Who's Your Favorite Author?

elac · Post by **elac** » 10 Feb 2022, 10:34

Hesse and Marquez as my youth passions; Dickens and Dostoevsky as my classic passions; McEwan, Tartt and Irving as my most recent passions.

elac · Post by **elac** » 10 Feb 2022, 10:42

...and I forgot Philip Roth in my list, unforgivable!

Riti Sharma 1 · Post by **Riti Sharma 1** » 10 Feb 2022, 22:49

Ngugi Wa Thiong'o

Emily Newton · Post by **Emily Newton** » 12 Feb 2022, 17:50

Jane Austen and Sarah J maas are my current favorite authors

mercasa · Post by **mercasa** » 13 Feb 2022, 03:38

I love Sidney Sheldon she portrays her characters so well and yet every time her books don't disappoint.

Claire Twy · Post by **Claire Twy** » 13 Feb 2022, 04:39

Scott wrote: ↑01 Nov 2006, 18:39 Who's your favorite author? Why?

My favorite author is Henry David Thereau. I love Civil Disobedience. My favorite quotes are as follows:

I heartily accept the motto, "That government is best which governs least"; and I should like to see it acted up to more rapidly and systematically. Carried out, it finally amounts to this, which also I believe--"That government is best which governs not at all"; and when men are prepared for it, that will be the kind of government which the will have.

Under a government which imprisons unjustly, the true place for a just man is also a prison.

I read a wide variety of genres but two of my favourites are definitely Frances Hardinge and Agatha Christie.

I will never stop singing the praises of this woman. Frances Hardinge is a legendary fantasy writer and her novels are always so innovative, with such unique ideas. Her books literally embody the word 'fantasy' and she really pushes the borders of imagination with each new work. This woman is a creative genius and I would recommend checking out some of her books such as The Lie Tree, A Face Like Glass, Twilight Robbery...

As for Dame Agatha Christie, this woman was a revolutionising force in the mystery genre. Her books starring popular characters such as Hercule Point and Miss Jane Marple have been well-known and loved for centuries with good reason. Each plot is so elaborate and the twists are so unexpected, especially in books like Death on the Nile, The Orient Express and A Murder is Announced.

Kimberly Shadden · Post by **Kimberly Shadden** » 13 Feb 2022, 16:24

James Patterson is my favorite author. I love all his content.

Post by **Gabriela Contreras** » 17 Feb 2022, 19:03

I have many favorite authors, but overall I would say John Grisham has my heart. If I see a book of his, I do not care about reviews, I HAVE to read it.

Umesh Bhatt · Post by **Umesh Bhatt** » 22 Feb 2022, 10:13

I like stories more than the lengthy books. My favourite is Jeffrey Archer.

POETIC PACIFIC · Post by **POETIC PACIFIC** » 26 Feb 2022, 13:41

My favourite author is Authur Conan Doyle, who is the author of one of the best detective novels of our times; Sherlock Holmes.

Angelina Colleena · Post by **Angelina Colleena** » 03 Mar 2022, 11:33

I read about 4 to 5 books a week. My go-to and favorite author is Kristen Proby. I read romance novels and her work is creative, descriptive and alluring. With her writing style, the characters come to life. The chemistry in the book is beautifully and creatively written. Kristen's books can be read as a stand alone but her work is part of a series. She will introduce a character in a book and you get acquainted with them, the next book's focus is shifted to that character. Although the focus is on a different couple, you are still able to catch up with couples from the previous books. Her Come Away with Me series has many books but you revisit your "old friends" while meeting new ones.
I have been lucky enough to ask her questions in some of her live feeds about upcoming books, begging for a couple to FINALLY have their day in the sun. Her response was, "Maggie is not ready yet" or "Van still has some healing to do". This inspires me because she not only writes the characters, she understands them.
Also, you might be reading one series and someone from another series makes a cameo. Her love scenes are smoking but the storylines are what draws you in and makes you keep coming back.

supernova01 · Post by **supernova01** » 09 Mar 2022, 03:02

My favourite author is John Green. His books include philosophy and science which is my favorite combination. The characters in books are unique and interesting.

Mmaduabuchi Eze · Post by **Mmaduabuchi Eze** » 10 Mar 2022, 22:41

My favourite author, as at now, is Rob White. I love his down-to-earth writing technique. I naturally feel connected reading his books.

Mary Tingblad · Post by **Mary Tingblad** » 11 Mar 2022, 23:22

One of my favorite authors is Gabriel García Márquez. In college, I was introduced to one of his most iconic works, Cien Años de Soledad (yes, I had to read it in Spanish). Actually, I have read this in English, as well, One Hundred Years of Solitude.

Skye Rathke · Post by **Skye Rathke** » 12 Mar 2022, 00:19

My favorite Author... this is a really hard question for me.
Probably Mercedes Lackey for her Valdemar series which strongly encouraged my love of reading from when I was very young, watching my mom read them, and I knew from that young age I wanted to read them, too. And I did, I have, and I've loved them. They're not all perfect by any means, and many of them are products of the time they were written during, but they still offered exposure to things that I might not have been able to see in life from an early time and it led to a more comforting time of coming to understand different people and they're connections.

For up and coming though, I also REALLY love Tracy Deonn. My partner picked up her debut novel Legendborn by chance before we went travelling. And when I picked it up afterward, I was really glad it had come up! The writing was incredible, the story pulls you a long and I didn't want to put it down and I'm just waiting on the edge of my seat for the next book in the series.