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The Best of the 2010s

This list of 2010s&#39; autobiographies features some of the most acclaimed books of the 21st century. These popular memoirs from the 2010s tell true tales of tragedy, the rocky road of addiction recovery, and even what it means to grow up surrounded by Hollywood royalty. Check out the top memoirs of the decade.

No list of celebrity memoirs is complete without at least one former president telling his story. Looking for a rock and roll tale? There are a few great music reads from the past decade from artists such as Questlove and The Beastie Boys. How about a comedic memoir? Carol Burnett and Joan Rivers&rsquo;s autobiographies are sure to leave readers laughing while Tina Fey&#39;s Bossypants and Carrie Fischer&#39;s The Princess Diarist balance their funny with heartfelt tales of struggle and triumph.

Which do you think are the best autobiographies 2010s? Vote up all your favorites.

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The Most Popular Celebrity Memoirs & Autobiographies Of The 2010s

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Lists of the greatest, worst, goriest, and scariest horror movies, series, characters, scenes, and more.

Everything Horror

A closer look at the scariest, goriest, and most suspenseful films that defined the genre in the 2010s decade.

2010s Horror: Decade of Dread

As the first decade of the 21st century comes to a close, let&rsquo;s take a look at the 50 horror books of the 2010s that terrified readers the most. Peruse this list of the 2010s&#39; scariest novels with the lights on and be sure to check underneath the bed before going to sleep tonight.&nbsp;

Thanks to horrors authors like Joe Hill, Lauren Buekes, and Paul Tremblay, the past decade has been a banner one for terror novels. Several popular scary books in the 2010s were adapted into successful feature films, such as&nbsp;Josh Malerman&rsquo;s Bird Box and Stephen King&rsquo;s Doctor Sleep. The latter book served as the long-anticipated sequel to The Shining.&nbsp;

Make your voice heard. Be sure to vote up the best 2010s horror novels. Which entries sent chills down your spine and made you want to scream the most?

The Most Popular Horror Novels Of The 2010s

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Nothing inspires growth and development quite like reading (and being read to). Here are lists of the top children's fiction and storybooks to line your child's bookshelf.

Books for Growing Minds

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This list of the best children&#39;s books of the 2010s features great reads for children from newborns to tweens. These popular kids&#39; books of 2010s are a mix of picture books, mysteries, and inspirational stories for young men and women. Which 2010s children&#39;s books are your favorites?

You may find a few familiar names on&nbsp;this list of 2010s kids&#39; books. Three former first daughters got into the literary game this century. The Bush twins published their autobiographical story on what it is like to be born into the Bush dynasty in the 2017 selection, Sisters First: Stories from Our Wild and Wonderful Life. Additionally, Chelsea Clinton published a book to inspire young readers called, She Persisted: 13 American Women Who Changed the World.

From learning how to recite the alphabet to finding out the story of Pinocchio&rsquo;s life from his point of view, this list of 2010s kids&#39; books has something for every young reader. Be sure to vote up all the best kids books from the first decade of the 21st century.

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The Most Popular Children's Books Of The 2010s

The Best 2010s Children's Books Of The Decade, Ranked

Ranking the best of everything of the last 10 years.

2010s: A Decade in Review

The best science fiction books 2010s and the best fantasy books 2010s include literature for both young adults and veteran readers. Before the decade closes out, check out the best of the 2000s. Then, be sure to vote up your favorite sci-fi and fantasy books from the past ten years.

Perhaps no genre became as successful as fantasy this century. Thanks to both the Harry Potter series and <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/real-meaning-of-game-of-thrones-prince-that-was-promised/stephanroget?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">A Song of Ice and Fire</a> series, all things wizards, dragons, and magic saw a huge boost in popularity. And while it would be tough to top the success of JK Rowling and George RR Martin, several fantasy authors like Brandon Sanderson, with his The Stormlight Archive Series, have helped carry the genre. Sanderson&#39;s series should see even more success following&nbsp;a planned feature film for his acclaimed novel The Way of Kings.

A familiar horror name made the best of list of 2010s sci fi books. Stephen King&rsquo;s 2011 time travel novel 11/23/63 was intriguing enough that it was turned into a Hulu miniseries starring James Franco. Cinema fans may also notice one impressive science fiction novel called The Martian, which was adapted into a successful feature film starring Matt Damon in 2015.

What are the best fantasy books 2010s? How about the best sci fi novels 2010s? Be sure to vote up all your favorites.&nbsp;

The Best 2010s Science Fiction &amp; Fantasy Novels

The Best 2010s Science Fiction & Fantasy Books Of The Decade, Ranked

Literature

Nothing says refined like a fancy coffee table book to add that perfect touch to your living room. Depending on what it is, it can say a lot about your interests, your style, and overall eye for design. For instance, if you want to impress your guests and show off your good taste, a renown <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-coffee-table-books-for-photographers/ranker-books?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">photography coffee table</a> book can go a long way. Or perhaps you just bought a new coffee table and you need something to put on it. Maybe you&nbsp;don&#39;t care about all of this; you just want a cool coffee table book. Whatever the case, you can get some great ideas here with this list of the best <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/20-greatest-coffee-table-books-of-all-time/superphotog?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">coffee table books</a> ever. From classics like Robert Frank&#39;s The Americans&nbsp;to something a little less specific&nbsp;like National Geographic: The Photographs, there are some great coffee table books right here.&nbsp;

Whether you&#39;re looking to add a cool touch to your living room or just love big books full of pictures, you&#39;ll get some great ideas below.&nbsp;

20 Greatest Coffee Table Books of All Time

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Nothing says refined like a fancy coffee table book to add that perfect touch to your living room. Depending on what it is, it can say a lot about your interests, your style, and overall eye for design. For instance, if you want to impress your guests and show off your good taste, a renown <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-coffee-table-books-for-photographers/ranker-books?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">photography coffee table</a> book can go a long way. Or perhaps you just bought a new coffee table and you need something to put on it. Maybe you&nbsp;don&#39;t care about all of this; you just want a cool coffee table book. Whatever the case, you can get some great ideas here with this list of the best <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/20-greatest-coffee-table-books-of-all-time/superphotog?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">coffee table books</a> ever. From classics like Robert Frank&#39;s The Americans&nbsp;to something a little less specific&nbsp;like National Geographic: The Photographs, there are some great coffee table books right here.&nbsp;

Whether you&#39;re looking to add a cool touch to your living room or just love big books full of pictures, you&#39;ll get some great ideas below.

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Looking for a cheap coffee table book? Good news! There are plenty of cool coffee table books under $15 out there, just waiting to liven up your living room. Here, you&#39;ll find a collection of some of the best cheap coffee table books on the market to chose from. Whether you&#39;re into animals, nature, or home design, there&#39;s something on the list for everyone.&nbsp;

All of these coffee table books are the perfect combination of inexpensive and intriguing. Whether on sale or simply low-priced&nbsp;to begin with, <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-cheap-coffee-table-books/ranker-books?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">bargain coffee table books</a> are a great way to add a little entertainment&nbsp;to your own living room. They also make the perfect cheap gift that still looks classy and thoughtful.&nbsp;So, browse&nbsp;what&#39;s on the market and be sure to vote for your favorites!

The Best Cheap and Inexpensive Coffee Table Books

Whether you&#39;re a photographer yourself or are just looking to liven up your coffee table, you&#39;ve come to the right place! Here, you can&nbsp;check out some of the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-coffee-table-books-for-photographers/ranker-books?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">best photography coffee table books</a> on the market. These stunning books are packed full of gorgeous pictures that make it abundantly&nbsp;clear how some of the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/list-of-famous-photographers/reference?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">most famous photographers</a> of the past few decades became household names.&nbsp;

From history of photography books to compilations of famous magazine photography, there&#39;s something for everyone here.&nbsp;These books can be excellent inspiration to develop your own skills behind the camera, as they go into the deeper details of photography as an art form.&nbsp; Fear not if you don&#39;t fancy yourself the next Annie Leibovitz, however, for you&#39;ll also find books about lighter topics like dogs,&nbsp;beaches, and nature.

Be sure to cast a vote for your favorites as you feast your eyes on&nbsp; these gorgeous books!&nbsp;

The Best Coffee Table Books for Photographers

In this fast-paced world we live in, it seems not everyone has time to actually sit down and read a book. Though audiobooks were once viewed as little more than multi-part cassettes filled with motivational wisdom, in the last decade or so they&#39;ve enjoyed a renaissance. Along with an increase in audiobooks is an increase in authors who narrate their own books. As there&#39;s often no one better to capture the tone of a book than the person who wrote it, finding the best audiobooks can come down to finding an one that&#39;s read by the author themselves. From fiction to memoir, Stephen King to Elizabeth Gilbert, you can listen to an author read their book to you.

These days a great audiobook can be a form of entertainment all on its own, as the best stories come to life complete with emotion and a vibrancy that can be missed in the written word. In many cases, audiobooks have even eclipsed their written counterparts, partially because they bring stories to life in a new way and partially because it&#39;s so easy now to carry <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-audiobooks-for-road-trips/ranker-books">a whole </a><a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-audiobooks-for-road-trips/ranker-books" target="_blank">audio library</a><a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-audiobooks-for-road-trips/ranker-books"> around with you</a>. The best audiobooks narrated by the author are filled with passion and enthusiasm, and you can be sure you&#39;re hearing the book the way it was meant to be heard. With every pause, emphasis, or breath, the author-narrated audiobooks on this list are captivating and authentic from start to finish. Try Audible and get two free audiobooks - allowing you to easily <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Audible-Free-Trial-Digital-Membership/dp/B00NB86OYE/?ref_=assoc_tag_ph_1485906643682&amp;_encoding=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=pf4&amp;tag=rankercom2795806-20&amp;linkId=af140b072c99eaf6622f48d67ce4c486" target="_blank">indulge in the voice of your favorite author-narrator</a>.

It&#39;s time to put away your paperback, stop licking your thumb, or worrying about papercuts - pop in your headphones, and vote up the authors who&#39;ve done the best narrating their books.

The Best Authors Who Narrate Their Own Audiobooks

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The Best Audiobooks Read By The Author, Ranked By Listeners

Teens

Audiobooks for teens range come in all the genres that and adult books do. Beyond just the YA genre, <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-books-for-teens/dad-of-the-year" target="_blank">teen books</a> are written for that equally great and terrible time when a teen finds themselves in limbo between kid and adult. The best audiobooks for teens offer stories to distract, empower, and inspire during their bus ride, hanging out with friends, or even while doing chores.

Many of the best audiobooks for teens are part of a longer series that follows a teenage protagonist as they battle monsters while they also battle the difficulties of being a teen. Teen audiobooks that are classics such as Where The Red Fern Grows, The Giver, and The Outsiders. Other great audiobooks for teens include Audible exclusive audiobooks such as Skyward and Queen of Shadows.

Which of these audiobooks for teens will you download? <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Audible-Free-Trial-Digital-Membership/dp/B00NB86OYE/?ref_=assoc_tag_ph_1485906643682&amp;_encoding=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=pf4&amp;tag=rankercom2794242-20&amp;linkId=af140b072c99eaf6622f48d67ce4c486" target="_blank">Try Audible and get two free audiobooks</a> - which makes it even easier for teens to add new books to their library. Vote for the audiobooks you would recommend to any teen and add any must-listen books we might have missed.

The Best Audiobooks For Teens

The Best Mystery Authors

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George Saunders

Sometimes a whole novel is just too much. If you&#39;re lucky enough to find an author you connect with on a moral and philosophical level, as millions of fans of George Saunders&nbsp;can attest to, no novel can beat the joy that <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-collections-of-short-stories/ranker-books" target="_blank">a collection of stories</a> can bring (unless that novel happens to be Saunders&#39; Lincoln in the Bardo). There is really nothing like a great collection of essays and/or short stories.

The stories contained between the covers of these books are thematically connected and sometimes they feel completely disjointed, but the fact that these different stories all come from the mind of a favorite author makes reading them a unique experience. A great collection is like being whisked through the mind of someone you love and respect. It&#39;s like having a conversation with your hero and your best friend. It&#39;s all at once easy to digest, a pleasure to listen to, and endlessly enlightening without feeling like homework.

Unlike many famous people who have also published essay collections along with novels or other works, George Saunders&nbsp;is actually best known for his essay collections and short stories. It&#39;s through these books filled with his intelligence and trademark tragicomic style&nbsp;that Saunders became a household name in the first place. Fans of his know what a special feeling it is to read one of his acclaimed story collections, and while his books range from Vonnegut-esque to wholly original, they all share that totally original George Saunders sensibility.

Whether you&#39;ve read them all or are looking for the next best stories to devour, let&#39;s rank the best George Saunders&nbsp;books.

The Best George Saunders Books

The Best George Saunders Books & Collections, Ranked

Nora Ephron

There are times when a novel is just too much. If you&#39;re lucky enough to find an author you connect with on a humorous and spiritual level, as millions of fans of Nora Ephron can attest to, no novel can beat the joy that a <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-collections-of-short-stories/ranker-books" target="_blank">collection of stories</a> can bring. There&#39;s nothing like a great collection of essays or short stories, especially when they&#39;re from a writer like Ephron.

Though Nora Ephron may be best known for her <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-nora-ephron-movies/ranker-film" target="_blank">award-winning screenwriting</a>, fans of hers know what a special feeling it is to read one of her acclaimed essay collections or to get to know her through her autobiographical novel.&nbsp;These Nora Ephron books range from funny to heartbreaking, but they all share that totally original Nora Ephron sensibility, and you&#39;ll feel you&#39;re Ephron&#39;s personal friend when you pick up one of these books.

Sometimes the stories contained between the covers of these books are thematically connected and sometimes they&#39;re completely disjointed, but the fact that these different stories all come from the mind of a favorite author makes reading them a unique experience. A great collection is like being whisked through the mind of someone you love and respect. It&#39;s like having a conversation with your hero and your best friend. It&#39;s all at once easy to digest, a pleasure to listen to, and endlessly entertaining without feeling like homework.

Whether you&#39;ve read them all or are looking for the next best&nbsp;essay collection to devour, let&#39;s rank the best Nora Ephron novels and essay collections.

The Best Nora Ephron Novels & Collections

The Best Nora Ephron Novels & Collections, Ranked

David Sedaris

There are times when a novel is just too much. If you&#39;re lucky enough to find an author you connect with on a humorous and spiritual level, as millions of fans of David Sedaris can attest to, no novel can beat the joy that a <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-collections-of-short-stories/ranker-books" target="_blank">collection of stories</a> can bring. Especially when you just want to laugh and read some of the funniest essays and short stories around, there&#39;s nothing like a great collection of essays and short stories from David Sedaris.

Sometimes the stories contained between the covers of these books are thematically connected and sometimes they&#39;re completely disjointed, but the fact that these different stories all come from the mind of a favorite author makes reading them a unique experience. A great collection is like being whisked through the mind of someone you love and respect. It&#39;s like having a conversation with your hero and your best friend. It&#39;s all at once easy to digest, a pleasure to listen to, and endlessly entertaining without feeling like homework.

Unlike many famous people who have published collections of essays, David Sedaris is actually best known for his essay collections, and it&#39;s through these books filled with self-deprecating humor and uplifting stories that Sedaris became a household name in the first place. Fans of his know what a special feeling it is to read one of his acclaimed story collections, each story brining you laughing into his world. While his books range from funny to shocking, they all share that totally original David Sedaris sensibility, which will make you&nbsp;feel like Sedaris&#39;&nbsp;personal friend when you pick up one of these books.&nbsp;

Whether you&#39;ve read them all or are looking for the next best&nbsp;essay collection to devour, let&#39;s rank the best David Sedaris story and essay collections.

The Best David Sedaris Essay Collections

The Best David Sedaris Essays & Short Stories Collections, Ranked

Lists about and ranking the best poets and poems of all times, including rhymes, haiku, sonnets, free verse, blank verse, epics, ballads, love poems, villanelles, and even limericks. 

Poetry? Oh Noetry!

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What is the best short poem to memorize? This list includes great poems that are easy to memorize such as &quot;Dream within a Dream,&quot; &quot;This Is Just to Say,&quot; &quot;Richard Cory,&quot; and &quot;First Fig.&quot; Memorizing poetry will prove to be an impressive trick at parties, will bring you closer to the poem, and foster a lifelong bond with literature that simply reading these poems doesn't offer. Poetry buffs might also enjoy the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-love-poems/ranker-books">best poems about love</a>, the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-short-rhyming-poems/ranker-books" target="_blank">best rhyming poems</a>, and the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-epic-poems/ranker-books">best epic poems</a>, while theatre fans may want to see the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-short-monologues-from-plays/william-neckard" target="_blank">best short monologues</a>.&nbsp;Written works have the ability to make us feel. They make us want to believe, be inspired, and live vicariously through the stories we read on the page. They can make us <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-short-love-poems/ranker-books" target="_blank">love</a>, <a href="https://commaful.com/tags/funny%20poems/" target="_blank">laugh</a>, and <a href="https://commaful.com/tags/sad/" target="_blank">cry</a>.&nbsp;Though brief, these&nbsp;<a href="http://commaful.com/tags/short%20poems/" target="_blank">short poems</a> are full of rich imagery and hidden meaning. It is these elements which provoke readers to dig deeper, and memorizing the poem furthers that relationship even more.Poets and their poetry have the ability to take readers places and into worlds never imagined. Poets can often be tortured souls or great thinkers who allow readers a new view on the world, sometimes in as few as 10 or 12 line verses. Their skills with words, even when the poem is only a few lines long, draw the reader in, making us want to memorize certain works, like those on this list.Vote up all good simple and short poems to memorize below, or add&nbsp;the easiest classic&nbsp;<a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-poems-of-all-time/ranker-books?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">famous poems</a> to recite if they aren't already on the list.

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The Best Short Poems to Memorize

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30+ of the Best Short & Easy Poems to Memorize, Ranked

Lists about novelists, poets, short story authors, journalists, essayists, and playwrights, from simple rankings to fun facts about the men and women behind the pens.

People Who Write

The pen is truly mightier than the sword, and if you’re a book enthusiast you know that to be true. Some of history’s <a href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-most-influential-people-of-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">most influential people</a> were authors, writing the most important literature and political works of all time. Writers have shaped human history, capturing some of the most important historical events and reflecting the culture of a changing world around us in a profound way. Who are the best writers of all time? Vote up the authors you think are the best and see how they rank!&nbsp;The famous writers on this list are the best in history, writing books, plays, essays, and poetry that has stood the test of time and make up the world's canon of literature and written work. No matter what type of writing you like to read, you can't go wrong with a book by one of these best writers of all time. Simply put, they're easily some of the most famous authors of all time.This list of authors features the best writers ever, including, William Shakespeare, Jane Austen, Emily Bronte, Geoffrey Chaucer, Homer, Joseph Conrad, Charles Dickens, Herman Melleville, William Faulkner, and Edgar Allan Poe. Vote up the best authors of all time below or add the writer you think is the best who isn't already on the list.

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Lists of celebrated short fiction by author and region and curated collections you should add to your home library.

The Art of the Short Story

List of the best short story writers of all time. From Voltaire to George Saunders, a complete list of the greatest short story authors who have written works in English or whose works have been translated into English.&nbsp;Usually, short fiction features a small cast of characters and is focused on one incident or anecdote and one overall mood, such as <a href="https://commaful.com/tags/romantic/" target="_blank">romance</a>, <a href="https://commaful.com/tags/funny/" target="_blank">humor</a>, or <a href="https://commaful.com/tags/sad%20love/" target="_blank">sadness</a>. Complex stories with sweeping timelines and superfluous characters are not often written in the short story medium, because there is simply not enough time to develop more than one or two cohesive thoughts. The best short story writers think that writing short-fiction is a completely&nbsp;separate art form than writing a novel, but some would argue that <a href="https://commaful.com/writers/" target="_blank">writing short stories</a> is great practice for writing a full length work of fiction.&nbsp;Because of the constraints of page length, great short story writers have to use language that is descriptive and quickly sets the scene or develops their characters. Hemingway is notoriously good at short, pithy stories. One of his most famous is the world's shortest short story: “For Sale, Baby Shoes, Never Worn.” Very short stories are also known as flash-fiction.Like Hemingway, the best short story authors can paint a picture with their words in a short amount of time. If you like books but don't have time to read novels, reading short stories could be a great option for you. Many of <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-novelists-of-all-time/ranker-books">the best novelists of all time</a>&nbsp; have also written good short stories. Often, this type of fiction is sold in short story collections or anthologies. Use this list to discover new authors of short-fiction and vote on your favorites.

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The Best Short Story Writers of All Time

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Lists about the wizarding world that captured the imaginations of children and adults alike and forever changed the way we view owls, brooms, and round eyeglasses.

The Universe of Harry Potter

The best <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/harry-potter-characters?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">Harry Potter</a> books are those favorite books from J.K. Rowling that chronicle the story of the young wizard Harry Potter and his crew of friends at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. It’s hard to pick a favorite among the seven books in the best-selling book series in history but that won’t stop us from ranking all the best Harry Potter books below.Starting with the first book, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone&nbsp;(or Sorcerer's Stone, in the U.S.) released in 1997, the Harry Potter franchise has become more than a household name. It quickly became one of <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/most-profitable-movies-of-all-time/ranker-film?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">the most profitable</a> empires in history. Between the hundreds of millions of books sold to the immensely popular film series and all of the tie-in merchandise and even a theme park that followed, Harry Potter is quite the big deal international phenomenon.So how do we rank the best to worst Harry Potter books? That’s a really good question. Some may adore the final book in the series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, while others might be more in favor of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, which sold nine million copies in the first 24 hours of its release.However you rank the top Harry Potter <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/top-ten-best-fantasy-novels-or-best-fantasy-series/dragolite?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">fantasy novels</a>, whether you’re a fan of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets or Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, or all of the above, rank them all right here!

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All Harry Potter Books, Ranked Best to Worst

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If you consider yourself a bibliophile, this list of the absolute <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-best-living-novelists?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">best living authors</a> should be of great interest to you. It features contemporary authors who have forever shaped the literary world, producing many books that will go down in history as classics. The people below are some of the best writers&nbsp;today. The art form of literature and writing usually attempts to depict the changing world around us in one aspect or another. That makes these famous writers today powerful tools for preserving the times. It's important to understand the times in which we live and forever record that for the next generation to read. That's where these best modern writers come in. Who are the best living writers attempting this feat?&nbsp;The novelists on this list are some of the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/gay-authors-list-of-famous-lgbt-writers/kron34?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">most famous writers in history</a>, not just in modern times. Many of the books these famous modern authors have written have been made into blockbuster films, while others are simply modern day literary classics, that need to be read to be truly appreciated. These contemporary writers, and their works, will be remembered for generations to come. Who are your favorite <a href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-best-living-novelists?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">famous current authors</a>?&nbsp;This list features the best living writers who are producing some of the world’s <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-written-tv-shows?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">best written</a> work including, Philip Roth, J.K. Rowling, Suzanne Collins, Stephen King, James Patterson, Nicholas Sparks, and Tom Wolfe. This list is all famous authors who are still alive. Vote up the best living authors below and see how the writers you think are the best rank!

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