Which author banks the most money?

Some might not thing of writing as a high-money job, but when you are a best-selling author, you can definitely bring in the cash. James Patterson tops Forbes list of top earning authors worldwide with $94 million. In addition to his books, he also gets money from TV and film royalites. Stephen King is at No. 2 with $39 million and Janet Evanovich comes in at No. 3 with $33 million. Here is the rest of the list.

4. John Grisham: $26 million