100 Best American Authors

201.
Maggie: A Girl of the Streets
Maggie: A Girl of the Streets 3.31 avg rating — 9,338 ratings
201.
The Ballad of the Sad Café and Other Stories
The Ballad of the Sad Café and Other Stories 3.79 avg rating — 25,467 ratings
203.
The Notebook (The Notebook, #1)
The Notebook (The Notebook, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 1,809,243 ratings
204.
The Raven
The Raven 4.29 avg rating — 163,397 ratings
205.
Truman
Truman 4.17 avg rating — 90,310 ratings
206.
Mourning Becomes Electra
Mourning Becomes Electra 3.98 avg rating — 5,126 ratings
207.
My Name Is Asher Lev
My Name Is Asher Lev 4.24 avg rating — 42,914 ratings
208.
The Bonfire of the Vanities
The Bonfire of the Vanities
by: Tom Wolfe
3.92 avg rating — 85,399 ratings
209.
The Tortilla Curtain
The Tortilla Curtain 3.66 avg rating — 34,023 ratings
210.
A Moon for the Misbegotten
A Moon for the Misbegotten 4.02 avg rating — 3,981 ratings
211.
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
The Bridge of San Luis Rey 3.79 avg rating — 37,707 ratings
212.
The House of the Seven Gables
The House of the Seven Gables 3.45 avg rating — 42,104 ratings
212.
Shōgun (Asian Saga, #1)
Shōgun (Asian Saga, #1) 4.41 avg rating — 206,486 ratings
214.
Jesus' Son: Stories
Jesus' Son: Stories 4.13 avg rating — 39,235 ratings
214.
Hawaii
Hawaii 4.22 avg rating — 80,875 ratings
214.
Carrie
Carrie 3.99 avg rating — 813,702 ratings
217.
The Complete Poems
The Complete Poems 4.29 avg rating — 16,660 ratings
218.
Dispatches
Dispatches 4.22 avg rating — 21,214 ratings
219.
Plays, 1957-1980
Plays, 1957-1980 4.40 avg rating — 327 ratings
219.
A Death in the Family
A Death in the Family 3.89 avg rating — 17,372 ratings
221.
The Red Pony
The Red Pony 3.49 avg rating — 58,799 ratings
221.
Dragonfly in Amber (Outlander, #2)
Dragonfly in Amber (Outlander, #2) 4.34 avg rating — 378,238 ratings
223.
Vein Fire
Vein Fire 3.94 avg rating — 175 ratings
223.
The Founder's Curse (New Zigon, #1)
The Founder's Curse (New Zigon, #1) 4.27 avg rating — 30 ratings
225.
The Goldfinch
The Goldfinch 3.96 avg rating — 1,010,528 ratings
226.
Fences (The Century Cycle, #6)
Fences (The Century Cycle, #6) 3.88 avg rating — 29,473 ratings
227.
The Course Of Empire
The Course Of Empire 4.17 avg rating — 186 ratings
227.
Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War
Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War 3.89 avg rating — 45,338 ratings
229.
Love Medicine (Love Medicine, #1)
Love Medicine (Love Medicine, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 28,024 ratings
230.
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin 3.92 avg rating — 239,363 ratings
231.
The Crossing (The Border Trilogy, #2)
The Crossing (The Border Trilogy, #2) 4.16 avg rating — 45,418 ratings
232.
Different Seasons
Different Seasons 4.36 avg rating — 216,990 ratings
233.
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet 4.05 avg rating — 311,641 ratings
234.
No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II
No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II 4.20 avg rating — 46,350 ratings
235.
The Lords of Discipline
The Lords of Discipline 4.34 avg rating — 29,674 ratings
236.
Misery
Misery 4.23 avg rating — 815,601 ratings
237.
Dead Ever After (Sookie Stackhouse, #13)
Dead Ever After (Sookie Stackhouse, #13) 3.54 avg rating — 90,838 ratings
238.
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Jonathan Livingston Seagull 3.86 avg rating — 267,234 ratings
239.
The Little House Collection (Little House, #1-9)
The Little House Collection (Little House, #1-9) 4.36 avg rating — 156,358 ratings
240.
Shane
Shane 3.95 avg rating — 14,376 ratings
241.
Andersonville
Andersonville 4.10 avg rating — 8,302 ratings
241.
Stoner
Stoner 4.35 avg rating — 221,213 ratings
243.
The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ
The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ 4.24 avg rating — 89,752 ratings
244.
Last Exit to Brooklyn
Last Exit to Brooklyn 3.92 avg rating — 28,774 ratings
244.
The Jungle
The Jungle 3.78 avg rating — 152,235 ratings
246.
1776
1776 4.10 avg rating — 243,340 ratings
247.
Darkfever (Fever, #1)
Darkfever (Fever, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 188,256 ratings
248.
The Fall of the House of Usher
The Fall of the House of Usher 3.85 avg rating — 83,630 ratings
249.
Time Enough for Love
Time Enough for Love 3.97 avg rating — 36,721 ratings
250.
The Winds of War (The Henry Family, #1)
The Winds of War (The Henry Family, #1) 4.38 avg rating — 58,926 ratings
251.
Angels in America
Angels in America 4.30 avg rating — 22,977 ratings
251.
Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant
Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant 3.80 avg rating — 33,712 ratings
253.
The Funhouse
The Funhouse 3.65 avg rating — 24,440 ratings
253.
11/22/63
11/22/63 4.35 avg rating — 614,130 ratings
255.
The Unvanquished: The Corrected Text
The Unvanquished: The Corrected Text 3.77 avg rating — 6,498 ratings
256.
Firestarter
Firestarter 3.92 avg rating — 242,166 ratings
257.
Poachers: Stories
Poachers: Stories 3.98 avg rating — 2,206 ratings
258.
Mornings on Horseback
Mornings on Horseback 4.10 avg rating — 34,705 ratings
259.
The Proud Tower: A Portrait of the World Before the War, 1890-1914
The Proud Tower: A Portrait of the World Before the War, 1890-1914 4.12 avg rating — 9,480 ratings
259.
Tales of Edgar Allan Poe
Tales of Edgar Allan Poe 4.20 avg rating — 9,458 ratings
259.
All Souls' Rising
All Souls' Rising 3.99 avg rating — 1,076 ratings
262.
Hell at the Breech
Hell at the Breech 4.06 avg rating — 2,750 ratings
262.
Nine Stories
Nine Stories 4.18 avg rating — 152,908 ratings
264.
Eudora Welty: Stories, Essays, and Memoirs
Eudora Welty: Stories, Essays, and Memoirs 4.37 avg rating — 354 ratings
265.
The Sheltering Sky
The Sheltering Sky 3.89 avg rating — 30,062 ratings
266.
The Track Of The Cat (Western Literature and Fiction Series)
The Track Of The Cat (Western Literature and Fiction Series) 4.09 avg rating — 148 ratings
267.
V.
V. 3.97 avg rating — 24,778 ratings
268.
The Moviegoer
The Moviegoer 3.64 avg rating — 30,277 ratings
269.
The Long Winter (Little House, #6)
The Long Winter (Little House, #6) 4.18 avg rating — 91,400 ratings
270.
Mason & Dixon
Mason & Dixon 4.13 avg rating — 12,150 ratings
271.
'night, Mother
'night, Mother 3.91 avg rating — 12,567 ratings
271.
John Adams
John Adams 4.08 avg rating — 373,239 ratings
273.
Lost Horizon
Lost Horizon 3.95 avg rating — 24,251 ratings
274.
Good-Bye, Mr. Chips
Good-Bye, Mr. Chips 3.98 avg rating — 14,426 ratings
275.
Wait Till Next Year
Wait Till Next Year 4.05 avg rating — 11,205 ratings
276.
It
It 4.24 avg rating — 1,227,454 ratings
277.
Tender is the Night / The Last Tycoon
Tender is the Night / The Last Tycoon 3.84 avg rating — 1,298 ratings
277.
The Call of the Wild
The Call of the Wild 3.91 avg rating — 461,051 ratings
277.
The Camel Club (The Camel Club, #1)
The Camel Club (The Camel Club, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 96,655 ratings
277.
Revel
Revel 4.58 avg rating — 52 ratings
281.
Everyman
Everyman 3.62 avg rating — 21,062 ratings
281.
If I Die in a Combat Zone, Box Me Up and Ship Me Home
If I Die in a Combat Zone, Box Me Up and Ship Me Home 3.96 avg rating — 11,657 ratings
283.
The Civil War: A Narrative
The Civil War: A Narrative 4.53 avg rating — 8,028 ratings
284.
Fablehaven (Fablehaven, #1)
Fablehaven (Fablehaven, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 174,967 ratings
285.
The Devil in the White City
The Devil in the White City really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 739,793 ratings
286.
Skinwalkers (Leaphorn & Chee, #7)
Skinwalkers (Leaphorn & Chee, #7) 4.09 avg rating — 15,286 ratings
287.
Death Be Not Proud
Death Be Not Proud 3.86 avg rating — 12,769 ratings
287.
Opal (Lux, #3)
Opal (Lux, #3) 4.24 avg rating — 157,321 ratings
287.
Sackett's Land (The Sacketts, #1)
Sackett's Land (The Sacketts, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 14,058 ratings
287.
Joyland
Joyland 3.93 avg rating — 173,520 ratings
291.
Dragon Tears
Dragon Tears 3.78 avg rating — 24,041 ratings
292.
The Song of the Lark
The Song of the Lark 3.89 avg rating — 11,529 ratings
292.
A Visit from the Goon Squad
A Visit from the Goon Squad 3.70 avg rating — 244,162 ratings
294.
Black Like Me
Black Like Me 4.11 avg rating — 69,182 ratings
294.
Women
Women 3.80 avg rating — 84,216 ratings
296.
The Tell-Tale Heart
The Tell-Tale Heart 4.24 avg rating — 117,097 ratings
297.
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close 3.97 avg rating — 431,596 ratings
298.
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow 3.78 avg rating — 148,576 ratings
299.
The Declaration of Independence / The Constitution of the United States
The Declaration of Independence / The Constitution of the United States 4.44 avg rating — 26,981 ratings
300.
Walking Across Egypt
Walking Across Egypt 3.88 avg rating — 6,373 ratings
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