18. Philip Roth, John Updike. Knowing the names (at least) is probably worthwhile.

19. Eggers is way cooler than Sedaris. A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genuis.

29. Sandman, Neil Gaiman, or Fables, Bill Willingham. Thus far, the others are negligible. (Aside from Maus and (I assume, though I have yet to read it) Persepolis.)