After writing my post about the 12 Good Books You Must Read in 2015, I had a commenter ask me if I do not read books by male authors.I noticed shortly after the post was published that all of my picks were by women. (shelved 1 time as fiction-male-authors) avg rating 3.87 — 1,896,670 ratings — published 1937 Want to Read saving… (shelved 1 time as male-fiction-authors) avg rating 4.33 — 18,429 ratings — published 1986 Want to Read saving… This is a list of best-selling fiction authors to date, in any language. Historic authors have worked hard to become the best that they can be, so if you're a male aspiring to be a author then the people below should give you inspiration. I decided to do some digging, so I could write a post with the best books to read by male authors I enjoy, along with some I plan on reading this year. There are thousand of males working as authors in the world, but this list highlights only the most notable ones. This greatest male authors list contains the most prominent and top males known for being authors. While finding precise sales numbers for any given author is nearly impossible, the list is based on approximate numbers provided or repeated by reliable sources. Know about the famous male writers, including John Krasinski, Stan Lee, William Shakespeare, Charles Dickens, Benjamin Franklin.This list of famous male writers includes people from United States, England, France & Germany and many more countries. "Best selling" refers to the estimated number of copies sold of all fiction books written or co-written by an author.