There are some authors with whom every writer should become acquainted. Many have long-ago shed “this mortal coil” (so sayeth number one, below), while others are still living and producing interesting works that keep bookstores afloat.
Obviously, your tastes will differ from others’; however, in the interest of giving you a starting point, we’ve arranged a top ten famous author listing. If you’re not familiar (or only a tad familiar) with any of the writers below, it’s time to head to your nearest library.
1.1. William Shakespeare
Ah, The Bard. This “Renaissance Man” was truly prolific (though if you believe some skeptics, he never existed at all, was the pseudonym for someone else or was perhaps the moniker under which a group of authors published.)
Chances are strong that you’ve read or seen at least one of his plays, but if it’s been a while since you perused a copy of “The Tragedy of Hamlet” or “Macbeth”, it’s time to reacquaint yourself with this master of language and storytelling.
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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Whilst British writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote many other novels, it’s perhaps easiest to justify his place on our list by saying one name – Sherlock Holmes. In a series of books that changed the face of the crime-writing genre, Doyle produced a character whose name is known by old and young around the world some 90 years after his death. More than 50 books were written about Holmes and his faithful companion Dr Watson and they have been entertaining readers ever since. A writer we simply couldn’t leave off our list. Related blog post
3. Dr. Joseph Murphy
Dr. Joseph Murphy explains that life events are actually the result of the workings of your conscious and subconscious minds. He suggests practical techniques through which one can change one’s destiny, principally by focusing and redirecting this miraculous energy. Years of research studying the world’s major religions convinced him that some Great Power lay behind all spiritual life and that this power is within each of us.
The Power of Your Subconscious Mind will open a world of success, happiness, prosperity, and peace for you.
Joseph Nguyen is the author of the #1 international bestselling book, Don’t Believe Everything You Think, which has been translated into 31+ languages.
He is a writer who helps others realize who they truly are beyond their own thinking and conditioning to live an abundant life free from psychological and emotional suffering.
When he’s not busy petting his 3 cats that he’s allergic to, he spends the rest of his time writing, teaching, speaking, and sharing timeless wisdom to help people discover their own divinity from within and how they are the answer they’ve been looking for their entire lives.
5.Mark Manson
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck took the world by storm, selling almost 2 million copies in its first year alone. It was #1 on the New York Times Bestseller list and is still in the Top Ten six years after being published. It has been translated into 65 languages, including Russian, which was banned by Putin himself. It’s the book your mom dreams about when she takes a bubble bath at night—unless she, too, is a fascist pig.
The Subtle Art presents an entirely new approach to personal development, from top to bottom. Life is not about getting rid of problems, it’s about finding better problems. It’s not about avoiding failure, it’s about getting better at failure. It’s not about knowing everything, but becoming more comfortable in not knowing anything.
The Subtle Art is all about coming to terms with all of the inevitable unimportant imperfections in life and then choosing to not give a f*ck about them. It’s about learning how to give a f*ck about the few things that truly matter.
