author vs consume

author

verb
  • To create a work as its author. 

noun
  • Someone who writes books for a living. 

  • The originator or creator of a work, especially of a literary composition. 

consume

verb
  • To completely occupy the thoughts or attention of. 

  • To use up. 

  • To trade money for good or services as an individual. 

  • To eat. 

  • To destroy completely. 

  • To absorb information, especially through the mass media. 

How often have the words author and consume occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )