Authors

Discover 10 authors and explore their works

Akwaeke Emezi

Nigerian writer and video artist whose work explores themes of identity, gender, and spirituality.

Nigerian

Contemporary FictionMagical RealismLGBTQ+ Literature
Books (15):Classic Work 101Classic Work 111Classic Work 121+12 more

Aldous Huxley

Aldous Leonard Huxley

1894 - 1963

English writer and philosopher best known for his novel Brave New World, which explores themes of technological advancement and social control.

British

Dystopian FictionScience FictionPhilosophical Fiction
Books (15):Classic Work 102Classic Work 112Classic Work 122+12 more

Alex Michaelides

1977 - Present

British-Cypriot author and screenwriter known for his psychological thrillers that explore the complexities of the human mind.

British

Psychological ThrillerMysteryContemporary Fiction
Books (15):Classic Work 103Classic Work 113Classic Work 123+12 more

Ali Hazelwood

American author known for her STEMinist romance novels that feature strong female protagonists in academic and scientific settings.

American

RomanceContemporary FictionAcademic Romance
Books (15):Classic Work 104Classic Work 114Classic Work 124+12 more

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald

1896 - 1940

American novelist, essayist, screenwriter, and short story writer, best known for his depictions of the Jazz Age.

American

Modernist LiteratureJazz AgeAmerican Dream
Books (17):The Great GatsbyClassic Work 96Classic Work 106+14 more

George Orwell

Eric Arthur Blair

1903 - 1950

English novelist, essayist, journalist, and critic whose work is characterised by lucid prose, biting social criticism, opposition to totalitarianism, and outspoken support of democratic socialism.

British

Dystopian FictionPolitical SatireSocial Commentary
Books (18):1984Animal FarmClassic Work 95+15 more

Harper Lee

Nelle Harper Lee

1926 - 2016

American novelist best known for her 1960 novel To Kill a Mockingbird, which deals with serious issues like rape and racial inequality.

American

Southern GothicComing-of-AgeSocial Justice
Books (17):To Kill a MockingbirdClassic Work 97Classic Work 107+14 more

J.D. Salinger

Jerome David Salinger

1919 - 2010

American writer best known for his 1951 novel The Catcher in the Rye, which has become a classic of American literature.

American

Coming-of-AgeModernist LiteraturePsychological Fiction
Books (16):Classic Work 99Classic Work 109Classic Work 119+13 more

Jane Austen

1775 - 1817

English novelist known primarily for her six major novels, which interpret, critique and comment upon the British landed gentry at the end of the 18th century.

British

RomanceSocial CommentaryRegency Era
Books (22):Pride and PrejudiceSense and SensibilityEmma+19 more

William Golding

Sir William Gerald Golding

1911 - 1993

British novelist, playwright, and poet best known for his 1954 novel Lord of the Flies, for which he won the Nobel Prize in Literature.

British

AllegoryPsychological FictionModern Literature
Books (16):Classic Work 100Classic Work 110Classic Work 120+13 more