John Gray

Self-Help Author

13

Lee Strobel

Religious Author

14

Paula Vogel

Playwright

15

Laura Schroff

Novelist

16

Karen Hesse

Young Adult Author

17

Orhan Pamuk

Novelist

18

Alice Hoffman

Young Adult Author

19

Walter Isaacson

Non-Fiction Author

20

Charlaine Harris

Novelist

21

Roland Smith

Young Adult Author

22

Bill Bryson

Novelist

23

Rita Dove

Poet

24

Dean Parisot

Screenwriter

25

Faye Kellerman

Novelist

26

Don Miguel Ruiz

Religious Author

27

Dorianne Laux

Poet

28

Steve Barnes

Novelist

29

Sarah Ellis

Children's Author

30

Naomi Shihab Nye

Poet

31

Mark Fuhrman

Non-Fiction Author

32

Diana Gabaldon

Novelist

33

Terry McMillan

Novelist

34

Angie Sage

Young Adult Author

35

Tomson Highway

Novelist

36

Ehsan Sehgal

Poet

37

Anna Quindlen

Non-Fiction Author

38

Jimmy Santiago Baca

Poet

39

Walter Mosley

Novelist

40

Robin Hobb

Novelist

41

Tom Fontana

Screenwriter

42

Johanna Lindsey

Novelist

43

Linda Woolverton

Screenwriter

44

Judith Ortiz Cofer

Essayist

45

Terri McMillan

Novelist

46

Vikram Seth

Poet

47

Mick Garris

Screenwriter

48