Authors Starting with "Y"

Yaa Gyasi is a Ghanaian-American author recognized for her novels Homegoing and Transcendent Kingdom. Her debut novel, Homegoing, received the Nationa...

Yaffa S. Santos is a romance author who debuted in 2020 with her first novel, A Taste of Sage. The book was selected by Buzzfeed as a Summer Romance t...

Yamile Saied Méndez is an Argentine-American writer known for her children's books and young adult novels. Hailing from Argentina, she has a passion f...

Yann Martel is a Canadian writer known for his literary fiction. He gained fame for his novel Life of Pi, which won the Man Booker Prize and was made ...

Yasmine Galenorn is an American writer known for her urban fantasy, paranormal romance, mystery, and horror novels. She has also authored several non-...

Yoon Ha Lee is a Korean-American fantasy author renowned for her The Machineries of Empire series. Besides her novels, Yoon is a sought-after short st...

Yrsa Sigurdardottir is an Icelandic writer known for her crime fiction and children's literature. She created the Thora Gudmundsdottir series and has ...

Yuri Rytkheu (1930-2008) was a Chukchi author known for his literary fiction novels. He is regarded as the father of Chukchi literature and wrote in b...

Yuval Noah Harari is a professor in the History Department at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He has authored several non-fiction works, including...

Yvonne Navarro is an American author known for her horror, science fiction, and fantasy novels. She began her writing journey after her mother encoura...

Yvonne Ventresca is an American author known for her young adult novels. She was raised in Long Island, New York, where she pursued a unique combinati...