Who is the best-selling female author of all time?

Dame Agatha Christie currently holds the title of the world's best-selling novelist, according to Guiness World Records, as well as the most-translated author in history.
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Who is the highest selling author of all time?

James Patterson is the world's highest-paid author by a wide margin, and has been the world's best-selling author since 2001. He has sold more than 350 million books worldwide, and is most famous for the "Alex Cross" crime novel series.
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Who is the greatest female author of all time?

7 of the Most Influential Female Writers of All Time
  • Jane Austen (1775-1817) ...
  • Mary Shelley (1797-1851) ...
  • Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) ...
  • Ayn Rand (1905-1982) ...
  • Agatha Christie (1890-1976) ...
  • Ursula Le Guin (1922-2018) ...
  • Virginia Woolf (1882-1941)
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Who is the number one selling female artist of all time?

The Queen of Pop, Madonna, is the bestselling female artist of all time. She's released 14 studio albums, three soundtracks, five live albums and six compilations, plus 63 UK Top 10 singles. Since 1983, she's sold an estimated 335 million albums and singles worldwide.
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What female author wrote the most books?

Barbara Cartland

Cartland holds the Guinness Book of World records for the most written novels in one year. She wrote roughly 23 novels each year and had a total of 723 published pieces.
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Who is the best-selling author alive?

Who Is the Best-Selling Author Alive? Currently, the #1 best-selling author alive is Danielle Steel. Although her books receive mixed feedback from literary critics, her romance novels have sold over 800 million copies and remain incredibly popular.
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What is the #1 best-selling book of all time?

According to Guinness World Records as of 1995, the Bible is the best-selling book of all time with an estimated 5 billion copies sold and distributed.
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Who is most influential woman?

  • Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1933-2020)
  • Harriet Tubman (1822-1913)
  • Emmeline Pankhurst (1858-1928)
  • Empress Dowager Cixi (1835-1908)
  • Rosa Parks (1913-2005)
  • Frida Kahlo (1907-1954)
  • Kamala Harris (1964-present)
  • Maya Angelou (1928-2014)
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Who is the oldest female author alive?

Louise Delany's second book, The Delany Sisters' Book of Everyday Wisdom, was published by Kodansha America in October 1994, when she was 105 years old. Her sister and co-author, A.
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Who are the top 5 authors of all time?

Top 10 Authors by Number of Books Selected
  • William Shakespeare – 11.
  • William Faulkner – 6.
  • Henry James – 6.
  • Jane Austen – 5.
  • Charles Dickens – 5.
  • Fyodor Dostoevsky – 5.
  • Ernest Hemingway – 5.
  • Franz Kafka – 5.
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What is the most read book in history?

The Holy Bible is the most read book in the world. In the past 50 years, the Bible has sold over 3.9 billion copies. It is the most recognizable and famous book that has ever been published. The Bible is a collective book with many different preachings based on God and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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What is the 2nd most sold book in the world?

He found that the Bible far outsold any other book, with a whopping 3.9 billion copies sold over the last 50 years. "Quotations from the Works of Mao Tse-tung" came in second with 820 million copies sold, and "Harry Potter" came in third with 400 million copies sold.
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What is considered the best book of all time?

The Greatest Books of All Time
  1. 1 . In Search of Lost Time by Marcel Proust. ...
  2. 2 . Ulysses by James Joyce. ...
  3. 3 . Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes. ...
  4. 4 . One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. ...
  5. 5 . The Great Gatsby by F. ...
  6. 6 . Moby Dick by Herman Melville. ...
  7. 7 . War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy. ...
  8. 8 .
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Is Agatha Christie the best-selling author?

The official home of the best-selling author of all time

Outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare, Agatha Christie is the best-selling novelist of all time. She is best known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, as well as the world's longest-running play – The Mousetrap.
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What female has the most number one hits?

Madonna currently holds the record for the most number-one songs in the 43-year history of the chart, with 50. The only other artists to have achieved more than 20 chart toppers are Rihanna (33) and Beyonce (22).
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Who was the first famous female author?

Sappho. A archaic Greek poet from the 6th century BCE, Sappho is considered to be by many the first female writer. Not only is her work celebrated today, in antiquity she was a celebrated artist.
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Who is the first female writer?

Among the first known female writers is Enheduanna; she is also the earliest known poet ever recorded. She was the High Priestess of the goddess Inanna and the moon god Nanna (Sin). She lived in the Sumerian city-state of Ur over 4,200 years ago.
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Who was the famous feminist author?

1. Mary Wollstonecraft: The first feminist writer.
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Who is a strong woman in history?

1. Sybil Ludington: The Female Paul Revere. On the night of April 26, 1777, 16-year-old Sybil Ludington rode nearly 40 miles to warn some 400 militiamen that the British troops were coming. Much like the ride of Paul Revere, Ludington's message helped Patriot leaders prepare for battle.
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What is the most beautiful age of a woman?

Women and men are considered to be at their most attractive in their thirties, a US survey of 2,000 people has found. The study, carried out by Allure magazine, found women are considered most beautiful at 30, show signs of ageing at 41, stop looking 'sexy' at 53 and are thought of as 'old' at 55.
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Who read most books in the world?

Which countries read the most?
  • India, 10:42. With its citizens reading 10 hours and 42 minutes per week on average, India tops our list. ...
  • Thailand, 9:24. Thailand is second on our list, with a time of 9 hours and 24 minutes on average per week. ...
  • China, 8:00. China ranks third with eight hours on average.
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