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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