Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by the Broke and the Bookish. Today’s theme was:
Ten Authors I Own The Most Books From
There is only one author who I love enough that I have bought (and read) almost every single book he’s ever published – Ian Rankin. When going through my shelves to do this TTT, I found that, while I have one or two books by a lot of authors, there aren’t many that I have several by, which is why I don’t have a full list of ten authors this week. I’m sure there are more authors that I have several books by, but a lot of my books are currently packed up unfortunately. These eight authors are just ones I found readily on my shelves. All names linked to the author’s website except William McIlvanney (because he doesn’t have one).
Ian Rankin – thirty books, I believe, but I actually own more than one copy for a couple of them.
This picture is from when I first met Ian Rankin. 🙂
JK Rowling – ten books
Stephen King – nine books; my dad owns all of them, but I personally own nine books by Stephen King.
Sarah Dessen – seven books
John Green – five books
William McIlvanney – five books
Melissa de la Cruz – five books
James Dashner – five books
Which authors do you own lots of books by?
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Lucy Maud Montgomery’s name holds the most works in my collection. I basically want to be her.
I’ve never heard of her. I’ll check her out.
Sarah Dessen! I don’t own any books by her but I definitely went through a stack of them one summer via the library. I haven’t read anything by Ian Rankin, but I don’t think I own 30 books by any author so that’s really impressive! Are all the books you own by him physical copies or ebooks as well?
Nope. They are all physical copies. 🙂 He’s my favorite author and I also did my honors research thesis on him and his Rebus series, so I had to read all of those. But I just love him and his writing, so I’ve bought everything he’s published. 🙂
I know how it is with favorite authors. I not only have the need to own every book they’ve written, but also alternate covers. I’m not sure which author I own the most of, probably Terry Pratchett, LE Modesitte or Isacc Asimov.
I’m the same! I own US and UK covers of a couple of his books. 🙂
Surprisingly I haven’t read many of the authors on your list! :O J.K. Rowling of course… but yeah she’s the only one…Hmm this needs to change, obviously. 😉
Hmmm. Sarah Dessen for feel good romance/summer reads.
Stephen King for horror, obviously. John Green for… John Green? Lol. Ian Rankin and William McIlvanney for amazing crime fiction. Melissa de la Cruz for fantasy. James Dashner for awesome dystopian. 😀
I would love to meet Tamora Pierce, I definitely own basically all of her books. So glad you got to meet your favourite author! Rowling made my list too, OF COURSE!
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Katrina @ Chased By My Imagination
I think JK is on everyone’s list this week!
Meeting my favorite author was amazing and something I’ll never forget. I hope you get to meet yours one day! 🙂
That’s so exciting! I’m glad you were able to meet your favorite author! I love meeting authors. 🙂
🙂 It was wonderful. The first time I met him I was interviewing him for my honors thesis; he was so awesome and down to earth. I’ve met him several times since then. I just love him.
Great list! Love Sarah Dessen and John Green!
J.K. Rowling is on my list too! And I’d like to build my collections of John Green and Sarah Dessen – I love their work!
Nicole @ The Quiet Concert
JK’s been on pretty every list I think. 🙂
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My books are all over the place at the minute so my list is maybe a little inaccurate. That is some serious Ian Rankin love you got going on there! R x
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He’s my favorite author. I also wrote my honors research thesis on him, so I needed all of his books. 🙂
Your dad owns ALL of Stephen King’s books?!? Wow! I’m not actually a big book buyer (for a bibliophile, that is) – I tend to stick with the library. Most of the books I own are either favorite authors (which I’ve already covered in multiple TTTs) or bargain books that I picked up here and there.
Yep. Well, except for the last couple as he likes to wait for the paperback. 🙂
I’ve been a big book buyer buy I’ve toned it down a bit recently and have been sticking with the library too.
I love this, both the list and the picture. Beautiful.
Aw. Thanks! 🙂