Who's Your Favorite Author?

[Sally Balboa]

Alice Hoffman all her books are great. But I do find it wierd that she writes about intimate first cousin relationships alot.

[barscoinc]

John Le Carre, for head games and a lovely intelligent way of phrasing, and for the marvelous Smiley. Hung up on Brits, I confess.

[justme1403]

Hi Everyone,
I have many authors that I enjoy reading but when I really think about it, I can only think of five that I really can say I would consider in this group, Robert Frost is my favorite poet of all times, Robert's words are so appealing and how he reaches out to his audiences, such has The Road Not Taken. S.E. Hinton, she was such an inspiration to me as for when it comes to writing, my favorite book of her's is the The Outsiders, when I was growing up I had read this book so much that I had the first page and Robert Frost poem memorized and I would walk around saying it. Johnathon and Andy Hillstrand, of Deadliest Catch, Time Bandit, these guys are my heroes, what they do and go through in one day is amazing, I am a huge Deadliest Catch fan. Another great Deadliest Catch author, Sig Hanson, wrote his family story in Northwestern and the love and respect that was displayed in his book between his dad and the boys was truly heart-warming. And my last and new favorite would be Terri Blackstock, I picked up one of her books last winter at my local library and just fell in love her sweet but strong nature as an author. She is an amazing Christian based author that also reaches out to the reader in their own spiritual life and connects it to her stories.

[KattPascale]

My fave is James Patterson.
A lot of people see him as only a crime writer, but his writings are very extensive. His book Letters to Sam is my absolute favorite and definitely not a crime thriller.
I love that he can be so intense in his writing and he's not just a one genre author.

Kat

[Georgia]

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle without a doubt.

[milyjohnson37]

My favs are Danielle Steel, Jackie Collins, James Patterson, and Terry McMillian.

[bellgirl16]

I love Dean Koontz and I love how he always seems to use psychopaths in his novels. I may be weird but I love reading about psychopaths!

[Shadowed_Gates]

There are so many greats but my personal faves are

Nora Roberts/JD Robb - The inDeath series is one of my absolute favorites
Stephen King is just a monster when it comes to writing stories that suck me in.
Richelle Mead - new on the scene sort of. Author behind the Vampire Academy books. I enjoy her style. She blends the humor, action, and romance very well where one doesn't overshadow the other.

[Debbiec12]

I love Karen Kingsbury. Beverly Lewis is amazing too! I just started reading Shelly Shephard.

[troyciesco]

My favorite is Archer Mayor. He writes cop books based in Vermont, and he releases them consistently every fall. I'm still like ten books behind! The way he depicts Vermont is perfect, and you feel close to his characters as if you were watching a TV show.

[jennybee]

It is hard to pick just one, for I have so many that I like.
Patricia Briggs- For her characters who just draw you into the story and won't let you go.
Kim Harrison-For her sense of humor and her character development.
Ilona Andrews- For their world building, and the well developed characters.

Kat Richardson, C.E. Murphy, Gena Showalter, Carolyn Brown, G.A. Aikin (Shelly Laurenston), Seanan McGuire, Amanda Carlson, Rob Thurman.
This is just a few of my favorite authors.

[nan m]

Sophie Kinsella
Sidney Sheldon
Autumn
Jenifer Crusie

Would love to meet Sophie Kinsella..

[colleenmclain]

Carl Haaisen
Jennifer Crusie
Randy Wayne White
James W Hall

You might say I have a fixastion with Florida writers. I think it was more my desire to get moved here.
I had read a book, called, I think, The Queen Bee Of Mimosa Beach. I don't know her name any more but that was a really fun book.

[Cody Mathews]

Jeffrey Tayler "Angry Wind"

Tayler takes you on an adventure with vibrant words and real-life experiences through the Sahara Desert. Excellent author with multiple books that can sweep you away to places half-way across the world and leave you wanting more.

[neonight]

Who are your favourite writers and why?

One of the best pieces of advice I ever got when training to be a personal trainer was ‘always make time to exercise yourself - it’s your job to be fit.’ And I think that’s the same for writers, you should always try to make the time to read. However, that’s sometimes easier said than done, and my new year’s resolution this year is to read more! But when I do get the chance I read very much within my own genre – Marian Keyes, Sophie Kinsella, I particularly admire Cecelia Ahern’s vivid imagination in her later books. She’s not afraid to try something different than books about shopping, fashion and shoes! My writing hero however is not an author, but a script writer – Richard Curtis. He even has a small cameo part in my novel!