chesilbeach Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 My absolute favourite author is Ali Smith. She writes like no one else and I become lost in her writing whenever I read her books. I think she stands head and shoulders above my other favourite authors, and she's even someone I'm prepared to buy her books in hardback editions as I can't wait for paperbacks to be released, or I will pay full price for the ebook for and then buy a hard copy later when the paperback comes out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
More reading time required Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Fave authors, that is those that I generally have to acquire all books of: Terry Pratchett Robin Hobb Tracy Hickman/Margaret Weis Ben Elton Stephen King F Paul Wilson Brian Keene Tad Williams Agatha Christie R A Salvatore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 My favourite authors would have to be: Jane Austen Harper Lee Vladimir Nabokov Charles Dickens Agatha Christie Patricia Highsmith John Marsden Walter Moers Norton Juster JK Rowling LM Montgomery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onion Budgie Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 Here are mine: William S. Burroughs Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Truman Capote Michael Carson Neil Bartlett Joe Orton John Rechy Agatha Christie Agatha Christie is a new addition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaliepud Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 (edited) For me it would have to be Vanessa Diffenbaugh, Sebastian Faulks (not all his books though), Jojo Moyes and Kristin Hannah. Edited December 30, 2015 by chaliepud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookShelfy91 Posted January 2, 2016 Author Share Posted January 2, 2016 So I recently finished the free ebook sample on my phone of Interview With a Vampire and admittedly I am hooked. I now need to track down the book, although..it might have to wait. I may have made a deal with my fiance...I agreed that because there are books in my book case and ebook samples on my phone that I haven't read yet I have to read those first before I can buy any more books. Which I thought was fair enough...until I wrote a list of all the ebooks and books that I haven't read...there was over 200. My list is 3 pages long, I am making progress with it and have started colour coding the books I like and the ones I don't. I say a few months and I should be done....in theory anyway. Shelfy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bookbug3 Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 I have a lot of authors that I tend to come back to. That being said, Kiera Cass seems to be the only author I have explored so far who has not disappointed me with her writing. I did discover a new author named Marilynne Robinson in one of my classes this semester whose book Gilead blew me away. I highly recommend this book to anyone who is looking for a genuine outlook on life and family relationships. You won't be disappointed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Begins Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 (edited) I have a lot of authors that I tend to come back to. That being said, Kiera Cass seems to be the only author I have explored so far who has not disappointed me with her writing. I did discover a new author named Marilynne Robinson in one of my classes this semester whose book Gilead blew me away. I highly recommend this book to anyone who is looking for a genuine outlook on life and family relationships. You won't be disappointed! That's good to hear about Kiera Cass, as I plan on The Selection this year. Also liked Gilead Edited January 3, 2016 by Anna Begins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bookbug3 Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 That's good to hear about Kiera Cass, as I plan on The Selection this year. Also liked Gilead The Selection was awesome. I read it in one sitting! Have you read the sequel to Gilead? I think it's called Home...It's definitely one of my top to-read books for 2016! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peacefield Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 Claire, what kinds of books does Ali Smith write? I love getting recommendations so will read any author if the genre/story line appeals to me. The following are those authors, however, that I will ALWAYS read no matter what and I'll rush out to buy their new hardcover copies the minute they come out. Iain Pears Matthew Pearl Donna Tartt Elizabeth Kostova Tracy Chevalier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeanW Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 Favourite authors no longer writing: Penelope Lively Ruth Rendell aka Barbara Vine Anita Brookner P D James Henning Mankel Current authors who new book I would buy: Elizabeth George Laura Wilson Joanne Trollope Joanne Harris William Nicholson Hilary Mantel Just to name a few! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesilbeach Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 Claire, what kinds of books does Ali Smith write? I've been pondering this, and I don't really know what to answer! It's literary fiction, but all of them are different. What I find interesting about her work is that she plays with language, form and style. She writes lots of short stories as well as novels, and I think one the whole, her short stories are my favourites, but her books Girl Meets Boy is my number one favourite book ever. It was part of a series of books where contemporary authors retold mythological stories and is her take on the myth of Iphis. I never know what to expect from her books and I've yet to be disappointed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madeleine Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 Yes, a lot of authors on JeanW's list are much missed, I particularly liked P D James. My favourites in no order are: Charlotte Bronte Mary Stewart Daphne du Maurier Barbara Erskine Elizabeth Chadwick Tracy Chevalier Elly Griffiths Winston Graham Ben Aaronovitch George R R Martin Charlaine Harris Susanna Kearsley Susanna Gregory Kate Mosse Peter May Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordie9 Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Stephen King, Richard Laymon, Clive Barker, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookShelfy91 Posted January 29, 2016 Author Share Posted January 29, 2016 I love Stephen King, he was one of the first authors I started reading that would really count as an adult book, the first book of his I read was The Tommy Knockers, which at the time scared the absolute crapola out of me. I recently however reread it and loved it. He still holds a very dear place when it comes to my favourite authors. Shelfy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anemone Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 It's gotta be Peter S. Beagle for me. The last unicorn is still to date my favourite story in the world, and it has filled my childhood (and life) with magic. The story goes so much deeper than a kid's story, and as I grew older I saw all the hidden messages about life, love, and human nature. It is just so beautiful. It made me dream (and still does). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadya Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 I can't name one author. There are too many I love. At my age (38), of course I've read many books by now. Amongst my favourites are Sue Townsend, Carlos Ruiz Zafon, Virginia Woolf, Marcel Proust, Susan Clarke, Elizabeth Kostova and many more. I'm naming the authors who have amazed me and written work I could reread without ever being bored. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookShelfy91 Posted February 20, 2016 Author Share Posted February 20, 2016 I seem to have the same problem, I have too many favourites and the list seems to keep growing as I find more I like. Shelfy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonea Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 I have a lot author's I love but I must say that I'm always keeping my eyes open for the books from L.J Smith. To me everything she has made was good, really good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willoyd Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 To get on this list, I must have enjoyed three or more books or a series of books at 5-6 star level (6 being my tops). So authors of one-off favourites are not included. Fiction JL Carr (whose A Month in the Country is my long time favourite) Jane Austen (Sense and Sensibility at the top of her pile) Charles Dickens (Bleak House being my favourite) Virginia Woolf Patrick O'Brian Georges Simenon Sarah Dunant Margaret Elphinstone Non-fiction: Jonathan Raban Lisa Jardine Tim Clayton Claire Tomalin Jenny Uglow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrCat Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 Favourite author? Oh boy this is hard. I don't think have a definitive list of favourite authors since I read all the time and tastes change over time but there are those who, because of their works, left a deep impression over me. Some of these are Jane Austen, Frank Herbert, Christopher Hitchens, J.R.R.Tolkien, Leo Tolstoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookShelfy91 Posted July 21, 2016 Author Share Posted July 21, 2016 Jane Austen is amazing. She's a fantastic author, also love the Bronte sisters. Have recently found a love for Anne Rice. Have only read one of Frank Herberts, he reminds me of Stephen King, I'm pretty sure he is where S.K got his ideas? Or was it the other way around? Shelfy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrCat Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Jane Austen is amazing. She's a fantastic author, also love the Bronte sisters. Have recently found a love for Anne Rice. Have only read one of Frank Herberts, he reminds me of Stephen King, I'm pretty sure he is where S.K got his ideas? Or was it the other way around? Shelfy I read some books by Anne Rice in highschool, shortly after seeing Intervew With a Vampire but I did not like it very much. It was a pre-Twilight era however so comparing it now, maybe I would have claimed that it's good. But being good compared to Twilight isn't really saying much. I don't really have may authors to compare her to though. The Bronte Sister also wrote very well and Jane Eyre is one of my fav. book ever. I have not read all of their works, only the one I mentioned before and Wuthering Heights which I did not enjoy very much. I occasionally come back and re-read Jane Eyre, fully or just some passages, but I never do that with Wuthering Heights. Once was enough. Frank Herbert is great and he wrote some amazing SF books but I have no idea if he inspired Stephen King., They write very different genres and I feel that Herbert's writing is superior. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. A. Haag Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 I always say that Patrick Rothfuss is my favourite but here is the full list: Brandon Sanderson Sarah J Maas Cassandra Clare J.K. Rowling Diana Gabaldon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 I always say that Patrick Rothfuss is my favourite but here is the full list: Brandon Sanderson Sarah J Maas Cassandra Clare J.K. Rowling Diana Gabaldon Those are some good authors . I've read to read anything by Patrick Rothfuss, Sarah J. Maas and Diana Gabaldon, but I like the others . Brandon Sanderson is one of my favourites, I love his books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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