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Who were the Most Popular Authors in 2000?

These were the 100 most popular authors, based on circulation figures, in 2000. The headliners are still childrens picture book authors, and mystery and other popular fiction authors. Barbara Kingsolver, Larry McMurtry, Ernest Heminway, Isabel Allende and Shakespeare are the (highest circulating) 'literary' authors to appear in the list. Frank McCourt is the only non-fiction author to appear in the top 100 authors. There are some newcomers to the list, especially in the childrens' column. J. K. Rowling, and Deborah Dadey both just appeared. There are 38,307 authors in our database; the 100 authors below, by themselves, produce 13% of all circulation.

Most popular authors for 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, & 2006; and, Most Popular NonFiction Titles for 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, & 2006

In order by popularity:

All the authors:
Berenstain, Stan & Jan
Seuss, Dr.
Brown, Marc Tolon
Stine, R. L.
Hillerman, Tony
Rey, H. A. & Margret
Cornwell, Patricia
Grafton, Sue
Francis, Dick
Bridwell, Norman
Grisham, John
King, Stephen
Erickson, John R.
Martin, Ann M.
Parker, Robert B.
Roberts, Nora
Jance, Judith A.
Clark, Mary Higgins
Brown, Sandra
L'Amour, Louis
Rylant, Cynthia
Steel, Danielle
Grimes, Martha
Christie, Agatha
Perry, Anne
Potter, Beatrix
Parish, Peggy
Rowling, J. K.
Kellerman, Jonathan
Keene, Carolyn
Braun, Lilian Jackson
Clancy, Tom
Crichton, Michael
Burke, James Lee
Kingsolver, Barbara
Rey, H A. & Margret
Woods, Stuart
Block, Lawrence
Beaton, M. C.
Coulter, Catherine
Sandford, John
Gilman, Dorothy
Kellerman, Faye
McGarrity, Michael
O'Brian, Patrick
Patterson, James
Wells, Rosemary
Lobel, Arnold
Koontz, Dean R.
McBain, Ed
McMurtry, Larry
Barr, Nevada
Moncure, Jane Belk
Peters, Elizabeth
Rendell, Ruth
Marzollo, Jean
Cleary, Beverly
Paretsky, Sara
Leonard, Elmore
Steinbeck, John
Evanovich, Janet
Hemingway, Ernest
George, Elizabeth
Higgins, Jack
Bemelmans, Ludwig
Dadey, Debbie
McCaffrey, Anne
Warner, Gertrude Chandler
Greeley, Andrew M.
Muller, Marcia
Deveraux, Jude
Rice, Anne
Dixon, Franklin W.
Scottoline, Lisa
Shakespeare, William
King, Laurie R.
Binchy, Maeve
De Paola, Tomie
Brown, Rita Mae
LaHaye, Tim F.
Galdone, Paul
Dahl, Roald
Griffin, W. E. B.
Truman, Margaret
Baldacci, David
Asimov, Isaac
Davidson, Diane Mott
Cussler, Clive
Michener, James A.
Hess, Joan
Blume, Judy
James, P. D.
McCourt, Frank
Yolen, Jane
Le Carre, John
Bunting, Eve
Peters, Ellis
McCrumb, Sharyn
Paulsen, Gary
Allende, Isabel

Authors of books for young people:
Berenstain, Stan & Jan
Seuss, Dr.
Brown, Marc Tolon
Stine, R. L.
Rey, H. A. & Margret
Bridwell, Norman
Erickson, John R.
Martin, Ann M.
Rylant, Cynthia
Potter, Beatrix
Parish, Peggy
Rowling, J. K.
Keene, Carolyn
Rey, H A. & Margret
Wells, Rosemary
Lobel, Arnold
Moncure, Jane Belk
Marzollo, Jean
Cleary, Beverly
Bemelmans, Ludwig
Dadey, Debbie
Warner, Gertrude Chandler
Dixon, Franklin W.
De Paola, Tomie
Galdone, Paul
Dahl, Roald
Blume, Judy
Yolen, Jane
Bunting, Eve

Authors of books for adults:
Hillerman, Tony
Cornwell, Patricia
Grafton, Sue
Francis, Dick
Grisham, John
King, Stephen
Parker, Robert B.
Roberts, Nora
Jance, Judith A.
Clark, Mary Higgins
Brown, Sandra
L'Amour, Louis
Steel, Danielle
Grimes, Martha
Christie, Agatha
Perry, Anne
Kellerman, Jonathan
Braun, Lilian Jackson
Clancy, Tom
Crichton, Michael
Burke, James Lee
Kingsolver, Barbara
Woods, Stuart
Block, Lawrence
Beaton, M. C.
Coulter, Catherine
Sandford, John
Gilman, Dorothy
Kellerman, Faye
McGarrity, Michael
O'Brian, Patrick
Patterson, James
Koontz, Dean R.
McBain, Ed
McMurtry, Larry
Barr, Nevada
Peters, Elizabeth
Rendell, Ruth
Paretsky, Sara
Leonard, Elmore
Steinbeck, John
Evanovich, Janet
Hemingway, Ernest
George, Elizabeth
Higgins, Jack
McCaffrey, Anne
Greeley, Andrew M.
Muller, Marcia
Deveraux, Jude
Rice, Anne
Scottoline, Lisa
Shakespeare, William
King, Laurie R.
Binchy, Maeve
Brown, Rita Mae
LaHaye, Tim F.
Griffin, W. E. B.
Truman, Margaret
Baldacci, David
Asimov, Isaac
Davidson, Diane Mott
Cussler, Clive
Michener, James A.
Hess, Joan
James, P. D.
McCourt, Frank
Le Carre, John
Peters, Ellis
McCrumb, Sharyn
Paulsen, Gary
Allende, Isabel


Updated January 25, 2007.
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