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The Most Popular Contemporary Fiction Writers (Q2 2021)
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is the % of people who have a positive opinion of a contemporary fiction writer.
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Millennials
Generation X
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Women
1
Stephen King
94%
66%
2
Stan Lee
77%
58%
3
J. K. Rowling
90%
57%
4
John Grisham
76%
50%
5
James Patterson
73%
48%
6
R. L. Stine
64%
41%
7
Dean Koontz
68%
40%
8
Mary Higgins Clark
65%
39%
9
Danielle Steel
74%
38%
10
Anne Rice
63%
38%
11
Nora Roberts
64%
36%
12
George R. R. Martin
57%
36%
13
Amanda Gorman
51%
34%
14
Toni Morrison
54%
33%
15
Clive Barker
54%
32%
16
Nicholas Sparks
58%
32%
17
Garry Trudeau
57%
31%
18
Margaret Atwood
51%
30%
19
Lemony Snicket
56%
30%
20
John Irving
53%
29%
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