I've been binging through the books of Carl Sagan and Margaret Ball and noticed that a lot of my favorite authors have PhDs (James Tiptree Jr. Isaac Asimov, Sylvain Neuval, Vernor Vinge, Corry L. Lee, David Brin, Peter Watts, Alastair Reynolds, Geoff Landis, John Gribbin, Robert L. Forward, Gregory Benford, Mike Brotherton, Ian Tregellis, Catherine Asaro, Joan Slonczewki, Brian M. Stableford, Suzette Haden Elign, Diana Gabaldon), so I thought it'd be cool if I tried to compile an exhaustive (or at least as exhaustive as I can make) list of authors who happen to PhDs. No, I don't actually think that having a PhD makes you a good author. I just think that it'd be cool to make a list like this because I think the creative works of academics should be monitored. I notice in many of these authors' books, I tend to learn something due to the expertise of the author leaking into their fiction, and I've always enjoyed fiction that teaches you something along the way! I can't exactly pursue higher education due to certain disabilities as well as mental health/financial issues so this is basically the next best thing. I'm open to reading any genre, I have no triggers or limits, and no, the author doesn't have to be good, I just want works by authors with PhDs (I'd also like some degree of verification like a reliable source of their education please). Thank you in advance!
Oh also thank you for the suggestions on my last post, they were all amazing.
by pawn279