[ATY 2023] Popular Author First Names of 1923

1.
The Overstory
The Overstory 4.12 avg rating — 185,917 ratings
2.
The Heart's Invisible Furies
The Heart's Invisible Furies 4.51 avg rating — 197,298 ratings
3.
Mrs. Dalloway
Mrs. Dalloway 3.78 avg rating — 341,901 ratings
3.
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society 4.19 avg rating — 793,920 ratings
5.
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 4.30 avg rating — 499,155 ratings
6.
Watership Down (Watership Down, #1)
Watership Down (Watership Down, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 499,149 ratings
7.
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 2,322,799 ratings
8.
A Tale for the Time Being
A Tale for the Time Being 4.06 avg rating — 131,675 ratings
9.
Lord of the Flies
Lord of the Flies 3.70 avg rating — 3,117,194 ratings
10.
Gaudy Night (Lord Peter Wimsey, #12)
Gaudy Night (Lord Peter Wimsey, #12) 4.20 avg rating — 31,534 ratings
11.
Oryx and Crake (MaddAddam, #1)
Oryx and Crake (MaddAddam, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 281,921 ratings
12.
The Fault in Our Stars
The Fault in Our Stars 4.12 avg rating — 5,580,167 ratings
13.
With the Fire on High
With the Fire on High 4.17 avg rating — 88,720 ratings
14.
1984
1984 4.20 avg rating — 5,225,592 ratings
15.
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil 3.92 avg rating — 289,188 ratings
16.
March: Book One (March, #1)
March: Book One (March, #1) 4.35 avg rating — 56,869 ratings
17.
The Kaiju Preservation Society
The Kaiju Preservation Society 3.98 avg rating — 67,196 ratings
18.
The Princess Bride
The Princess Bride 4.27 avg rating — 936,510 ratings
19.
The It Girl
The It Girl
by: Ruth Ware
3.85 avg rating — 284,267 ratings
20.
The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax (Mrs. Pollifax, #1)
The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax (Mrs. Pollifax, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 30,149 ratings
21.
Olive Kitteridge (Olive Kitteridge, #1)
Olive Kitteridge (Olive Kitteridge, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 259,587 ratings
22.
A Ladder to the Sky
A Ladder to the Sky 4.20 avg rating — 39,626 ratings
23.
In a Dark, Dark Wood
In a Dark, Dark Wood
by: Ruth Ware
3.72 avg rating — 389,161 ratings
24.
Local Woman Missing
Local Woman Missing 4.13 avg rating — 687,304 ratings
25.
Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind 4.31 avg rating — 1,257,973 ratings
26.
Frankenstein: The 1818 Text
Frankenstein: The 1818 Text 3.89 avg rating — 1,772,009 ratings
27.
East of Eden
East of Eden 4.43 avg rating — 602,096 ratings
28.
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones 4.33 avg rating — 1,190,169 ratings
29.
The Borrowers (The Borrowers, #1)
The Borrowers (The Borrowers, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 100,179 ratings
30.
The Kiss Quotient (The Kiss Quotient, #1)
The Kiss Quotient (The Kiss Quotient, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 485,397 ratings
31.
A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities 3.88 avg rating — 996,372 ratings
31.
Slightly Married (Bedwyn Saga, #1)
Slightly Married (Bedwyn Saga, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 21,924 ratings
33.
Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men 3.89 avg rating — 2,751,674 ratings
33.
Hamlet
Hamlet 4.03 avg rating — 1,020,080 ratings
35.
All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1)
All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 335,048 ratings
36.
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol 4.09 avg rating — 896,462 ratings
37.
The Blind Assassin
The Blind Assassin 3.96 avg rating — 161,158 ratings
38.
The Nine Tailors (Lord Peter Wimsey, #11)
The Nine Tailors (Lord Peter Wimsey, #11) 4.03 avg rating — 21,052 ratings
38.
Ask Again, Yes
Ask Again, Yes 3.93 avg rating — 201,739 ratings
40.
To the Lighthouse
To the Lighthouse 3.81 avg rating — 207,159 ratings
41.
Have His Carcase (Lord Peter Wimsey, #7)
Have His Carcase (Lord Peter Wimsey, #7) 4.10 avg rating — 17,645 ratings
42.
Busman's Honeymoon (Lord Peter Wimsey, #13)
Busman's Honeymoon (Lord Peter Wimsey, #13) 4.24 avg rating — 21,665 ratings
43.
The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet
The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet 4.36 avg rating — 161,009 ratings
44.
Under a White Sky: The Nature of the Future
Under a White Sky: The Nature of the Future 4.10 avg rating — 12,801 ratings
45.
The Cuckoo's Calling (Cormoran Strike, #1)
The Cuckoo's Calling (Cormoran Strike, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 613,883 ratings
46.
Lock In (Lock In, #1)
Lock In (Lock In, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 70,455 ratings
47.
The Novice's Tale (Sister Frevisse, #1)
The Novice's Tale (Sister Frevisse, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 4,207 ratings
48.
Daniel Deronda
Daniel Deronda 3.86 avg rating — 26,585 ratings
48.
The Color of Water
The Color of Water 4.15 avg rating — 131,549 ratings
50.
The Secret Garden
The Secret Garden 4.16 avg rating — 1,262,936 ratings
51.
The Signature of All Things
The Signature of All Things 3.88 avg rating — 122,745 ratings
52.
Animal Farm
Animal Farm 4.01 avg rating — 4,355,779 ratings
53.
Cheaper by the Dozen
Cheaper by the Dozen really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 44,227 ratings
54.
The Thursday Murder Club (Thursday Murder Club, #1)
The Thursday Murder Club (Thursday Murder Club, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 672,057 ratings
54.
Someone at a Distance
Someone at a Distance 4.21 avg rating — 2,799 ratings
56.
Code Name Verity (Code Name Verity, #1)
Code Name Verity (Code Name Verity, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 125,840 ratings
57.
Olive, Again (Olive Kitteridge, #2)
Olive, Again (Olive Kitteridge, #2) 4.12 avg rating — 106,814 ratings
58.
A Room of One’s Own
A Room of One’s Own 4.22 avg rating — 246,403 ratings
59.
Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair 3.81 avg rating — 131,955 ratings
60.
The Calculating Stars (Lady Astronaut Universe, #1)
The Calculating Stars (Lady Astronaut Universe, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 36,709 ratings
61.
The Book of Form and Emptiness
The Book of Form and Emptiness 4.01 avg rating — 37,066 ratings
62.
The Woman in Cabin 10 (Lo Blacklock, #1)
The Woman in Cabin 10 (Lo Blacklock, #1)
by: Ruth Ware
3.73 avg rating — 714,519 ratings
63.
The Year of the Flood (MaddAddam, #2)
The Year of the Flood (MaddAddam, #2) 4.07 avg rating — 130,982 ratings
63.
Dune (Dune, #1)
Dune (Dune, #1) 4.28 avg rating — 1,570,082 ratings
65.
Alias Grace
Alias Grace 4.04 avg rating — 153,247 ratings
66.
Bewilderment
Bewilderment 3.91 avg rating — 68,456 ratings
67.
My Year of Meats
My Year of Meats 4.03 avg rating — 20,792 ratings
68.
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1) 4.45 avg rating — 2,673,784 ratings
69.
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Logans, #4)
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Logans, #4) 3.90 avg rating — 128,888 ratings
70.
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet 3.74 avg rating — 2,767,488 ratings
71.
Hawaii
Hawaii 4.22 avg rating — 80,870 ratings
72.
This Tender Land
This Tender Land 4.39 avg rating — 210,398 ratings
73.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 3.83 avg rating — 641,277 ratings
74.
The Raven Boys (The Raven Cycle, #1)
The Raven Boys (The Raven Cycle, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 394,601 ratings
74.
Silverview
Silverview 3.65 avg rating — 22,358 ratings
76.
Giant's Bread
Giant's Bread 3.94 avg rating — 4,113 ratings
77.
Picnic at Hanging Rock (Hanging Rock, #1)
Picnic at Hanging Rock (Hanging Rock, #1) 3.66 avg rating — 29,094 ratings
78.
H is for Hawk
H is for Hawk 3.74 avg rating — 78,916 ratings
78.
The One
The One 4.10 avg rating — 283,091 ratings
78.
The Bigamist: The True Story of a Husband's Ultimate Betrayal
The Bigamist: The True Story of a Husband's Ultimate Betrayal 3.94 avg rating — 11,983 ratings
78.
Shy: The Alarmingly Outspoken Memoirs of Mary Rodgers
Shy: The Alarmingly Outspoken Memoirs of Mary Rodgers 4.24 avg rating — 2,087 ratings
82.
The Conjure Woman and Other Conjure Tales
The Conjure Woman and Other Conjure Tales 3.86 avg rating — 847 ratings
83.
A Skinful of Shadows
A Skinful of Shadows 3.97 avg rating — 9,415 ratings
83.
A Little Princess
A Little Princess 4.23 avg rating — 320,498 ratings
83.
They Called Us Enemy
They Called Us Enemy 4.42 avg rating — 50,160 ratings
86.
The Turn of the Key
The Turn of the Key
by: Ruth Ware
3.91 avg rating — 316,529 ratings
86.
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy 4.06 avg rating — 102,490 ratings
86.
All Boys Aren’t Blue
All Boys Aren’t Blue 4.19 avg rating — 44,450 ratings
89.
A Confederacy of Dunces
A Confederacy of Dunces 3.89 avg rating — 291,759 ratings
90.
Redshirts
Redshirts 3.87 avg rating — 114,923 ratings
90.
Cat’s Eye
Cat’s Eye 3.95 avg rating — 71,394 ratings
90.
Shades of Milk and Honey (Glamourist Histories, #1)
Shades of Milk and Honey (Glamourist Histories, #1) 3.51 avg rating — 17,846 ratings
93.
The Lying Game
The Lying Game
by: Ruth Ware
3.52 avg rating — 207,641 ratings
93.
North and South
North and South 4.15 avg rating — 179,574 ratings
95.
The Day of the Triffids
The Day of the Triffids 4.01 avg rating — 115,097 ratings
95.
The Keeper of Lost Things
The Keeper of Lost Things 3.80 avg rating — 161,499 ratings
97.
Turtles All the Way Down
Turtles All the Way Down 3.88 avg rating — 626,507 ratings
97.
Paradise Lost
Paradise Lost 3.85 avg rating — 177,937 ratings
97.
Heart of Darkness
Heart of Darkness 3.43 avg rating — 545,696 ratings
97.
The Fire Next Time
The Fire Next Time 4.55 avg rating — 115,127 ratings
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