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The Most Popular Contemporary Fiction Writers (Q4 2022)
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is the % of people who have a positive opinion of a contemporary fiction writer.
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Popularity
1
Stephen King
95%
65%
2
John Grisham
81%
58%
3
Stan Lee
79%
56%
4
J. K. Rowling
90%
55%
5
James Patterson
78%
46%
6
R. L. Stine
71%
44%
7
Anne Rice
70%
43%
8
Dean Koontz
70%
43%
9
Mary Higgins Clark
66%
42%
10
Danielle Steel
76%
40%
11
Nora Roberts
66%
40%
12
Toni Morrison
56%
38%
13
Nicholas Sparks
62%
38%
14
Margaret Atwood
57%
36%
15
George R. R. Martin
60%
35%
16
Clive Barker
61%
35%
17
Dan Brown
58%
35%
18
Alice Walker
51%
35%
19
John Irving
56%
34%
20
Lemony Snicket
58%
33%
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