Many successful authors have websites that are the hub of their online marketing activity — they provide a central platform for everything from blogging to book sales and email newsletters. But what should you include in an author website?
We’ve compiled 45 stellar examples to give you some ideas. These sites can provide inspiration for any authors or publishers looking to launch or redesign an author website.
When reviewing author websites to include in this list, we followed the guidelines in our article about nine author website trends you need to know about. To appear on this list of examples, sites had to meet most, if not all, of the following criteria:
- Include a list of published books
- Prominently display new or impending releases
- Provide an obvious way to subscribe for updates
- Provide a way to contact the author
- Include links to the author’s social media profiles
- Display a list of upcoming events
- Include a blog to showcase the author’s personality and/or writing process
- Be easy to navigate
- Have a clean, unique design
- Be mobile friendly
We’ve made sure to include both traditional and self-published authors, along with a variety of styles and genres, so everyone can find some inspiration.
1. Bella Andre
2. Brett Battles
3. Alexandra Bracken
4. Mike Chen
5. Cassandra Clare
6. Colleen Coble
7. J. Daniels
8. Emma Davies
9. Susan Dennard
10. Marie Force
11. Kami Garcia
12. Kellie Coates Gilbert
13. Elizabeth Gilbert
14. Mark Griffiths
15. John Grisham
16. Michael C. Grumley
17. Paula Hawkins
18. Kevin Hearne
19. Jody Hedlund
20. Tami Hoag
21. Colleen Hoover
22. Rachel Howzell Hall
23. Julie James
24. Beverly Jenkins
25. Dean Koontz
26. Stephanie Laurens
27. Fonda Lee
28. Marie Lu
29. Debbie Macomber
30. Nana Malone
31. Gretchen McNeil
32. Megan Miranda
33. Janet Mock
34. Karen Marie Moning
35. Jennifer Niven
36. Brenda Novak
37. Lauren Oliver
38. James Patterson
39. Nora Roberts
40. Gretchen Rubin
41. Aminah Mae Safi
42. Helen Scheuerer
43. Melissa Storm
44. Heather Sunseri
45. Kiru Taye
What other author websites would you add to the list? Link to them in the comments below!
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This post was originally published February 18th, 2016 and has been updated with new examples!
