(not in a parasocial way; I just enjoy their work)

• bell hooks
• Brandon Sanderson
• Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
• Chuck Palahniuk
• Hermann Hesse
• Iris Chang
• Madeline Miller
• Mary Roach
• Ruth Ozeki
• Sayaka Murata
• Shinsuke Yoshitake
• TJ Klune
• Toni Morrison
• Toshikazu Kawaguchi
• Xiran Jay Zhao