Authors Starting with "I"

I.J. Parker was an author renowned for her Akitada Mysteries, a series featuring an eleventh-century Japanese nobleman and detective. Born and raised ...

Iain M. Banks (1954-2013) was a Scottish novelist known for his science fiction works under the name Iain M. Banks, which helped distinguish his liter...

Iain Pears is an English author known for his historical and contemporary mystery novels, including the Jonathan Argyll series. In addition to his wri...

Iain Reid is a Canadian author who gained recognition with his first novel, I’m Thinking of Ending Things. He started his writing journey by contribut...

Ian C. Esslemont is a Canadian writer known for his epic fantasy novels. He is the author of the Malazan Empire series and co-created the Malaz world ...

Ian Caldwell is an American novelist known for his literary fiction. He graduated from the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in ...

Ian Douglas is a science fiction author more widely recognized as William H. Keith. As a prolific writer with numerous pseudonyms, Ian Douglas stands ...

Ian Fleming is the creator of the fictional British spy James Bond, a series he wrote from 1953 until his death in 1964. Fleming is responsible for 12...

Ian Hamilton is a Canadian crime fiction author known for the Ava Lee series. Before becoming a novelist, he worked as a journalist for various public...

Ian K. Smith is an American physician and author, renowned for his Ashe Cayne book series, which began in 2020 with The Unspoken. His debut novel, The...

Ian McEwan is a British novelist and screenwriter. He earned his BA in English Literature from the University of Sussex and his MA from the University...

Ian Rankin is a Scottish crime fiction author whose initial aspiration was not to write in this genre. He had hoped to be compared to Robert Louis Ste...

Ian Tregillis is an American writer known for his science fiction and alternate history novels, including the Milkweed Triptych series. He earned his ...

Ibi Zoboi is a writer from Port-au-Prince, Haiti, where she was born before her family moved to New York when she was four. She is known for her YA no...

Ibram X. Kendi is an American professor and historian focused on race and discriminatory policies in the United States. He has authored several books,...

Iceberg Slim was the pen name of Robert Beck (1918-1992), an author of crime fiction and non-fiction. Slim, a former pimp, transformed his real-life e...

Igor Nikolic is a writer of science fiction and urban fantasy, renowned for his Space Legacy series. His debut book, The Spaceship In The Stone, was r...

Ijeoma Oluo is an American author renowned for her books, So You Want to Talk About Race and Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America. Bey...

Ilana Masad is an Israeli-American author, essayist, and book critic who identifies as queer. Her writing has been featured in publications such as th...

Ilaria Tuti is an Italian writer renowned for her Terese Battaglia book series, which started with her debut novel, Flowers Over the Inferno. In 2014,...

Ilona Andrews is the pen name used by urban fantasy authors Ilona and Andrew Gordon. Ilona, originally from Russia, moved to the United States as a te...

Imogen Robertson is an English author known for her historical fiction novels, particularly the Crowther and Westerman series. Before her career as a ...

India Holton is a New Zealand author known for her historical fantasy romantic comedy novels. She is the creator of the Dangerous Damsels series, whic...

Inger Ash Wolfe is the pseudonym of Canadian author, poet, and playwright Michael Redhill. He produces literary fiction under his real name and myster...

Inger Frimansson is a Swedish writer known for her psychological crime thrillers. Before her career as a novelist, she worked as a journalist for 30 y...

Inglath Cooper, a romance novelist from Virginia, is a former recipient of the RITA® Award for best long contemporary romance novel from the Romance W...

Ingrid Persaud is a Trinidadian author known for her literary fiction. She left Trinidad and Tobago to pursue her studies in the UK, where she earned ...

Ingrid Thoft is an American crime fiction author known for her Fina Ludlow series. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, she graduated from Wellesley College...

Iona Whishaw is a Canadian author known for her historical mystery novels, particularly the Lane Winslow series. Born in British Columbia, she moved a...

Irene Hannon is an American author known for her Christian-themed contemporary romance and romantic suspense novels. She began writing at the age of 1...

Irina Shapiro is primarily recognized for her work on the Nicole Rayburn Historical Mysteries series and the Redmond and Haze Mysteries. Born in Mosco...

Iris Johansen is an American author known for her romance, suspense, and crime fiction novels. She is particularly recognized for her Eve Duncan serie...

Irvine Welsh is a Scottish author, renowned for his novel Trainspotting, which was turned into a highly successful film in 1996. Besides Trainspotting...

Irving Stone (1903-1989) was an American writer known for his biographical novels and non-fiction works. He received his Bachelor’s Degree from U.C. B...

Irving Wallace (1916-1990) was an American writer and screenwriter. He was born in Chicago, Illinois, and raised in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Wallace starte...

Irwin Shaw was an American novelist and screenwriter known for his works such as The Young Lions, which was adapted into a film featuring Marlon Brand...

Isaac Asimov (1920-1992) was an American writer known for his hard science fiction and popular science books, as well as serving as a professor at Bos...

Isabel Allende is a Chilean-American author and journalist, recognized as one of the most widely read Spanish-language writers globally, if not the mo...

Isabel Ibanez is an American author known for her YA fantasy and romance novels, including the Woven in Moonlight series. Born in Florida to Bolivian ...

Isabel Wilkerson is an American journalist and author known for her works, including "The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migr...

Isabella Alan is an American writer known for her cozy mystery novels, particularly the Amish Quilt Shop Mysteries series. Hailing from Ohio, she sets...

Isabella Maldonado is a crime novelist and former police officer. She is primarily recognized for her Nina Guerrera book series, which started in 2020...

Isabelle Grey is an English author and screenwriter known for her Detective Grace Fisher book series. She has penned screenplays for several well-know...

Isabelle Ronin is a Filipino Canadian writer known for her popular Chasing Red series. Her debut novel, Chasing Red, was uploaded to Wattpad and has g...

Ishmael Beah is a Sierra Leonean author known for his literary fiction and non-fiction works. Born in Sierra Leone, he emigrated to the United States ...

Isis Crawford is the pseudonym of American novelist Barbara Block, known for her mystery novels. She authors the Mystery with Recipes series and the R...

Ismée Amiel Williams is a writer of young adult contemporary novels and also works as a pediatric cardiologist. She spent 15 years training and practi...

Ivan Doig was an American author renowned for his novels set in his home state of Montana, which celebrated the region's wilderness, landscape, and th...

Ivy Pochoda is an American novelist who debuted in 2009 with her first book, The Art of Disappearing. She has since published two more novels: Visitat...

Ivy Smoak is a bestselling author renowned for her work on The Hunted series. She has achieved remarkable success in her career, with sales exceeding ...