Janet Evanovich, an author from trenton NJ, one of my home towns. Very funny bail bonds woman/ detective.
Steven King: Misery, Delores Clayborne, Rose Madder, The Body; known as the movie Stand by Me. Not everything he does is horror
Jean Auel: Clan Bear series
L. Ron Hubbard: Battlefield Earth and the Mission Earth series
Iassic Asimov: Everything
Salman Rushdie: Everything
Lisa Lee: Snowflower and the secret Fan and Shanghai Girls
EDIT: I forgot my favorite: CHARLES DICKENS