We are celebrating those new and old American authors that we love at World of Books. You will find a list of 50 fantastic authors that were all born in the land of the free and have produced some fantastic pieces of literature that stand the test of time. Find out our top 50 American authors below.
Young adult fiction is becoming increasingly popular with adults let alone young adults. Just take a look at the books you see on your morning commute. We are certainly guilty of reading one or two YA novels this year and we have seriously loved them! Take a look at our top 20 YA novels that you need to read right now.
Science fiction is a favourite of ours here at World of Books. We love nothing more than escaping to a fantastic dystopian world, filled to the brim with aliens, tech and spaceships. We have found our top five favourite science fiction novels below.
This book follows an American astronaut, Mark Watney as he becomes stranded on Mars in 2035 and he must improvise in order to survive. Adapted into a film in 2015 with Matt Damon as the lead role, this book peaked our interest in 2014 when it was re-released by Crown Publishing.
Andy Weir has a background in computer science and began writing this book in 2009, he researched material so that it would as realistic as possible and based on existing technology.
In 2016, Andy Weir won the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer at the Hugo Awards.
