Bestselling authors
Patten was added due to the fact that he is estimated to have sold as many books as Dr Seuss but one could note that the reappearance here of Christie, Shakespeare, Blyton, Rowling and Theodor Seuss Geisel invite musing on other bestselling authors:
Leo Tolstoy's 413 million book sales ensure we don't see a dumbing down or battle between those held high in literary estimation and potboiler writers, while the appearance of manga authors (which presumably includes the artwork)
Eiichiro Oda and
Akira Toriyama remind us that the term 'author' is more widely used than for conventional print books.
Corin Tellado,
Jackie Collins and
Nora Roberts assure us that romance really is popular, not just a fluke for fans of Cartland and Steel. Crime fiction is huge, so is suspense. Fantasy and its affiliation with children's books.
Horatio Alger is testament to success through writing
dime novels.
R.L. Stine attests to the power of children's series with a catchy hook,
Pushkin misleads writers into thinking that
playwrights and
poets make money - that's if Shakespeare hasn't done the job. And, in the biggest upset,
Dean Koontz outsells
Stephen King in horror - King would be crying all the way to the bank.
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