What should I read if I like Franzen?

Writers Council Picks: Six Recommendations from Jonathan Franzen

• Ms. Hempel Chronicles. By Sarah Shun-Lien Bynum.
• Absalom, Absalom. By William Faulkner.
• Corregidora. By Gayl Jones.
• Independent People. By Halldór Laxness.
• The Beggar Maid. By Alice Munro.
• The Man Who Loved Children. By Christina Stead.

What should I read if I like Diana Wynne Jones?

If you like Diana Wynne Jones, try these authors:

• Nancy Farmer. Nancy was born in 1941 in Phoenix. She attended Reed College in Portland, Oregon, earning her BA in 1963.
• Alethea Kontis. New York Times bestselling author Alethea Kontis is a princess, a goddess, a force of nature, and a mess.

Who writes like Gabaldon?

If you like Diana Gabaldon, try these authors:

• Susanna Clarke. Susanna Mary Clarke (born 1 November 1959) is an English author best known for her debut novel Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (2004), a Hugo Award-winning alternative history.
• Antonia Hodgson. Antonia Hodgson is the editor in chief of Little, Brown UK.

Who is the best female author?

Here are 10 of the most mentioned authors, in no particular order, and what our readers had to say about them:

1. Doris Lessing (1919 – 2013)
2. Toni Morrison (born 1931)
3. Ursula K Le Guin (born 1929)
4. Virginia Woolf (1882-1941)
5. Clarice Lispector (1920 – 1977)
6. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (born 1977)
7. Margaret Atwood (born 1939)

Who writes like Sara Donati?

If you like Sara Donati, try these authors:

• Audrey Blake. Audrey Blake is the pseudonym of Jaima Fixsen and Regina Sirois, two authors who met online in a survivor style writing contest.
• Lene Kaaberbol.

Who is the most prolific female author of all time?

Barbara Cartland was one of the most published authors and continued publishing after her death in 2000. Cartland holds the Guinness Book of World records for the most written novels in one year. She wrote roughly 23 novels each year and had a total of 723 published pieces.

Why do female writers use pseudonyms?

Many female writers have adopted male nom de plumes, or otherwise gender-ambiguous pseudonyms, for a number of reasons: to publish without prejudice in male-dominated circles; to experiment with the freedom of anonymity; or to encourage male readership.

Who is the best selling author of all time?

Agatha Christie
List of best-selling fiction authors