29 Author Websites with Stellar Designs

Many successful authors have websites that are the hub of their online marketing activity. These sites provide a central platform for everything from blogging to book sales and email newsletters. If you’re considering creating or redesigning your website, here are 29 great author website examples to give you some ideas. 

Here’s what most of these websites have in common:

• Includes a list of published books
• Prominently displays new or impending releases
• Provides an obvious way to subscribe for updates
• Provides a way to contact the author
• Includes links to the author’s social media profiles
• Displays a list of upcoming events
• Includes a blog to showcase the author’s personality and/or writing process
• Is easy to navigate
• Has a clean, unique design

Below you’ll find examples from both traditional and self-published authors, along with a variety of styles and genres, so everyone can find some inspiration!

1. Nora Roberts

2. Steena Holmes

3. Dean Koontz

4. Heather Sunseri

5. Debbie Macomber

6. Kellie Coates Gilbert

7. Jennifer Niven

8. Brenda Novak

9. Julie James

10. Victoria Scott

11. Tim Tigner

12. Elizabeth Gilbert

13. Alexandra Bracken

14. John Grisham

15. Gillian Flynn

16. Cassandra Clare

17. Harlan Coben

18. Tami Hoag

19. Kevin Hearne

20. Karen Marie Moning

21. J. Daniels

22. Kami Garcia

23. Jody Hedlund

24. Bella Andre

25. Susan Dennard

26. Emma Davies

27. Mark Griffiths

28. Chuck Wendig

29. Melanie Benjamin

What other author websites would you add to the list? Link to them in the comments below!

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