Luanne Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 I would have to say right now my favorite author is Horatio Alger, Jr. I really am enjoying reading his books. I am currently reading Andy Gordon and this is my seventh Alger book so far. My favorite author used to be Eloise Jarvis McGraw. I really enjoyed The Golden Goblet and several of her other books. What about you? Who is your favorite author ... at least presently? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mergath Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Well, there's the real list and the list for when I want to impress someone... lol... I'll just give you the real list. The permanent authors on the list would be Mercedes Lackey, Anne McCaffrey, Patricia C. Wrede, Jane Austen, and Ursula K. Le Guin. Right now, I'm also liking Anne Ursu. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gandpsmommy Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Jane Austen and Edith Wharton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cammie Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Orhan Pamuk (the Turkish Nobel Prize in Literature winner - you must read My Name is Red!) Vikram Seth (Suitable Boy might be one of the greatests novels EVER) Elizabeth Peters (LOVE the Amelia Peobody series) And of course, JK Rowling! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritAnnia Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 My list is fairly long and I often forget a few when asked this question, however the authors who come immediately to mind are: HG Wells Robert Louis Stevenson Markus Zusak Val McDermid Kazuo Ishiguro Thomas Hardy Oscar Wilde Roald Dahl William Horwood Sarah Waters Diana Gabaldon (Outlander series, haven't enjoyed her Lord Grey books at all) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritAnnia Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Wow, Orhan Pamuk, I am impressed! I tried reading 'The New Life' about years ago when it was first translated to English and it's one of the few books I've not been able to finish. Cleverly, I then forgot both the title and the author's name and spent years trying to remember which book it was that drove me insane. Especially as my only words to describe the story itself were "Guy, bus, book, nothing else happened." :lol: I mean to give the book another try in the future... maybe... perhaps... if I'm brave enough. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Ray Bradbury - I started reading his books last year. I'm not that much into sci-fi but his book really resonate with me. Katherine Paterson - a favorite from childhood, still a favorite today Richard Lattimore - Love his translations of Homer Shakespeare - I read and listened to a lot as a kid. Now I"m going back to study with some years behind me, it's a whole new perspective. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harriet Vane Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 JRR Tolkien Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avila Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Jane Austen. I also like most of the Restoration/Neo-Classical English literature, especially Alexander Pope and Jonathan Swift. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidsHappen Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 The only fiction authors that I make time for is Stephen King and J.K. Rowling although I am seriously thinking about giving Joe King a spin. For humor, I like George Carlin and Dave Barry. In the non-fiction department, I like Bill Bryson, Alison Weir, Kenneth Davis and a wide variety of others due to my many different intrests). I also have a few fringe or controversial writters that I like but we won't bring up there names here and that never goes well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Virginia Dawn Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Picking favorites is hard but here is what I thought of immediately because I have had mini collections of their books or have spent time reading through their repertoire (sp?): Mark Twain C.S. Lewis G.K. Chesterton Agatha Christie Daphne DuMaurier Margery Allingham Leonard Wibberly Laura Ingalls Wilder Beverly Cleary James Herriot E.B White Robert McCloskey Alexander Dumas and, most recently, Connie Willis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggieamy Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Right now I'd say: JK Rowling CS Lewis I've got lots of favorites but these two are the tops right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockey Mom Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Right now, it's Robert Liparulo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnitWit Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 I'm enjoying reading this, but I'm stumped at how to answer! It is like thinking I have to pick a favorite child! LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runamuk Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 My favorite authors in the long run have been: Orson Scott Card Diana Gabaldon Brandon Sanderson Mercedes Lackey Laurie R. King Anne Perry Sherri S. Tepper Douglas Preston Lincoln Child I've been reading Neil Gaiman recently and I am really enjoying his books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remudamom Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 No one's mentioned Wodehouse. He kills me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Marple Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 (edited) C.S. Lewis (and not just for the Chronicles of Narnia, but for his other works mostly), George MacDonald, G.K. Chesterton, Alexander Dumas (The Count of Monte Cristo is my favorite fictional book). I have other authors I really like but I won't list those because I've only read one of their works so really don't know how they would compare over a broad range of writing. Oh, and add P.G. Wodehouse to the list - he's a hoot! Edited February 25, 2010 by CynthiaOK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendi Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 The ones who immediately come to mind are: Jane Austen Leo Tolstoy Elizabeth Peters Connie Willis J.R.R. Tolkien C.S. Lewis E. Nesbit Harper Lee William Shakespeare Wendi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ester Maria Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Dante Alighieri, my all-time favorite. :) (I'm serious, and I'm referring to the entire opus, not just Commedia.) It "clicked" in kindergarten, developed into a love when I was at school, and culminated at the university. Commedia is one of my expertise areas. Other than that, I generally love the Italian literature - Verga, Carducci, Pirandello, Svevo, Canetti and so on - and Ovid. I guess I always somehow come back to the things I grew up with. I also love Thomas Mann's opus, and Victor Hugo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Splungeman Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Without a doubt, Patrick O'Brian. :hat: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catherine Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 My dh is a big fan! We own them all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizzyBee Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 (edited) Dickens Jane Austen Charlotte and Emily Bronte Grisham Patricia Cornwell James Grippando Dr. Seuss Edited February 25, 2010 by LizzyBee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cammie Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Wow, Orhan Pamuk, I am impressed! I tried reading 'The New Life' about years ago when it was first translated to English and it's one of the few books I've not been able to finish. Cleverly, I then forgot both the title and the author's name and spent years trying to remember which book it was that drove me insane. Especially as my only words to describe the story itself were "Guy, bus, book, nothing else happened." :lol:I mean to give the book another try in the future... maybe... perhaps... if I'm brave enough. :tongue_smilie: :lol: He can be dense. I started with My Name is Red and it was so...original, innovative, interesting. Just to give you a taste - each chapter is written from the perspective of something/someone in the story. So there is a Chapter written from the perspective of the color red (hence the name of the book!) There is a chapter by a horse, by characters in the book, etc. Right now I am reading The Black Book. It is a mystery. Much easier to read. He has such a flair for details and stories within stories. I just love his stuff - but it is not something I can breeze through! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginevra Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 JK Rowling. It's grievous that she's almost as rich as The Queen. I'm starved for more of her writing. Jane Austen CS Lewis EB White Although I was so irked by the end of Stuart Little. That open ending was like making tea but not getting to drink it. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crissy Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Russell Banks Anne Tyler Edith Wharton Joanne Harris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crissy Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Orhan Pamuk (the Turkish Nobel Prize in Literature winner - you must read My Name is Red!) Have you read The Museum of Innocence? It's on my TBR short list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helena Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Antoine de Saint-Exupery I could read Wind, Sand and Stars everyday :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandra in NC Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Ray Bradbury - I started reading his books last year. I'm not that much into sci-fi but his book really resonate with me. Ditto to Ray Bradbury! His short stories are often thought provoking. I read these loooonnng ago but I still remember one of the stories about sending missionaries to Mars to minister to the native sphere-like beings. The beings maintained that because they didn't have bodies, sin wasn't a problem and they sent the missionaries on to minister to the human settlers on Mars who were getting drunk, fighting, etc. Another author I like is Steinbeck - East of Eden and Grapes of Wrath are two of my favorites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mothersweets Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 George Eliot - wow. Jane Austen - wowee. Laura Ingalls Wilder - like comfort food. Georgette Heyer - lots of fun to read. Roald Dahl - he's amazingly creative. Beverly Cleary - I really love her teenage books, they ring so true for me. Kevin Henkes - his picture books are so pleasing to read out loud. Hmmm, it feels as though I am forgetting someone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 This is a hard question. I would categorized my favorites as the ones I go back to and read over and over. Those would have to be... Jane Austen David Eddings Robert Jordan Lori Wick J.K. Rowlings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pink Fairy Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Jane Austen J.R.R. Tolkien Anne Perry Betty McDonald Kathryn Stockett Jeff Shaara The top two are always at the top, while the others change out as I discover new authors to love. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merry Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Dante Alighieri C. S. Lewis Tolkien Sayers Elizabeth Speare - especially The Bronze Bow Wodehouse E. Nesbit Milne Allingham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matryoshka Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Ursula LeGuin Italo Calvino Jane Austen James Herriot Tolkein CS Lewis (except That Hideous Strength was a slog) Laura Ingalls Wilder (just listened to those with kids - had forgotten how wonderful) Willa Cather at least those are authors I've liked well enough to try to read through most of their opus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughing lioness Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 Jane Austen C.S. Lewis Chaim Potok Bill Watterson Ted Dekker Stephen Lawhead Tolkien Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paisley Hedgehog Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elizabeth Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 My IRL, not-trying-to-impress anyone favorites. All are detective / mystery / thriller genre and not for the easily offended ;): Chelsea Cain Laurie R. King Elizabeth George (Inspector Lynley series, not the Christian author) Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child Greg Iles Mo Hayder :lurk5: Love all of these and must add that Mo Hayder's book The Devil of Nanking is perhaps one of the creepiest novels I have read in a long time. I also enjoy Lisa See Dr Steven Pinker Bernd Heinrich Dr Cornel West Dr Carl Sagan Sherrilyn Kenyon for absolute mind candy. I have been reading all of the mysteries set in Russia that I can find. I love Russian history, have a special connection to it. Recently I discovered that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 I have been reading all of the mysteries set in Russia that I can find. I love Russian history, have a special connection to it. Recently I discovered that I love the suspense genre :D Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LauraGB Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 (edited) Dickens Steinbeck Thoreau and Ludlum (not post humous and altered, though. ugh) ETA Sayers to my list. Shame on me for forgetting her. Edited February 26, 2010 by LauraGB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 Terry Pratchett Walter Moers Joseph Conrad Alexandre Dumas Truman Capote Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 Aldous Huxley (Eyeless in Gaza, Point, Counter Point) M. Yourcenar (Memoirs of Hadrian, The Abyss) Tanazaki (The Makioka Sisters, Some Prefer Nettles) Tolstoy Twain Sigrid Undset George Elliot Orwell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 Antoine de Saint-ExuperyI could read Wind, Sand and Stars everyday :001_smile: The only book that ever brought tears to my eyes (the rescue in the desert: I did not feel I was being rescued but forgiven....and...you did not know me, but you recognized me without fail....and....although I cannot remember your face, I see it everywhere, for it is the face of all mankind--all paraphrased). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keptwoman Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 Jane Austen John Irving Mary Wesley Joanne Harris Nick Hornby Georgette Heyer That's all I can think of for now, I'm sure there are more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin M Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 My favorites are pretty diverse - I'm more likely to buy books by them than anyone else: Nora Roberts Aka J.D. Robb Ted Dekker Robyn Carr Karen Rose Bodie Thoene Mercedes Lackey Elizabeth Lowell Linda Howard Charles De Lint Stuart Woods Suzanne Brockmann A bit of romance, mystery, sci fi, christian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Robyn Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 Vonnegut Hemingway Philip K. Dick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katiebug_1976 Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 Lauri Wick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elw_miller Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 (edited) This is a very difficult question. A good one, but difficult for me to narrow down. Fiction: Alexander Dumas, Jane Austen, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Ray Bradbury, J.R.R. Tolkien, L.M. Montgomery Non-Fiction: Marcus Tullius Cicero Edited February 26, 2010 by elw_miller Forgot to add one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFSinIL Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 Patrick O'Brian, Jane Austen, J.K. Rowling, Elizabeth Peters, Dorothy Sayers, Mark Twain, Betty Smith, Pearl S. Buck, Richard Llewellyn, John Steinbeck. That is off the top of my head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrixieB Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 At this very moment, J.A. Jance. I am reading through all of her books right now. I'm about halfway through the Beaumont series, and several books into the Brady series. Other favorite authors, off the top of my head: Diana Gabaldon Maeve Binchy Rosamunde Pilcher Laura Ingalls Wilder Noel Streatfeild Beverly Cleary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mothersweets Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 Patrick O'Brian, Jane Austen, J.K. Rowling, Elizabeth Peters, Dorothy Sayers, Mark Twain, Betty Smith, Pearl S. Buck, Richard Llewellyn, John Steinbeck. That is off the top of my head. Yes! Pearl S. Buck! That is who I was forgetting. I love her writing -always so beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Governess Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 Tolkien Austen Carson McCullers JK Rowling Marcus Zuzak Khaled Hosseini Barbara Kingsolver Steinbeck Orwell Laura Ingalls Wilder C.S. Lewis Susan Wise Bauer :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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