Introducing: My Reading Hall of Fame

For many years, I've thought of my 6-star reads as my Hall of Fame. Those are the books that are so good and that I love so much, I break my own rating scale and give them the off-the-charts rating of 6 stars. After finishing Lauren Groff's divine Fates and Furies, I realized there are quite a few authors whose work I have loved enough to rate more than one of their books 5-star reads, and that's perhaps more valuable to me than a single 6-star read. For years, I've loved following an author's career and reading entire backlists. So, I decided to keep track of these authors, who have written more than one book I've rated 5 stars (or 6 stars.) I'll copy this post and update it as needed on my new Hall of Fame tab, which also includes my 6-star reads.

Authors' names link to all blog posts about the author, including all book reviews. Titles link to my review of that title.

(in alphabetical order)

1. Burke, Alafair

• 212
• Never Tell

2. Cleage, Pearl

• What Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Day
• Babylon Sisters
• Baby Brother's Blues

3. Connelly, Michael

• The Black Echo
• The Black Ice
• The Last Coyote
• The Poet
• Trunk Music
• Lost Light
• The Closers
• Echo Park
• The Brass Verdict
• The Black Box

4. Daniel, Susanna (only two books published--a perfect record!)

• Stiltsville
• Sea Creatures

5. Dave, Laura

• London is the Best City in America
• The Divorce Party
• The First Husband

6. Ellis, Robert

• City of Fire
• The Lost Witness
• City of Echoes

7. Feldman, Ellen

• Scottsboro
• Next to Love

8. Groff, Lauren

• Arcadia
• Fates and Furies

9. Harvey, Michael

• The Chicago Way
• The Fifth Floor
• We All Fall Down

10. May, Peter

• The Blackhouse
• The Lewis Man

11. Patchett, Ann

• State of Wonder
• Bel Canto
• Run
• This is the Story of a Happy Marriage

12. Perrotta, Tom

• Joe College
• Little Children
• The Leftovers

13. Runholt, Susan

• The Mystery of the Third Lucretia
• Rescuing Seneca Crane

14. Sittenfeld, Curtis

• American Wife
• Sisterland
• The Man of My Dreams

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