| Jonathan Raban |
Bestselling writer |
| Ann Radcliffe |
Important early author |
| Ayn Rand |
The Fountainhead |
| Julian Rathbone |
Kings of Albion |
| Douglas Reeman |
aka Alexander Kent |
| Celia Rees |
Witch Child |
| Philip Reeve |
Mortal Engines |
| Frank Richards |
Billy Bunter |
| Keith Roberts |
The Furies |
| Kim Stanley Robinson |
The Red Mars trilogy |
| Patrick Robinson |
Thriller writer - recommended |
| Alan Ross |
After Pusan |
| JK Rowling |
Harry Potter |
| Arundhati Roy |
Booker Prize winning writer |
| Salman Rushdie |
Important and controversial writer |
| Chris Ryan |
Former SAS officer turned writer |
