Authors whose first name starts with N, page 6 of 6

Noel Bertram Gerson (1914-1988) wrote about the people and events of American history, in fiction and in biographies of Sam Houston, Kit Carson, Andrew Jackson and Theodore Roosevelt. Gerson published 325 books under Gerson's own name and pseudonyms that include Samuel Edwards, Anne Marie Burgess, Leon Phillips, Donald Clayton Porter and Dana Fuller Ross. As Dana Fuller Ross, Gerson wrote the Wagons West series, and as Donald Clayton Porter the White Indian series. The novels 55 Days at Peking and The Naked Maja were both filmed. The catalogue holds 188 books, starting in 1951, with the 1960s as the peak decade.

Noel Barber (9 September 1909 - 10 July 1988) was a British journalist and novelist, and the son of John Barber and his Danish wife Musse; his brothers were Kenneth, a banker, and Anthony Barber, Baron Barber. As lead foreign correspondent for the Daily Mail, Barber reported from Morocco, where he was stabbed five times, and survived a Soviet sentry's gunshot to the head in Hungary in October 1956 during the revolution there. A car crash ended the reporting career, and the novels that followed, set in far-flung countries, draw on it; Tanamera made Barber a bestselling novelist in his seventies. The catalogue lists 29 titles from Cities (1951) to 1990, including The Flight of the Dalai Lama (1960) and Conversations with Painters (1964), with history and the Second World War among the subjects.

Noel Hynd writes conspiracy and spy thrillers, with a strand of ghost stories alongside them. Thirty-eight catalogued books span fifty years, from Revenge in 1976 to Johnson's Spy in 2026, taking in Flowers From Berlin (1985), Truman's Spy (1990) and the Russian and Cuban trilogies. The Federal Bureau of Investigation, conspiracies and military history recur as subjects, and Hynd continues to publish.

Noelle Adams writes romance, with 111 books catalogued between 2012 and 2025. One Night with her Best Friend (2012) is listed as the first title, and Only December (2025) is the most recent. Series by Adams include Convenient Marriages, Willow Park, Eden Manor, Milford College, Heirs of Damon, Rothman Royals, Trophy Husbands and Beaufort Brides. Noelle Adams is an ongoing author.

Noëlle Harrison has 14 books catalogued between 2004 and 2024, starting with Beatrice (2004) and A Small Part of Me (2005). The subject tags range from erotica to Ireland, runaway wives, adultery, au pairs, the restoration of dwellings and women photographers. The Desires Unlocked Trilogy is the named series, and Valentina (2012) and Surrender Yourself (2013) sit in the middle of the list. The Man I Can't Forgive (2024) is the newest book.

Noelle Ihli has three catalogued books, all published within two years: Room for Rent and Twisted Tales in 2023, followed by Gray After Dark in 2024. The list carries no series structure and no recorded subjects, and the catalogue is marked ongoing.

Historical fiction is Noelle Salazar's form. Her five catalogued books open with The Flight Girls (2019) and continue through Angels of the Resistance (2022), The Roaring Days of Zora Lily (2023) and The Lies We Leave Behind (2024). The Meet-Poop (2025) is the most recent title, and the novels run to a median of 384 pages.

Comics and graphic novels make up the catalogue credited to Noelle Stevenson, who also appears as N.D. Stevenson. Lumberjanes accounts for most of the run, and the listing credits Grace Ellis on 7 volumes and Shannon Watters on 6 alongside Stevenson, with Kat Leyh and Faith Erin Hicks also named. Recorded subjects include teenage girls, summer camp, monsters, female friendship and fantasy comics. Nimona (2020) and the Scarlet Morning series sit alongside the Lumberjanes books. The catalogue holds 11 titles and runs from 2014 to 2025.

Noelle W. Ihli writes thrillers and horror. Her 11 catalogued books begin with The Thicket (2021) and continue through The Last to Drown (2026), taking in Run on Red (2022), Room for Rent (2023), None Left to Tell (2024) and Such Quiet Girls (2025). The Ask for Andrea series sits inside that run. Ihli has published in every year since 2021 and the catalogue stays open.

Nolon King has 43 books catalogued from 2015 to 2026, with revenge, secrets and murder recorded as subjects. Titles from 2017 include No Escape, No Hope and No Justice, and No Return followed in 2018. King's series are Bright Lights, Dark Secrets, Dead for Good, Once Upon a Crime, Replaced and Nanny Problem. Other titles include Pretty Killer (2019) and Red Carpet Black (2019). Child's Prey (2026) is the newest title.

Non Pratt writes teen fiction, and catalogue subjects record friendship, pregnancy, the emotional problems of teenagers, stress, music festivals and rock music. Eight Pratt titles are catalogued between 2014 and 2020. Trouble (2014) comes first, then Remix and Second Best Friend in 2015, Unboxed (2016), Truth or Dare and Truth or Dare: Sef's Deleted Scene in 2017, Giant Days (2018) and Every Little Piece of My Heart (2020). Pratt is the sole credit on each of them.

Nora Ephron

12 books• 1 series

Nora Ephron (May 19, 1941 - June 26, 2012) was an American writer, playwright, journalist and filmmaker, known for writing and directing romantic comedies. Ephron wrote the screenplays for Silkwood (1983), Heartburn (1986) and When Harry Met Sally... (1989), which won the BAFTA for Best Original Screenplay. Further honours include nominations for three Academy Awards, a Tony Award and a Golden Globe. The catalogue lists 12 books, including Wallflower at the Orgy (1970), Crazy Salad (1975), Heartburn (1983), I Feel Bad About My Neck (2006) and I Remember Nothing (2010).

Nora Roberts

279 books• 37 series

Nora Roberts, born Eleanor Marie Robertson on October 10, 1950, is an American writer of romance under that name. As J. D. Robb, Roberts writes police procedurals with science-fiction elements, and has also published as Jill March and, in the UK, as Sarah Hardesty. This listing carries 280 Roberts books, opening with Irish Thoroughbred (1981); The Missing is scheduled for 2027. Series on the page include the In Death Universe, the MacGregors, Night Tales, the Calhoun Women, the Chesapeake Bay Saga, Irish Hearts and the O'Hurleys.

Nora Roberts / J.D. Robb is a paired author entry, covering work credited to both names together. One title sits under this entry in the catalogue: Spellbound (2005).

Norah Lofts (27 August 1904 – 10 September 1983), born Norah Ethel Robinson, was a British writer of more than fifty books who also published as Peter Curtis and Juliet Astley. Historical fiction rooted in English history was the Lofts specialty, though the output also covers mysteries, short stories and non-fiction. Lofts wrote novels, the Suffolk Trilogy among them, that trace particular houses and their occupants across generations. The catalogue holds 62 titles, from I Met a Gypsy (1935) to The Story of Maude Reed, dated 2024, and one 1940 entry carries the Peter Curtis byline. Series listed are House, Sir Godfrey Tallboys and Gad's Hall.

Romantic suspense leads Norah Wilson's catalogue of 23 books, published between 2002 and 2016. Haunted by Dreams (2002) is the first title. The Serve and Protect series includes Guarding Suzannah, Protecting Paige and Saving Grace, all from 2010, and police, kidnapping and amnesia are recurring subjects. Norah Wilson also writes the Dix Dodd, Casters, Standish Clan and Vampire Romance series. Promise Me the Stars (2016) is the last listed book.

Noret Flood writes LitRPG, and the catalogue's 16 books all belong to the Legend of Randidly Ghosthound series. The Legend of Randidly Ghosthound, the first volume, came out in 2021. Numbered sequels followed in each year from 2022 to 2025. The sixteenth volume is dated 2026, and the series is ongoing.

Norman Bridwell

88 books

Clifford the Big Red Dog is Norman Bridwell's creation, introduced in Clifford, the Big Red Dog (1963). Bridwell was an American author and cartoonist who lived from 1928 to 2014. 88 catalogued books run through to Big New Friend (2021), taking Clifford to the circus and to Hollywood, through Halloween and Christmas, and into counting and riddle books. The median title runs 32 pages and the 1990s were the busiest decade.

Norman Mailer

56 books• 1 series

Norman Mailer (January 31, 1923 to November 10, 2007), born Nachem Malech Mailer, was an American writer, journalist and filmmaker. Over more than six decades Mailer produced 11 bestsellers, with at least one in each of the seven decades after the Second World War. The Naked and the Dead (1948) brought early fame. The Armies of the Night (1968), a nonfiction novel, won both the Pulitzer Prize for nonfiction and the National Book Award, and The Executioner's Song (1979) won the Pulitzer for fiction. An American Dream and The Fight are other well-known works. The catalogue lists 56 titles, including Barbary Shore (1952), The Deer Park (1955) and Advertisements for Myself (1959).

Daddy and submission themes run through Normandie Alleman's romance catalogue: Daddy Morebucks (2013), Daddy's Game (2014), Becoming Daddy's Girl (2015), Daddy Knows Best (2015), Poor Little Daddy's Girl (2015) and The Professor's Plaything (2013). The Pirates of the Jolie Rouge Trilogy adds Bound by the Buccaneer and Rescued by the Buccaneer, both 2014, and the Barnes Family, Web Master and Myths Retold series complete the list. Alleman published 29 books between 2013 and 2023, ending with The Viscount's Secret (2023).

Nuruddin Farah

14 books• 3 series

Nuruddin Farah is a Somali novelist, born on 24 November 1945. From a Crooked Rib, Farah's first novel, appeared in 1970 and has been called a cornerstone of modern East African literature. Farah also writes plays for stage and radio, short stories and essays, and has lived and taught in countries including the United States, Britain, Germany, Sudan, India, Nigeria and South Africa. The catalogue holds 14 books through North of Dawn (2018), with series including Variations on the Theme of An African Dictatorship, Blood in the Sun and Past Imperfect.

Nyssa Kathryn has published 40 books since 2020, across six series: Project Arma, Blue Halo, Amber Ridge, Deep River, Mercy Ring and Beautiful Pieces. Single first names title much of the run - Luca (2020), Asher (2020), Eden (2020), Bodie (2021), Mason (2021) and Wyatt (2021) among them. Unfinished (2026) is the most recent entry, and Kathryn remains in active publication.

N'Dia Rae has published 71 books since 2016, almost all of them in series and many in short numbered instalments. Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Side Chicks (2016) opens the catalogue and its own sequence, and A Trap King Chose Me, Ratchet Wives Club: Atlanta Edition, Thot Next Door, Crazy Baby Daddy Chronicles, Banks Empire and the Coldest Billionaire Ever books follow. Justice (2026) is the most recent title, and the catalogue stays open.