The Dollmaker Timothy Shay Arthur (1809–1885), Ten Nights in a Barroom and What I Saw There Sholem Asch (1880–1957), The Nazarene Isaac Asimov (1920–1992), The Gods Themselves Rilla Askew (geb. 1951), The mercy seat Robert Asprin (geb. 1946), Another Fine Myth Gertrude Atherton (1857–1948), The Conqueror William Attaway (1911–1986), Blood on the Forge Amelia Atwater-Rhodes (geb. 1984), In the Forests of the Night Louis Auchincloss (geb. 1917), The Rector of Justin Jean Marie Auel (geb. 1936), The Clan of the Cave Bear Paul Auster (geb. 1947), New York Trilogy Mary Hunter Austin (1868–1934), Isidro
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Richard Bach (geb. 1936), Jonathan Livingston Seagull Irving Bacheller (1859–1950), A Man for the Ages Dorothy Baker (1907–1968), Young Man with a Horn James Robert Baker (1947–1997), Fuel-Injected Dreams Nicholson Baker (geb. 1957), Vox Kirsten Bakis (geb. 1968), Lives of the Monster Dogs Faith Baldwin , (1893–1978), The Heart Has Wings James Baldwin (1924–1987), Go Tell It on the Mountain John Ball (1911–1988), In the Heat of the Night Toni Cade Bambara (1939–1995), The Salt Eaters Russell Banks (geb. 1940), The Sweet Hereafter Margaret Culkin Banning (1891–1982), Country Club People Amiri Baraka (LeRoi Jones) (geb. 1934), The System of Dante's Hell Anna Maynard Barbour (died 1941), That Mainwaring Affair John Franklin Bardin (1916–1981), Devil Take the Blue-Tail Fly Djuna Barnes (1892–1982), Nightwood Linda Barnes (geb. 1949), A Trouble of Fools Margaret Ayer Barnes (1886–1967), Years of Grace Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr (1831–1919), Jan Vedder's Wife Nevada Barr (geb. 1952), Track of the Cat Andrea Barrett (geb. 1964), The Voyage of the Narwhal John Barth (geb. 1930), Giles Goat-Boy Donald Barthelme (1931–1989), Snow White Frederick Barthelme (geb. 1943), Chroma Rick Bass (geb. 1958), Where the Sea Used to Be Hamilton Basso (1904–1964), The View from Pompey's Head L. Frank Baum (1856–1919), The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Richard Bausch (geb. 1945), The Last Good Time Robert Bausch (geb. 1945), Almighty Me Charles Baxter (geb. 1947), Shadow Play Peter S. Beagle (geb. 1939), The Last Unicorn Greg Bear , (geb. 1951), Darwin's Radio Ann Beattie , (geb. 1947), Chilly Scenes of Winter Louis Begley (geb. 1933), About Schmidt Madison Smartt Bell (geb. 1957), All Souls' Rising Edward Bellamy (1850–1898), Looking Backward: 2000–1887 Saul Bellow (1915–2005), Henderson the Rain King Peter Benchley (1940–2006), Jaws Aimee Bender (geb. 19??), An Invisible Sign of My Own Pinckney Benedict (geb. 1964), Dogs of God Stephen Vincent Benet (1898–1943), Spanish Bayonet Gregory Benford (geb. 1941), Timescape Thomas Berger (geb. 1924), Little Big Man Gina Berriault (1926–1999), The Descent Don Berry (1931–2001), Trask Wendell Berry (geb. 1934), A Place on Earth Alfred Bester (1913–1987), The Demolished Man Doris Betts (geb. 1932), Souls Raised from the Dead Earl Derr Biggers (1884–1933), The Chinese Parrot W. Watts Biggers (geb. 1927) The Man Inside Robert Montgomery Bird (1803–1854), The Infidel Michael Bishop (geb. 1945), No Enemy But Time William Peter Blatty (geb. 1928), The Exorcist Robert Bloch (1917–1994), Psycho Lawrence Block (geb. 1938), Eight Million Ways to Die Amy Bloom (geb. 1953), Love Invents Us Judy Blume (geb. 1938), Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret Chris Bohjalian (geb. 1960), The Law of Similars Arna Bontemps (1902–1973), God Sends Sunday Anthony Boucher (1911–1968), The Case of the Seven of Calvary Vance Bourjaily (geb. 1922), Brill Among the Ruins Ben Bova (geb. 1932), The Starcrossed Jane Bowles (1917–1973), Two Serious Ladies Paul Bowles (1910–1999), The Sheltering Sky Blanche McCrary Boyd (geb. 1945), The Revolution of Little Girls James Boyd (1888–1944), Drums Jennifer Finney Boylan (previously James Finney Boylan) (geb. 1958), The Planets Kay Boyle (1902–1992), Death of a Man T. Coraghessan Boyle (geb. 1948), The Road to Wellville Gerald Warner Brace (1901–1978), The World of Carrick's Cove Hugh Henry Brackenridge (1748–1816), Modern Chivalry Leigh Brackett (1915–1978), The Secret of Sinharat Ray Bradbury (geb. 1920), Fahrenheit 451 David Bradley (geb. 1950), The Chaneysville Incident Marion Zimmer Bradley (1930–1999), The Mists of Avalon Billy Lee Brammer (1929–1978), The Gay Place Max Brand (1892–1944), Destry Rides Again Richard Brautigan (1935–1984), Trout Fishing in America Kate Braverman (geb. 1950), Lithium for Medea Matt Briggs (geb. 1970), Shoot the Buffalo David Brin (geb. 1950), The Uplift War Poppy Z. Brite (geb. 1967), Exquisite Corpse Harold Brodkey (1930–1996), The Runaway Soul Louis Bromfield (1896–1956), The Rains Came Geraldine Brooks (geb. 1955), March Terry Brooks (geb. 1944), First King of Shannara Alice Brown (1857–1948), Fools of Nature Charles Brockden Brown (1771–1810), Wieland Dan Brown (geb. 1964), De Da Vinci Code Harry Brown (1917–1986), A Place in the Sun Larry Brown (1951–2004), Dirty Work Rita Mae Brown (geb. 1944), Rubyfruit Jungle Rosellen Brown (geb. 1939), Before and After William Hill Brown (1756–1793), The Power of Sympathy Pearl S. Buck (1892–1973), The Good Earth Judy Budnitz (geb. 1973), If I Told You Once Frederick Buechner (geb. 1926), Godric Charles Bukowski (1920–1994), Factotum Edward Bunker (1933–2005), Little Boy Blue Eugene Burdick (1918–1965), The Ugly American William Lederer )James Lee Burke (geb. 1936), The Neon Rain Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849–1924), The secret garden William R. Burnett (1899–1982), Little Caesar Olive Ann Burns (1924–1990), Cold Sassy Tree Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875–1950), Tarzan of the Apes William S. Burroughs (1914–1997), Naked Lunch Frederick Busch (1941–2006), Harry and Catherine Octavia E. Butler (1947–2006), Patternmaster Robert Olen Butler (geb. 1945), The Alleys of Eden
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James Branch Cabell (1879–1958), Jurgen, A Comedy of Justice George Washington Cable (1844–1925), The Grandissimes Meg Cabot (geb. 1967), The Princess Diaries Abraham Cahan (1860–1951), The Rise of David Levinsky James M. Cain (1892–1977), The Postman Always Rings Twice Erskine Caldwell (1903–1987), God's Little Acre Taylor Caldwell (1900–1985), Answer as a Man Hortense Calisher (geb. 1911), False Entry Bebe Moore Campbell (1950–2006), Singing in the Comeback Choir John W. Campbell (1910–1971), The Mightiest Machine Ethan Canin (geb. 1960), For Kings and Planets Robert Cantwell (1908–1978), The Land of Plenty Kevin Canty (geb. 195?), Nine Below Zero Truman Capote (1924–1984), In Cold Blood Philip Caputo (geb. 1941), Delcorso's Gallery Orson Scott Card (geb. 1951), Ender's Game Ron Carlson (geb. 1947), Betrayed by F. Scott Fitzgerald Don Carpenter (geb. 1931), Hard Rain Falling Caleb Carr (geb. 1955), The Alienist John Dickson Carr (1906–1977), The Crooked Hinge Gladys Hasty Carroll (1904–1999), As the Earth Turns Jonathan Carroll (geb. 1949), The Land of Laughs Forrest Carter (1925–1979), The Education of Little Tree Lin Carter (1930–1988), Sky Pirates of Callisto John Casey (geb. 1939), Spartina R. V. Cassill (1919–2002), Dr. Cobb's Game Ana Castillo (geb. 1953), So Far From God Willa Cather (1873–1947), My Ántonia Michael Chabon (geb. 1964), The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay Jack L. Chalker (1944–2005), Midnight at the Well of Souls Robert W. Chambers (1865–1933), In the Quarter Raymond Chandler (1888–1959), The Big Sleep James Chapman , (geb. 1955), Stet Fred Chappell (geb. 1936), Dagon Jerome Charyn (geb. 1937), Blue Eyes Mary Ellen Chase (1887–1973), Mary Peters John Cheever (1912–1982), The Wapshot Chronicle Maxine Chernoff (geb. 1952), American Heaven C.J. Cherryh (geb. 1942), Cyteen Charles W. Chesnutt (1858–1932), The Marrow of Tradition Alan Cheuse (geb. 1940), The Grandmother's Club Lydia Maria Child (1802–1880), Hobomok Mark Childress (geb. 1957), Crazy in Alabama Kate Chopin (1851–1904), The Awakening Winston Churchill (1871–1947), Richard Carvel Carolyn Chute (geb. 1947), The Beans of Egypt, Maine Sandra Cisneros (geb. 1954), The House on Mango Street Tom Clancy (geb. 1947), The Hunt for Red October Eleanor Clark (1913–1996), Baldur's Gate Mary Higgins Clark (geb. 1927), A Stranger is Watching Walter Van Tilburg Clark (1909–1971), The Ox-Bow Incident Beverly Cleary (geb. 1916), Ramona the Pest Jeremiah Clemens (1814–1865), Tobias Wilson Samuel Langhorne Clemens zie Mark TwainHal Clement (1922–2003), Mission of Gravity Michelle Cliff (geb. 1946), Abeng Robert M. Coates (1897–1973), The Eater of Darkness Harlan Coben (geb. 1962), Deal Breaker Laurie Colwin (1944–1992), Shine On, Bright and Dangerous Object Richard Condon (1915–1996), The Manchurian Candidate Evan S. Connell (geb. 1924), Mrs. Bridge Michael Connelly (geb. 1956), Blood Work Frank Conroy (1936–2005), Body & Soul Pat Conroy (geb. 1945), The Prince of Tides K. C. Constantine (geb. 1934), Upon Some Midnights Clear Robin Cook (geb. 1940), Coma John Esten Cooke (1830–1886), The Virginia Comedians J. California Cooper (geb. 1966), Some People, Some Other Place James Fenimore Cooper (1789–1851), The Last of the Mohicans Robert Coover (geb. 1932), The Universal Baseball Association, Inc., J. Henry Waugh, Prop. Edwin Corle (1906–1956), Fig Tree John Patricia Cornwell (geb. 1956), Postmortem James Gould Cozzens (1903–1978), Guard of Honor Robert Crais (geb. 1953?), Hostage Stephen Crane (1871–1900), The Red Badge of Courage Margaret Craven (1901–1980), I Heard the Owl Call My Name Francis Marion Crawford (1854–1909), Saracinesca Harry Crews (geb. 1935), Scar Lover Michael Crichton (1942–2008), Jurassic Park Robert Crichton (1925–1993), The Secret of Santa Vittoria Amanda Cross (1926–2003), The James Joyce Murder John Crowley (geb. 1942), Little, Big Maria Susanna Cummins (1827–1866), The Lamplighter Michael Cunningham (geb. 1952), The Hours James Oliver Curwood (1878–1927), The Grizzly King Clive Cussler (geb. 1931), Raise the Titanic!
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H.D. (1886–1961), Palimpsest Edward Dahlberg (1900–1977), Bottom Dogs Mark Z. Danielewski (geb. 1966), House of Leaves Edwidge Danticat (geb. 1969), Breath, Eyes, Memory Guy Davenport (1927–2005), Da Vinci's Bicycle Marcia Davenport (1903–1994), East Side, West Side Avram Davidson (1923–1993), The Phoenix and the Mirror Clyde Brion Davis (1894–1962), Nebraska Coast Dorothy Salisbury Davis (geb. 1916), Death of an Old Sinner H.L. Davis (1896–1960), Honey in the Horn Richard Harding Davis (1864–1916), Soldiers of Fortune Terry Davis (geb. 1947), Vision Quest Jeffrey Deaver (geb. 1950), The Bone Collector Lyon Sprague de Camp (1907–2000), Lest Darkness Fall John William De Forest (1826–1926),Miss Ravenel's Conversion from Secession to Loyalty Margaret Deland (1857–1945), John Ward, Preacher Samuel R. Delany (geb. 1942), Dhalgren Don DeLillo (geb. 1936), White Noise Viña Delmar (1903–1990), Bad Girl Lester del Rey (1915–1993), Attack From Atlantis Patrick Dennis (1921–1976), Auntie Mame August Derleth (1909–1971), The Memoirs of Solar Pons Peter De Vries (1910–1993), Reuben, Reuben Pete Dexter (geb. 1943), Paris Trout Philip K. Dick (1928–1982), Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? James Dickey (1923–1997), Deliverance Charles Dickinson (geb. 1951), A Shortcut in Time Joan Didion (geb. 1934), Play It As It Lays Thomas M. Disch (1940–2008), Camp Concentration Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni (geb. 1956), The Mistress of Spices Melvin Dixon (1950–1992), Trouble the Water Stephen Dixon (geb. 1936), Frog Thomas Dixon (1864–1946), The Clansman Stephen Dobyns (geb. 1941), The Wrestler's Cruel Study E.L. Doctorow (geb. 1931), Ragtime Mary Mapes Dodge (1831–1905), Hans Brinker or the Silver Skates Harriet Doerr (1910–2002), Stones for Ibarra Ivan Doig (geb. 1939), Ride With Me, Mariah Montana Stephen R. Donaldson (geb. 1947), The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever J.P. Donleavy (geb. 1926), The Ginger Man Richard Dooling (geb. 1954), White Man's Grave Michael Dorris (1945–1997), A Yellow Raft in Blue Water John Dos Passos (1896–1970), Manhattan Transfer Lloyd C. Douglas (1877–1951), Magnificent Obsession Theodore Dreiser (1871–1945), An American Tragedy Allen Drury (1918–1998), Advise and Consent Tom Drury (geb. 1956), The End of Vandalism Andre Dubus III (geb. 1959), House of Sand and Fog Bruce Ducker (geb. 1938), Mooney in Flight John Dufresne (geb. 1948), Louisiana Power and Light David James Duncan (geb. 1952), The Brothers K Katherine Dunn (geb. 1945), Geek Love John Gregory Dunne (1932–2003), True Confessions John Dunning (geb. 1942), Booked to Die
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Tony Earley (geb. 1961), Jim the Boy Mignon G. Eberhart (1899–1996), The Patient in Room 18 David Eddings (geb. 1931), Pawn of Prophecy Clyde Edgerton (geb. 1944), Walking Across Egypt Walter D. Edmonds (1903–1998), Drums Along the Mohawk George Alec Effinger (1947–2002), When Gravity Fails Jennifer Egan (geb. 1962), Look at Me Dave Eggers (geb. 1970), You Shall Know Our Velocity Edward Eggleston (1837–1902), The Hoosier Schoolmaster John Ehle (geb. 1924), Last One Home Stanley Elkin (1930–1995), Mrs. Ted Bliss Aaron Elkins (geb. 1935), Old Bones Stanley Ellin (1916–1986), The Eighth Circle Bret Easton Ellis (geb. 1964), American Psycho Trey Ellis (geb. 1962), Right Here, Right Now Edward S. Ellis (1840–1916), Seth Jones; or, The Captives of the Frontier Ralph Ellison (1914–1994), Invisible Man James Ellroy (geb. 1948), L.A. Confidential Carol Emshwiller (geb. 1921), Carmen Dog Louise Erdrich (geb. 1954), Love Medicine Steve Erickson (geb. 1950), Arc d'X Loren D. Estleman (geb. 1952), Motor City Blue Jeffrey Eugenides (geb. 1960), The Virgin Suicides Janet Evanovich (geb. 1943), OOne For the Money Augusta Jane Evans (1835–1909), St. Elmo Frederick Exley (1929–1992), A Fan's Notes
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Janet Ayer Fairbank (1878/1879? – 1951), The Bright Land John Fante (1909–1983), Wait Until Spring, Bandini Richard Fariña (1937–1966), Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me Philip José Farmer (geb. 1918), To Your Scattered Bodies Go James T. Farrell (1904–1979), Studs Lonigan Howard Fast (1914–2003), April Morning William Faulkner (1897–1962), The Sound and the Fury Jessie Redmon Fauset (1882–1961), Plum Bun: A Novel Without a Moral Kenneth Fearing (1902–1961), The Big Clock Raymond Federman (geb. 1928), The Twofold Vibration Raymond Feist (geb. 1945), Magician Edna Ferber (1885–1968), So Big Harvey Fergusson (1890–1971), The Conquest of Don Pedro Rachel Field (1894–1942), All This and Heaven Too Charles Finch (geb. 1980), A Beautiful Blue Death Martha Farquharson Finley (1828–1909), Elsie Dinsmore Jack Finney (1911–1995), Time and Again Dorothy Canfield Fisher (1879–1958), Understood Betsy Vardis Fisher (1895–1968), Children of God F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896–1940), The Great Gatsby Louise Fitzhugh (1928–1974), Harriet the Spy Thomas Flanagan (1923–2002), The Year of the French Martin Flavin (1883–1967), Journey in the Dark Jonathan Safran Foer (geb. 1977), Everything Is Illuminated Mary Hallock Foote (1847–1938), The Chosen Valley Shelby Foote (1916–2005), Shiloh Esther Forbes (1891–1967), Johnny Tremain Jesse Hill Ford (1928–1996), The Liberation of Lord Byron Jones John M. Ford (1957–2006), The Dragon Waiting Paul Leicester Ford (1865–1902), The Honorable Peter Stirling Richard Ford (geb. 1944), Independence Day Leon Forrest (1937–1997), There Is a Tree More Ancient Than Eden Robert Forward (1932–2002), Dragon's Egg Alan Dean Foster (geb. 1946), Midworld Hannah Webster Foster (1758/1759? – 1840), The Coquette Karen Joy Fowler (geb. 1950), The Jane Austen Book Club John Fox, Jr. (1862–1919), The Trail of the Lonesome Pine Paula Fox (geb. 1923), Desperate Characters William Price Fox (geb. 1926), Ruby Red Waldo Frank (1889–1967), Holiday Jonathan Franzen (geb. 1959), The Corrections Charles Frazier (geb. 1950), Cold Mountain Harold Frederic (1856–1898), The Damnation of Theron Ware Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman (1852–1930), Pembroke Marilyn French (1929–2009), The Women's Room Bruce Jay Friedman (geb. 1930), Stern Kinky Friedman (geb. 1944), Greenwich Killing Time Daniel Fuchs (1909–1993), Summer in Williamsburg Henry Blake Fuller (1857–1929), The Cliff-Dwellers Alan Furst (geb. 1941), Night Soldiers
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William Gaddis (1922–1998), The Recognitions Ernest Gaines (geb. 1933), The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman Mary Gaitskill (geb. 1954), Two Girls, Fat and Thin Zona Gale (1874–1938), Miss Lulu Bett Paul Gallico (1897–1976), The Poseidon Adventure Ernest K. Gann (1910–1991), The High and the Mighty Cristina Garcia (geb. 1958), Dreaming in Cuban John Reynolds Gardiner (1944–2006), Stone Fox Erle Stanley Gardner (1889–1970), The Case of the Velvet Claws John Champlin Gardner, Jr. (1933–1982), Grendel Leonard Gardner (geb. 1934), Fat City Hamlin Garland (1860–1940), A Daughter of the Middle Border George Garrett (geb. 1929), Death of the Fox William Gass (geb. 1924), Omensetter's Luck David Gates (geb. 1947), Jernigan Kaye Gibbons (geb. 1960), Ellen Foster William Gibson (geb. 1948), Neuromancer Barry Gifford (geb. 1946), Wild at Heart Ellen Gilchrist (geb. 1935), Starcarbon Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860–1935), Herland Fred Gipson (1908–1973), Old Yeller Ellen Glasgow (1873–1945), Virginia Julia Glass (geb. 1956), Three Junes Christina Soccolich Godshalk (geb. 1942), Kalimantaan Gail Godwin (geb. 1937), A Mother and Two Daughters Herbert Gold (geb. 1924), The Man Who Was Not With It Myla Goldberg (geb. 1972), Bee Season Arthur Golden (geb. 1957), Memoirs of a Geisha Francisco Goldman (geb. 1954), The Long Night of White Chickens William Goldman (geb. 1931), The Princess Bride Rebecca Goldstein (geb. 1950), The Mind-Body Problem David Goodis (1917–1967), Down There Allegra Goodman (geb. 1967), The Family Markowitz Paul Goodman (1911–1972), Making Do Marcus Goodrich (1897–1991), Delilah Caroline Gordon (1895–1981), Aleck Maury, Sportsman Mary Gordon (geb. 1949), Final Payments Ron Goulart (geb. 1933), After Things Fell Apart William Goyen (1915–1983), The Fair Sister Sue Grafton (geb. 1940), "A" is for Alibi Robert Grant (1852–1940), Unleavened Bread Shirley Ann Grau (geb. 1929), The Keepers of the House Elizabeth Graver (geb. 1964), The Honey Thief Anna Katharine Green (1846–1935), The Leavenworth Case Julien Green (1900–1998), Léviathan (The Dark Journey) Tim Green (1963), A Man and His Mother: An Adopted Son's Search Sam Greenlee (geb. 1930), The Spook Who Sat By The Door Andrew Sean Greer (geb. 1970), The Confessions of Max Tivoli William Lindsay Gresham (1909–1962), Nightmare Alley Zane Grey (1872–1939), Riders of the Purple Sage Sutton E. Griggs (1872–1933), The Hindered Hand Martha Grimes (geb. 195?), The Old Contemptibles John Grisham (geb. 1955), The Firm Winston Groom (geb. 1944), Forrest Gump Davis Grubb (1919–1980), The Night of the Hunter Judith Guest (geb. 1936), Ordinary People (boek) Allan Gurganus (geb. 1947), Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All David Guterson (geb. 1956), Snow Falling on Cedars A. B. Guthrie, Jr. (1901–1991), The Big Sky Rene Gutteridge (1972), Ghostwriter
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Jessica Hagedorn (geb. 1949), Dogeaters Jennifer Haigh (geb. 1968), Mrs. Kimble Joe Haldeman (geb. 1943), The Forever War Alex Haley (1921–1992), Roots: The Saga of an American Family James Norman Hall (1887–1951), Mutiny on the Bounty Charles Nordhoff )Oakley Hall (geb. 1920), Warlock Brett Halliday (1904–1977), Dividend on Death Jane Hamilton (geb. 1957), The Book of Ruth Laurell K. Hamilton (geb. 1963), Guilty Pleasures Dashiell Hammett (1894–1961), The Maltese Falcon Daniel Handler (Lemony Snicket ) (geb. 1970), Watch Your Mouth
Barry Hannah (geb. 1942), Geromino Rex Joseph Hansen (1923–2004), Fadeout Ron Hansen (geb. 1947), Mariette in Ecstasy Elizabeth Hardwick (geb. 1916), Sleepless Nights Arthur Sherburne Hardy (1847–1930), The Wind of Destiny Donald Harington (geb. 1935), The Cockroaches of Stay More Henry Harland (1861–1905), The Cardinal's Snuff-box Charles L. Harness (1915–2005), The Paradox Men Bertha Harris (1937–2005), Lover E. Lynn Harris (geb. 1955), Invisible Life MacDonald Harris (1921–1993), The Balloonist Mark Harris (geb. 1922), Bang the Drum Slowly Thomas Harris (geb. 1940), The Silence of the Lambs Harry Harrison (geb. 1925), Make Room! Make Room! Jim Harrison (geb. 1937), Legends of the Fall Kent Haruf (geb. 1943), Plainsong Jon Hassler (1933–2008), Staggerford John Hawkes (1925–1998), The Lime Twig Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804–1864), The Scarlet Letter Ernest Haycox (1899–1950), Bugles in the Afternoon Shirley Hazzard (geb. 1931), The Great Fire Shelby Hearon (geb. 1931), Owning Jolene Peter Hedges (geb. 1962), What's Eating Gilbert Grape Ursula Hegi (geb. 1946), Stones from the River Scott Heim (geb. 1966), Mysterious Skin Larry Heinemann (geb. 1944), Paco's Story Robert Heinlein (1907–1988), Stranger in a Strange Land Joseph Heller (1923–1999), Catch-22 Mark Helprin (geb. 1947), Winter's Tale Ernest Hemingway (1899–1961), The Sun Also Rises Aleksandar Hemon (geb. 1964), Nowhere Man Frank Herbert (1920–1986), Dune Joseph Hergesheimer (1880–1954), Linda Condon Robert Herrick (1868–1938), Web of Life John Hersey (1914–1993), A Bell for Adano DuBose Heyward (1885–1940), Porgy Carl Hiaasen (geb. 1953), Sick Puppy George V. Higgins (1939–1999), The Friends of Eddie Coyle Patricia Highsmith (1921–1995), The Talented Mr. Ripley Oscar Hijuelos (geb. 1951), The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love Tony Hillerman (1925–2008), The Blessing Way Chester Himes (1909–1984), If He Hollers Let Him Go S. E. Hinton (geb. 1948), The Outsiders Russell Hoban (geb. 1925), Riddley Walker Laura Z. Hobson (1900–1986), Gentleman's Agreement Allen Hoey (geb. 1952), Voices Beyond the Dead Alice Hoffman (geb. 1952), Practical Magic Craig Holden (geb. 19??), Four Corners of Night Josiah Gilbert Holland (1819–1881), The Bay-Path Sheri Holman (geb. 1966), The Mammoth Cheese Mary Jane Holmes (1825–1907), Lena Rivers Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809–1894), Elsie Venner A. M. Homes (geb. 1961), The End of Alice Ann Hood (geb. 1956), Somewhere Off the Coast of Maine Khaled Hosseini (geb. 1965), The Kite Runner Silas House (geb. 1971), A Parchment of Leaves Blanche Willis Howard (1847–1898), Guenn: A Wave on the Breton Coast Maureen Howard (geb. 1930), Natural History E. W. Howe (1853–1937), The Story of a Country Town William Dean Howells (1837–1920), The Rise of Silas Lapham David Huddle (geb. 1942), La Tour Dreams of the Wolf Girl Barry Hughart (geb. 1934), Bridge of Birds Langston Hughes (1902–1967), Not Without Laughter William Humphrey (1924–1997), Farther Off from Heaven Josephine Humphreys (geb. 1945), Rich in Love Evan Hunter (1926–2005), Blackboard Jungle Stephen Hunter (geb. 1946), Point of Impact Fannie Hurst (1885–1968), Imitation of Life Zora Neale Hurston (1891–1960), Their Eyes Were Watching God Siri Hustvedt (geb. 1955), The Enchantment of Lily Dahl James Hynes (geb. 1955), The Lecturer's Tale
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Charles R. Jackson (1902–1968), The Lost Weekend Helen Hunt Jackson (1830–1885), Ramona Shirley Jackson (1916–1965), The Haunting of Hill House Rona Jaffe (1932–2005), Mazes and Monsters John Jakes (geb. 1932), North and South Randall Jarrell (1914–1965), Pictures from an Institution Henry James (1843–1916), Washington Square Will James (1892–1942), Smoky the Cow Horse Elizabeth Janeway (1913–2005), Daisy Kenyon Tama Janowitz (geb. 1957), By the Shores of Gitchee Gumee Gish Jen (geb. 1956), Typical American Jerry B. Jenkins (geb. 1949), Left Behind Tim LaHaye )Gary Jennings (1928–1999), Aztec Sarah Orne Jewett (1849–1909), The Country of the Pointed Firs Ha Jin (geb. 1956), Waiting Adam Johnson (geb. 1967) Parasites Like Us Charles R. Johnson (geb. 1948), Middle Passage Denis Johnson (geb. 1949), Fiskadoro Diane Johnson (geb. 1934), Le Divorce James Weldon Johnson (1871–1938), The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man Josephine Winslow Johnson (1910–1990), Now in November Joyce Johnson (geb. 1935), In the Night Café Owen Johnson (1878–1952), Stover at Yale Mary Johnston (1870–1936), To Have and to Hold Edward P. Jones (geb. 1951), The Known World Gayl Jones (geb. 1949), Corregidora James Jones (1921–1977), From Here to Eternity LeRoi Jones (Amiri Baraka))Matthew F. Jones (geb. 19??), A Single Shot Erica Jong (geb. 1942), Fear of Flying Robert Jordan (geb. 1948), The Eye of the World Sylvester Judd (1813–1853), Margaret Heidi Julavits (geb. 1968), The Mineral Palace Ward Just (geb. 1935), Jack Gance
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John D. MacDonald (1916–1986), The Deep Blue Good-by Ross Macdonald (1915–1983), The Moving Target Harold MacGrath (1871–1932), The Man on the Box Norman Maclean (1902–1990), A River Runs Through It Charlotte MacLeod (1922–2005), The Corpse in Oozak's Pond Gregory Maguire (geb. 1954), Wicked Norman Mailer (1923–2007), The Naked and the Dead Charles Major (1856–1913), When Knighthood Was in Flower Clarence Major (geb. 1936), Painted Turtle: Woman With Guitar Bernard Malamud (1914–1986), The Natural Michael Malone (geb. 1942), Uncivil Seasons Barry N. Malzberg (geb. 1939), Beyond Apollo Frederick Manfred (1912–1994), Lord Grizzly William March (1893–1954), The Bad Seed Margaret Maron (geb. 19??), Bootlegger's Daughter John P. Marquand (1893–1960), The Late George Apley Catherine Marshall (1914–1983), Christy Paule Marshall (geb. 1929), Brown Girl, Brownstones George R.R. Martin (geb. 1948), A Game of Thrones Valerie Martin (geb. 1948), Mary Reilly Carole Maso (geb. 1955), Defiance Bobbie Ann Mason (geb. 1940), In Country F. Van Wyck Mason (1901–1978), Three Harbours Richard Matheson (geb. 1926), I Am Legend Harry Mathews (geb. 1930), The Conversions Jack Matthews (geb. 1925), Hanger Stout, Awake! Peter Matthiessen (geb. 1927), At Play in the Fields of the Lord Armistead Maupin (geb. 1944), Tales of the City William Maxwell (1908–2000), Time Will Darken It Joyce Maynard (geb. 1953), To Die For Anne McCaffrey (geb. 1926), Dragonflight Robert R. McCammon (geb. 1952), Boy's Life Cormac McCarthy (geb. 1933), All the Pretty Horses Mary McCarthy (1912–1989), The Group Ed McClanahan (geb. 1932), Natural Man Horace McCoy (1897–1955), They Shoot Horses, Don't They? Elizabeth McCracken (geb. 1966), The Giant's House Sharyn McCrumb (geb. 1948), The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter Carson McCullers (1917–1967), The heart is a lonely hunter George Barr McCutcheon (1866–1928), Brewster's Millions Alice McDermott (geb. 1953), Charming Billy Gregory Mcdonald (geb. 1937), Fletch Joseph McElroy (geb. 1930), A Smuggler's Bible William McFee (1881–1966), Casuals of the Sea William P. McGivern (1918–1982), Blondes Die Young Thomas McGuane (geb. 1939), Nothing But Blue Skies Jay McInerney (geb. 1955), Bright Lights, Big City Richard McKenna (1913–1964), The Sand Pebbles Reginald McKnight (geb. 1956), He Sleeps James McManus (geb. 1951), Going to the Sun Terry McMillan (geb. 1951), Waiting to Exhale Larry McMurtry (geb. 1936), Lonesome Dove Stephen W. Meader (1892–1977), Boy with a Pack Herman Melville (1819–1891), Moby-Dick Gordon Merrick (1916–1988), The Lord Won't Mind Claire Messud (geb. 1966), When the World Was Steady Grace Metalious (1924–1964), Peyton Place Stephenie Meyer (geb. 1973), Twilight Leonard Michaels (1933–2003), The Men's Club James A. Michener (1907–1997), Tales of the South Pacific Caroline Miller (1903–1992), Lamb in His Bosom Henry Miller (1891–1980), Tropic of Cancer Rex Miller (1939–2004), Slob Sue Miller (geb. 1943), The Good Mother Walter M. Miller, Jr. (1923–1996), A Canticle for Leibowitz Lydia Millet (geb. 1968), My Happy Life Steven Millhauser (geb. 1943), Martin Dressler Anchee Min (geb. 1957), Becoming Madame Mao Stephen Minot (geb. 1927), Surviving the Flood Susan Minot (geb. 1956), Evening Jacquelyn Mitchard (geb. 1955), The Deep End of the Ocean Donald Grant Mitchell (1822–1908), Dr. Johns Margaret Mitchell (1900–1949), Gone with the Wind S. Weir Mitchell (1829–1914), Hugh Wynne, Free Quaker N. Scott Momaday (geb. 1934), House Made of Dawn Rick Moody (geb. 1961), The Ice Storm Christopher Moore (geb. 1957),Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal Lorrie Moore (geb. 1957), Who Will Run the Frog Hospital? Ruth Moore (1903–1989), Spoonhandle Susanna Moore (geb. 1947), In the Cut Ward Moore (1903–1978), Bring the Jubilee Robert Morgan (geb. 1944), Gap Creek Christopher Morley (1890–1957), Kitty Foyle Mary McGarry Morris (geb. 1943), Songs In Ordinary Time Wright Morris (1910–1998), Plains Song Toni Morrison (geb. 1931), Beloved Bradford Morrow (geb. 1951), Trinity Fields James Morrow (geb. 1947), Towing Jehovah Howard Frank Mosher (geb. 1943?), A Stranger in the Kingdom Walter Mosley (geb. 1952), Devil in a Blue Dress Dow Mossman (geb. 1944), The Stones of Summer Willard Motley (1912–1965), Knock on Any Door Bharati Mukherjee (geb. 1940), Jasmine Clarence E. Mulford (1883–1956), Hopalong Cassidy Marcia Muller (geb. 1944), Wolf in the Shadows Mary Noailles Murfree (1850–1922), The Amulet Sabina Murray (geb. 1968), A Carnivore's Inquiry John Myers Myers (1906–1988), Silverlock Anton Myrer (1922–1996), Once an Eagle
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Vladimir Nabokov (1899–1977), Lolita Azar Nafisi (1955), Reading Lolita in Teheran Robert Nathan (1894–1985), Portrait of Jennie Gloria Naylor (geb. 1950), The Women of Brewster Place John Neal (1793–1876), The Down-Easters Antonya Nelson (geb. 1961), Talking in Bed Howard Nemerov (1920–1991), The Homecoming Game Arthur Nersesian (geb. 1958), The Fuck-Up Katherine Neville (geb. 1945), The Eight Fae Myenne Ng (geb. 1956/7 ?), Bone John Nichols (geb. 1940), The Milagro Beanfield War Anaïs Nin (1903–1977), A Spy in the House of Love Larry Niven (geb. 1938), Ringworld Lewis Nordan (geb. 1939), The Sharpshooter Blues Charles Nordhoff (1887–1947), Mutiny on the Bounty James Norman Hall )Gurney Norman (geb. 1937), Divine Right's Trip Howard Norman (geb. 1949), The Bird Artist John Norman (geb. 1931), Tarnsman of Gor Charles Gilman Norris (1881–1945), Bricks Without Straw Frank Norris (1870–1902), McTeague Kathleen Norris (1880–1966), Second Hand Wife Harold Norse (geb. 1916), Beat Hotel Andre Norton (1912–2005), The Witch World Craig Nova (geb. 1945), The Good Son Josip Novakovich (geb. 1956), April Fool's Day
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Joyce Carol Oates (geb. 1938), them Tim O'Brien (geb. 1946), Going After Cacciato Edwin O'Connor (1918–1968), The Last Hurrah Flannery O'Connor (1925–1964), The Violent Bear It Away Chris Offutt (geb. 1958), The Good Brother Margaret Astrid Lindholm Ogden (geb. 1952), onder pseudoniem Robin Hobb & Megan LindholmJohn O'Hara (1905–1970), Appointment in Samarra Robert Olmstead (geb. 1954), A Trail of Heart's Blood Wherever We Go Stewart O'Nan (geb. 1961), The Speed Queen Martha Ostenso (1900–1963), Wild Geese Janis Owens (geb. 1960), My Brother, Michael Myra Sims The Schooling of Claybird Catts The Cracker Kitchen Cynthia Ozick (geb. 1928), The Puttermesser Papers
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Thomas Nelson Page (1853–1952), On Newfound River Chuck Palahniuk (geb. 1962), Fight Club Edgar Panggeb. (1909–1976), Davy Alexei Panshin (geb. 1940), Rite of Passage Sara Paretsky (geb. 1947), Indemnity Only Jay Parini (geb. 1948), The Last Station Robert B. Parker (geb. 1932), Crimson Joy T. Jefferson Parker (geb. 1953), Laguna Heat Anne Parrish (1888–1957), The Perennial Bachelor Ann Patchett (geb. 1963), Bel Canto Richard North Patterson (geb. 1947), Eyes of a Child Elliot Paul (1891–1958), Concert Pitch Gary Paulsen (geb. 1939), Hatchet James Kirke Paulding (1778–1860), The Dutchman's Fireside Bill Pearson (geb. 1938), Drifter's Detour Ridley Pearson (geb. 1953), Undercurrents T. R. Pearson (geb. 1956), Blue Ridge Robert Newton Peck (geb. 1928), A Day No Pigs Would Die Janet Peery (geb. 195?), The River Beyond the World Don Pendleton (1927–1995), War Against the Mafia Walker Percy (1916–1990), The Moviegoer Frank E. Peretti (geb. 1951), This Present Darkness Julia Peterkin (1880–1961), Scarlet Sister Mary Ann Petry (1931–1997), The Narrows Arthur Phillips (geb. 1969), Prague David Graham Phillips (1867–1911), Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise Jayne Anne Phillips (geb. 1952), Machine Dreams Jodi Picoult (geb. 1966), The Pact Marge Piercy (geb. 1936), He, She And It Mary Hayden Green Pike (1824–1898), Ida May Darryl Pinckney (geb. 1953), High Cotton Josephine Pinckney (1895–1957), Three O'Clock Dinner H. Beam Piper (1904–1964), Little Fuzzy Sylvia Plath (1932–1963), The Bell Jar George Plimpton (1927–2003), The Curious Case of Sidd Finch Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849), The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket Frederik Pohl (geb. 1919), Gateway Darryl Ponicsan (geb. 1938), The Last Detail Ernest Poole (1880–1950), His Family Eleanor H. Porter (1868–1920), Pollyanna Katherine Anne Porter (1890–1980), Ship of Fools Charles Portis (geb. 1933), True Grit Melville Davisson Post (1871–1930), The Nameless Thing Chaim Potok (1929–2002), The Chosen Jerry Pournelle (geb. 1933), The Endless Frontier Dawn Powell (1896–1965), The Wicked Pavilion Padgett Powell (geb. 1952), Edisto Richard P. Powell (1908–1999), The Philadelphian J. F. Powers (1917–1999), Morte d'Urban Richard Powers (geb. 1957), The Gold Bug Variations Emily Prager (geb. 1952), Clea & Zeus Divorce Theodore Pratt (1901–1969), Mr. Limpet Eugenia Price (1916–1996), The Beloved Invader Reynolds Price (geb. 1933), Kate Vaiden Richard Price (geb. 1949), Freedomland Frederic Prokosch (1908–1989), The Seven Who Fled Bill Pronzini (geb. 1943), Hoodwink Francine Prose (geb. 1947), Blue Angel Annie Proulx (geb. 1935), The Shipping News Olive Higgins Prouty (1882–1974), Stella Dallas James Purdy (geb. 1923), Cabot Wright Begins Mario Puzo (1920–1999), The Godfather Thomas Pynchon (geb. 1937), Gravity's Rainbow
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Ayn Rand (1905–1982), The Fountainhead Alice Randall (geb. 1959), The Wind Done Gone Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (1896–1953), The Yearling Wilson Rawls (1913–1984), Where the Red Fern Grows Chet Raymo (geb. 19??), The Dork of Cork John Rechy (geb. 1934), City of Night Jaclyn Reding (geb. 1966), The Secret Gift Ishmael Reed (geb. 1938), Mumbo Jumbo Arthur B. Reeve (1880–1936), Craig Kennedy Listens In Kathy Reichs (geb. 1950), Déjà Dead Thomas Mayne Reid (1818–1883), The Rifle Rangers Sheri Reynolds (geb. 1967), The Rapture of Canaan Eugene Manlove Rhodes (1869–1934), Bransford in Arcadia Anne Rice (geb. 1941), Interview with the Vampire Craig Rice (1908–1957), The Corpse Steps Out Michelle Richmond , Het huwelijkspact Conrad Richter (1890–1968), The Town Mary Roberts Rinehart (1876–1958), The Circular Staircase Harold Robbins (1916–1997), The Carpetbaggers Tom Robbins (geb. 1936), Even Cowgirls Get the Blues Elizabeth Madox Roberts (1881–1941), The Great Meadow Kenneth Roberts (1885–1957), Northwest Passage Nora Roberts (geb. 1950), Irish Thoroughbred Kim Stanley Robinson (geb. 1952), Red Mars Marilynne Robinson (geb. 1943), Housekeeping Mary Robison (geb. 1949), Why Did I Ever Lucia St. Clair Robson (geb. 1942), Ride the Wind Edward Payson Roe (1838–1888), Barriers Burned Away O. E. Rølvaag (1876–1931), Giants in the Earth Judith Rossner (1935–2005), Looking for Mr. Goodbar Leo Rosten (1908–1997), Captain Newman, M.D. Henry Roth (1906–1995), Call It Sleep Philip Roth (geb. 1933), Indignation Susanna Rowson (1762–1824), Charlotte Temple Robert Ruark (1915–1965), Uhuru Norman Rush (geb. 1933), Mating Rebecca Rush (1779–1850), Kelroy Joanna Russ (geb. 1937), The Female Man Mary Doria Russell (geb. 1950), The Sparrow Richard Russo (geb. 1949), Empire Falls Marah Ellis Ryan (1860–1934), Told in the Hills
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J.D. Salinger (geb. 1919), The Catcher in the Rye James Sallis (geb. 1944), Long-Legged Fly James Salter (geb. 1925), A Sport and a Pastime Edgar Saltus (1855–1921), Mr.Incoul's Misadventure Lawrence Sanders (1920–1998), The Anderson Tapes John Sandford (geb. 1944), Rules of Prey Mari Sandoz (1896–1966), Slogum House George Santayana (1863–1952), The Last Puritan William Saroyan (1908–1981), The Human Comedy May Sarton (1912–1995), Faithful are the Wounds John Saul (geb. 1942), Suffer the Children George Saunders (geb. 1958), The Brief and Frightening Reign of Phil John Sayles (geb. 1950), Pride of the Bimbos Jack Schaefer (1907–1991), Shane Cathleen Schine (geb. 1953), Rameau's Niece Mark Schorer (1908–1977), A House Too Old Budd Schulberg (geb. 1914), What Makes Sammy Run? Lynne Sharon Schwartz (geb. 1939), Disturbances in the Field Sandra Scoppettone (geb. 1936), Suzuki Beane Evelyn Scott (1893–1963), A Calendar of Sin Joanna Scott (geb. 1960), The Manikin Allan Seager (1906–1968), Amos Berry Molly Elliot Seawell (1860–1916), The House of Egremont Alice Sebold (geb. 1963), The Lovely Bones Catharine Sedgwick (1789–1867), Hope Leslie Carolyn See (geb. 1934), Making History Erich Segal (geb. 1937), Love Story Hubert Selby Jr. (1928–2004), Last Exit to Brooklyn Anya Seton (1904–1990), Green Darkness Mary Lee Settle (1918–2005), Blood Tie Michael Shaara (1928–1988), The Killer Angels Laurence Shames (geb. 1951), Florida Straits Ntozake Shange (geb. 1948), Betsey Brown Akhil Sharma (geb. 1971), An Obedient Father Irwin Shaw (1913–1984), Rich Man, Poor Man Robert Shea (1933–1994), The Illuminatus! Trilogy Robert Anton Wilson )Wilfrid Sheed (geb. 1930), Square's Progress Sidney Sheldon (geb. 1917), The Naked Face Samuel Shellabarger (1888–1954), Captain from Castile Jim Shepard (geb. 1956), Lights Out in the Reptile House Carol Shields (1935–2003), The Stone Diaries Anita Shreve (geb. 1946), The Weight of Water Susan Richards Shreve (geb. 1939), A Country of Strangers Lionel Shriver (geb. 1957), We Need to Talk About Kevin Gary Shteyngart (geb. 1972), The Russian Debutante's Handbook Anne Rivers Siddons (geb. 1936), Peachtree Road Clancy Sigal (geb. 1926), Going Away Leslie Marmon Silko (geb. 1948), Ceremony Robert Silverberg (geb. 1935), A Time of Changes Clifford D. Simak (1904–1988), City Dan Simmons (geb. 1948), Hyperion William Gilmore Simms (1806–1870), The Sword and the Distaff Mona Simpson (geb. 1957), Anywhere But Here Upton Sinclair (1878–1968), The Jungle Isaac Bashevis Singer (1902/1904 – 1991), Enemies, A Love Story Israel Joshua Singer (1893–1944), The Brothers Ashkenazi Jane Smiley (geb. 1949), A Thousand Acres Betty Smith (1896–1972), A Tree Grows in Brooklyn E. E. Smith (1890–1965), First Lensman Elizabeth Oakes Smith (1806–1893), The Western Captive Francis Hopkinson Smith (1838–1915), Colonel Carter of Cartersville H. Allen Smith (1907–1976), Rhubarb Lee Smith (geb. 1944), Fair and Tender Ladies Thorne Smith (1892–1934), Topper Zilpha Keatley Snyder (geb. 1927), The Headless Cupid Susan Sontag (1933–2004), In America Virginia Sorensen (1912–1991), On This Star Christopher Sorrentino (geb. 1963), Trance Gilbert Sorrentino (1929–2006), Mulligan Stew Gary Soto (geb. 1952), Buried Onions Terry Southern (1924–1995), The Magic Christian E. D. E. N. Southworth (1819–1899), The Hidden Hand W. M. Spackman (1905–1980), An Armful of Warm Girl Frank H. Spearman (1859–1937), Whispering Smith Scott Spencer (geb. 1945), Endless Love Mickey Spillane (1918–2006), I, the Jury Norman Spinrad (geb. 1940), The Iron Dream Harriet Elizabeth Prescott Spofford (1835–1921), Sir Rohan's Ghost David Derek Stacton (1925–1968), On a Balcony Jean Stafford (1915–1979), Boston Adventure Danielle Steel (geb. 1947), Family Album Wallace Stegner (1909–1993), Angle of Repose Gertrude Stein (1874–1946), The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas John Steinbeck (1902–1968), The Grapes of Wrath Darcey Steinke (geb. 1964), Jesus Saves Ann Sophia Stephens (1810–1886), Malaeska: The Indian Wife of the White Hunter Neal Stephenson (geb. 1959), Snow Crash Bruce Sterling (geb. 1954), Islands in the Net Richard G. Stern (geb. 1928), Golk Steve Stern , The Angel of Forgetfulness George R. Stewart (1895–1980), Earth Abides Frederic Jesup Stimson (1855–1943), The Crime of Henry Vane R.L. Stine (geb. 1943), Goosebumps Frank R. Stockton (1834–1902), Rudder Grange Mary Stolz (geb. 1920), The Edge of Next Year Grace Zaring Stone (1891–1991), The Bitter Tea of General Yen Irving Stone (1903–1989), The Agony and the Ecstasy Robert Stone (geb. 1937), Dog Soldiers Phil Stong (1899–1957), State Fair Rex Stout (1886–1975), Fer-de-Lance Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811–1896), Uncle Tom's Cabin Edward Stratemeyer (1862–1930), The Rover Boys At School Gene Stratton-Porter (1863–1924), A Girl of the Limberlost Peter Straub (geb. 1943), Ghost Story Darin Strauss (geb. 1970), The Real McCoy Edward Streeter (1891–1976), Father of the Bride T. S. Stribling (1881–1965), The Store Elizabeth Strout (geb. 1956), Amy and Isabelle Jesse Stuart (1906–1984), Taps for Private Tussie Theodore Sturgeon (1918–1985), More Than Human William Styron (1925–2006), The Confessions of Nat Turner Ronald Sukenick (1932–2004), Up Cid Ricketts Sumner (1890–1970), Quality Jacqueline Susann (1918–1974), Valley of the Dolls Harvey Swados (1920–1972), Out Went the Candle Glendon Swarthout (1918–1992), The Shootist
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Elizabeth Tallent (geb. 1954), Museum Pieces Amy Tan (geb. 1952), The Joy Luck Club Booth Tarkington (1869–1946), The Magnificent Ambersons Donna Tartt (geb. 1963), The Secret History Kathrine Taylor (1903–1996), Address Unknown Peter Taylor (1917–1994), A Summons to Memphis Phoebe Atwood Taylor (1909–1976), The Cape Cod Mystery Robert Lewis Taylor (1912–1998), The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters William Tenn (geb. 1920), Of Men and Monsters Mary Virginia Terhune (1830–1922), Alone Walter Tevis (1928–1984), The Hustler Paul Theroux (geb. 1941), The Mosquito Coast Daniel Pierce Thompson (1795–1868), The Green Mountain Boys Jim Thompson (1906–1977), The Killer Inside Me Maurice Thompson (1844–1901), Alice of Old Vincennes Melanie Rae Thon (geb. 1957), Meteors in August James Thurber (1894–1961), The 13 Clocks Wallace Thurman (1902–1934), The Blacker the Berry Ernest Tidyman (1928–1984), Shaft John Kennedy Toole (1937–1969), A Confederacy of Dunces Jean Toomer (1894–1967), Cane Nick Tosches (geb. 1949), In the Hand of Dante Albion W. Tourgée (1838–1905), A Fool's Errand Arthur Train (1875–1945), Yankee Lawyer: The Autobiography of Ephraim Tutt Lawrence Treat (1903–1998), V as in Victim Trevanian (1931–2005), The Eiger Sanction Calvin Trillin (geb. 1935), Runestruck Dalton Trumbo (1905–1976), Johnny Got His Gun George Tucker (1775–1861), A Voyage to the Moon John R. Tunis (1889–1975), The Kid From Tomkinsville Scott Turow (geb. 1949), Presumed Innocent Harry Turtledove (geb. 1949), How Few Remain Mark Twain (1835–1910), Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Anne Tyler (geb. 1941), The Accidental Tourist Royall Tyler (1757–1826), The Algerine Captive
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Andrew Vachss (geb. 1942), Flood Jack Vance (geb. 1916), Demon princes David Vann (geb. 1966), Legend of a suicide Louis Joseph Vance (1879–1933), The Lone Wolf S. S. Van Dine (1888–1939), The Benson Murder Case John Varley (geb. 1947), The Ophiuchi Hotline Gore Vidal (geb. 1925), Burr Gerald Vizenor (geb. 1934), The Darkness in St. Louis Bearheart William T. Vollmann (geb. 1959), Europe Central Kurt Vonnegut (1922–2007), Slaughterhouse-Five
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David Wagoner (geb. 1926), The Escape Artist Alice Walker (geb. 1944), The Color Purple Margaret Walker (1915–1998), Jubilee David Foster Wallace (1962–2008), Infinite Jest Irving Wallace (1916–1990), The Fan Club Lew Wallace (1827–1905), Ben-Hur Edward Lewis Wallant (1926–1962), The Tenants of Moonbloom Robert James Waller (geb. 1939), The Bridges of Madison County Douglass Wallop (1920–1985), The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant Joseph Wambaugh (geb. 1937), The Choirboys Walter Wangerin, Jr. (geb. 1944), The Book of the Dun Cow Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward (1844–1911), The Gates Ajar William Ware (1797–1852), Zenobia; or, The Fall of Palmyra Catherine Anne Warfield (1816–1877), The Household of Bouverie Charles Dudley Warner (1829–1900), The Gilded Age Mark Twain )Gertrude Chandler Warner (1890–1979), The Boxcar Children Susan Warner (1819–1895), The Wide, Wide World Robert Penn Warren (1905–1989), All the King's Men Larry Watson (geb. 1947), Montana 1948 Hillary Waugh (geb. 1920), Last Seen Wearing... Will Weaver (geb. 1950), Red Earth, White Earth Charles Webb (geb. 1939), The Graduate Katharine Weber (geb. 1955), Triangle Jean Webster (1876–1916), Daddy-Long-Legs Jerome Weidman (1913–1998), I Can Get It for You Wholesale James Welch (1940–2003), Fools Crow Manly Wade Wellman (1903–1986), The Old Gods Waken Rebecca Wells (geb. 1952), Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood Eudora Welty (1909–2001), The Optimist's Daughter Glenway Wescott (1901–1987), The Grandmothers Dorothy West (1907–1998), The Living Is Easy Jessamyn West (1902–1984), The Massacre at Fall Creek Nathanael West (1903–1940), The Day of the Locust Paul West (geb. 1930), The Women of Whitechapel and Jack the Ripper Donald E. Westlake (geb. 1933), God Save the Mark Edith Wharton (1862–1937), The Age of Innocence William Wharton (geb. 1925), Birdy E.B. White (1899–1985), Charlotte's Web Edmund White (geb. 1940), A Boy's Own Story Randy Wayne White (geb. 1950), Sanibel Flats Stewart Edward White (1873–1946), The Claim Jumpers Colson Whitehead (geb. 1969), The Intuitionist Brand Whitlock (1869–1934), The Turn of the Balance Phyllis A. Whitney (geb. 1903), The Mystery of the Haunted Pool Edward Whittemore (1933–1995), Sinai Tapestry John Edgar Wideman (geb. 1941), Philadelphia Fire Elie Wiesel (1928-2016), Night Kate Douglas Wiggin (1856–1923), Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm Marianne Wiggins (geb. 1947), Evidence of Things Unseen Susan Wiggs (geb. 1958), Home Before Dark (boek) James Wilcox (geb. 1949), Modern Baptists Laura Ingalls Wilder (1867–1957), Little House on the Prairie Thornton Wilder (1897–1975), The Bridge of San Luis Rey Kate Wilhelm (geb. 1928), Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang Christopher Willard (geb. 1960), Garbage Head Charles Willeford (1919–1988), Miami Blues Ben Ames Williams (1889–1953), House Divided John Williams (1922–1994), Stoner John A. Williams (geb. 1925), The Man Who Cried I Am Joy Williams (geb. 1944), State of Grace Philip Lee Williams (geb. 1950), "Elegies for the Water "Tennessee Williams (1911–1983), A Streetcar Named Desire Thomas Williams (1926–1990), The Hair of Harold Roux Jack Williamson (geb. 1908), The Humanoid Touch Calder Willingham (1922–1995), End As a Man Connie Willis (geb. 1945), Doomsday Book Donald Windham (1920–2010), The Dog Star Harriet E. Wilson (1825–1900), Our Nig; Or, Sketches from the Life of a Free Black Harry Leon Wilson (1867–1919), Ruggles of Red Gap Margaret Wilson (1882–1973), The Able McLaughlins Robert Anton Wilson (geb. 1932), The Illuminatus! Trilogy Robert Shea )Sloan Wilson (1920–2003), The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit Mark Winegardner (geb. 1961), Crooked River Burning Theodore Winthrop (1828–1861), John Brent Owen Wister (1860–1938), The Virginian Larry Woiwode (geb. 1941), Beyond the Bedroom Wall Gene Wolfe (1931-2019), The Book of the New Sun Thomas Wolfe (1900–1938), Look Homeward, Angel Tom Wolfe (1931-2018), The Bonfire of the Vanities Geoffrey Wolff (geb. 1937), Providence Tobias Wolff (geb. 1945), The Barracks Thief Hilma Wolitzer (geb. 1930), Silver Meg Wolitzer (geb. 1959), This Is Your Life Daniel Woodrell (geb. 1953), Give Us a Kiss Samuel Woodworth (1784–1842), The Champions of Freedom Cornell Woolrich (1903–1968), The Bride Wore Black Constance Fenimore Woolson (1840–1894), For the Major Herman Wouk (1915-2019), The Caine Mutiny Austin Tappan Wright (1883–1931), Islandia Mary Tappan Wright (1851–1917), Aliens Ernest Vincent Wright (1873? – 1939), Gadsby Harold Bell Wright (1872–1944), The Shepherd of the Hills Richard Wright (1908–1960), Native Son Stephen Wright (geb. 1946), The Amalgamation Polka
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Irvin D. Yalom (geb. 1931), When Nietzsche Wept Lois-Ann Yamanaka (geb. 1961), Wild Meat and the Bully Burgers Karen Tei Yamashita (geb. 1951), Through the Arc of the Rainforest Chelsea Quinn Yarbro (geb. 1942), Hotel Transylvania Steve Yarbrough (geb. 1956), The Oxygen Man Richard Yates (1926–1992), Revolutionary Road Frank Yerby (1916–1991), Judas, My Brother Anzia Yezierska (ca. 1880 – 1970), Bread Givers Rafael Yglesias (geb. 1954), Fearless Al Young (geb. 1939), Ask Me Now Stark Young (1881–1963), So Red the Rose
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Referenties
Nelson, Emmanuel S. Asian American Novelists: A Bio-Bibliographical Critical Sourcebook . Westport: Greenwood Press, 2000)
