The most popular authors, ranked by what CrossBingers actually watch, play, read, and listen to, blended with critical standing. Refreshed every day.
Updated 2026-06-28
Robert Greene–
Mark Manson–
Dale Carnegie–
Ali Hazelwood–
Kathleen Glasgow▲1
David Goggins▼1
Stephen F. Kaufman–
Madeline Miller–
Dan Brown–
William Golding–
Eckhart Tolle–
Jeff Kinney–
S. E. Hinton▲1
Orson Scott Card–
Bret Easton Ellis▼1
Rick Riordan–
Dav Pilkey–
Norman Vincent Peale▲1
Randall Munroe▼1
Malcolm Gladwell▲1
John Scalzi▲1
Holly Jackson▲2
Chris Voss▲3
Jodi Picoult▲3
Lucy Maud Montgomery▲3
Christopher Paolini▲3
Robin S. Sharma▲5
V.C. Andrews▲9
Tahereh Mafi▲4
V. E. Schwab▲4
Sarah J. Maas▲5
Gary Paulsen▲10
Alan Moore▲13
Cal Newport▲17
Daniel Handler▲18
Penny Jordan▲20
Dan Simmons▲22
Steven Erikson▲22
James S. A. Corey▲22
Julia Quinn▲22
Patti Smith▲26
Francine Rivers▲22
Eric Schlosser▲23
Tomi Adeyemi▲27
Shannon Messenger▲27
Jerry Spinelli▲27
James Gleick▲37
Colleen Hoover▲26
Lionel GilesNEW
André Aciman▲28
Lois McMaster Bujold▲31
Stephen Hawking▲28
Raymond E. Feist▲32
Mo WillemsNEW
Stephen King▲23
Stephanie GarberNEW
Tui T. SutherlandNEW
Elisabetta DamiNEW
Penelope DouglasNEW
Amish TripathiNEW
David MitchellNEW
Nicholas EamesNEW
Tina FeyNEW
Lynne GrahamNEW
Leonard Mlodinow▲9
Jay KristoffNEW
George Orwell▼17
Kate DiCamilloNEW
Lilian PeakeNEW